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minimusReally, Are Jehovah's Witnesses THAT Different From The Other Religions?


The more I read on this site, the more I see that ALL religions think their version of what is right and wrong is what matters. Some punish you now for disobedience to the church's rules and others supposedly give you your reward in the hereafter.

Some live their lives with more strictness. Others are more liberal.

Look at the Jewish faith. You've got from ultra Orthodox to extreme liberal. And the extremists say ONLY THEIR way is acceptable. Other factions aren't so particular. They are very much like Catholics, in reality.

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SPAZnikRe: Really, Are Jehovah's Witnesses THAT Different From The Other Religions
well done, grasshoppa
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undercoverRe: Really, Are Jehovah's Witnesses THAT Different From The Other Religions?

Depends on what aspect of the religion you're looking at.

The JWs and smaller fundamentalist sects are different in that they try to seperate themselves from normal society.  They're more cult than religion.  The Mormons are cultish in a lot of their practices, though they don't shun society as much.

But, to me, all religion is superstition.  Superstitious belief in a  mythical being or beings, superstitious belief that by being in a particular religion and by observing their rituals that somehow you're going to prosper above all other people who don't hold the same superstitions.  The history of the world is full of examples.

I'd love to travel into the future 5000 years and see how people then will talk about how their ancestors believed in these mythological creatures much like we look back at the Romans and Greeks now and talk about how they believed in the gods of their time.

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BurnTheShipsRe: Really, Are Jehovah's Witnesses THAT Different From The Other Religions?
The more I read on this site, the more I see that ALL religions think their version of what is right and wrong is what matters. Some punish you now for disobedience to the church's rules and others supposedly give you your reward in the hereafter.

Took you 6 years and 24000 posts to figure that one out?

Look at the Jewish faith. You've got from ultra Orthodox to extreme liberal. And the extremists say ONLY THEIR way is acceptable. Other factions aren't so particular. They are very much like Catholics, in reality.

Sure, when you factor in they all use funny clothes, funny decorations and say funny stuff in other languages, yeah they are all identical. Yeah. I never noticed that before, yeah.

BTS

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minimusRe: Really, Are Jehovah's Witnesses THAT Different From The Other Religions?
Be honest. When you say that JWs are "more cult than religion", is that really true. The Roman Catholic Church is a huge cult, if ever there was one!
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minimusRe: Really, Are Jehovah's Witnesses THAT Different From The Other Religions?
Burn, with over 3500 posts, you think the Catholic Church is ok. Whatever you say, buddy.
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undercoverRe: Really, Are Jehovah's Witnesses THAT Different From The Other Religions?
When you say that JWs are "more cult than religion", is that really true. The Roman Catholic Church is a huge cult, if ever there was one!
Technically speaking, I think all religions are cults.  But I was using the word "cult" in an American sense in that they are off-center and anti-social compared to "mainstream" religions.
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minimusRe: Really, Are Jehovah's Witnesses THAT Different From The Other Religions?
My bottom line: I'm no lover of any religion. But JWs aren't so unlike a lot of other religions, really.Religions and sects cause divisions.
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BurnTheShipsRe: Re: Really, Are Jehovah's Witnesses THAT Different From The Other Religions?
Religions and sects cause divisions.

As long as groups of people disagree with each other on anything, there will be divisions.

BTS

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minimusRe: Really, Are Jehovah's Witnesses THAT Different From The Other Religions?

By the way, I want to make it clear that I'm not defending the Witness religion.  I lump most all religions in the same way----negatively.

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hamilcarrRe: Really, Are Jehovah's Witnesses THAT Different From The Other Religions?
There's no objective standard to determine whether a given groups is a religion or a cult. I think religions are socially sanctioned cults. Struggling with words, isn't it?
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Tired of the HypocrisyRe: Really, Are Jehovah's Witnesses THAT Different From The Other Religions?
They are different from the ones I have seen in that they are brutal in their treatment of anything fun.
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hamilcarrRe: Re: Really, Are Jehovah's Witnesses THAT Different From The Other Religions?
They are different from the ones I have seen in that they are brutal in their treatment of anything fun.
Which ones have you seen? I'd be happy to get introduced to a fun church.
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AlpacaRe: Really, Are Jehovah's Witnesses THAT Different From The Other Religions?

The world's religions/belief systems (atheism included) span the whole spectrum from extremists to those who are tolerant of other beliefs.

The Dubs are just your basic narrow-minded, apocalyptic Fundies with a twist.

The scary thing about any brand of religion is the potential to have superstitious belief in the supernatural override reason and logic.

For what it's worth....

Cheers,

Alex

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stillajwexelderRe: Really, Are Jehovah's Witnesses THAT Different From The Other Religions?

Really, Are Jehovah's Witnesses THAT Different From The Other Religions? Yes -

very few religions are non-trinitarian

very few do not believe in hell fire

very few practice shunnig aggressively

none have a public speaking training program (TMS)

very few are obsessed about eschatology/chronology

 

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HonestyRe: Really, Are Jehovah's Witnesses THAT Different From The Other Religions?

I have a direct line to Ted up in NYC.

 

He says the Jehovah's Witnesses are the ONLY religion that Jehover has approved.

 

That's what he said and it's good enuff 4 me.

 

<-----------------------------  "Slips into polyester leisure suit and mismatched tie as he runs out the door headed for the nearest kingdom hall."

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flipperRe: Really, Are Jehovah's Witnesses THAT Different From The Other Religions

MINIMUS- I agree- I think most all religions play mind control games and are cults. I am not religious in even the slightest sense ; I think religion has been the bane of all mankind actually. I lump the witnesses in with all the other mind control cults. Religion has caused way too many problems. Peace out, Mr. Flipper
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AK - JeffRe: Really, Are Jehovah's Witnesses THAT Different From The Other Religions?

The more I look for diversity in religion, the more sameness I detect. As I turn the resolution down and distance myself, one looks pretty much like another to me.

But up close, microscopically, the Jw's and some other cultish groups are more dangerous to the membership. The more insular, the more introverted socially. The damage is real from these groups. So in some respects, certain religions can be different enough to bring serious matters to roost for the membership, that more liberal groups would not. Jonestown, Koresh, Hale Bop come to mind as extremes in this regard.

Jeff

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PoztateRe: Really, Are Jehovah's Witnesses THAT Different From The Other Religions?
The more I read on this site, the more I see that ALL religions think their version of what is right and wrong is what matters. Some punish you now for disobedience to the church's rules and others supposedly give you your reward in the hereafter.
   Yep.... and well should tell them ALL to F@&K off and let us lead our own lives. WE don't need religion...Religion needs us....
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oompaRe: Really, Are Jehovah's Witnesses THAT Different From The Other Religions?
Mini: My bottom line: I'm no lover of any religion. But JWs aren't so unlike a lot of other religions, really.Religions and sects cause divisions.
Mini.....say it aint so!!!!  The level of contol and the amount of open judgementalness is far worse with JW over Catholics.  JW control is much closer to the Hassidic Jews, Mormans, Amish, and hardcore Islam..........at least we are not cutting off body parts and beheading people...............oompa
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