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Yes, although no Jehovah's Witness would ever recognise this fact. I'm sure that no one would like to thinks of themselves belonging to and promoting a cult.
The Jehovah's Witnesses are viewed as a cult for the following reasons:
Traditional definitions of the word "cult" are defined:
- Followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices.
- Followers of an unorthodox, extremist, or false religion or sect who often live outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader.
- A religion or sect that is generally considered to be unorthodox, extremist, or false.
A more modern definition of the word "cult" is:
- A high control group either religious or secular.
Jehovah's Witnesses are viewed as a cult in the traditional sense, because they hold to unorthodox teachings.
Jehovah's Witnesses are viewed as a religion cult in the modern sense, because they are a high control group that fits the cult descriptive acronym B.I.T.E.
- Behavior Control
- Information Control
- Thought Control
- Emotion Control
also they: They believe that all true Christian churches are of the devil.
They believe Jesus is not God, but is the Archangel Michael - the first being created by God.
They deny that God is a Trinity.
They believe Jesus died on a stake, rather than a cross.
They deny that Jesus rose bodily from the dead.
They believe that ony 144,000 Jehovah's Witnesses will go to heaven. The rest will live forever in a paradise on Earth, never meeting the person who died for them - Jesus Christ.
They believe that salvation is impossible outside of the Watchtower.
They are not allowed to question the Watchtower leadership or teaching.
They claim you need to read the Watchtower's magazines and other material in order to understand the Bible correctly. If you don't read the Watchtower's books, you will "fall into darkness" - what they call reverting to normal Christianity.
They have falsely predicted the end of the world five times.
They have just changed a major Watchtower prediction that the end of the world would come before the generation of Witnesses born before 1914 died.
They are encouraged to visit homes for at least 10 hours per month distributing Watchtower materials.
They use their own special translation of the Bible which mistranslates the original texts.
They are well known to disown, shun, and ignore any friends and family leaving the cult.
They discourage tertiary education.
They are not allowed to be in the army or wear crosses.
They are not allowed to celebrate birthdays.
They are not allowed to celebrate Christmas - the date we celebrate the birthday of Jesus Christ.
All this they will not tell you, and yet they still claim that "Before a person becomes one of Jehovah's Witnesses, the Bible standards are clearly explained."
What else can I help you with?
How do you spell jahovah in German?
Jehova
Can jahovah witness have costume parties?
No.
Why did Jehovah's Witnesses change John the Word logos was a god?
To fit an already warped theology. JW is a cult.
Is odd future a cult?
I don't think Odd Future is an actual cult, but they seem to have gained a cult-like following; wouldn't classify them as a cult, still.
How old do jahovah's witnesses have to be to covert?
There is no minimum age for convertion to BECOME one of Jehovah's Witnesses although it should be noted that they do not practise infant baptism and members are not accepted that do not give evidence of a level of intellectual and emotional maturity required to understand the committement to becoming one of Jehovah's Witnesses.Witnesses do not usually study the bible with children of non-witnesses parents unless they are given permission from the child's parent or legal guardien.There is also no miminimum age to convert to ANOTHER religion (ie to leave the Jehovah's Witnesses organisation) although minor children are usually bought to share in worship with their Witnesses parents.
Where do jahovah wittnesses worship?
at kingdom halls, located all around the world.
What does the latin root cult mean?
The Latin root "cult" means worship or devotion. It is related to words like culture, cultivate, and cult.
Do Jehovah's witnesses have dogs as pets?
A Jehovah's Witnesses can have any pet they want. Our religion is not a cult so really you can do what you want as long as it's morally correct. If you want to know more about our beliefs, you can visit our website at: WWW.watchtower.org There you can find lots of answers and information about us. Enjoy!
Is prince rogers nelson a satanist?
No he is not a Satanist. He's Jahovah's Witness and has very spiritual beliefs
What is gods surname?
Almighty, I Am, Yehwey, Jahovah, Ancient of Days The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
Is cult a swearword?
Yeah dude. It's always censored when I'm watching cult films like "Edward Scissorhands."
Is music a cult?
Not in general, but some groups do have a cult following if they fall into a particular niche like the Sex Pistols, etc.
