Can you list Cult like tendencies of the "religion" of Jehovah's Witnesses?
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I know of one cult-like practice personally. A JW woman in my town lost her husband to suicide. The police called a local minister to come be with her. She accepted a lot of help from the minister and the church. Then she started going to that church occasionally.\nThe JWs shunned her because she had become too worldly and accepted friends who were not in her cult, I mean, in her JW community.\nAsk them about shunning.\nAsk them how they are allowed to choose their friends.\nAsk them what their family thinks about JWs.
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the main thing these cults have in common is they was both started by con men looking to make a Quick Buck. Do your self a favor and research who Ron L Hubbard and Charles Taze Russell was. \nScientologist believe in Scienece Fiction and Jehovahs Witness believe in Christian Fiction.\n\nP.S. Christian fiction being a diffrent version of the bible and doctrines.
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A cult is \n\n1. A religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false, with its followers often living in an unconventional manner under the guidance of an authoritarian, charismatic leader. \n2. The followers of such a religion or sect. \n3. A system or community of religious worship and ritual. \n4. The formal means of expressing religious reverence; religious ceremony and ritual. \n5. A usually nonscientific method or regimen claimed by its originator to have exclusive or exceptional power in curing a particular disease. \n\nObsessive, especially faddish, devotion to or veneration for a person, principle, or thing. \nThe object of such devotion. \nAn exclusive group of persons sharing an esoteric, usually artistic or intellectual interest. \n\n\n[Latin cultus, worship, from past participle of colere, to cultivate. See kwel-1 in Indo-European Roots.]\n\nreligion-\n\n1. Belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe. \n2. A personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and worship. \n3. The life or condition of a person in a religious order. \n4. A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader. \n5. A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion. \n\n\nhope this helps.
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http://www.cultwatch.com/
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Jehovah and his organization! And doing his will!!
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I am, and I try to defend my beliefs on this site as well. I have examined both sides of the argument, both those from Jehovah's Witnesses and those against Jehovah's Witnesses, and I believe that we have the truth. Jehovah's Witnesses are certainly not cultists.\n\nThe ignorance of many persons in regard to Jehovah's Witnesses is well expressed by skifaster6's question: "Who is Jehovah?" I think that he knows full well who Jehovah is and is saying this in the manner of the Pharoah at Exodus 5:2. At least Ginger H, though she also seems to be unaware of some facts regarding our organization, seems to have a good motive. (Romans 10:2)\n\nFinding a good opportunity to witness on these message boards is difficult, as 99% of what is written here is simply unworthwhile.
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Any church can be considered a cult.  It's a very subjective term.
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The twelve tribes are a cult. Please do not join them. Any group that specifys who their "leader" is, when it is not God, is a cult.
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You know what I'm tired of hearing all you ignorant fools call them a cult.  They are not a cult.  They are the only religion that I actually liked.  They are the nicest people in ANY religion.  Until you actually talk to them or go to the Kingdom Hall then your nothing but some idiot speculating about something you don't know about.  And newsflash Jehovah's Witnesses do not believe in Hell.
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They are all cults..leaders with followers..
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not a religion, it's a cult!!
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I think you will find that Jehovah Witnesses would have a view almost exactly like that of Christians. But they are not Christians, and they are identified as a cult because they deny that Jesus is Jehovah incarnate. They make Him out to be a created angel. Since they deny that God is Father, Son and Holy Spirit, they divorce themselves from historic, biblical Christianity. But they would agree that God is good and Satan is evil, that doesn't change. \n\nSomething to be aware of though, Satan is not an equal, negative version of God. Satan was created by God. God made him, and God will judge him. Satan is evil on a short leash. \n\nBut if you want to find out about Jehovah's Witnesses, check out some of the sites that have to deal with their errors on a daily basis:\n\nhttp://www.watchman.org/jwtools.htm\n\nor\n\nhttp://www.macgregorministries.org/jehovahs_witnesses/jehovah_witness_index.html
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Yes, and some dude wrote about it too.  What makes mormons a cult is the fact they believe American Indian fiction.  (that would make an interesting conversation - you: so I hear you believe in American Indian folklore  they: .... it's true, I KNOW it is!)
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www.cultwatch.com start there
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Again, Jehovah's Witnesses are the only ones practicing true worship acceptable to the Almighty. You can learn more from:\n\nhttp://www.watchtower.org
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Part of the problem is that the JWs are a cult. The link below explains a lot of there theology.
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Depends on what your definition of "cult" is. Seventh-Day Adventists definitely consider themselves Christian, but they do have some very unique teachings and Biblical interpretations that no other Christian Church has. If you hold very specific beliefs about what is the "proper" or "true" definition of Christianity, you might very well \ndefine SDAs as a cult--i.e., they likely won't conform to your belief system.\n\nMy definition of a cult is based on the intensity of its indoctrination, strength of the hold it has on its adherents, and to what degree it literally controls every aspect of its members lives. Although I was fairly well indoctrinated while growing up SDA, and still have some fairly strong issues about it, I don't consider it a cult. I cannot agree with the theology of SDAs in particular, nor traditional Christianity in general, so I left the church as soon as I was grown. There was no particular difficulty in doing this--merely relief. For those people who have difficulty leaving, it is often because of the loss of identity and friends, not because of any "cultish" hold the church has on them.\n\nJust as with any other evangelical Christian denomination, the SDAs hold that their particular belief system is the only true way to practice Christianity. They are very inflexible when it comes to their doctrine, but there is currently much discussion and dissent going on, despite efforts from the church headquarters to discourage this.\n\nIf you would like to learn more about this question of "SDAs--cult or not", try going to the Former Adventist Friendship Forum at \n\nhttp://64.227.85.187/cgi-bin/discus/discus.cgi\n \nJust click on "discussion." This is a very hot topic right now with the former SDAs. Or try this link\n\nhttp://www.christiandiscussionforums.org/v/forumdisplay.php?f=31\n\nfor discussions by current SDAs.