What if the founder of Jehovah's witnesses, Charles Taze Russell, died before he had a chance to found what would today be Known as Jehovah's witnesses. How would history be different?
Am I allowed to say thank heaven's for that?
But does anyone know how the doctorine for Jehovah's witnesses has influenced society at large?
That's exactly what the OP is asking. You asking this adds nothing to the discussion.Is this really that important of an alternate divergence?
The point is butterflies is that they can more or less go anywhere.This is a butterfly timeline more than a "PoD" timeline, which I really like - it tests the forum's capacity for imagination. For me, I fail that test (I know practically nothing about the JW's), but I'm interested to see where people go with it.
I think that some Christians might take on the role of 'door-to-door' advocates ITTL.
I mean I'm far from a Jehovah's Witness but how aren't they?largely because of JWs' stubborn insistence that they are a Christian denomination when they clearly aren't
Aren't Mormons known for door-to-door evangelism too?
Aren't Mormons known for door-to-door evangelism too?
I mean I'm far from a Jehovah's Witness but how aren't they?
They are. But some people insist that they aren't because they don't accept the Trinity doctrine. Instead they teach that there is one God, Jehovah. That Jesus is not God, but is God's son who was sent to Earth to redeem all mankind. And that the Holy Spirit is God's active force, not a separate being. They also don't believe in the immortality of the soul. Probably one of the biggest things though, is that they reject the cross. They teach that Jesus was impaled on a simple upright stake. From a Medical standpoint, they're probably correct. From a theological standpoint, it shouldn't really matter what he died on, just that you accept that he died for your sins.I mean I'm far from a Jehovah's Witness but how aren't they?