I once had jury duty with a JW who seemed normal enough, but given what I've read about the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, your intimidation is justified. (This person I met claimed that the head of his "Church" said that their members were not allowed to associate with non-JW's.)
For one thing, JW's do not wear crosses, because they believe that Jesus died on a stake, and I know of absolutely nothing to support this. (Secular or theological.) They have many beliefs that I would describe as being either odd, intolerant, or even outright wrong.
To the above comment, let me tell you:
It is scientifically impossible for Jesus to have dies on a cross. His body weight would slowly tear at his arm sockets, causing it to become detached. Duh. Also, ask a JW for a magazine about the cross. They actually have one, specifically explaining it, with scientific and bible references.
Scientifically impossible?! So I suppose every other crucifixion that the Romans did never happened, either! :-D Moreover, I have seen evidence from secular sources that crucifixion *IS* possible, but I'll pass on the literature, since Watchtower literature also once claimed "vaccination never prevented anything and never will." I'd sooner believe Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's belief that Jesus survived crucifixion and fled to Kashmir.
The notion of Biblical references to support the Watchtower claim sounds like one formulated by ignoring parts of the Bible, but then again, the Bible is so full of contradictions, it can literally mean anything to anybody. (The Bible specifically states that Jesus carried his own crucifix, as well as having his crucifix carried by Simon of Cyrene.)
And goody good on them for their interpretation of what the Bible has to say about idols. I'm sure it's killed a lot less people than the JW belief about blood transfusions.
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I once had jury duty with a JW who seemed normal enough, but given what I've read about the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, your intimidation is justified. (This person I met claimed that the head of his "Church" said that their members were not allowed to associate with non-JW's.)
For one thing, JW's do not wear crosses, because they believe that Jesus died on a stake, and I know of absolutely nothing to support this. (Secular or theological.) They have many beliefs that I would describe as being either odd, intolerant, or even outright wrong.
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To the above comment, let me tell you:
It is scientifically impossible for Jesus to have dies on a cross. His body weight would slowly tear at his arm sockets, causing it to become detached. Duh. Also, ask a JW for a magazine about the cross. They actually have one, specifically explaining it, with scientific and bible references.
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Also, in the bible, it clearly states it's bad to worship or use idols. a cross is an idol.
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Scientifically impossible?! So I suppose every other crucifixion that the Romans did never happened, either! :-D Moreover, I have seen evidence from secular sources that crucifixion *IS* possible, but I'll pass on the literature, since Watchtower literature also once claimed "vaccination never prevented anything and never will." I'd sooner believe Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's belief that Jesus survived crucifixion and fled to Kashmir.
The notion of Biblical references to support the Watchtower claim sounds like one formulated by ignoring parts of the Bible, but then again, the Bible is so full of contradictions, it can literally mean anything to anybody. (The Bible specifically states that Jesus carried his own crucifix, as well as having his crucifix carried by Simon of Cyrene.)
And goody good on them for their interpretation of what the Bible has to say about idols. I'm sure it's killed a lot less people than the JW belief about blood transfusions.