The Jehovah 's Witness Religion

Kaybryn Gooch Martinez REL 2300-60987 21 April 2015 Jehovah’s Witness Ever had your door knocked on by people from the church? Ever been harassed in a very persistent way by the people who are supposed to make you feel comfortable about the Bible and religion? Well those people are, previously known as “Russellites”, but now known as The Jehovah’s Witness church. Many of them have a rough reputation of being pushy and annoying to many. They are a sect that originated out of Pennsylvania in the 1870s…

In a world where many religions exist, Jehovah 's Witness believe they are the only true religion; using Isaiah 43:10 in an attempt to defend their beliefs. That scripture is also where they get the name Jehovah’s Witness. They believe that the destruction of the present world system at Armageddon is inevitable, and the establishment of God 's kingdom over the earth is the only solution for the issues we face. Jehovah’s Witnesses has a worldwide membership of more than six and a half million members…

Jehovah Witness’: Their Distinctive Beliefs Religion is a topic that many people are interested in learning about. It brings many questions, and there are many unknowns that we don’t know about. People question as to where do certain beliefs come from and where certain religions were developed. Religion is a choice in every person 's life. It is like having your own freedom. Having freedom gives every individual the choice to worship and pray to whomever they consider to be their one and only…

Cultural Assessment Jerrica Schelhorn Bemidji State University Jehovah’s Witness Cultural Assessment Family, heritage, ethnicity, beliefs, values, knowledge, experiences, attitudes, religion, education, roles, language, and cuisine are all items encompassing culture. Culture is what influences your outlook on life itself as well as behaviors and rituals. Culture is the way different groups of people do things. While some cultures have overlapping cultural behaviors or aspects, most cultures…

For this paper I interviewed a fairly new nurse who faced an ethical dilemma involving medical treatment of a Jehovah Witness. The dilemma she faced was that her patient was dying and needed a blood transfusion in order to survive. The patient was a 29-year-old female who was pregnant with her third child. She was brought to the hospital suffering from the effects of a car accident. It was suspected that she was bleeding internally as well as having a broken arm, and contusions to her head. The nurse…

Who are Jehovah’s Witness? Founded by Charles Taze Russell in the 1870’s, he named the group “Millennial Dawn Bible Study”, years after he died; they rename their organization “Jehovah’s Witness”. In 1945 the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society find out that blood transfusion is against the divine law. This prohibition is inspired from the bible passage “Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things. But flesh with the life thereof, which…

Jehovah’s Witness and Blood Transfusion Ruta Urbstaite Framingham State University Abstract The purpose of this paper is to identify the characteristics, values and beliefs of Jehovah’s Witness group. It will discuss their reasoning for refusal to accept blood transfusions. The paper will elaborate on the best approach to offer appropriate care, advice and education while treating patients with respect in regards to their religious beliefs. British Journal of Nursing (2009) suggests…

Growing up in a Jehovah 's Witness home has its ups and its downs. Whether your parents are Jehovah 's Witnesses or they started having a bible study, there are plenty of up sides and down sides. Religion is a strange thing to deal with; it is also a choice for each and every individual on this planet. As a Jehovah 's Witness, you must put gods will first, before anything. In the publications “Questions Young People Ask: Answers That Work” Volumes from The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New…

It wasn’t as if we were all alike where I grew up, even in that small Idaho town of eleven hundred people. My best girlfriend was a Jehovah’s Witness, a boy I dated in high school was a Mormon, and the town undertakers were Seventh Day Adventists. The prettiest girl in town’s father was black, and down the valley some Japanese farmers owned land, but that was pretty much it, except for the Basque sheepherders who brought their herds through Long Valley in springtime, and the original Finn settlers…

My thesis is that based on the questionable characteristics and backgrounds of the Jehovah’s Witnesses leaders and teachings, this criticism are not unfounded. Information on the teaching of the religion and the leaders themselves can be found in the following books: Jehovah’s Witnesses, Teachings of Jehovah Witnesses, Crisis of Conscience, What You Need to Know About Jehovah’s Witnesses, Counting the Days to Armageddon, and Jehovah’s Witnesses: Answered Verse by Verse. In order to examine the…