Jehovah's Witnesses: The Culture Wars

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Jehovah's Witness
Culture Wars
This video interview, created as a special presentation for BeliefNet, is of Joel Engardio, the director of the documentary "KNOCKING".
http://www.beliefnet.com

Additional material found in this video interview has been taken from the documentary "KNOCKING". The full documentary in its entire context can be found at:
http://www.knocking.org

Joel Engardio is not one of Jehovah's Witnesses but is speaking about the beliefs of the religion as a journalist and expert. More information about the director can be found at:
http://www.joelengardio.com

Jehovah's Witnesses are apolitical, says Joel Engardio, who was raised in the faith. They have conservative rules for women but believe that Jesus commanded them to stay out of politics. Thus, they don't vote or participate in worldly government.

Jehovah's Witnesses don't try to force their beliefs on others through politics. They would never protest an abortion clinic, bankroll a campaign against gay marriage or vote to restrict what they view as "sins." They believe that Jesus commanded Christians to stay out of politics and all war, including culture wars.

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"But know this, that in the last days critical times hard to deal with will be here. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, self-assuming, haughty, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, disloyal, having no natural affection, not open to any agreement, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, without love of goodness, betrayers, headstrong, puffed up with pride, lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God, having a form of godly devotion but proving false to its power; and from these turn away."
2Timothy 3:1-5

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  • I like how this guy says everything how it is and doesn't lie or try to make us look bad, even though he isn't one. :-)

  • I do not know of any impact on government that can be attributed to the group

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  • You explain it quite well..

  • I Prefer to be,& Listen to ANY Jehovah``s Witnessess than ANY of your Views,ALL are CLEAN-Spirited,even if I am a Catholic, Jehovah``sWitnessess had many Views in Common with Catholic & Orthodox Christians,Jehovah``sWitnesses­s are Christians of Jesus CHRIST because they Speak``Civilized``&are Extremely Well Dressed,Well Suited in Modern 3 Piece Suites & Super-Clean,are always Very Polite,at my Houses & Apartments.They have``MORALE Values``that even Scientists back them up,Blood Must be Screened!

  • Matthew 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

  • being A-political is the one thing I won't knock them down for, They don't seek to push their religious mores on unbelievers through political activism, but on the inside their is strict religious uniformity to watchtower doctrine with little room for dissent.

    Although I wish other religions would avoid politics like they do.

  • @kaygee2012

    John 18:36 Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jews. But now my kingdom is from another place."

    (Matthew 22:21) “Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s” , Which what Jesus spoke in response to Jews who approached him asking him if they should "resist paying taxes to the romans".

  • @revengeofthesmurf I'm sorry you feel this way, I have been studying with the Witnesses and going to the meetings for about 18 months now. You know, I have questioned one or two doctrines in the past but have found most of the them are backed up from the bible and the message the blble presents

  • @revengeofthesmurf You know, a person can find bad in anything if he tries hard enough. You seem to have a pretty bad opinion of Jehovah's Witnesses, do you see any positives in what they do?and what made you come up with your comments, how did you come to these conclusions?

  • @kaygee2012 1John 2:15-Do not be loving either the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the father is not in him

  • @kaygee2012 John 17:16-They are no part of the world, just as I am no part of the world

  • @kaygee2012 John 15:19-If you were part of the world, the world would be fond of what is it's own. Now because you are no part of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, on this account the world hates you.

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