Thread: Is anyone here a Jehovah Witness ?

JW's to me are nothing but a cult .. I am sorry, but I would do anything to save my child's life!

I will continue to celebrate my "pagan" holidays .. and my children will have fun. JW children do miss it .. Rosina went to school with a boy who was JW and he felt like he missed out on these celebrations. And for the ones who don't miss it, it's cause they are brain washed by their elders!

One of my very best friends in school was JW. On holiday parties, she went to the library. She did not feel excluded or put out. She did not want to be a part of things she did not beleive in. She always sat during the pledge, too.

At X-mas gift exchange she got a "being a good friend" gift. It was not in holiday paper.

She would help decorate w/ seasonal items. ie snowflakes, leaves, tulips. nothing holiday related.

And no she did not get b-day presents. They celebrated their parents for giving them life on their b-day. And I kinda like that idea.

There were days she stayed home too, like a previous poster said. She not weird or pushy in her religion and answered each and every ? we asked her. You would think the child's mother would have helped you out more. What a shame.

I am glad your friend didn't feel left out and isn't weird or pushy, but the people who come to my door are weird and pushy! They are the reason I feel the way I do about JW's.

When I lived in AZ, I worked with a girl who was JW and she didn't like what she had to do for their "religion" .. she wanted out and didn't agree with what she was taught.

My friend was a JW and her mom would just pick her up early on party days because they were always at the end of the day at our school. Truthfully if you are saying the whole class will have to do something that won't offend the one child then I do not think it is fair. Why should all of the other kids not get to do holiday things because of one child? I would think it would be easier for the mother to either pick the child up before the party or let them stay home on that day. I can't believe any mother would rather their child sit in the hall and have to hear the party but not be able to participate?

Originally Posted by BeanieLuvR

My friend was a JW and her mom would just pick her up early on party days because they were always at the end of the day at our school. Truthfully if you are saying the whole class will have to do something that won't offend the one child then I do not think it is fair. Why should all of the other kids not get to do holiday things because of one child? I would think it would be easier for the mother to either pick the child up before the party or let them stay home on that day. I can't believe any mother would rather their child sit in the hall and have to hear the party but not be able to participate?

ITA...JW is not a real religion as it is anyways.I dont think there would be anything in a public school handbook about a relgion that doesn't exist.

Yeah magenta (BTW, again, I love that name !) my nephews did not miss out on anything, in fact, they are all alduts now... 24, 31 & 33, and none choose to celebrate Halloween ( that does byte for me, because I don't either, but, I really used to like it as a kid...LOL, I mean, free candy, and, you get to go run around !) LOL... but, now, they find all kinds of tortured and murdered black cats and stuff on Halloween night... and that breaks my heart.

It's good that you had a JW friend and saw things from the inside... they are a happy, healthy people.

AS far as that mother saying she 'didn't have time for it'... I find that odd, they could contact the elders at her place of worship... there is normally only one in each area.


Now, my other sisters kids...two boys, every birthday, someone was introuble ! Always mad that one kid got something and they didn't, or, one got more than another etc... Oh, and just for teh sake of facts, the christmas holiday is the time of year when there are more suicides than any other time of year. That's sad too... I always wondered why people waited on holidays to 'celebrate' life or visit people... people should be loving and giving to their families year 'round. I dunno, just a thought...lol

Originally Posted by MistyWolf

I am glad your friend didn't feel left out and isn't weird or pushy, but the people who come to my door are weird and pushy! They are the reason I feel the way I do about JW's.

When I lived in AZ, I worked with a girl who was JW and she didn't like what she had to do for their "religion" .. she wanted out and didn't agree with what she was taught.

If you ask them not to come to your door, they should stop, if they do not tell them you are going to contact the local JW Hall and tell them not to come. They really should stop. That is what they are suppose to do.

since when has halloween turned so morbid?

There are 6.7 million JW's... and they are a religion.

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Hey Misty, that holds true with every religion... I went to school with Catholic's that hated it, Pentecostal who couldn't cut their hair or wear pants, Jewish kids who has to watch that they ate... every religion has it's quirks.

Originally Posted by magenta

If you ask them not to come to your door, they should stop, if they do not tell them you are going to contact the local JW Hall and tell them not to come. They really should stop. That is what they are suppose to do.

I have asked them nicely to not come to my door and they stopped for a few years until recently. Had 2 sets of people with-in a week knock. Thanks for the tip, next time I will contact the JW Hall.

Originally Posted by Char

There are 6.7 million JW's... and they are a religion.

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Hey Misty, that holds true with every religion... I went to school with Catholic's that hated it, Pentecostal who couldn't cut their hair or wear pants, Jewish kids who has to watch that they ate... every religion has it's quirks.

Yes every religion does, but I do not consider JW a religion. Sorry it's just how I feel.