Comments on: Jehovah’s Witness’ roots: An introduction to C.T. Russell

By: yehrc

yehrc — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:57:07 +0000

So should the Jehovah’s Witnesses, like the Church of Jesus Christ and Latter-day Saints, be considered an Abrahamic religion of its own rather than a Christian sect?

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:17:51 +0000

I don’t understand why not one member of the congress ever did some serious research concerning the governing body of the JWs. If you read all their cheating:
>false prophesies (1799, 1874, 1914, 1915, 1918,1925, 1941, 1975…) with thereby joined the advise to sell their houses, no children, stop working and pioneering, no higher education
> sympathizing for the political views of Hitler an their anti-Semitism
> involvement for ten years in the UNO: their worst enemy
> Malawi versus Mexico
> manipulating and falsify scientific medical proofs concerning germs and surgical treatment from p.ex; appendicitis
> hiding pedophilia
> prohibition from vaccinations
> prohibition from transplantations,
>murdering blood policy and their falsifying from medical issues concerning the migration from primary blood fractions from fetus to mother and vice versa
> falsifying and misleading teachings concerning the dangers of blood transfusions
> prohibition to give blood and the permission of secondary blood fractions
>the endless list of “deaths” ; the unacceptable killing of premature, baby’s, children, adults
>prohibition of independent thinking
>disfellowship and shunning
>…..
Accusation: GENOCIDE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL MURDER
The solution: “International Court of Justice”
Proof: thousands of evidences in their literature and thousands of “witnesses” fighting against their acts of inhumanity

By: SpiritualBrother

SpiritualBrother — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 09:11:34 +0000

What I meant was that the JW religion of today is far removed from what Russell founded even when it came to trivial stuff like beards let alone other teachings.

By: Dave Hitt

Dave Hitt — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:09:24 +0000

Russell cribbed much of his theology from a then popular religion called the Millerites, who used to stand on oppose sides of the isle and argue “Great Taste!” “Less Filling!” “Great Taste!” “Less Filling!”

While most cults venerate their founders, Jehovah’s Witnesses virtually ignore theirs. Most JWs are completely ignorant of their own history. They’ve never heard of Miracle Wheat. They’re unaware that Rutherford bought a mansion to house the bible prophets who were supposed to be resurrected in 1925. (When they didn’t show up he graciously continued living there himself.) They’re unaware of how many times their organization set dates for Armageddon. Mention any of these facts to Witnesses who show up on your doorstep and you’ll be rewarded with a “dog on the freeway” expression.

By: Todd Hebert

Todd Hebert — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:16:38 +0000

True. But, I’m not exactly sure what your point is.

By: SpiritualBrother

SpiritualBrother — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:28:10 +0000

Russell has a beard.Today wearing a beard is frowned on among the JW’s.

By: William Barnes

William Barnes — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:03:22 +0000

Good read; lot’s of historical detail. Having outgrown a J.W. upbringing, this my musings as to the eclectic mix of beliefs and propagated by the Watchtower Society. Good luck getting them to fess up to chronology of Armageddon false alarms.

By: Todd Hebert

Todd Hebert — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:54:25 +0000

Woops, a little typo there. Thanks for the correction.

By: Jeffrey Needle

Jeffrey Needle — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:30:18 +0000

You mention above that the JW’s share the “Armenian” view of salvation. Uhhhh, that should be Arminian. Armenia is a country.