Can Jehovah witnesses go to a meeting held in a church building?

Answer 1

That would depend on what kind of meeting it is.

If the secular community held a secular meeting; ie about a non-religious matter, like a community problem; then we might decide to go.

But if it's a religious event; then it's not whether we 'can' or 'can't'.

Since we think unitedly, it's more, if we 'would' or 'wouldn't.

If it's a place where they might talk about God having a place of 'eternal torment' - - we would not support such a lie about God, by our attendance.

If they're going to talk about Christmas and talk about it being acceptable to lie to their children that Santa brings gifts - - we would not support such lies, by our attendance.

Same thing about anything else that is contrary to what The Bible really teaches; and the list would be endless.

Jehovah's people place a high regard on 'truth'. We abhor lies and deceit. We abhor things that have pagan origins, like the Trinity; the imortality of the soul concept; that good people end up in heaven instead of the meek inheriting the earth, not heaven. We consider all those things lies and deceit.

We basically work the other way around. We invite others to our meetings where we don't teach things that have pagan origins.

So we might turn the tables with a question: Are they allowed to go to our meetings? Would their clergy-people approve of their flock attending our meetings?