Mister Kelly
It is a well known fact to those who are familiar with Jehovah’s Witnesses that they forbid military service. They even forbid non-combat military service which has been a suitable alternative to conscientious objectors for many decades in this country. While they can’t actually disfellowship someone for joining the military the Watchtower can and does disassociate them and treats them as if they were disfellowshipped. Apparently the illegality of discriminating against someone who chooses to serve their country in military service directly affects what the Watchtower will and won’t do to their members.
Isn’t it funny how Caesar’s law determines how the Watchtower will operate? If this is a command of God shouldn’t that take precedent over any governmental laws? It certainly did in the days of the early church.
Apparently the Watchtower will only make a stand when it affects the rank and file. If it affects the mother ship and her money then “new light” suddenly appears to the “seven old men in Brooklyn” and they change accordingly.
What do the Jehovah’s Witnesses use to justify their position? They will say that serving in the military violates the peaceful nature of a Christian and that Jesus stated that “he who lives by the sword will die by the sword.”
Yet there isn’t one account in the bible of a Christian being told that they could not engage in military service period. Even the Roman Centurion Cornelius was converted to Christianity as was his whole household. (Acts 10) At no point in the scriptures was it stated that Cornelius was required to leave his military service or that he even left his military service to the Romans. As a matter of fact there isn’t one single scripture in the entire new testament that would indicate that this was a requirement of the early church whatsoever. Yet the Jehovah’s Witnesses doggedly hold to their man made teaching that military service is forbidden by God.
http://thewatchtowerfiles.com/militaryservice/
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First of all, it is not one witness disfellowshipping another! That belongs to a "body of elders" and only happens when one is UNREPENTANT.
So if a witness decides to join the army, then without doubt, his or her body of elders will know that he or she, does not have any love for Jehovah nor their fellow man.
Actually, I have never heard of a witness being disfellowshipped for joining the army, because I have never heard of a witness joining the army!
Every single witness had an intensive study of the bible and going out preaching and meeting attendance, BEFORE they even get close to baptism and so, at that point, it is because they have completely put their lives in harmony with Jehovah and since christians refuse to pick up arms, army is not what they will join.
Here is our official website where you can read the facts about us: www.jw.org
Anonymous
That sounds like a blessing to me that they do then that former JW will find out the truth of the cult they had been following and finally get out if it for good.
Not trying to be sarcastic but they are a huge cult and they even wrote their own bible. How much heresy do they need to understand they are all in the devil's territory.
Anonymous
They forbid fighting of any kind. I used to know a karate brown-belt, a student of mind in fact. He got conned (by his girlfriend) into joining the JW faith, so he quit karate. Year and a half later at a 'gathering' (don't know what they call those) out of town, and in his hotel room, his wife got attacked while he was out of the room. He heard the fuss, returned, and knocked the knife wielding attacker out on the spot. They "disfellowshipped" him, kicked him right out, and she quit too.
For some reason, being safe seems to offend them,
Anonymous
disfellowship...really ?
its not even a proper word so who gives a fcuk ?