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my cousins are JWs and they asked me to start going to their congregation with them. i would feel bad if i said no so i went ahead and told them i would go. i'm moving in 3 months anyway so what the heck. i personally don't believe in anything that their religion teaches nor am i even religious. i just figured i would humor them the last few months i'm here. so my questions: what do you think of JWs? and has anyone else done something similar to what i am doing just to please family or friends?
My daughter did once, to please her best friend whose mother is a JW (in name only, apparently). Neither of the girls enjoyed their time there, both decided on their own it was not for them. They were both 14 yrs old at the time.
That would make every group in organized religion fit the description of cult then, wouldn't it?
Hardly at all. Virtually all Protestant groups agree that there is no necessity to belong to any particular group in order to be saved. The RCC used to say that there was no salvation beyond its sacraments, but it does not say that now- though it changes its mind from time to time. This leaves the likes of Mormons and JWs who can usefully be called cults.
So, just because Protestants have no unity in their beliefs, that means JW's and Morman's are cults because their groups are actually united in what they believe?? Anyone outside of Protestantism is a cult?????????????
So, just because Protestants have no unity in their beliefs, that means JW's and Morman's are cults?
Possibly! But Protestantism is not defined by denominations, which really have very little to do with anything. Protestants are by definition agreed on three very basic tenets, and those are sufficient for them to ignore denominations completely, in practice. And that is exactly what they are doing, increasingly.
Which, as a side-effect, makes LDS and JWism seem even more like cults.
Possibly! But Protestantism is not defined by denominations, which really have very little to do with anything. Protestants are by definition agreed on three very basic tenets, and those are sufficient for them to ignore denominations completely, in practice. And that is exactly what they are doing, increasingly.
Which, as a side-effect, makes LDS and JWism seem even more like cults.
Can't speak for Mormans but Jehovah's Witnesses do not have denominations. Still don't understand your point though...
While I don't agree with their beliefs, I think they are very nice people who are dedicated to their faith.
When I lived in a predominantly African-American neighborhood I would receive visits from pairs of well-dressed middle-aged women (usually around 50 to 65 years old it seemed) and they were always SO NICE, it was very difficult to explain to them that I respected their beliefs and appreciated their kindness but I have absolutely zero interest in hearing about yet another religion.
Does anyone happen to know the history behind why so many JW's are African-American? Maybe I can find that on the omniscient Wikipedia. Or I can just call my buddies Venus and Serena.
When I lived in a predominantly African-American neighborhood I would receive visits from pairs of well-dressed middle-aged women (usually around 50 to 65 years old it seemed) and they were always SO NICE, it was very difficult to explain to them that I respected their beliefs and appreciated their kindness but I have absolutely zero interest in hearing about yet another religion.
Does anyone happen to know the history behind why so many JW's are African-American? Maybe I can find that on the omniscient Wikipedia. Or I can just call my buddies Venus and Serena.
There are quite a few JWs in my community, but very few are African-American, so it may be that because you live in a 'predominantly African-American neighborhood' more JWs are present.
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