Well.... i know a girl who is one and i frankly know nothing about it so.... enlighten me

http://www.watchtower.org/ (ooohhh...doesn't it seem...lovely ?)

As King Arthur so eloquently stated in his movie Monty Python's Quest For The Holy Grail..."RUN AWAY !!! RUN AWAY !!!!!!"

they remind me of this retarded beagle i had as a child. they don't realize you think they're retarded, and so persistant.

i personally love it when they come knocking at my door. i once told them i had a disease that required me to get transfusions every day. they didn't like that :-)

I don't mind them, I just don't like the constant witnessing I must endure.

They're pretty much a strange christian sect, althtough a lot of other denomonations critisize some of their beleifs. Wikipedia has good info on them

http://www.wikipedia.org/

Jehovah's Witness

Jehovah's Witnesses are a Restorationist Christian denomination founded in the 1870s in Pennsylvania by Charles Taze Russell as a small Bible study group. It grew into an organization which came to be known as the International Bible Students. Jehovah's Witnesses consider their religion to be a restoration of original first-century Christianity.

The group's members are known for their racially diverse, close-knit brotherhood, door-to-door evangelizing, and non-participation in government, including politics and military service. They generally exhibit a high degree of commitment to their religion, attending meetings three times a week in their local Kingdom Hall or in private homes. Larger gatherings are held, usually three times a year, in assembly halls or public facilities, such as sports stadiums.

Some trinitarian Christian groups do not consider the Witnesses to be Christian, because of the Witnesses' rejection of the Trinity, as expressed in their belief that Jesus Christ is a created being. Critics have considered them to be a totalitarian religious group, accusing them for holding most of the characteristics of such religious groups.

Drawing much of their early membership and some of their theology from the Millerite movement, the Jehovah's Witnesses adopted their current name in 1931 under the direction of the Watchtower Society's second president, Joseph Franklin Rutherford.



Membership

As of 2003 August, Jehovah's Witnesses claim a world-wide membership of more than 6.4 million active individuals. Witness membership figures refer to the number of active 'publishers' or door-to-door evangelists and are therefore not directly comparable with statistics produced by other religious groups, which may include all associates regardless of their degree of commitment. Well over 16 million people attend at least some of the group's meetings.[1].



Publications

Jehovah's Witnesses make vigourous efforts to spread their beliefs throughout the world in a variety of ways, with particular emphasis on the written word. Their teachings are mainly presented through two monthly journals. Awake!, published in 87 languages, is a general-interest magazine covering many topics from a religious perspective. The Watchtower, published in 148 languages, focuses mainly on doctrine. With an average circulation of 25 million copies semimonthly, The Watchtower is the most widely distributed religious magazine in the world. At their yearly conventions, new books, brochures, and other items pertaining to the religion's current doctrine are usually released. Additionally, a number of audio- and videocassettes have been produced featuring various aspects of the group's beliefs and practices.

Their web site presents information in 234 languages (as of February 2004) and is the most multilingual website on the Internet.



Opposition to Jehovah's Witnesses

Currently, the church of Jehovah's Witnesses is being criticized for excercising unreasonable control over its members. To be an official member of the church, one must meet weekly door-to-door preaching requirements and obey strict rules, such as not accepting blood transfusions. Opponents claim that members of the church are told to avoid speaking to ex-members, even if they are family or relatives. Thus, resigning from the church is not easy.

Throughout their history, their doctrines and practices have met controversy. Animosity against them has at times led to the point of mob action, government oppression — including being targeted in the Holocaust — and widespread criticism from members of other faiths. In the United States, the well known anti-Semitic priest, Father Coughlin, was especially persistent in leading mobs to attack Witness gatherings.

In the United States, many Supreme Court cases involving Jehovah's Witnesses have shaped First Amendment law. Significant cases affirmed rights such as these:

Not pledging allegiance to the state (West Virginia State Board of Education vs. Barnette)

Not saluting the flag

Refusing to serve in the military

Preaching in public.

By 1988, the U.S. Supreme Court had reviewed 71 cases involving Jehovah's Witnesses, two thirds of which were decided in their favor. Most recently, in 2002, the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society disputed an ordinance in Stratton, Ohio that required a permit in order to preach from door to door. The Supreme Court decided in favor of the Witnesses.

In addition to government opposition, many Christian denominations have accused the Jehovah's Witnesses of being a non-Christian sect and of being a cult, and include them among lists of religious organizations to avoid in instructional material given to their members. This effort to counteract the proselytizing efforts of the Jehovah's Witnesses, as well as other groups, is perceived by some as being incompatible with religious liberty.

quote:Originally posted by Digital_Savior:

http://www.watchtower.org/ (ooohhh...doesn't it seem...lovely ?)

As King Arthur so eloquently stated in his movie Monty Python's Quest For The Holy Grail..."RUN AWAY !!! RUN AWAY !!!!!!"



Nah the french were funnier...

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberrys.

HAHAHAHAHA !

Exxxaaacccctttllllyyy.

So, um...I am kind of curious where you all live. Why ? Because I haven't had a single Jehovah's Witness knock on my door in my entire life.

I live in AZ...is this an occurance that is concentrated to certain areas ?

I know Utah has an over-abundance of Mormons. Where are the Jehovah's Witnesses congregating ?

I've lived in 3 cities and have had them in all of them.



Entheogenic

next time they come to my door, im gonna tell them im getting a blood transfussion tomorrow

I wonder what they think of IV drug use? Injections anyone? http://www.totse.com/bbs/biggrin.gif (http://www.totse.com/bbs/biggrin.gif)

I believe they don't like blood transfusions because they think it is cannabalism. I would asume they also don't alow organ transplants even without tranfusions. What is so wrong about canabalism besides having to kill or maim people?

They come to peoples door cuz they follow the bible, and in matt. 24:14(i think) it says: this good news shall b precthed in all the inhabitied earth...

Maybe I could understand what you said, if you could type like a human fucking being.

I live in Canada. I've lived on the Atlantic and pacific coasts, as well as Western Ontario (sort of in the middle) and we've had them everywhere.

I live in North Central North Dakota, they occassionally come to my house.

quote:Originally posted by john_deer:

They come to peoples door cuz they follow the bible, and in matt. 24:14(i think) it says: this good news shall b precthed in all the inhabitied earth...

That verse does not translate to, "Hunt people down like animals."

It truly means that we should proclaim the word of God, to anyone who wants to hear it. That means, make it available to everyone that crosses your path.

Jesus went to obscure, open places, and people FOLLOWED HIM.

They SOUGHT his teaching...not the other way around.

They left their homes, their jobs, and their synagogue to hear what he had to say. He didn't have to knock on doors to get their attention.

Ok, do you guys live in rural, suburban, or urban areas ?

I have lived in major cities all my life. In California, Washington, Arizona, Illinois, and Virginia.

I have never ONCE had a Jehovah's Witness come to my door. Isn't that beyond BIZARRE ? Not ONCE ?

I have had Girl Scouts at my door, but that's ok, because they have cookies, and it helps them to become functional members of our society to be a part of a group like that. http://www.totse.com/bbs/smile.gif (http://www.totse.com/bbs/smile.gif)

But JW's...

You've got to give them one thing, though...they're dedicated !

I moved a few years ago and it took almost a year for the JWs to find us again. I have not heard from them in a while. The Mormons have still not managed to get a missionary our way, that is strange because we are closer to the Mormon church that we were before.

Do they actualy believe that there are only 144,000 seat in Heave? What would make them think that they even had a chance of getting in with all the billions of other peoplecompeting. Most people would give up with odds like stacked against them, make life one big drunken orgy.

I was in a band with a Jehovah's Witness once. Goofy fellow. His lyrics were entirely related to "THE WAY" (also band name), but I got a real blast out of it.

quote:Originally posted by Digital_Savior:

That verse does not translate to, "Hunt people down like animals."

It truly means that we should proclaim the word of God, to anyone who wants to hear it. That means, make it available to everyone that crosses your path.

Jesus went to obscure, open places, and people FOLLOWED HIM.

They SOUGHT his teaching...not the other way around.

They left their homes, their jobs, and their synagogue to hear what he had to say. He didn't have to knock on doors to get their attention.

dont know where (in bible somehwere) jesus said to preach to every breathing thing.(thats right even a monkey!)

Jehovas Witness's are to crack what regular christians are to cocaine.

damn do i HATE jehovas witnesses

i go out to wash my car and one of them will come up to me and say "have i ever talked to you about jahovas witnesses?" umm.... let's see here.... only 30 TIMES THIS FUCKING WEEK, you stupid fuck now get out of my sight, or i'll get into my car and run your black ass over. It's always the same stupid goofy looking fuck too, no matter where i am he seems to find me, i almost got the chance to run him over too, but there was a car infront of me http://www.totse.com/bbs/frown.gif (http://www.totse.com/bbs/frown.gif) and they are always on bikes, except for that one time i saw one on foot and i was on a bike. but i wish them stupid fucks, death, or inoperable tumors at the base of their spines.

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Ps I SquAre i HaVE nO bLooD iN my AlCOhoL sYsteM!

quote:Originally posted by john_deer:

dont know where (in bible somehwere) jesus said to preach to every breathing thing.(thats right even a monkey!)

I think you are talking about the scripture where it is said, "Let everything that has breath praise the Lord !"

That does not mean we are supposed to preach to everything...that means in everything that is created is a praise of God. The complete beauty and magnitude of the universe gives respect and homage to God.

That's all that meant.

There those morons that come knocking on your door and try to convince you that their religion is correct and you should convert. Most annoying fucks ive ever met.

Why are you so negative about them? Why don't you just decline politely and shut the door? They think they're trying to save your soul! Be grateful that they're taking an interest!

I've lived in Columbus, Ohio for the past ten years and never once have I been approached by a door-to-door evangelist of any kind. I've heard that Jehovah's Witnesses believe that only forty thousand people will be able to enter heaven. Does anybody know if this is true?

I live here in Pennsylvania. They are abundant here. I like to stop and chat with them on the street corners. Sometimes I roll my eyes back into my head and start speaking in tonges and shaking. They reallly like that.

quote:Originally posted by Sephiroth:

I've lived in Columbus, Ohio for the past ten years and never once have I been approached by a door-to-door evangelist of any kind. I've heard that Jehovah's Witnesses believe that only forty thousand people will be able to enter heaven. Does anybody know if this is true?

In Houston they are all over the place! Like a band of angry badgers, they are... LOL.

And it's 144,000... don't ask me how I know that, long fucking story.

My grandma and my step-grandpa are JWs, and they preach to me on the phone every fucking time I call them or vice versa. When I was younger and stayed at their house, they forced me to go to their damned "meetings" multiple times. Their ever cheery and positive attitude pisses me off. You can't possibly be happy all the time. Oh well, never again will they force me to endure such bullshit.