Jehovah's Witnesses is a millenarian restorationist Christian denomination with nontrinitarian beliefs distinct from mainstream Christianity.[3] According to August 2014 organizational statistics published in the 2015 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses, worldwide membership exceeded 8.2 million adherents involved in evangelism,[4] convention attendance exceeded 15 million, and annual Memorial attendance exceeded 19.9 million.[5] Jehovah's Witnesses are directed by the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses, a group of elders in Brooklyn, New York, which establishes all doctrines[6] based on its interpretations of the Bible.[7] They prefer to use their own translation, the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures,[8] although their literature occasionally cites other translations.[9] They believe that the destruction of the present world system at Armageddon is imminent, and that the establishment of God's kingdom over the earth is the only solution for all problems faced by humanity.[10] The group emerged from the Bible Student movement, founded in the late 1870s by Charles Taze Russell with the formation of Zion's Watch Tower Tract Society, with significant organizational and doctrinal changes under the leadership of Joseph Franklin Rutherford.[11][12] The name Jehovah's witnesses[13] was adopted in 1931 to distinguish themselves from other Bible Student groups and symbolize a break with the legacy of Russell's traditions. Jehovah's Witnesses are best known for their door-to-door preaching, distributing literature such as The Watchtower and Awake!, and refusing military service and blood transfusions. They consider use of the name Jehovah vital for proper worship. They reject Trinitarianism, inherent immortality of the soul, and hellfire, which they consider to be unscriptural doctrines. They do not observe Christmas, Easter, birthdays, or other holidays and customs they consider to have pagan origins incompatible with Christianity.[14] Adherents commonly refer to their body of beliefs as "the truth" and consider themselves to be "in the truth".[15] They consider secular society to be morally corrupt and under the influence of Satan, and most limit their social interaction with non-Witnesses.[16] Congregational disciplinary actions include disfellowshipping, their term for formal expulsion and shunning.[17] Baptized individuals who formally leave are considered disassociated and are also shunned. Disfellowshipped and disassociated individuals may eventually be reinstated if deemed repentant. The religion's position regarding conscientious objection to military service and refusal to salute national flags has brought it into conflict with some governments. Consequently, some Jehovah's Witnesses have been persecuted and their activities are banned or restricted in some countries. Persistent legal challenges by Jehovah's Witnesses have influenced legislation related to civil rights in several countries.[18] The organization has attracted criticism over issues surrounding biblical translation, doctrines, handling of sexual abuse cases, and alleged coercion of its members. The claims are rejected by the religion's leaders, and some have been disputed by courts and religious scholars. 2. La cruz y corona no es un símbolo propiamente masónico Charles Taze Russell utilizó la cruz coronada como parte de la portada de la revista La Atalaya. ¿La tomó de los francmasones? Según su creencia, Jesús había sido sacrificado en una cruz y la consideraba símbolo de la fe cristiana. La corona representaba su puesto como Rey nombrado por Dios. Por eso tal símbolo apareció en la portada de la mencionada revista desde 1881 hasta 1931. Más tarde, los testigos de Jehová comprendieron que la cruz no es símbolo del cristianismo ni se representa mediante objetos. También entendieron que Jesús no había muerto en una cruz, sino en un madero, vertical, sin ningún palo horizontal. jehova testigos de temins jehovah witnesses illuminati masonic masonry freemason control elite POPE satan satanic

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