Is it true that the Watchtower teaches Jehovah's Witnesses that it is okay to lie what they would call theocratic war strategy or hiding the truth for the sack of the ministry?

Answer 1

Jehovah's Witnesses are taught that lying is wrong. We may not tell a person what they are asking if they are asking things they have no business knowing. We do not make false statements. There is nothing wrong with hiding the truth from someone who has no right to know it. But again, we will not hide it by lying. For example, when my children were very young we always made it a point for their mother or I to be there with them. After they started school, we always tried to beat the school bus home. BUT we told them if an emergency came up, and there was no way we could be home when they got there, if someone called and wanted to talk to us, do not tell them we were not home. We said to tell them we could not come to the phone right now, that we wanted the children to take a message and we would return the call ASAP. THAT was not lying, but it was protecting the children from possible danger by refusing to yield information that could result in their harm. We never told the children to say: "They are in the bathroom" or "They are outside working" or anything like that. THAT would have been a lie. Likewise Jehovah's Witnesses do not divulge information that others have no right to know, especially if doing so would result in harm to our brothers or sisters or our own selves.

Answer 2

No, the Watchtower does not teach Jehovah's Witnesses that it is okay to lie. The concept of theocratic warfare refers to situations where hiding or withholding certain information may be deemed necessary to protect the interests of Jehovah's organization. However, Jehovah's Witnesses are generally encouraged to be truthful and honest in their dealings with others.