Jehovahs Witnesses folks

[jim456c]

I got a visit from JW the other day. It had been a couple years. They had some community stuff going that I was looking for but my instinct with JW is a no go.
I have heard way too many questionable things . Would you have anything to do with them??

 

[NBB]

Here they go house to house, with the cough stuff, they started calling on phone.
I spoke with one over the phone, they don't believe Jesus is God, they don't believe the Holy Spirit is a person, just that 2 things, are big errors.

 

[Tuur]

I don't know how forum rule address discussing different denominations. In my opinion there are issues, but that's as far as I'll go.

 

[Nithavela]

I don't know how forum rule address discussing different denominations. In my opinion there are issues, but that's as far as I'll go.

JW do not count as christians in terms of CF rules, since they don't agree to the nicean creed.

 

[jayem]

As a naturalist, I'm skeptical of most all religious doctrines. JW's can believe whatever they want. But refusing blood products--even if a child is bleeding out from a life-threatening injury--is going too far. Although, there are synthetic blood substitutes which I think are acceptable.

Not to get off topic, but JW's are more reasonable than Christian Scientists. Who reject any medical treatment.

 

[Tuur]

JW do not count as christians in terms of CF rules, since they don't agree to the nicean creed.

Then I can mention that Jehovah's Witnesses are discussed in both Whom Then Can We Believe? and Kingdom of the Cults. Just saying that could be considered inflammatory. Their beliefs are not the core beliefs of Christianity.

 

[RileyG]

JW do not count as christians in terms of CF rules, since they don't agree to the nicean creed.

Correct, same with LDS, Christian Science, Unitarians, and Oneness Pentecostals.

 

[RileyG]

As a naturalist, I'm skeptical of most all religious doctrines. JW's can believe whatever they want. But refusing blood products--even if a child is bleeding out from a life-threatening injury--is going too far. Although, there are synthetic blood substitutes which I think are acceptable.

Not to get off topic, but JW's are more reasonable than Christian Scientists. Who reject any medical treatment.

Christian Science numbers are diminishing even though there is a congregation in my city. Last I checked, I think they are around 500,000. They used to be very popular in Hollywood. Joan Crawford was a convert, for example, but apparently still drank vodka heavily.