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Jehova Witness Topic Research

The Jehovah's Witnesses religion was founded in 1870 by Charles Russel and grew out of Bible studies he conducted in Pennsylvania. Russel disagreed with aspects of Christianity and created the Bible Student movement which later became known as Jehovah's Witnesses. They believe they are living in the last days and await the establishment of God's kingdom on earth. They follow strict rules around conduct, marriage, and refuse blood transfusions. While they have over 8 million members globally, some criticize their door-to-door evangelism and shunning of former members.

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Jehova Witness Topic Research

The Jehovah's Witnesses religion was founded in 1870 by Charles Russel and grew out of Bible studies he conducted in Pennsylvania. Russel disagreed with aspects of Christianity and created the Bible Student movement which later became known as Jehovah's Witnesses. They believe they are living in the last days and await the establishment of God's kingdom on earth. They follow strict rules around conduct, marriage, and refuse blood transfusions. While they have over 8 million members globally, some criticize their door-to-door evangelism and shunning of former members.

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Origins of the religion

➔ Started in 1870 by Charles Russel


➔ Charles led bible studies in pennsylvania
➔ He created the bible student movement and created JH when he
disagreed with something in christianity
➔ 1884- The watchtower was created. It’s a religious publication

Useful trivia

➔ Roughly 8.6 million members


➔ They do not make a make a majority in any country
➔ Jehovah's Witnesses have consistently claimed to be the only true religion.
➔ In 2023 270,000 new members were baptised
➔

Main beliefs

➔ Their God- Jehovah is the highest power


➔ Witnesses believe that they are living in the last days, and they look forward
to the imminent establishment of God’s kingdom on earth
➔ Those who acknowledge Jehovah in this life will become members of the
millennial kingdom; those who reject him will not go to hell but will face
total extinction
➔ New members are baptised by immersion and are expected to live by a
strict code of personal conduct
➔ Marriage is considered a holy covenant, and divorce is disapproved of
except in cases of adultery
➔ They do not salute the flag of any nation, believing it an act of false worship;
they refuse to perform military service; and they do not participate in public
elections.
➔ they oppose blood transfusions, because of the scriptural admonition
against the consumption of blood (Leviticus 3:17)
➔ Holidays aren't celebrated as Satan created them to distract them from the
important things such as Jehova
➔

Why they aren't liked by some


➔ Door-to-door evangelism. They send missionaries to the public's door
which some see as harassing
➔ They oppose blood transfusions which is against medical practice and is
also applied to their children- ‘about 1,000 Jehovah Witnesses die each year
through abstaining from blood transfusions’
➔ If you decide to leave, often times if you have friends or family in the
religion they will cut contact with you
➔ Views on LGBT people aren’t the most positive’ You must not lie down with
a male in the same way that you lie down with a woman.”​is a quote from
their own website

The watchtower

➔ publishes millions of books, tracts, recordings, and periodicals in more than


700 languages
➔ It is handed out by missionaries in public and door-to-door as well as to
members of the Jehova Witnesses
➔ In 2001 Newsday listed the Watch Tower Society as one of New York's 40
richest corporations, with revenues exceeding $950 million

References

● Daytona Beach News-Journal Online. (n.d.). Jehovah’s Witnesses: What do they believe?
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● ‌ eybek, B., Childress, A.M., Kilic, G.S., Phelps, J.Y., Pacheco, L.D., Carter, M.A. and Borahay, M.A.
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(2016). Management of the Jehovahʼs Witness in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Obstetrical &
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doi:https://doi.org/10.1097/ogx.0000000000000343.
● Melton, J.G. (2019). Jehovah’s Witness - Beliefs | Britannica. In: Encyclopædia Britannica.
[online] Available at: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Jehovahs-Witnesses/Beliefs.
● ‌JW.ORG. (n.d.). Is Homosexuality Wrong? | Young People Ask. [online] Available at:
https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/teenagers/ask/is-homosexuality-wrong/.
● ‌Anon, (n.d.). Top 10 Reasons You Shouldn’t Be a Jehovah’s Witness.
● ‌Wikipedia Contributors (2024). Demographics of Jehovah’s Witnesses. [online] Wikipedia.
Available at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Jehovah%27s_Witnesses#:~:text=As%20of%2
02023%2C%20Jehovah%27s%20Witnesses [Accessed 27 Feb. 2024].

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