Jehovah’s Witnesses had its origins in the Bible Student movement, which developed in the United States in the 1870s among followers of Christian Restorationist minister Charles Taze Russell. Bible Student missionaries were sent to England in 1881 and the first overseas branch was opened in London in 1900. The group took on the name International Bible Students Association and by 1914 it was also active in Canada, Germany, Australia and other countries. The movement split into several rival organizations after Russell’s death in 1916, with one—led by Russell’s successor, Joseph “Judge” Rutherford—retaining control of both his magazine, The Watch Tower, and his legal and publishing corporation, the Watch Tower Bible and Bible Tract Society of Pennsylvania.
However, the movement has some very stringent rules the members have to adhere to. As rigid as these rules may seem, the true and faithful Jehovah Witness members are sticking to them to the last letter. They are like ‘sins’ considered sacrilegious to any member of the sect. It is believed that if a Jehovah’s Witness commits any of the following sins, the consequences are very grave. Here are the 27 ‘sins’ Jehovah Witnesses must not commit:
Jehovah’s Witnesses Cant Do The Following:
1.Join the armed forces and defend their country
2. Say the Pledge of Allegiance
3. Salute the flag
4. Vote
5. Hold political office
6. Become a police officer if a gun is required
7. Wear military uniforms or clothing associated with war
8. Donate blood
9. Have blood transfusions
10. Play competitive sports professionally
11. Accept Jesus as their mediator
12. Study psychology, philosophy, sociology, and viewpoints that might shake their faith
13. Get divorced unless the reason is adultery
14. Can’t remarry unless their ex commits fornication first
15. Buy a raffle ticket
16. Sing the National Anthem.
17. Celebrate Christmas
18. Celebrate Easter
19. Celebrate any holiday except the death of Jesus
20. Attend a class, workshop, or seminar, sponsored by another church 94.Attend social events or fund raisers sponsored by another church
21. Consider other religious beliefs as valid and truthful.
22. Take another Jehovah’s Witness to court (with exceptions)
23. Prophesy
24. Speaking in tongues
25. Laying on of hands
26. Combat training, boxing, or martial arts
27. Worship Jesus as God
28. Women can’t be ministerial servants (assistants to the elders)
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