did you find it difficult to bring yourself to vote for the first time and difficult to fully understand the political process? If you vote, who or what helped you become politically active?
I felt so far behind when I finally voted for the first time.
2007-07-16 19:03:08 · 10 answers · asked by PediC 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
nope, JWs can't vote or they're disfellowshipped. They're not to participate in government.
2007-07-17 00:04:15 · update #1
will, i think my vote counts more on the local level than federal, but hey.. I'm going to cast mine!
2007-07-17 00:30:40 · update #2
Technically, I was raised a Jehovah's Witness when voting WAS a disfellowshipping offense. So, if I had voted back then, I would've been tossed out on my ear as "bad association" and my family would not be able to eat dinner with me and the fellowship of brothers would not be able to speak or say hello to me. If we're talking technicalities.
2007-07-23 03:18:05 · update #3
It's difficult to vote if you have not been politically active or informed in the past. I've have always been active in following politics because I wanted to become a journalist, but I know most people do not have the same background.
I would recommend you read the each candidates positions on key issues that are important to you and figure out whose idealogy aligns with yours. If you find that a political party aligns with your idealogy, do not be afraid to vote the party line, it's really just a short cut tool in order to make your decision more quickly.
2007-07-16 19:31:45 · answer #1 · answered by oneinamylion 2 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Jehovah's Witnesses can vote (see The Watchtower of November 1, 1999, pages 28,29). Almost uniformly, however, they choose not to.
They believe that God's Messianic Kingdom is a real government which will soon replace all human governments. Jehovah's Witnesses consider themselves to be ambassadors or envoys of God's government, and so believe that they must demonstrate political and nationalist neutrality.
(John 18:36) Jesus answered: “My kingdom is no part of this world
(Daniel 2:44) God of heaven will set up a kingdom... It will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, and it itself will stand to times indefinite
When Jehovah's Witnesses do choose to vote, they typically write in the name "Jehovah" or "Jesus". Sadly, most humans are unwilling to swear allegiance to either of those names; that saddens but does not surprise Jehovah's Witnesses.
(John 15:18-19) If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you. 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.
Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/20040401/
http://jw-media.org/edu_videos/vcfi_e.htm
http://jw-media.org/edu_videos/vcut_e.htm
http://jw-media.org/vnr/5263723221/22812301.htm
2007-07-23 08:28:19 · answer #2 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It took years before I was able to LET GO of all of the man made rules that were stuck in my head..I am a registered voter now and it feels good. It took a long time to even understand the whole political process because we had been out of touch with reality for so long.
So they can vote now? wow..I had no idea..amazing..just amazing that they keep changing the rules..
God is a God that does not change..I wonder why if they are Gods mouth piece why can't they get it right the first time.
Of course , if I am not mistaken, I think they deny they ever said that too...They are God's mouth piece..then they are not..they are..then they are not..amazing.
2007-07-23 13:57:56 · answer #3 · answered by April 1 · 3⤊ 2⤋
My political activity is limited to voting. It was not difficult at all to vote for me. The general election was about 2 years after I left, so I had time to adjust.
2007-07-18 11:14:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
I am as politically active as I can be. I am not a citizen of Canada yet. I have no choice but to abide by their law that permanent residents cannot vote,even though I could tell you more about Canadian politics than most lifelong citizens,cause it is my passion. I have given up one hundred percent on American politics as I am not rich,connected,or otherwise someone that the American politics serve.
2007-07-17 07:28:36 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It took me about a year after I quit to get myself registered and start voting. I make a point now out of making it to every single election, no matter how minor it might seem.
I've registered as unaffiliated... my years and years being told exactly what to do has made me sensitive about one party line or another.
I've got to say, though, how pleased I am to be an American. As I listen to the dissent and upheaval over the current administration and the outright disasters it's dragged us into and the lawbreaking it's perpetrated, I have to think about the freedom we have to speak out and protest and take legal action to do something about it.
And I'm so glad I no longer have to helplessly watch from the sidelines. (Hey, the WT joined the UN!)
2007-07-18 11:31:18 · answer #6 · answered by Suzanne 5 · 4⤊ 2⤋
I vote, but honestly I kinda feel the way Sam Kinison once expressed: "Voting is like going to a dildo shop and trying to pick the one that will hurt the least."
I'm still kicking myself for voting for W. But hell, the options didn't seem much better at the time.
2007-07-20 15:26:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
me...yep scared the heck out of me...i have strong political beliefs now..i will not vote for anyone who is not pro life etc..i am not sure though that there are many that are not corrupt, John McCain is a relative so I think I will go the family line.
2007-07-17 10:05:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
Jehovah's witnesses can't vote?
2007-07-17 03:20:24 · answer #9 · answered by Ninja Rabbit 007 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
i cant vote yet...still underage here.......
2007-07-17 02:05:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋