Jews, Jehovahs Witnesses, etc..? Why? Why do people feel that they have the right to mock others beliefs? What does that say about them?
2007-03-01 04:36:33 · 18 answers · asked by Princess Rach 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
What religion do people mock the most?
Usually the one they understand the Least.
RM
2007-03-01 04:42:47 · answer #1 · answered by A.L.M. 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is true that Jehovah's Witnesses are not loved by everyone.
http://jw-media.org/newsroom/human_rights.htm
Some people hate Jehovah's Witnesses out of ignorance, or over some misunderstanding. A few may have had a bad personal experience with an individual who claimed to be a Jehovah's Witness, and prejudicially extended their animus to this entire Christian religion.
However, it seems that the majority of anti-Witness hatred is motivated by religious intolerance and bigotry. A few may even be motivated against their Christian worship by the unseen 'god of this system of things', Satan the Devil.
(2 Corinthians 4:4) the god of this system of things has blinded the minds of the unbelievers
Interestingly, such "hatred" should be expected by true Christians in this time of the end, and it actually helps identify Jehovah's Witnesses as Christ's true disciples:
(John 15:19) If you were part of the world, the world would be fond of what is its own. Now because you are no part of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, on this account the world hates you.
(Luke 6:22) Happy are you whenever men hate you, and whenever they exclude you and reproach you and cast out your name as wicked for the sake of the Son of man.
(1 Peter 4:4) Because you do not continue running with them in this course to the same low sink of debauchery, they are puzzled and go on speaking abusively of you.
(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.
It seems signficant that the relatively small religion of Jehovah's Witnesses are the ones best known for their worldwide preaching work. Yet Jesus commanded that ALL who would call themselves "Christian" perform this public work:
(Matthew 28:19,20) Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you. And, look! I am with you all the days until the conclusion of the system of things.
Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/jt/index.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/20030301/
http://watchtower.org/e/20020401/
2007-03-01 16:07:05 · answer #2 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whatever they one they disagree/don't understand the most. I think the amount of mockery varies from place to place and time to time. I know that last December the amount of "questions" and "answers", which often were in no way actually trying to learn/give information, about Witnesses shot through the roof. On here I think we Witnesses, along with Muslims, are made fun of quite abit mainly by people who actually know Very little about us and our beliefs.
People make fun of others for a number of reasons. To make them selves feel okay. Some seem to genuinely think that by making fun of/berating other beliefs they are helping others to "see the light" Sometimes it is because they feel they have been slighted by people of that faith.
Have a nice day.
2007-03-02 05:42:05 · answer #3 · answered by Ish Var Lan Salinger 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pastafarianism
I don't know why so many people can't seem to believe in the Floating Spaghetti Monster. They think it's crazy but the Pastafarian heaven has a beer-volcano.
Every religion gets its share of insult and everyone claims victim. In the US I think that Hinduism, Scientology, and Jahova's Witness get the worst. Although, Islam is probably pinged by most Americans as serious problem. Unfortunately, despite our "freedom of religion", many Americans think we should remove mosques. There is so much I don't know about Hinduism but I do know that it's severely misunderstood by most Westerners.
2007-03-01 12:55:24 · answer #4 · answered by Kai Dao 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think that Christianity in general is mocked more than any other, and Catholicism takes more flack than any other portion of Christendom.
I think that people mock others' religions because it makes them feel better about their own beliefs, or perhaps their lack thereof.
As for what it says about them, I'll leave that to you to decide.
2007-03-01 12:50:55 · answer #5 · answered by kcbrez009 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Christianity!
2007-03-01 12:44:03 · answer #6 · answered by אידיאליסטי™ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All religions are common in this regard. They all offer something to be mocked about.
2007-03-01 12:41:52 · answer #7 · answered by ManhattanGirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jehovahs Witness, but they have to admit it's their own fault for trying to predict the end of the world over and over and keep insisting they are always right despite the fact that they keep changing their beliefs
2007-03-01 12:41:45 · answer #8 · answered by Tanya Pants 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Islam. Because most people especially in the USA hate Muslims and hate Islam and don't understand it at all.
2007-03-01 15:48:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whichever one challenges their own personal self-concept and views in life... which varies depending on the perception of the individual.
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2007-03-01 12:42:10 · answer #10 · answered by vinslave 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋