2007-08-31 14:03:31 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jehovah's Witnesses generally avoid secular work which actually or strongly implies a compromise of bible principles regarding morality, cleanness, neutrality, and purity of worship. A true Christian also avoids work which interferes with his worship and family responsibilities.
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2007-09-04 06:36:45 · answer #1 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
--WE DO NOT CHOOSE to do the following work because of our belief in Bible principles, such as:
(1 Corinthians 10:23-24) “. . .23 All things are lawful; but not all things are advantageous. All things are lawful; but not all things build up. 24 Let each one keep seeking, not his own [advantage], but that of the other person....
....31 Therefore, whether YOU are eating or drinking or doing anything else, do all things for God’s glory. 32 Keep from becoming causes for stumbling to Jews as well as Greeks and to the congregation of God, 33 even as I am pleasing all people in all things, not seeking my own advantage but that of the many, in order that they might get saved."
1.Any of the armed services as soldiers, or any direct support of the services, that would contribute to warfare.
2. Serve in any political office
3. Work for a blood bank! Abortion clinic
4. Work as a dealer in a gambling casino, or any employment that has a direct link with gambling as our main work!
5. Work in a factory that produces pornographic material or or any sexually explicit material!
6. Work for other churches, directly as our main line of work!
7. Work for a farmer growing tobacco products as the primary crop!
8. Work in a cigar or cigarette shop, exclusively!
There are other types of employment that we individually would make our own choice, but the above are definitely employement that by far , Jehovah's witnesses would not engage in!
2007-08-31 15:01:58 · answer #2 · answered by THA 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Wow! Unsilenced: REALLY???? Your father was an elder, didn't you say before? Yet he saw it as not hypocritical to make missles while belonging to a religion that preaches complete neutrality in political affairs and wars. Did he soothe his conscience by pretending the missles were to be used for something other than warfare? Or is it ok now to make weapons for warfare, just not to go to war and use them. More WT double standards, is what I think. What else is new?
2007-09-02 09:31:55 · answer #3 · answered by Simon Peter 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
My father was a Stanford trained Nuclear rocket Scientist..Guess that is out. Use to make missiles
Can never own a christian book store...they would give away all the litterature...sorry just kidding...In a bit of a sidewys mood today. LOL
Sorry Simon..My dad gave up warheads when he became a witness...sorry if I was unclear...No megabucks for our family...education thrown in the trash.
2007-09-02 04:20:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 3⤋
This is one of the things that is applied inconsistently, but these can be used against you:
-working in bars
-working in brothels
-selling illegal drugs
-involved in fraudulent business practices
2007-09-01 02:34:22 · answer #5 · answered by Buzz s 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
No politics, nothing known to be harmful.
And God's name is spelled with a capital as you would your own. "Jehovah"
2007-08-31 14:16:03 · answer #6 · answered by Wisdom 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
politic man i suppose and all jobs related with statal menaging becouse they think jeovah empire is the only one kingdom on earth so they can't work for another master, i suppose
:)
2007-08-31 14:12:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being a Professional Party Planner would be deeply frowned upon by the JW's.
2007-08-31 14:21:29 · answer #8 · answered by Bobby Jim 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋