2007-08-29 18:36:39 · 24 answers · asked by z m 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2007-08-30 02:00:30 · answer #1 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
If you class JWs as a cult, then you need to class the whole of Christainity as a cult (they branched off from Judaism).
If a religious organisation feels that the churchs aren't telling the truth, then what's wrong with using the bible to prove that they aren't? Are JWs all of a sudden a cult? Shall we just dismiss what they say as hear'say even though they can show you the truth from your own bible (KJV etc)? What version of the bible do you think they started with?
The real cults are the ones teaching false man made doctrines like Hell and Purgatory.
2007-08-30 02:29:52 · answer #2 · answered by Paul S 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Opposers of Jehovah's Witnesses use the word "cult" because of it's effectiveness as a scare tactic.
If fact, we are normal, average people that try to live by the principles found in the Bible.
We are not a cult in any sense of the word that couldn't be used to describe any other Christian religion.
2007-08-29 19:10:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 3⤋
A cult is a religion that is said to be unorthodox or that emphasizes devotion according to prescribed ritual. Many cults follow a living human leader, and often their adherents live in groups apart from the rest of society. The standard for what is orthodox, however, should be God’s Word, and Jehovah’s Witnesses strictly adhere to the Bible. Their worship is a way of life, not a ritual devotion. They neither follow a human nor isolate themselves from the rest of society. They live and work in the midst of other people.
2007-08-29 19:02:05 · answer #4 · answered by conundrum 7 · 5⤊ 3⤋
No. They catch all this criticism from people because they actually have the guts to try to follow the bible's principles more closely than any other religion I've ever seen! They cut out all the bull$hit and do EXACTLY as the bible tells them, including the door- to- door preaching. I have deep respect for them. As far as the definition of a cult, if it means "a false religion", then most of Christianity is a cult! Why so many denominations? There is one truth, so they can't all be right because they're all teaching different things!
2007-08-29 18:50:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 5⤋
Check the def. of "cult". Any religion could be called a cult.
2007-08-29 18:44:55 · answer #6 · answered by carmel 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Yes they are. They believe that they alone are the true Christians and that everyone else is false. They put additional conditions on salvation and so forth that the Bible does not.
2007-09-01 02:32:22 · answer #7 · answered by Buzz s 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not by the million members rule, since most of the other definitions are usually just a prejudice on the speaker's part, I'd go withthat one.
2007-08-29 19:11:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
no not in the sense that they hide what they do , or meet in secrecy, however they mislead people with the twisting of scripture and don't examine the scriptures deeply,on an individual basis when they make mistakes they cover them up,I know this is true i was one for 35 years, things in the 1999 cd of their watchtower cd of their published lititure proves it, sept 1973 kingdom news#16 their are words blurp blurb in place of things that they no longer want anyone to know that they taught about 1975 where are kn#'s 1-15 at they don't exist in the 2006 cd watchtower disc interesting but they existed when I was a child growing up as one.
2007-08-29 20:15:16 · answer #9 · answered by LyndaLee 4 · 2⤊ 5⤋
Please look up the meaning of the word cult. A cult is simply a group of people believing in the same thing. Every church would be considered a cult.
2007-08-29 18:42:09 · answer #10 · answered by GraycieLee 6 · 6⤊ 4⤋