An Analysis of the Religion of Jehovah's WitnessesWhen the name of Jehovah's Witness emerges, most of the public of different religions, the image of a person or group of overly nice people all dressed in suits and nice suits, arrive at your door and offer a sample of brochures (large or small). For most of the general public, the religion is a far cry from Christianity, but this is not true, like a visit to one of the services offered by the congregation. Upon arriving at the Kingdom Hall building of Jehovah's Witnesses, there was nothing particularly different about it, except that there were no crosses or steeples outside. Arriving about half an hour early we were greeted with a handshake and an almost too friendly smile from a member of the congregation. As we waited for the service to begin, more and more people began to pile into the building. Slowly conversations between members and non-members, including myself. After about twenty minutes the speech resumed and people began to sit down. The interior of the room was well lit and there were no desks, but there were many chairs connected by metal bolts on the bottom of each chair. Surprisingly, however, there was no cross or altar. First the service began with singing, as any normal church would. We sang from a song book they provided. Following the singing was a guest speaker from Bagley, Minnesota. The speaker spoke to the congregation on Bible topics, his talk lasting about three-quarters of an hour. Afterwards the priest went up to the podium and thanked the guest for coming. Then the priest led another song, sung from the songbook. Next, the congregation conducted a Bible discussion from an article in Jehovah's Witnesses' weekly magazine, The Watch Tower. The article had to deal with what is fundamental in our lives. The discussion lasted another hour and a quarter, with questions at the end of each paragraph. What was different about the questions was that people in the congregation actually answered some questions with the help of two men who stood at the back and held microphones on sticks so they could be heard. After the Bible discussion was over, the service ended with another song from the songbook.&n...... middle of paper... The religion of Jehovah's Witnesses, friendly as they were, was just as closed as mentality like most other Christian religions. It had the same feel and atmosphere as a Christian religion, but it didn't have the same beauty as a church, more like a seminary. As I followed the service, I learned that a Jehovah's Witness is not that different in his life or beliefs. I find it difficult to understand why other faiths view religion as a departure from the Christian faith, when they follow the guidelines of the Bible itself. The reason for the misunderstanding is ignorance and the knowledge that the gap can be bridged, but even with the knowledge gained, sometimes the acceptance of that knowledge does not, as is true in religious society. Unfortunately there are few religions that accept other faiths, religions that teach tolerance, perhaps religion is not to blame, perhaps it is the basic stubbornness of people. From what I have seen, religion today is like a cola you drink, a type of pizza you eat, a certain style of clothes you wear, rather than a lifestyle. From what I've seen, a small percentage of religions that people don't follow outside of their place of worship and outside of their homes.