Is the Jehovah witnesses a religion?

Answer 1

Yes, Jehovah's Witnesses are a christian group best known for their public preaching work.They number approximately 7 million and are the fastest growing Christian denomination in America. They are an international religon with branches in most countries in the world.

"Jehovah's Witnesses are members of a worldwide Christian religion who actively share with others information about God, whose name is Jehovah, and about his Son, Jesus Christ.They base their beliefs solely on the principles found in the Holy Bible and view first-century Christianity as their model."

• Answers.com "A member of a religious denomination founded in the United States during the late 19th century in which active evangelism is practiced, the imminent approach of the millennium is preached, and war and organized governmental authority in matters of conscience are strongly opposed."

• BBC - British Broadcasting Corporation : [quote] Jehovah's Witnesses are members of a Christian-based religious movement.[end quote]

• Wikipedia "[...] a Christian group who say that they have gone back to what early Christians did. [...] Witnesses are known for preaching their beliefs from door-to-door and in other public places."

• encyclopedia.com: "Christian group originating in the United States at the end of the 19th cent., organized by Charles Taze Russell , whose doctrine centers on the Second Coming of Christ."

Answer 2

Jehovah's Witnesses are both a religion; but more so they are 'a people'.

They are direct witnesses of Jehovah God, the Almighty, the Creator. That's what the 'apostrophe s' means: 'belonging to'. Jehovah's Witnesses belong to Jehovah. Since they 'witness' about Jehovah and for Jehovah; they are called 'Jehovah's Witnesses. They are thus even 'more than Christian'. They are Christian - - PLUS something else. They are witnesses of Christ; but more than that, they are Jehovah's Witnesses.