Jehovah Witness

I won’t criticise JW’s beliefs but, it an cause problems. There was a brilliant staff nurse on my ward who converted after her mother did. Because of their belief about blood transfusions, she gave up nursing — a real loss to the profession

Watch the film on BBC2 tonight at 9pm called The Children Act. It’s excellent movie covering these issues. Do watch it!
Recommended !

Thanks Mrsmopp was that not a book too?

I was a JW for many decades; no longer, however.
When considering whether to engage your friend in discussion, as some have suggested, maybe the following might help you:
They cannot go door to door right now so it may be they are focussing harder on friends and other contacts; that is their style.
They believe that all mankind is shortly to be destroyed by Jehovah and Jesus - except JW’s.
There is much, much more to their beliefs and practices, but may that suffice.

Tweedle24 - I am happy to criticise JWs' beliefs - they are nuts.

They’re told that it’s incumbent upon them to make converts, and I dare say she’s been led to believe that as a non JW you will be denied entry to whatever heaven they believe in.

Personally, from experience of JWs persistently coming to the door after they’ve been repeatedly - perfectly politely - asked not to, I loathe them. Particularly when instead of accepting that, they’ve made unbelievably patronising replies such as, ‘But we’re concerned about you!’ ??
Sadly I don’t think polite requests work.

I’m afraid to say that my lovely American BiL’s way was probably best! Sadly no longer with us, he was born into a Jewish family but as a teen rejected that faith and was very much anti all religion.

I don’t recall how we once got on to the subject of JWs and their nuisance calls, but having heard that saying you’re Catholic is a good way to get rid of them, I asked why he didn’t just say he was Jewish - surely even more effective?

In his laconic way he replied, ‘I just tell them to get the f#@* out.’

Might add that like a pp, I have known them to target people at a low ebb, especially the recently bereaved. And I’ve heard that they check the Deaths announcements in local papers for likely prey. How true that is I don’t know, though.

I am past caring whether I am saved or not. Life gave me lemons, I stopped making lemonade many years ago. Each to their own, I am always pleased to see others have an interest in anything. The spokes came off my wheels many years ago, but I might get an electric 3 wheeler bike. Now I got one and a half feet. Oh. Well

As a local election candidate, I canvassed a JW who turned out to be the man who repaired my washing machine. He apologised, saying that JWs don't vote or take any part in politics. I said, 'Well, please pray for me' and he said he would. The day of the election, I was checking the numbers of those who had voted and comparing them with the electoral register and, to my enormous surprise, my washing machine repairer had voted. Sadly for me, neither his vote nor his prayers got me elected. As this was almost 40 years ago, I'm not in danger of a breach of confidentiality.

That’s sad to hear Fuchsiarose. Jesus wants you to be saved, and the only way is through Him. There’s no name higher...that’s one area the Jehovah’s Witnesses are so off tangent.

Thanks Toad in the hole. I can't remember him being there for me ss a child, even though we were sent to church and Sunday school every week. While the social services were outboxed by our father. My time of blind faith ended when I was small. Any beliefs I had back then have evaporated to an inner calm of Now. That's all there is in my world.

Meant outfoxed

Fuchsiarose - enjoy your inner calm. It is all we can strive for.

The concept of being "saved" is so loaded. Saved from what I muse?

Hi Tweedle24. May I ask what you had in mind when you said ‘I won’t criticise it may cause problems’, please?

Did anyone watch The Children’s Act last night on BBC2? It dealt with the problem of Jehovah’s Witnesses and blood transfusions to save lives. It was only entertainment, it’s a film, but was very interesting. I stayed up late to watch it.

I read the book maddyone. A great way to show the dilemma faced by Judges in these life and death cases. In real life, the child would either be represented by the Official Solicitor, or by a Children's Guardian, who would have instructed a solicitor to act for the child. The CG's role would involve establishing the wishes and feelings of the child. Judges do sometimes meet the child but never by making an impulsive decision as the Judge in this story does.

A very good book by Ian McEwan and an interesting film.

Ahh, I might have to read the book now Iam. It’s not like we all won’t have plenty of time this next month is it?

So, Apostasy and Children’s Act will be today’s viewing, as I’ve done my one hour’s chores for the day!

We had a child from a Mormon family in our nursery in the bad old days when parents used to send in Coca Cola and cake on children’s birthdays. Though they are not allowed stimulants of any kind, the parents said they couldn’t have the wee one excluded, so just let her have what the others are having.

Daddima, they sound like loving parents. Faith can be such a divisive issue.

They do sound like loving parents, I agree. We had a Mormon child at the school I taught in, but I didn’t teach her. However she wasn’t even allowed to sit in the assembly when the week’s birthdays were being celebrated with the birthday candles and a school song.
Previous to that I flat shared with a lovely Morman girl when I was training to teach. She explained a lot of the ideas to us, but I thought they were strange ie don’t drink tea or coffee, it stains your insides! And makes you unclean! Anyway later on in life she went on to marry her sister’s husband and became his second wife. She emigrated to America to do this, obviously it’s not allowed here. It’s another thing I find both strange and to be honest horrible.

Steer clear, same with Scientologists.

I'm not sure I would want anything to do with any religion that happily accepted Peter Sutcliffe as a member.

This thread is years old. Otherwise known as a zombie thread.

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This thread is years old. Otherwise known as a zombie thread.

On the contrary, this thread was started on 25th October last year, so may be old, but only 8 months old, not years.

Quote Revelation 22 v 18 -19 and Deuteronomy 4 v2 about not adding anything to God’s word. That might make her think.

savvy Yes the thread is 8 months old but,don't you think the OP had her answer 8 months ago........The thread is dead. or should be.