| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Protestant denomination founded in the United States by Charles Taze Russell in 1884.[Wordnet]. | |
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Common Expressions: Jehovah's Witnesses
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| Adelaide Company of Jehovah's Witnesses v Commonwealth | Adelaide Company of Jehovah's Witnesses Inc v Commonwealth (also known as the Jehovah's Witnesses case) was an important court case decided in the High Court of Australia on June 14 1943. (references) | ||
| Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses | The Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses was established to organize and administer the congregational affairs of Jehovah's Witnesses in the United States. (references) | ||
| Jehovah's Witnesses | Protestant denomination founded in the United States by Charles Taze Russell in 1884. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Jehovah's Witnesses and governments | Jehovah's Witnesses face legal or governmental opposition in many countries. (references) | ||
| Jehovah's Witnesses literature | Jehovah's Witnesses have produced a large amount of literature. Some well known pieces are the Watchtower and Awake! magazines, the "Knowledge" book and the "Require" brochure. (references) | ||
| Jehovah's Witnesses splinter groups | This, and challenges to other doctrines, led some to leave in 1909, leading to the formation of New Covenant Bible Students. (references) | ||
| Opposition to Jehovah's Witnesses | Throughout their history, the beliefs, doctrines and practices of Jehovah's Witnesses have met controversy and opposition among societies and other religions, including orthodox Christian groups. Many religious groups consider the interpretation and doctrines of Jehovah's Witnesses to be false teachings (see also Heresy). Although the term "cult" is problematic and generally carries strong negative connotations, conveying disdain and prejudice without having any valuable, substantive content, many persist in using it to label groups such as Jehovah's Witnesses, perhaps for these very reasons. So it is not surprising then that the Witnesses are sometimes mentioned on lists of "cults" made by self-proclaimed "experts." The reasons given, if any, vary. Some typical ones are that their (JW's) religious beliefs are different from those normally held by the majority of Christians, or because of issues with their organizational structure, or because of their positions on blood transfusions. Others claim the Witnesses' status as a cult is derived from recruitment and indoctrination techniques, including alleged "brainwashing"¹. (references) | ||
| Persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses | Strong resentment and anger were sometimes directed at the group (then called Bible students) in the 1910s and 1920s. At the time, this was largely due to the Watch Tower Society's outspoken manner, members carrying placards outside many churches, and in the streets proclaiming the imminent destruction of church members, along with both church and government institutions if they did not flee from "false religion" was not an uncommon sight. Typical examples of the Watchtower's attitude are found in the Watch Tower Society's book publication The Finished Mystery (SS-7), 1917 edition: "Also, in the year 1918, when God destroys the churches wholesale and the church members by millions, it shall be that any that escape shall come to the works of Pastor Russell to learn the meaning of the downfall of 'Christianity.'" ([http://www.jwfiles.com/scans/1917V7p485.htm Page 485]) "The people who are the strength of Christendom shall be cut off in the brief but terribly eventful period beginning in 1918 A.D. A third part are 'burned with fire in the midst of the city.' Fire symbolizes destruction. . . .After 1918 the people supporting churchianity will cease to be its supporters, be destroyed as adherents, by the spiritual pestilence of errors abroad, and by the famine of the Word of God among them." (Pages 398, 399) The Bible Students believed religion was a "racket and a snare" and refused to be identified as a 'religion' for some time. (references) | ||
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