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Not really...

I've known several over the years. Way back in the day, their rules were very rigid, harsh and ridiculous, but they've eased off quite a bit in the past 10 or so (from the ones I've crossed paths with). Could be like the Hutterites and such though, where different regions may have more strict powers that be than others. I know within colonies there can be a very dramatic difference in how things are run depending who's in charge. Could be somewhat the same with the Kingdom Halls in certain regions.

It's not something I've concerned myself with terribly because I have no intention of joining in on that little soire.

   

Knowing some and being involved are two very different things. They don't tell people the nitty gritty because if they did no one would get sucked in. At my brothers house his basement if full of books and literature material from wall to wall and he does the (brain washing) bible study groups for his area. I have perused some and all I can say is wow! I actually called him to-day and during the conversation I asked him about divorce and shunning. He told me that they discourage divorce within their religion but do encourage people to leave marriages where more than one religous philosophy would cause problems. For couples who are both witnesses they do counsiling and this is done by the elders. go figure!.. He shunned my nephew because his girlfriend would not join and they married in the Catholic church.. so in his eyes his son is now and forever dead. They are a terrible cult and need to be steered clear of.

   

A point that you may want to raise in a theological discussion is their assertion that the Archangel Michael was Jesus.

   

Thats true they do say that.

   

They do not believe in the Trinity. Instead, they follow a strict monotheism, in which:

Jesus is the son of God, the first created being, who is separate from Jehovah. Christ is believed to have originally existed in a pre-human state as the Archangel Michael. He later took human form as a man like any other person, except that he was sinless at birth and remained so through life. After his execution, Christ was resurrected as an invisible, non-material, glorious spirit creature. He was enthroned by Jehovah as King and ruler over all creation, and "given all authority in heaven and on earth."
bullet The Holy Ghost is not a separate entity, but is an energy or force -- the method by which God interacts with the world.

A good read.... http://www.allaboutcults.org/jehovah-wi ... fs-faq.htm

   

The prophecy of the second coming of Christ in 1874 by Charles Russell failed to occur.

Russell’s prophecy that Armageddon would occur in 1914 failed.

The Watchtower’s prophecy that Christ would return to earth in 1918 failed.

Russell’s prophetic teaching – that the Great Pyramid of Egypt was “God’s Bible in Stone” showing us God’s prophetic time table – was later contradicted by a Watchtower teaching that the Great Pyramid was rather Satan’s Bible in Stone.

Judge Rutherford’s prophecy of the earthly resurrection of Abraham, Isaac,
Jacob, and the prophets of the old between 1925 and 1929 failed.

The Watchtower’s prophecy of Armageddon in 1954, forty years after Christ supposedly returned in 1914, never came to pass. Then they began to teach that 1958 was Armageddon.

The Watchtower’s prophecy that the world would end in 1975 failed. Over a million disillusioned Jehovah’s Witnesses left the organization in 1976 and 1977.

   

Guy: You could ask them if they know an old girlfriend of mine named Leah (I'll e-mail you her last name). When they ask you why you ask, you can tell them: "This guy, Lemmy, that I chat with on the internet used to bone Leah back in the day. Lemmy tells me that I should hook up with a Jehovah's Nitwit girl because they are the WILDEST sex freaks out there. He says Leah used to do things you couldn't pay a prostitute to do."

Then ask them where and when the congregation meets and whether either of the two ladies are married.

   

Persistance is the key, eventually they will get one.

   

I think it says that if a prophet makes a false prophecy they're supposed to be stoned for being a false prophet. How do the JoHO's respond to that?

   

Thats a bit of a fluke as some Armageddon like stuff did occur in 1914

   

Doh ! I always thought that JW was just another name for the Mormons ! Goes to show how much I know about this. Although I did talk extensively to a Mormon missionary on another forum and did a lot of looking into that.

   

   

They are two different religious Christian Sects. Both proselytize in the same way and both feel that they are the only TRUE Christians.

The Mormons are are a much wealthier and politically powerful group. The are known for a few oddities they avoid coffee, tea, alcohol and tobacco (they view that as you would view Pork). The also wear secret underwear. Im not sure what that is about and I don't have the guts to ask.

   

There are many, many Christian sects ranging from Roman Catholics to Greek and Russian Orthodox churches they are evangelical churches which are a lot less formal but they tend to be the most conservative. The Evangelicals don't have a problem with pork, but they avoid alcohol.

   

Like what? example please!

   

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