Jehovah's Witnesses: Is it true that you are not allowed to visit for example Catholic church?

Question

Not even for the wedding or the funeral of you non-Jehovah's Witness family members or close realtives?

Answer 1

We can "visit" almost any church, but not participate.
The vast majority of us do not ; as, it could with some people, be miss-understood and cause trouble. We avoid trouble.

Answer 2

You use the words "not allowed" kind of a trick ???, I could go out & shoot someone, kill them, that would not be allowed either.

To answer your ???, why would anyone including yourself, want to attend the Catholic church, or for that matter any other religion, if you believed your Religion was the True Religion?

Most Witnesses would not have to attend another religion, because we know what most all other religions teach, and to be honest with you, I cannot think of another religion that I would want to attend.

If your religion teaches: "Immortal soul" what does the Bible say?
Most religions teach that the soul or spirit is some invisible part of a human that survives the death of the physical body. However, the Bible teaches a different doctrine. “The soul that is sinning, it itself will die.” Ezekiel 18:4 "King James Bible" Jesus taught that the dead will be resurrected, an unnecessary action if humans had an immortal soul. Does your religion teach that the soul does not die?

If it does, you better start looking.

Answer 3

so, are they answering you? "yes, we're allowed to go another church to attend weddings and funerals of non-jw relatives" or "no, we are not allowed to attend another church for weddings and funerals of non-jw relatives"

or are they giving you a big runaround answer, such as in Bill's and conundrum's answers above?

I think these JWs are forgetting or conveniently ignoring the question so they don't look bad for not sharing in life milestone celebrations with their non-JW family. I don't understand why they care about looking bad for admitting they do not go to other churches for non-JW weddings or funerals (if that is indeed the case), since they're so resolute and proud of their beliefs.

In my time in, that was indeed the case. But I haven't been involved for over 20 years now.

My Witness mother recently attended (against her will, I must say) a Catholic funeral with my non-JW sister only because her grandchildren were to attend (long story there). When I heard about it, I asked my sister "did Mom spontaneously combust when she set foot in the church?"

I'm happy to say she did not and we all had a good laugh. Even Mother.

Answer 4

the catholic church prays to Mary. traditionally many donominations say no to the catholic church but as far as the Jehovah witnesses read the Bible yourself and be your own judge not them some churches are fine missionaries

Answer 5

No. It is true, that we as Christians may decide to not go to a church of another religion, or at the least to not engage in sharing in what we feel is false religion. However, it isn't like someone has a gun to my head to make me do one thing or another.

Answer 6

Nina, I have to turn that around for myself, have no interest in attending a Kingdom Hall. However, nothing stops me from caring for or loving whoever I want. And if I was asked to attend a funeral or wedding for a JW, Muslim, Catholic, Hindu, etc. co-worker or friend, no harm done, we've got to rise above that. If JWs can't, then they are welcome to keep their small world. The answers I've seen have already shown me who they are.

Answer 7

What would a JW even be doing there. The place is Loaded with Images. Reminds me of Ephesus.
Mother- Goddess worship was still practiced during the days of the early Christians. The apostle Paul met up with it in Ephesus in Asia Minor. The Greeks also worshiped an Artemis, but the Artemis worshiped in Ephesus can only be loosely identified with her. The Greek Artemis was a virgin goddess of hunting and childbirth. The Ephesian Artemis was a fertility goddess. Her huge temple at Ephesus was considered one of the seven wonders of the world. Her statue, thought to have fallen from heaven, represented her as a personification of fertility, her chest being covered with rows of egg-shaped breasts. The peculiar shape of these breasts has given rise to various explanations, such as that they represent garlands of eggs or even bulls’ testicles. Whatever the explanation, the symbol of fertility is clear.
The image of Artemis was paraded through the streets. Bible scholar R. B. Rackham writes: “Within the temple [of Artemis were] stored her . . . images, shrines, and sacred utensils, of gold and silver, which on great festivals were carried to the city and back in a magnificent procession.” These festivals attracted hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from all Asia Minor. They purchased small shrines of the goddess and hailed her as great, their lady, the queen, the virgin, “one who listens to and accepts prayers.” Sounds Familiar?

Now you Know why.......

Answer 8

If we rent a Catholic church, we will pray there.

But then no Catholic ,would be allowed too enter.


love from Alf

Answer 9

I will go any where of this earth, there is none that is not of my Father, the one who is the one who was the one who will always be. God Almighty. The Witnesses are faithful servants of God, fulfilling prophecy, and the coming of Jesus Christ Heavenly Kingdom, Christ is King Forever Jesus, Amen

Answer 10

I wouldn;t be surprised
they have no monopoly on that though

but truthfully when i was in 1st grade I went to a LUthern wedding cerimony and confessed it to the priest who DID NOT tell me it was not a sinfor a child to be brought by his parents to a Luthern wedding