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Jehovah’s witnessed studied the Bible with me in the privacy of my home.
They did not charge me anything and suggested that I use my own Bible.
I was encouraged to research what I was learning and not just believe everything that was said. Unfortunately as a religion they are lied about and misunderstood by the churches of Christendom. At the Kingdom Hall their are no collections taken which was a change from other churches. Religion should teach us tolerance and how to keep an open mind, but most do not.
 
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Ah yes, I remember when they tried to get my mom and sister.

After Bible study is to ask you to Kingdom Hall.
After being accepted to Kingdom Hall, then I’m not sure what happens.
My point is that it’s most likely an evangelization trick.

At the Bible study, what did they talk about? Rainbows? The Flood? Did they avoid the controversial topics of Jesus’ Divinity or their denial of the Trinity?
Did they tell you of the false prophecy of their religion of the world ending multiple times? Did they tell you the stringent laws they have you follow?
 
check the main Catholic Answers website for information on the Jehovah’s Witnesses
 
Truth is truth and it shouldn’t matter who it comes from. It is this " what religion are you " that creates prejudice against other religions.
 
Asking what you believe is different from asking what religion you are or what is the color of your skin, or which side of the tracks do you live on.
 
It is true that the early Bible students as JW’s were called, did not understand the Bible as well as they do today and made some errors in this. Yet if you look at history, you will find that others also came up with incorrect predictions. This is only natural when you first start studying the Bible.
We are told at Proverbs 4: 18 that biblical understanding would increase over time.
 
What does your knowledge or understanding have to do with who or what you are? If I was black, would that make a difference. If I was Catholic, would that make a difference? What about if I was a Baptist, or Lutheran ?
 
Truth is truth and it shouldn’t matter who it comes from. It is this " what religion are you " that creates prejudice against other religions.
Perhaps you misunderstood @Roseeurekacross. My impression was that she wants to know where you are, so to speak, on your spiritual journey, so she can respond more helpfully, with greater precision according to where you’re at.

Are you a Jehovah’s Witness?
 
My spiritual journey is to understand the Bible and not “church teachings” Is that wrong?
 
By the way – what religion is she or are you ?
@Brucejlb, you are the one who started this thread with accusations and the spirit of division, and you have not answered the question. You say you are a seeker of truth, but do you respect the truth here in this discussion?
 
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And it has increased over time.

But not in a 200 year old cult, but in the Church established by Jesus Christ Himself. The Church has corrected many errors over the years including Arianism.
 
If I was Catholic, would that make a difference? What about if I was a Baptist, or Lutheran ?
On a Catholic website, it certainly has its place for us to ask this question. It can tell us about your background, intentions, etc. Around here, if you identify as Catholic, other forum members will have some basic assumptions about what you believe. Just sayin’…
 
I would say it might be, if you think the two are never connected. We believe that they are so intertwined that you would struggle to understand one without the other.
 
I’m not sure what you are asking or stating or wanting, Best wishes.
 
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Jehovah’s witnessed studied the Bible with me in the privacy of my home.
They did not charge me anything and suggested that I use my own Bible.
I was encouraged to research what I was learning and not just believe everything that was said. Unfortunately as a religion they are lied about and misunderstood by the churches of Christendom. At the Kingdom Hall their are no collections taken which was a change from other churches. Religion should teach us tolerance and how to keep an open mind, but most do not.
Jehovah’s Witnesses have a bad rep because when they knock on doors and people say they aren’t interested, the JWs won’t leave them alone. When a homeowner tells a Jehovah’s Witness to leave, that they aren’t interested in listening to their spiel, that they are happy in their own church, that they don’t want a copy of Watchtower or any other literature or any invitations to the local Kingdom Hall, or to have Bible studies in their home, the Jehovah’s Witnesses are to leave right then instead of pressing and intruding on the homeowner’s privacy. “No” means “No.” I don’t care what church a person belongs to.

I’ve had plenty of negative experiences with JWs from my overhearing a plan by 3 female JWs to force their way into my apartment when I opened the door to spending 2 and a half hrs in heat and humidity one summer because I wasn’t about to let the JWs into my home.

I had just come home from shopping and knew that if I let them in, they’d never leave. That 2 and a half hours was spent with them trying to tell me that all that was important was that Jesus died. They didn’t want to hear about His Glorious Resurrection or anything else.

Had one of my neighbors been home, I’d have had them call the police to get them off my property. It was unusual that no one in the neighborhood was home. Obviously, God wanted me to share the Truth with them because they finally saw they weren’t going to convert me. I later called the local Kingdom Hall to keep anyone who was a Jehovah’s Witness from coming to my door again.
 
All you have to do is tell the JW’s not to call again and they will mark it down so hopefully nobody will bother you again. They are volunteers and do not get paid for this work, so not calling on you is no issue with them.
 
Please explain what you mean by correcting Arianism. This is new to me. thanks
 
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