Jehovah's witness's...do you like them?

Answer 1

Questions like this imply that Jehovah's Witnesses are interested in becoming popular, but that is simply not true. The ONLY opinions of ongoing interest to a true Witness are those of Jehovah and Christ Jesus. Those who work to ingratiate themselves with some human or human group are not doing God's will.

(1 Thessalonians 2:4) We speak, as pleasing, not men, but God, who makes proof of our hearts.

(Matthew 6:20,21) Store up for yourselves treasures in heaven... For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.


Jehovah's Witnesses have the true religion. They are Christian (of course), but they are unique for their rejection of paganisms, use of God's personal name, and global preaching by every active adherent. No other religious organization can claim such purity of worship.

These facts about Jehovah's Witnesses are perhaps relevant to this question. The more one compares this Christian religion with others, the more remarkable it is shown to be.

1. Jehovah's Witnesses have no paid clergy. Yet they remain tightly organized with more than 6.5 million active Jehovah's Witness preachers (about 16 million associate themselves with the religion). Even fulltime preachers and workers at their branch offices are unpaid volunteers.

2. There is no elite class among Jehovah's Witnesses. Even the few 'anointed' among them enjoy no special privileges in their congregations on earth. An anointed person (one of those relative few with a heavenly hope) is not elevated above his fellow congregants in any way, and he may not even qualify for appointment as a simple 'deacon' or elder. There are no titles; EVERYONE is addressed as 'brother' or 'sister'.

3. No person benefits economically from the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. Even the 8 to 20 men who serve on their Governing Body receive simply room, board, medical care, and reimbursement for certain personal expenses according to the exact same provision as every other branch volunteer.

4. About a hundred men have served on Jehovah's Witnesses' Governing Body committee during the past 125 years or so. The vast majority of them have spent the vast majority of their adult lives volunteering for their organization's purposes, and the vast majority have died faithfully and near-pennilessly while still under their legal 'vow of poverty'.

5. Amazingly, Jehovah's Witnesses did not splinter as a sect from some other religion. Instead, a truly tiny but sincere group of bible students studied only the Scriptures to determine the will of God. Thus their religion remains absolutely independent of and not carrying the sins of Christendom's history, yet carries the authority of Christ's teachings.

6. Despite the distortions of anti-Witnesses, throughout their modern history Jehovah's Witnesses have refused to claim divine inspiration or infallibility for their teachings. They have pointed to the bible (and not any particular translation) as the only inspired infallible means of knowing God's thoughts. For over 125 years, their teachings have been presented as merely the results of sincere bible research by imperfect but godly humans.

Answer 2

Consider what one businessman wrote to the world headquarters of Jehovah’s Witnesses: “I am writing to ask permission to hire Jehovah’s Witnesses. I want to hire them because I know for a fact that they are honest, sincere, and trustworthy, and they will not cheat you. The only people I really trust are Jehovah’s Witnesses. Please help me.”

Jehovah's Witnesses don't lie or cheat. They are respectful, serious, loving.
Many persons after coming to the Kingdom Hall for the first time said that they were amazed by the way they were received. They said that they felt love and warm. That's how I felt too.

So, don't judge us before you know us.

Answer 3

Of Course, I love them dearly If it hadn't been for them I would still be searching for the truth in the darkened world and would not know The true God Jehovah the only God worth knowing!But I am now a Witness myself, because they are the only ones who follow the Bible in truth, and also do what it says, they are also the happiest people on r=earth and I now know why it is because of their love for each other and other people even thoughpeople hate them and tell lies about them to bring them down or whateverthey themselves don't know why the dislike them appart from the preaching that we witnesses do.

Answer 4

I personally know 3 people who are Jehovah's witness. One plays the drums in a country band. The other is the drummers wife. The other is their daughter and a good friend of mine. We like to go dancing. Two step and rock and roll. Drink a little now and then just to feel good, not get drunk though. They go to church every week. Down home lovable people. And they like this Atheist enough that they once invited me to a family reunion. I have eaten a visited at their home often.

Answer 5

Consider looking up the comments made by Jane Fonda, when she was appearing on Johnny Carson's show with Charlton Heston (Moses in "Ten Commandments").

She said that she only hired JWs as servants, such as maids, drivers, gardeners, etc., as they could not be bought for private info on their employer. The drawback on them is that they will also quit if their employer is doing something illegal, such as smoking pot, unless its made of porcelain, though that might be a little hard to light.

When Charlton Heston asked her why she didn't become one, if she liked them so much, she said that she couldn't see herself leading such a life as closely dedicated to the teachings of Christ, and neither could he (Heston).

The problem you run into in defining whether you like JWs or not is how to separate your personal religious views from all else. JWs, have very good reputations when it comes to such things as obeying the law, paying their taxes, being hard workers, etc. Consider the locations that rent them space for the 250 plus yearly District Conventions, over the objections of local tourism commissions.

Tourism hates seeing them come around because unlike other religious conferences, because they don't go out and spend money at the bars, restaurants, etc. They attend the conferences to learn, not as a vacation or a way to buy things that can be claimed as a tax deductible because they are attending a conference. As a cab driver in Kansas City, I hear the drivers moan when they hear that 40+ thousand witnesses are going to be in town.

The conferences centers like them because they come in a clean the place, completely, before and after. They get all the gum off the bottom of the seats. Though city employees have to be present, they have nothing to do. Each year they hold a betting pool on trash. They will arrange for a small piece of paper to be left on the floor, than they see how many seconds it takes to before someone picks it and put it in a trash can.

There was a rumor that the bomb threat, a couple of years ago in Texas, at one of the conventions was actually a betting pool to see how long it took to empty the place and if anyone took their personal belongings with them. The place was empty before the police arrived. There was no panic, no rushing, and everyone left their person belongings behind, including purses, as instructed.

The police do like them as they never have to provide traffic direction. After the day’s sessions are up, it takes less than an hour for the parking lots to be empty.

When you set aside what you think of their beliefs, you find top notch citizens which any parent could be proud of.

Answer 6

I am one and I will tell you the truth, I base how I feel about people on the people themselves. The Bible tells us to love ALL humans and treat them with at least basic decency. I do love being around others who I share common interests with, don't we all:D. There are some Witnesses I get along with better than others as EVERYONE has personal differences in taste.

Answer 7

I respect everyone. I get along with those who show me respect.

I am a Muslim and a Jehovah's Witness will always be my friend.

Answer 8

I love Jehovah Witnesses, we are a worldwide brother and sisterhood. we are family in 236 lands. it makes me laugh how people say they come to the door naked or have there dogs bite us. first place you would be the stupid one coming to the door naked and as far as the dog, if the dog bites us, we will have the cops arrest you.

Answer 9

To be honest, after several years of trying, I'm not too crazy about some of them. I've had only a few experiences, so I can't label them all with one labeler, but from my experiences I'm not that fond. I had a teacher in school when I was about 12 years old. She was a Jehova's Witness and we became friends. That's the only word to describe it. She invited me over to her house one day with my mother's permission and said she was having a "study group". When my mom found out from my aunt what exactly a study group was (basically a way of trying to convert people), she sped over and started yelling at the teacher. To this day, whenever I call that teacher or talk to her, she tries to convert me. I don't want to be one, and neverw ill be one, and I'm wondering what exactly it will take for her to understand that.

Answer 10

Yes...they are very nice. I don't believe in what they do, but I find them quite pleasant. Two of them knocked on my door a few weeks ago and I was tempted to invite them in for coffee. The only reason I didn't was because they were two men and one should never take that chance with strangers...no matter whom they claim to be.