What are some things you have against Jehovah's Witnesses? read bottom?

Question

Do you think they're nice people? etc.

Answer 1

Jehovah's Witnesses are unique for their rejection of paganisms, use of God's personal name, and global preaching by every active adherent. No other religious organization can claim such purity of worship.

These facts about Jehovah's Witnesses are perhaps relevant to this question. The more one compares this Christian religion with others, the more remarkable it is shown to be.

1. Jehovah's Witnesses have no paid clergy. Yet they remain tightly organized with more than 6.5 million active Jehovah's Witness preachers (about 16 million associate themselves with the religion). Even fulltime preachers and workers at their branch offices are unpaid volunteers.

2. There is no elite class among Jehovah's Witnesses. Even the few 'anointed' among them enjoy no special privileges in their congregations on earth. An anointed person (one of those relative few with a heavenly hope) is not elevated above his fellow congregants in any way, and he may not even qualify for appointment as a simple 'deacon' or elder. There are no titles; EVERYONE is addressed as 'brother' or 'sister'.

3. No person benefits economically from the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. Even the 8 to 20 men who serve on their Governing Body receive simply room, board, medical care, and reimbursement for certain personal expenses according to the exact same provision as every other branch volunteer.

4. About a hundred men have served on Jehovah's Witnesses' Governing Body committee during the past 125 years or so. The vast majority of them have spent the vast majority of their adult lives volunteering for their organization's purposes, and the vast majority have died faithfully and near-pennilessly while still under their legal 'vow of poverty'.

5. Amazingly, Jehovah's Witnesses did not splinter as a sect from some other religion. Instead, a truly tiny but sincere group of bible students studied only the Scriptures to determine the will of God. Thus their religion remains absolutely independent of and not carrying the sins of Christendom's history, yet carries the authority of Christ's teachings.

6. Despite the distortions of anti-Witnesses, throughout their modern history Jehovah's Witnesses have refused to claim divine inspiration or infallibility for their teachings. They have pointed to the bible (and not any particular translation) as the only inspired infallible means of knowing God's thoughts. For over 125 years, their teachings have been presented as merely the results of sincere bible research by imperfect but godly humans.


Learn more:
http://watchtower.co.uk/e/jt/index.htm?article=article_07.htm
http://watchtower.co.uk/e/20040601/article_02.htm
http://jw-media.org/people/who.htm
http://jw-media.org/people/statistics.htm

Answer 2

The hardest 'religion' (if I can call it that (given as a compliment)) to be a member of. The identifying mark of a Witness is not to be a part of this world; a directive of Jesus they try to follow quite literally (which in this day and age, is not unwise.) There motivation is fear of God [Yehouah], which is more of reverence or a fear of displeasing him (as a son would fear letting down his father) , not fear of human mortality.
It is in all opposition to the thinking of the world, if I may quote a Sprite commercial "obey your thirst."
They are in fact Bible Students, and their understanding is improved upon as more research is done on the Scriptures, thus conceding that they don't have a total understanding of the Bible, but endeavor with humility (something lacking in the world today) to uncover and learn.

achtung_heiss said that the Witnesses did not derive from a certain older religion. This is not intact accurate. Of course it did. That they follow the Bible is evidence of this. The first Bible Students were in fact unsatisfied Adventist in the 1800s, that tried to understand the enigmas of the Bible, which their previous faith failed to answer to there satisfaction, or to a logical conclusion. Charles Tazz Russel was in fact also a Mason (some believe 33 degree.) Whether the group was influenced by Mason belief cannot be substantiated, and in the long run has no bearing. The Witnesses today have as much in common with their Bible Student ancestors, as Catholicism has with the Mormons.
The Witnesses have always improved there understanding, and will do so as this time of the end progresses (unlike other religions), which I find commendable, because NO RELIGION HAS THE MONOPOLY ON GOD. God chooses those he chooses, and rejects those he rejects. Who's worship is acceptable to God? "Truly I declare to you, from their fruits you shall know them."

Answer 3

I'd love to read your bottom, I'm sure, but I'd just like you to know I have nothing against Jehovah's Witnesses, except for the militant ones. As a generality, JWs are almost as nice as Mormons, and tend to know their Bibles a little bit better.

I just tend to be VERY VERY wary (say that 3 times fast) of the Watchtower Society itself, as well as the Governing Body and the nameless 'translators' of the NWT.

Answer 4

I have nothing against Jehovah's witnesses and of course they are nice people. Surely there are some that may not be nice, just as there are Muslims, Christians, Jews etc that may not be nice. You can't generalize a whole group of people that way.

Answer 5

i think they are very nice people and they are trying to do good things but how many doors have they had shut in their faces. Jehovah's Witnesses take a note, write this down "Please stop going around neighborhoods on Saturdays waking people up at 8 and 9 in the morning" that ticks me off. other than that there cool with me. come around noon. let me get my sleep.

Answer 6

I think they are wonderful people. I don't know any american ones, but the greek ones here are absolutely the kindest individuals I have ever met. I hate that the corrupt Orthodox priests here make them out to be 'devils' because they won't parade down the street glorifying war or bow down to their idols. There is much hatred for these gentle souls, which makes me a staunch defender of them and religious freedom.

Answer 7

I personally have nothing against Jehovah's witnesses, my daughter's grandparents are Johovah's witnesses. I do not, however, appreciate anyone trying to push their religion on me, which is what Jehovah's witnesses are known for. I have had to set boundaries with my daughter's grandparents where that was concerned.

Answer 8

Sure Jehovah Witnesses are nice people, I just don't believe what they go around telling people.

Answer 9

Most of my experiences with them have been good, and most that I have met have been nice. I have met a few that were extremeley over-bearing, rude, and obnoxious. But I'm certain those were the exeptions rather than the rule. I admire their commitment to their beliefs. They know what they believe and they live it. That is always commendable.

Answer 10

It is not the people that I would have a problem with, it is how they try to push their religion onto others. The great thing about America is freedom of religion, so quit trying to convert everyone. If they want to convert fine, but do not knock on my door.