# Please explain Jehovah's Witness to me

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 15, 2006, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-jehovahs-witness-to-me/384257 "2006-12-15T05:42:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2006, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-jehovahs-witness-to-me/384257/1 "2006-12-15T05:42:52Z")

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Not from a standpoint of trying to convert me, but I am genuinely curious. A dear friend, (who moved far away from me several years ago) who was raised Greek Orthodox, recently converted to JW. But our conversation was cut short and I haven’t been back in touch with her. I’ve been thinking about it again because a co-worker is also JW, and doesn’t decorate her desk or participate in the gift exchange.  
What is it about that religion that its followers find so attractive? Again, please don’t try to convert me. Just please explain it. Thank you.

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**Author:** ![Opus1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/858c86/32.png) [@Opus1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Opus1)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2006, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-jehovahs-witness-to-me/384257/2 "2006-12-15T07:35:00Z")

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[http://www.religioustolerance.org/witness.htm](http://www.religioustolerance.org/witness.htm) for a relatively unbiased report on what JW’s believe and why. I’m not sure there’s anything particular that helps them get converts–they just proselytize a lot and are thus bound to get more than non-evangelical faiths.

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2006, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-jehovahs-witness-to-me/384257/3 "2006-12-15T12:37:11Z")

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thank you

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**Author:** ![scottkris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@scottkris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scottkris)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2006, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-jehovahs-witness-to-me/384257/4 "2006-12-15T12:59:14Z")

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[QUOTE=Opus1]  
[http://www.religioustolerance.org/witness.htm](http://www.religioustolerance.org/witness.htm) for a relatively unbiased report on what JW’s believe and why. I’m not sure there’s anything particular that helps them get converts–they just proselytize a lot and are thus bound to get more than non-evangelical faiths.  
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And for the TMIfile:

Answer the door in your underwear. My neighbor told me about this, and never had to deal with them again.