What can I do with my Jehova's witnesses?

Question

No mean answers please!

In school when the other children are in assembly or practicing new hymns or religious plays the Jehova Witness children are supervised in a corner to just draw and colour. Since they must be quiet for the others to practice

I would like to do something more constructive with them at these times. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

It actually depends on how long the assembly is. If it is for 20 mins. Why not have a mini lesson with interactive games and activities that are fun and in which they are still learning something new. Most schools now have interactive boards. Do something with that. These loads you can do with them. In which, your not wasting your time or theres. You never know, by giving these extra little lessons. It might even help improve their learning. Time is too precious to waste on colouring!

Answer 2

You dont say what age these children are but I would take them out of the school assembly hall and ask them questions about their religion. They may not have the answers but for the answers that they don't have you tell them to go home and ask mum/dad tonight and you would like an answer for the next meeting. That way, if they know the answers to your questions they will feel that someone is interested in what they believe in if they don't know the answers they will find out and they will have learned something. Draw and colour religious pictures? (PS I'm an agnostic but all for those who are religious they should be learning as much as they can about it, be it jehovahs witness, muslim, christian or whatever).

Another idea, theres no child (or adult for that matter) who doesn't benefit from extra reading.

Answer 3

Why are they there?

Well, I know that you can't send them elsewhere, which would be ideal, since they are wasting their time as it is. Is there another adult that could lead them in a study group, discussion panel, or other activity? Do they have to sit in the same room as the kids that are practicing hymns? Can they, in fact, go do something meaningful to them "elsewhere"?

Something about this situation seems morally and legally wrong. Can these children really be forced to sit in the corner and be quiet because the kids from another religion have important things to do and can't be disturbed? I'm not criticizing, I really am curious...

Answer 4

Ok... First of all, you need to accept that they have beliefs that are different to yours. ( I am athiest - do not try to sympathise or understand). They are not allowed to participate in anything that relates to any other religion. Drawing, colouring is fine but is not developing them as a person.
Try to find something they are good at - tennis(sport in general) music (learn an instrument) extra curricular help with a subject they favour (anything from geography to science) or alternatively try to just talk to them and play games (they are kids) ask about what they want to do when they are older, teach first aid (minus transfusions) or be a friend.
They will feel really isolated and confused (as did the three JW's at my school). They are children and want nothing more than to included like the rest.
I'm sure that with a little imagination - they will feel no different to anyone else in your school.

Be determinined - remember. their future is in your hands...

Answer 5

I really hope this isn't classed as a mean answer - it isn't meant to be one. I hadn't realised that these children don't even join in on ordinary assembly.
A friend of mine is a Jehova's and she was telling me that its very sexist....women are classed as subservient to men. Perhaps the children should be taught about equality and encouraged to mix with none JW's.

Answer 6

Allow your children to share in the activities of school life, which includes very basic Christian guidance, or activities such as a school nativity.

Also read the Bible, not any watchtower version. You are being lied to, perhaps in time you will come to realise that, many do.

(Revelation 22:18 NIV) I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book.(19) And if anyone takes words away from this book of prophecy, God will take away from him his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book. (20) He who testifies to these things says, "Yes, I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus."

Jehovah's Witnesses have a deep and abiding contempt for Christian churches and the great doctrines and ministry of the churches. This contradicts the Lord's attitude toward His church.

Consider four things concerning Christ and the church;

1. Christ established the local church.

(Mat 16:18 KJV) And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

2. Christ is the head of the Church

(Eph 5:23 KJV) For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.

3. Christ loved the church

(Eph 5:25 KJV) Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

4. Christ purchased the church with His blood

(Acts 20:28 KJV) Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

My family are Christian, I myself am not. I haven't decided either way, but I do believe the witness movement has no authority of religion, and is based on lies which you must be able to see. What I've extracted above should be more than enough to get you thinking... Don't mean to be offensive, but to say that the Church is a centre of false worship and teachings, is crazy!

Answer 7

possibly sending them to the library. If your school has a large group of Jehovah 's Witness children perhaps at those times they could all be in one classroom supervised of course

Answer 8

This impresses me as odd. Clearly, this cannot be a public school, as practicing hymns or religious plays would not be done in such, but if it is a parochial school, why are JW kids attending it?

Answer 9

Honestly, with the children of JWs' coloring and drawing are constructive enough. They are using their imaginations and being creative. If that is not satisfying enough, I suggest that you can have them help you with things around the classroom (such as cleaning up or organizing things).

Answer 10

Take them for a nice walk around the school...and most important thing ...talk about any thing you want except your religion believes...against their religion believes. Religion belongs at home and church...not in schools...the nixture of education and religion in schools confuses the children.