Growing Up As A Jehovah's Witness

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When we think of Jehovah witness we picture an overly nice person or group of people dressed up going from door to door in public neighborhoods handing out pamphlets. Growing up as a child my family would try their best to avoid talking to them sometimes. I always thought they were just like any other religion wanting to get the word out except they actually go out to people homes and jobs. This is where their respect was driven away. The people who are powerfully serving their religion, they sometimes felt threatened when the Jehovahs Witnesses would constantly bother them on their time away from the church, temple, chapel, etc. They are really kind-hearted people who love God and try to do the right things. There are probably no religious …show more content…

The first question I asked Kyle was, “Was she born into the religion”? I response she stated that she was in fact born into the Jehovah’s Witness religion as well as her parents. She also state that throughout her family’s history, including her ancestors were Jehovah’s Witnesses. The second question I asked was, how has her religion shaped her life? Kyle stated, she has become a much better person and only expects more from the future to come”. “I am looking forward to the day when God brings peace on earth”. The third question asked, what are the challenges, to practicing Jehovah’s Witness? She stated, “The only challenges I faced were with the devil himself. He does not approve of anyone who practices and teaches the truth about Jehovah God which makes us a constant target in today’s society, but I stand my ground as I continue to go door to door even if they do not want to talk about the religion”. The fourth question asked, what makes you a strong believer in your faith? She stated, “Honestly I was not always a believer, I struggled very hard with believing it since it was forced on me by my parents growing up. I was told it was the only true religion in the world. As I got older and I started to understand much better, I know is religion to have the truth about Gods word”. The fifth question asked, what made you stay a Jehovah Witness? “Well mostly because I am comfortable being a Jehovah Witness. This is how I was raised, so it would not feel right if I was to leave my family and family of the church”. The last question asked, if you could change anything what would you change about the religion? “Growing up I would see all my peers celebrate the different holidays, birthdays, and be engage in activities at school, but I was not allowed to do all those

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