2007-05-02 10:59:06 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
what is wrong with them? Jesus did the same thing like them, by going city to city preaching. and for what I know they don't sell magazine just accept donation and that is different. they are very nice people for what I know.
2007-05-02 11:37:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
As of 2006, there are less than 7 million active Jehovah's Witnesses, yet almost 17 million attend their meetings. The Witness publications "The Watchtower" and "Awake!" enjoy circulations of about 27 million and 32 million per issue.
http://jw-media.org/people/statistics.htm
Clearly, millions of non-Witnesses do like Jehovah's Witnesses.
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/article_01.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/20020401/article_01.htm
2007-05-02 20:47:28 · answer #2 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What a silly question. Why would you lump all people from any religion or walk a life on such an issue.
Of course I like Jehovah Witnesses as persons even if I would not want to belong to their churches, temples or whatever they call it.
I don't like them coming to my door trying to sell me their beliefs.
2007-05-02 18:04:25 · answer #3 · answered by Heidi 4 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
IRS, as they don't try to find ways to avoid paying taxes.
POLICE, as they do not see the same level of problems with Domestic violence and youth violence as you do with other religions.
CITY GOVERNMENT, as Kingdom Halls don't take up a lot of valuable property that could be generating substantial property taxes.
MOVIE STARS, as they know that JWs cannot be paid off for information about their employers, though there is a drawback. Do something illegal and they will quit working for them and may call the police.
2007-05-02 18:48:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
they are just people trying to do what they believe is right.
Do you like alcoholics?
Do you like murderers?
Do you like evil people?
Jesus died and arose for good and bad, no matter what they believe.
Do you like Catholics, Baptist, pentecostols, or other. Just because we don't believe what others believe, doesn't mean we shouldn't like the person.What happened to love your neighbor as your self.
1 John 3:15
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
2007-05-02 19:29:16 · answer #5 · answered by KaeMae 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well they haven't done anyhing to me. I can't judge them they are human beings just because they have a different religion than I have that dosen't mean anything. I do know that this was a weird question.
2007-05-02 18:19:33 · answer #6 · answered by Kyla 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't have anything against them except for the fact they seem to always knock on the door when I am busy and they are persistent.I have told them I HAVE DIFFERENT BELIEFS AND THEY STILL COME BACK.
2007-05-02 18:09:57 · answer #7 · answered by honeypot0214 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only other jehovah witnesses' and perhaps Schwinn.
2007-05-02 18:06:56 · answer #8 · answered by Kay 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. Clearly we are all individuals. There are those who like our beliefs, and there are those who like various members on a personal level.
2007-05-02 20:36:52 · answer #9 · answered by Ish Var Lan Salinger 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No different than the rest of us-we all have our own beliefs.
2007-05-02 18:02:51 · answer #10 · answered by Lisa V 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋