The Sacred Text Of Jehovah 's Witnesses

This paper will look at the meaning behind the word Watchtowers. I will define the word and discuss such things as what it means to me and how it is used in practice. I will discuss why this word is important to me and why it is important to know. I will discuss how I will use this work and why I will use this word in my own practice.

The Jehovah’s Witness religion is a well-known religion in the United States that began in the 19th century. Jehovah’s Witness is categorized under the Christian denomination; whose followers believe that others have misinterpreted the true teachings of Jesus. This religion is very heavy on the emphasis of spreading their faith around to the whole world. Around fifty years ago the Jehovah’s Witnesses numbered fewer than 100,000 members. Currently there are a million of them around the world. They don’t have churches like other religions; instead they have what they call as “Kingdom Halls.” These halls are normally rented buildings: an auditorium, a gymnasium, or a simple building. Inside they usually consist of:

One of the largest struggles for members in the church is animosity of non-members. On one hand, many express their dislike of the LDS church without even knowing what Sacrament Meeting is or the full the title of the “Mormon church” (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints). On the other hand, there are a number supposed experts about Mormon doctrine. Some have belonged to the Church themselves at one point, leaving after finding unresolved dissonance between their beliefs and the Gospel. Others are often learned scholars, criticizing the Mormon doctrine to prove their own views. The following paper involves the latter of the two in an analysis of Ezekiel 37:15-17, a Biblical scripture that the LDS Church believes to refer to The Book of Mormon.

Jehovah’s Witnesses are a religious group that follows the Bible’s principles and uses them as a guideline in order to imitate Jesus -Jehovah’s Son- and serve

The Jehovah's Witnesses have achieved a service to the democratic system by struggling to keep their civil rights. In their fight they have accomplished plenty to secure those rights for every minority group in America.

According to dictionary.com (n.d.), Jehovah witnesses are a part of a Christian Sect. Henslin (2012) states that a sect is like a cult, but larger than the cult. Dictionary.com (n.d) states that Jehovah Witnesses were founded in the late nineteenth century,

The Jehovah Witnesses beliefs contrast very heavily from that of Protestant, Catholic, along with other secs of Christianity. In this paper the start of the Religion, the differences, and founding fathers of the religion will be touched on and gone over.

The central idea of this religion is living a happy and good life along with being a morally good person. The

). Also 62% of the religiously affiliated say that they attend a religious service at least twice a month (Pew Research Center). And among the religiously affiliated, the Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons have the greatest levels of regular religious services. Of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, 85% say they attend religious services at least once a week, and 77% of Mormons say they attend them once a week (Pew Research Center). In contrast, 39% of Catholics and 39% of Protestants say they attend Mass weekly, which is relatively lower than the Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Mormons (Pew Research Center). There is also quite a large gap in going to religious services between the old and young Americans. The gap is particularly large for Catholics. 56% percent

One sect, derived from Christianity is the Jehovah Witnesses. The sect was initiated by a man named Charles Taze Russell. Before Russell became the "Pastor" of the Jehovah Witnesses, he had a series of scheme-like issues that fog his background and history. There are claims that he had tried to sell "miracle wheat" that had scammed people into purchasing with the intention that the wheat was miraculous and would grow larger than others being sold, and a "milennial bean" that could cure cancer. "He claimed it would grow five times as well as regular wheat. In fact, it grew slightly less well than regular wheat, as was established in court when Russell was sued." (History of the Jehovah's Witnesses) The historical background behind the man that founded the Jehovah Witnesses and the Watch Tower is interesting in that we get a glimpse of the person who is responsible for the creation and promotion of the religion or sect.

1) In the time this book was written (and I am pretty sure it still holds up today), the Jehovah's Witness would be considered a mintority-practiced religion in every country in the world. On Clara Jone's side, her mother Hortense and her care-taker Ryan Topps are proud members of the organization. Their sometimes zany and unsound logic behind everyday things (like how miracles occur and the New Years apacolyse), alientates them from the rest of society. Marcus and Joyce practice their own "religion" of sorts since they are a very unsocial family. Because of outlandish beliefs and comments (like when Joyce outlandishely asks Neena and Maxine if they use eachothers breast as pillows to sleep on). These kind of comments, normal to the Chalfen family, are frowned upon by most people. I talk about Islam's relationship in this matter in the last question.

There are several churches today that object to medical treatment. At one point in time with nearly seventeen million active members, Jehovah’s Witness was the largest of these groups. Although, historically Jehovah Witnesses objected to a wide range of medical practices, today their only objection is to blood transfusions. The theology of the church that opposes blood transfusions is based on Bible verses that are found in Genesis 9:3–6, Leviticus 17:10, 11, and Acts 15:22–29 and 21:25, which require abstinence ‘‘from blood’’ and prohibit eating ‘‘meat that has its lifeblood still in it.’’ For the Jehovah Witness to accept a blood transfusion, according to the church’s teachings, constitutes eating blood and tramples on the sacrifice of Christ.

One of the reasons Jehovah's Witnesses we persecuted by the Nazis is because they refused to enlist in the military. It was in their religious belief that going to war was a sin. According to JW.org, ¨Jehovah’s Witnesses don’t go to war [because of their] obedience to Jesus. ¨Jehovah's Witnesses followed the example of early Christians, According to The Encyclopedia of Religion and War, ´The earliest followers of Jesus rejected war and military services, incompatible with the love ethic of Jesus and the injunction to love one’s enemies.” (Why Don't Jehovah's Witnesses Go to War?)

My case is about the watchtower bible and tract the society of New York, the united states court of appeals for the sixth circuit. This case was from a long time ago and it was started by Charles Taze July 1, 1879. The Village of Stratton promulgated an ordinance that prohibits canvassers from entering the private residential property to promote any cause without first obtaining a permit from the mayor's office. The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc., a congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses that publish and distribute religious materials, brought an action for injunctive relief, alleging that the ordinance violates their First Amendment rights to the free exercise of religion, free speech, and freedom of the press. The District Court upheld most provisions of the ordinance as valid, content-neutral regulations.

In a major manner Jehovah's Witnesses are like everyone else. They have ordinary tribulations economic, physical, and emotional. They make errors sometimes, for they are not superlative, motivated, or flawless. But they