It was brought to my attention a few days ago, after a little research in my memory, it occurs to me to be true.
I couldn't give an answer, since I simply have no clue!
I would appreciate factual answers, no need for "funny" answers.
2007-04-26 15:29:09 · 9 answers · asked by SimPlex 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Many of our Kingdom Halls DO have windows. Some don't. The first one I went to did not for safety reasons. As it was we had to keep our air conditioning unit in a steel cage as people kept stealing it. When we tore down one Hall I attended, to renovate and enlarge, we installed windows.
It is also at times much more convienent and less expensive to not put in windows.
We put blinds up but still found it distracting to see cars going by. If you want to know why your local hall does not have windows you should politely ask someone from that Hall.
2007-04-27 00:57:37 · answer #1 · answered by Ish Var Lan Salinger 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can't believe how many times this question has been asked before.
The Kingdom Hall that I go to does have windows, maybe the ones you are talking about have to deal with city building codes etc.
There is nothing that the Witnesses are hiding from others in the Hall. They are always inviting people to come to the KH. If there was anything to hide, they wouldn't invite people over.
2007-04-26 18:39:18 · answer #2 · answered by AnGeL 4 · 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.
Learn more!
http://jw-media.org/people/worship.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/20000622/article_03.htm
2007-04-27 09:13:00 · answer #3 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
There always room for funny answers. But it is to keep distractions out of the Hall. It is not just a place of worship, but also of learning and study.
One could also speculate that it is symbolism of "... Not being a part of this world." For nether was Jesus.
2007-04-26 15:34:15 · answer #4 · answered by Cold Truth 5 · 5⤊ 1⤋
This is getting old. Why don’t you just look up the answers to previous question, or take the time to go around to different Kingdom Halls and look for yourself. Though they are designed to blend into a neighborhood, they are easy to find and are listed in any phone book. The Kingdom Halls are fully open for anyone to see, if they didn't fear going in and learning something they didn't know before.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AlmJ6faxhsU9SJiLfUbU8rnsy6IX?qid=20070425232721AA1HHd0
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AnK4uht_tLMywJG1ueHpj0cjzKIX?qid=20061111084312AARdBNI
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AudOKWTYUKLPdisXenm6UoYjzKIX?qid=20061205170543AAFePB1
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AvNwLQ3N1xqWPjSvGC0nfREjzKIX?qid=20060917014055AAtjape
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AmInsrdNUFK.aQom3NBnEA8jzKIX?qid=20060729104148AAkB9g7
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AlajJaU64FfQkxz47HMzj94jzKIX?qid=20060906203738AAFDxNf
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AmA0CkEkf40qPdOf_OKhCJnsy6IX?qid=20061230115249AAswc1r&show=7#profile-info-fc95d4e132f682e377e5aec43e0a715daa
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Al28DPYTuVEFqt_SK.OgKhDsy6IX?qid=20070113102407AApFGWA
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylc=X3oDMTI1bG05ZmxlBFJfYWlkAwRSX2RtbgN5YWhvby5jb20EUl9maWQDYmM2OTVlZWU2NTBlYTUxOGNkNmY1MjEzZTBhMzViMmEEUl9sdHADMQ--?qid=20070425164940AALcYs2
And 30 more in the last six months. If you want to know, go there during a meeting and look. Any time there are cars in the lot there should be a meeting going on. Unless you are afraid.
Here's a few on fast builds of Kingdom Halls.
http://www.sptimes.com/2002/06/01/Hernando/Quick_build_Kingdom_H.shtml
http://www.homernews.com/stories/080703/new_080703new004001.shtml
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/projects/cultures/lo072203s4.shtml
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17395884&BRD=1719&PAG=461&dept_id=25271&rfi=6
http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/5054.html
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/78576_kingdom15.shtml
http://www.topix.net/content/trb/3614417795223991767004363660821780854175?threadid=TS4QC0NVC2USONF7
http://www.the-wall-paper.net/khalls/news.asp?article=usa/ri
http://wfmz.com.ldh0105.fast.net/cgi-bin/tt.cgi?action=viewstory&storyid=18574
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070115130742AAIqvdr&r=w#NbUvWjK6VDiGBrWJDbAk
2007-04-26 18:40:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
they build the building, themselves, but none of them know how to install windows.
2007-04-26 15:36:11 · answer #6 · answered by Hannah's Grandpa 7 · 2⤊ 8⤋
Because they don't want any non-JW's to know what really goes on. They are not what they claim to be.
2007-04-26 15:32:48 · answer #7 · answered by mawderuiz 3 · 2⤊ 9⤋
maybe they feel what they do or talk about is sacred in someway??? I have no idea
2007-04-26 15:32:59 · answer #8 · answered by pink9364 5 · 1⤊ 10⤋
It is part of their tradition.
2007-04-26 15:32:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 9⤋