Unsure123

Can anyone else confirm the relationship between Jesus and God in the eyes of Witnesses, as I've heard from several different people who are JWs and also non-JWs that Witnesses believe that God's name is Jehovah taken from the Hebrew word Yahweh (let's face it, they say Jehovah in the Monty Python Film 'The Secret Life of Brian'!) and that Jesus is god's son. They don't believe in the trinity which is what Catholics I think believe in, that Jesus, God and the Holy Ghost are all 1. Witnesses believe they are all separate. Can Wimpy or anyone else confirm this stuff?

It's been real interesting to read your thoughts so far. All the Witnesses by boyfriend has introduced me to seem really nice and they talked about normal everyday things, not pushing their beliefs on me. They all seem really happy too, which is one of the reasons I'm very slowly becoming interested in seeing what it's about. Many people in today's world seem unhappy but Witnesses always seem different, even though lots of people don't like them. One of them told me that the Bible kind of says that the true religion is the one which will be ridiculed, and Witnesses and a few others like Mormons are the main faiths which people don't like and make fun of. Witnesses don't get involved in wars either, but look at other religions around the world. Many are caused by religion! But I agree with you all that it sounds to me like a huge commitment to become a baptised Jehovah's Witness. Having said that, my boyfriend has met some very rich businesspersons who are Witnesses and also Witnesses who have been to college (university). But I've heard him talk about some of them called Pioneers, who seem to be the ones who devote their lives to their faith. I think the 'no sex before marriage' thing has some goodness in it, but I don't believe you really know if you're compatible with someone unless you LIVE with them before marriage, otherwise it's kinda hard. How do you know what bad domestic habits they have?! The blood thing I can also kind of understand, as I've heard stories in the news about people getting HIV and other stuff after being given blood. But I can see why their beliefs on blood offend many people. My boyfriend's uncle and aunt are Witnesses and they tell me that it's true about some Witnesses being kind of strange and really strict, but they tell me that most of them are ok. They admit that it's a faith though, so they don't have all the answers and they do have some problems with the teachings, but they trust in faith that what they're taught is correct. It might sound like I'm slowly converting too, but I'm just pointing out some of the good points. I guess it depends which Witnesses you meet. Some are crazy strict, some are cool. I just don't know how I feel about my boyfriend getting involved. I knew some of his relatives are JW but never knew he had an interest. Oh and I think it's wrong to christen a child like Catholics do, or to baptise like Witnesses do, at such a young age. My bf was left to make his own decision.

My boyfriend's lately started studying with Jehovah's Witnesses after they knocked on our door in the fall. I'm interested in finding our what people think about them as I don't know much about them. Respectful views only please, even if they're negative.