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Question

what are some things jehovah witnesses don't allow?

Answer 1

While they have a reputation as a strict Christian religion, Jehovah's Witnesses are certainly not ascetists (who practice self-denial as a facet of their worship).

Instead, Jehovah's Witnesses work to keep their worship pure and in harmony with the teachings of the bible. If the bible doesn't allow something, then Jehovah's Witnesses also reject that thing.

Answer 2

You could wait until next May when this program about Jehovah’s Witnesses is shown on PBS, or you can order a copy now. It was done by an independent film company.

http://www.knocking.org/
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=54714EBF23EFA251

Setting aside any Bible issues:

They don’t allow disobeying the law, even the inconvenient ones, such as speed limits when late for work.

They don’t avoid paying taxes, even though there are many ways they could avoid them, as most religions do.

They avoid lying, regardless of the reason, such as to the IRS about not promoting politics in the church, and they actually mean it. If a solder, such as a WWII Nazi, confronted them about being witness, they would not lie to avoid arrest;

They do not teach their youth that using protection is better than waiting until marriage, and for the most part, the youths actually believe it. As a result, they have the lowest rates of out-of-wedlock births and STDs. Yes, there is the occasional ones who would rather have their fun now than wait, but there are far more who choose to wait.

They don’t disrespect their youth by saying "Just do what you're told!", but rather live as good examples of a Christian for the children to follow;

They don’t teach their youths separate from the adults. They don’t teach them just Bible stories. The very young may not understand what they are being taught, but by the time you reach the age of understanding, they have a good basic knowledge of the scriptures.

They don’t have congregations that get so large that the individual gets lost in the crowd. Since everyone is taught the same, it is easy to start a new congregation, with a set of elders.

Witnesses don’t skip over or pass congregations that are closer to where they live, because its beliefs are not quite the same as the one they are attending. In the taxi cab, I’ve driven people past churches of their own faith to ones further away, for these reasons. In the Kingdom Halls, everyone knows everyone, whether in their congregation, or in their circuit. When Katrina happened, every Jehovah’s Witnesses, along with neighbors, living in New Orleans could be found in Texas, with every witness accounted for. How many other religions could say for certain they knew that none of those left behind belong to one of their churches?

They don’t believe their Kingdom Halls should overwhelm neighborhoods, so they are small and don’t include a lot of expensive decorative features. Each KH can hold up to four congregations.

They don’t discourage the members from reading and using the Bible, including the children having their own copy, saying it is too difficult for them to understand.

Finally, they don’t put more emphasis on man made holidays than the one day Christ did say to keep in Memorial, which is Niacin 14. If you don’t know what happened on this day on the old Jewish calendar, than that is something you have not been taught.

Answer 3

It isn't that we "don't allow" certain things; rather it is that the Bible outlines the course a Christian should follow, and Jehovah's Witnesses strive to follow that course.

For example, in 1 Corinthians 6:9-11, we read: "What! Do you not know that unrighteous persons will not inherit God’s kingdom? Do not be misled. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men kept for unnatural purposes, nor men who lie with men, nor thieves, nor greedy persons, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit God’s kingdom. And yet that is what some of you were. But you have been washed clean, but you have been sanctified, but you have been declared righteous in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and with the spirit of our God."

Those who refuse to conform to Scriptural standards are not allowed to remain in the Congregation, according to Paul's words in 1 Corinthians 5:9-13.

ADDED in Reply to Susan J below: -- In harmony with what I wrote above, we generally choose to not accept bllod transfusions based upon Acts 15:28, 29. Our choice is based on the Bible, but more and more it is becoming clear that this is the medically superior choice as well. On my personal web page is a number of bloodless medicine websites. (You can access my website through my Yahoo! profile by clicking on my username. By the way - many of us enjoy coffe, tea, etc. It is a matter of personal taste.)

There is much about bloodless medicine and other health care issues here:
http://www.watchtower.org/e/archives/index.htm#medical

For more information you may want to consider some of the information at the links below:

Answer 4

No Blood Transfusions! Not sure on drinking coffee or tea

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