Do you know of any religion that would die for their faith......?

Question

BUT would NOT KILL for their faith.

Answer 1

--ONLY ONE HAS HAD that on going reputation as an organization and as individuals for the past 100 years--that being Jehovah's witnesses!

****** g98 11/22 p. 13 Human Rights for All—A Worldwide Reality
*****The depth of the Witnesses’ respect for human rights was put to a grueling test during World War II, especially in NAZI GERMANY) Historian Brian Dunn stated: “Jehovah’s Witnesses were incompatible with Nazism. Most important of the Nazi objections to them was their political neutrality. This meant that no believer would bear arms.” (The Churches’ Response to the Holocaust) In A History of Christianity, Paul Johnson said: “Many were sentenced to death for refusing military service . . . , or they ended in Dachau or lunatic asylums.” Even so, they stood firm. Sociologist Anna Pawełczyńska described those Witnesses as “a tiny island of unflagging resistance existing in the bosom of a terrorized nation.”

*** g80 2/8 p. 23 World News in Review—What It Means ***
--“The report by the Inter-American Human Rights Commission, submitted to the General Assembly of the Organization of American States, now meeting in La Paz, Bolivia, cited . . . the suppression of the Jehovah’s Witnesses religious movement [in Argentina].”—New York Times, Oct. 31, 1979.
--Of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Canada’s “United Church Observer” said: “They are a courageous group and probably endure more persecution for less offence than any other religious group in the world.” In all nations they experience persecution. At present, their activity in announcing the rulership of Jesus Christ is officially banned or restricted in about 50 lands..

*** w80 4/15 p. 29 Insight on the News ***
***“Their First Allegiance”
-- ● News columnist Steve Mitchell of “The Post” in Palm Beach, Florida, recently observed that Jehovah’s Witnesses are “one of the most persecuted religious sects in the world” because, for example, they do not salute the flag of any nation. “This is not a popular stand,” he said, “but at least this nation was founded on religious freedom. Or that was the way it was supposed to be, remember?”

*** g79 1/22 p. 29 Watching the World ***
Targets of “Third World”
--♦ “One of the more unfortunate aspects of life in the so-called Third World,” says an Omaha, Nebraska, World-Herald editorial, “is that when The Regime starts throwing its weight around, one of the first groups to get stepped on frequently is one that deserves it least, the Jehovah’s Witnesses. . . . They interpret the Bible as forbidding them to partake of political life. In Malawi they are persecuted for refusing to buy and carry the political identification cards required by the regime. In Argentina they are being persecuted for following tenets of their belief . . .
--“It takes a bigoted and paranoid imagination to believe that the Jehovah’s Witnesses pose any kind of threat to any political regime; they are as non-subversive and peace-loving as a religious body can be, and ask only to be left alone to pursue their faith in their own way. . . . they hesitate to ask for help from agencies and institutions which might be able to lift some of the burden from them. Instead they quietly and courageously shoulder the burden, and hope that an enlightened and compassionate public opinion will be of some assistance."

*** gm chap. 14 p. 186 par. 6 The Bible and You ***

A young man in Africa found a group of such ones. He wrote: “I have been observing over the past few years that here in Zimbabwe it is you people, Jehovah’s Witnesses, who are really trying to follow Christ’s own example . . . You are the only group, so far, that has managed to convince me of God’s love and the power of His gospel, through your living and not only through speeches and writings. You are living and preaching the gospel while many, many people are preaching the gospel but not living it.”

*** w94 2/15 p. 5 Are Jehovah’s Witnesses a Cult? ***
--A government official of the city of St. Petersburg, Russia, explained: “Jehovah’s Witnesses were presented to us as some kind of underground sect sitting in the darkness and slaughtering children and killing themselves.” However, the people of Russia have recently become better acquainted with the true nature of the Witnesses. After working with Jehovah’s Witnesses in connection with an international convention, the same official observed: “Now I see normal, smiling people, even better than many people I know. They are peaceful and calm, and they love one another very much.” He added: “I really do not understand why people tell such lies about them.”

Answer 2

I am happy to pray. God gives and takes away. I do not know how old is your child. If he is a child before the age of accountability, God will protect Him and take him home with Him when He dies. If this is already adult son, this would be proper timing for him to decide if He wants to be with God in eternity in case he dies. I wish I had more details to save you some agony when I am trying to explain things to you. It is a nice sentiment to ask people to send thoughts or waves, travel or ask some kind of reach for your son...but God Almighty is the only One who can help you. Jesus is our Mediator, Jesus Christ is this Powerful God and He can move the mountains. We all die, that is a part of deal when we are here. Death will not keep us apart forever when we keep our faith in God. Our Lord God Jesus conquered the death. Your son can be in the better place. Of course we will miss our loved ones. Read him 1 Cor 13 that is one of the best places in the Bible. Remember: It is our God's promise that heaven is the perfect place, there is no pain and sorrow. God has whole eternity to make it up to us when have suffered here because of Him. I will pray for him and for you. If you want to contact me privately, please feel free to do so. I do not know what is your faith and I am NOT putting you down no matter what you believe in but if you are interested in talking about this subject, please ask your questions so I know what is your interest in this situaltion. I am so sorry for your heart break.

Answer 3

Christianity

Answer 4

That's a good question. Let me think..Kamikazes did, but I think that was for their country. There are the all too well known terrorists who kill themselves along with anyone else who is around them, so I guess that wouldn't be it. Then there are those who set themselves on fire to protest - but that's not religious. In Christian teachings, there were some people who died because they wouldn't back down and denounce their religion. There were millions of Jewish people who died in the Holocaust, but didn't kill anyone.

Answer 5

Jehovah's Witnesses are rather notorious for such a thing, not just in Holocaustal terms, but during present-day worldwide persecution as well as the blood transfusion issue.

Answer 6

Jehovah Witnesses.
For example, The Holocaust.

Answer 7

Jains, Quakers, and Mennonites leap immediately to mind, though there is debate in at least the last two religions whether lethal force can be justified in cases of self-defense or to protect others.

Answer 8

People who claim to be Christians have killed in the name of their faith and so has many other religions. the only one I know that does not is the J.W's.

Answer 9

THA great answer even if a little long. yes Jehovah's witnesses never take up arms.

Answer 10

Christianity, easy.