Why do Jehovas witness Buildings have no windows. I mean if your religion wanted to shine its message and glory to the world and wanted to draw in newcomers, wouldn't you want to seem more open and inviting instead of having a closed in fort?
2007-02-19 10:13:41 · 8 answers · asked by K. 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I wouldn't know. I'm not catholic.
2007-02-19 10:18:48 · update #1
Jehovah's Witnesses build their own Kingdom Halls. That means that people who work regular 40 hour a week jobs travel to help put a building together sometimes in just a weekend.
That said every effort is made to make the building a nice compliment to the neighborhood. So no grand buildings, no stained glass, nothing extravagant.
Every effort is made to make the building process efficient. We have just a couple of floor plans that are only moderately modified for each build. Which is why most Kingdom Halls look very much alike.
Every effort is made to keep the cost down. Leaving out windows help do just that. Also, it keeps insurance costs low. As another poster mentioned, vandals love to break windows. I can't imagine how much other churches put out to replace their very beautiful windows when they are repeatedly broken.
A side point, I have windows in my home, but 90% of the time my blinds are closed. I have a very warm and inviting home. You just can't tell from the outside.
2007-02-19 13:04:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Generally, a Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses is built without windows only in areas which tend toward hate crimes and vandalism against houses of worship. Sadly, it seems that the questioner must be from an area with a reputation for bigotry and lawlessness.
Jehovah's Witnesses are proven to be true Christians based upon the Witnesses' preaching work and the anti-Witnesses' bigoted hatred against them.
(2 Timothy 4:3-5) For there will be a period of time when they will not put up with the healthful teaching, but, in accord with their own desires, they will accumulate teachers for themselves to have their ears tickled; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, whereas they will be turned aside to false stories. You, though, keep your senses in all things, suffer evil, do the work of an evangelizer, fully accomplish your ministry.
2007-02-20 00:00:24 · answer #2 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not all Jehovah's Witness buildings are without windows. I've heard a variety of reasons why many lack windows, however. One is maintenance related. No windows = no cleaning. Secondly, I read somewhere that it helps prevent vandalism...which makes sense to me. If this is the case, no windows = fewer access points for theft. I am sure there are a variety of other reasons, so maybe someone else can help. Please note that I cannot remember where I came across the above information...most likely I found it while doing a college research project.
2007-02-19 18:40:22 · answer #3 · answered by James K 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I would assume that too many windows in the main seating hall would be a distraction. People like to drift off and look out windows and not pay attention. There are however things called "fire exits" and there are windows in the main lobby.
Just one question: how do Catholics escape in case of a fire? Do they jump through the stained glass windows?
2007-02-19 18:17:33 · answer #4 · answered by AmandaHugNKiss 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about Jehova's Witnesses, but, Sarah, at my (Catholic) church we have three exits, so I assume we would be O.K. As far as stained glass windows go, ours get smashed by secular hooligans too often for us to start jumping through them!
2007-02-19 18:28:25 · answer #5 · answered by Me ves y sufres 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a Jehovah's witness but I believe it was originally because windows were expensive and considered arrogant accessories to a building. It just kinda stuck.
2007-02-19 18:18:44 · answer #6 · answered by Huggles-the-wise 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
my parents built a kingdom hall in Utah 30 years ago and said it was a cost factor but i tend to believe it goes beyond that at this point. i could be wrong. i totally agree with you. it looks so secretive and dark and different and i think that's it. the need to be different. set apart from the world as they would say, thus you have a kingdom hall as opposed to a church and Christ dying on a torture stake rather than a cross. my one big hope for gods children is we would quit judging each other and become the body of Christ. god has forgiven me so many times and been so patient with me in my walk with his son who am i to judge anyone else.
2007-02-19 18:27:13 · answer #7 · answered by poppysgirl 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Who knows? They're nuts anyway.
2007-02-19 18:16:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋