Jehovah's Witnesses: True Religion or Cult
Term Paper – Studying Culture
Culutural Anthropology (ANT 5)
Jehovah’s Witnesses: True Religion or Cult
Jehovah 's Witnesses is a set of beliefs and traditions, that it should be considered a religion. Sometimes the beliefs that Witnesses hold dear to them puts them at odds with mainstream society. While millions around the world practice the religion of being a Jehovah 's Witness, is this a true religion or a cult.
I believe a religion is a set of stories, symbols, beliefs and practices, often with a supernatural quality. In a sense, Jehovah 's Witnesses are indeed a part of a particular religion, and from an objective and understanding standpoint, it should be considered as is. They have their own beliefs and traditions, rituals and prayers that really distinguish them from other religions, hence making them their own religion.
Charles Taze Russell who officially founded Jehovah’s Witnesses, also known as the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society in 1884. Jehovah Witness leadership claims its members by asserting itself to be the sole Christian religion and authority on the earth today, as well as God 's mouthpiece or prophet. They are encouraged to go door to door sharing their beliefs of the religion and inviting potential new members to come and fellowship with them. Growing up this action would always annoy me, because it seemed like they were pushing a particular religion on people. But that no different from the Christian missionaries when you think about it.
Jehovah’s Witnesses has a set of different beliefs and traditions than what is normally taught in other Christian religions. My step-father grew up following the Witness religion, his family still practices but he has converted to Christianity. “Jehovah’s Witnesses do not believe in the Trinity, they also do not believe that Jesus is God in the flesh. They add the word "other" four times to Colossians 1:16, 17, teaching that Christ was God 's first creation, i.e., the reincarnation of
Culutural Anthropology (ANT 5)
Jehovah’s Witnesses: True Religion or Cult
Jehovah 's Witnesses is a set of beliefs and traditions, that it should be considered a religion. Sometimes the beliefs that Witnesses hold dear to them puts them at odds with mainstream society. While millions around the world practice the religion of being a Jehovah 's Witness, is this a true religion or a cult.
I believe a religion is a set of stories, symbols, beliefs and practices, often with a supernatural quality. In a sense, Jehovah 's Witnesses are indeed a part of a particular religion, and from an objective and understanding standpoint, it should be considered as is. They have their own beliefs and traditions, rituals and prayers that really distinguish them from other religions, hence making them their own religion.
Charles Taze Russell who officially founded Jehovah’s Witnesses, also known as the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society in 1884. Jehovah Witness leadership claims its members by asserting itself to be the sole Christian religion and authority on the earth today, as well as God 's mouthpiece or prophet. They are encouraged to go door to door sharing their beliefs of the religion and inviting potential new members to come and fellowship with them. Growing up this action would always annoy me, because it seemed like they were pushing a particular religion on people. But that no different from the Christian missionaries when you think about it.
Jehovah’s Witnesses has a set of different beliefs and traditions than what is normally taught in other Christian religions. My step-father grew up following the Witness religion, his family still practices but he has converted to Christianity. “Jehovah’s Witnesses do not believe in the Trinity, they also do not believe that Jesus is God in the flesh. They add the word "other" four times to Colossians 1:16, 17, teaching that Christ was God 's first creation, i.e., the reincarnation of
Cited: Ankerberg, John, and John Weldon. The Facts On Jehovah 's Witnesses. Eugene, Or.: Harvest House, 1988. Print. Clark, Daniel. I, Witness: The Shocking Insider 's Story of Jehovah 's Witnesses. Englewood, Colo.: Villa, 2007. Print.