What wine do Jehovah's Witnesses use for memorial?

The Memorial includes a talk on the meaning of the celebration and a sharing of unadulterated red wine and unleavened bread by those who have been chosen to rule with Christ in heaven.
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How do Jehovah's Witnesses celebrate the memorial of Christ's death?

Jehovah's Witnesses commemorate Christ's death as a ransom or “propitiatory sacrifice” by observing the Lord's Evening Meal, or Memorial. They celebrate it once per year, noting that it was instituted on the Passover, an annual festival. They observe it on Nisan 14 according to the ancient Jewish luni-solar calendar.
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Do Jehovah Witnesses celebrate Memorial day?

Jehovah's witnesses do not celebrate national or religious holidays or birthdays. The only day they do memorialize is Jesus Christ's death around the time of Easter and Passover.
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Do Jehovah Witnesses drink?

Jehovah's Witnesses reject foods containing blood but have no other special dietary requirements. Some Jehovah's Witnesses may be vegetarian and others may abstain from alcohol, but this is a personal choice.
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What do jw not celebrate?

Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate most holidays or events that honour people who aren't Jesus. That includes birthdays, Mother's Day, Valentine's Day and Hallowe'en. They also don't celebrate religious holidays such as Christmas and Easter in the belief that these customs have pagan origins.
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What do you say to a Jehovah's Witness when someone dies?

What to say to a Jehovah's Witness when someone dies? Don't be afraid of saying the wrong thing to a grieving Jehovah's Witness. As long as you avoid overly pagan statements such as “they are in God's hands” or “your loved one is in Heaven now”, then a comforting general statement will be received well.
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How much money do Jehovah's Witnesses have to give?

Funding. Jehovah's Witnesses fund their activities, such as publishing, constructing and operating facilities, evangelism, and disaster relief via donations. There is no tithing or collection, but all are encouraged to donate to the organization.
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Do Jehovah Witnesses use birth control?

Jehovah's Witnesses allow married couples to use birth control: Jesus did not command his followers to have or not to have children. Neither did any of Jesus' disciples issue any such directive. Nowhere does the Bible explicitly condemn birth control.
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What is forbidden in Jehovah Witness?

Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate Christmas, birthdays, or any holidays with a pagan origin. They are also prohibited from entering into what they consider unclean practices such as receiving blood transfusions, and entering military service is prohibited.
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Do Jehovah Witness do drugs?

Obedience To Secular Laws

The Bible states that to please God, you must obey secular authorities. In many places, the law strictly prohibits the use of certain drugs. Jehovah's Witnesses believe that Gods wants us to be free, not only from practices that harm our body but also from those that corrupt the sprit.
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What do Jehovah Witnesses call Easter?

Witnesses do not celebrate Christmas or Easter because they believe that these festivals are based on (or massively contaminated by) pagan customs and religions. They point out that Jesus did not ask his followers to mark his birthday.
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What day is the Sabbath for Jehovah Witness?

The weekend meeting, usually held on Sunday, comprises a 30-minute public talk by a congregation elder or ministerial servant and a one-hour question-and-answer study of a Bible-based article from The Watchtower magazine, with questions prepared by the Watch Tower Society and the answers provided in the magazine.
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What time does Jehovah's Witness Memorial start?

April 15 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Once each year, Jehovah's Witnesses commemorate the death of Jesus Christ, just as he commanded when he said: “Keep doing this in remembrance of me.”​—Luke 22:19.
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Do Jehovah Witnesses shun family?

Shunning — known as disfellowship among Jehovah's Witness — is a punishment implemented by a panel of elders and calls on all other members of the congregation to reject the person both socially and emotionally, even if they are a family member.
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Why do Jehovah's not celebrate birthdays?

Practicing Jehovah's Witnesses "do not celebrate birthdays because we believe that such celebrations displease God" Even though "the Bible does not explicitly forbid celebrating birthdays," the reasoning lies in biblical ideas, according to an FAQ on the Jehovah's Witnesses' official website.
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Why do Jehovah Witness churches have no windows?

A Kingdom Hall or Assembly Hall may originate from the renovation of an existing structure, such as a theater or non-Witness house of worship. In areas of repeated or reputed vandalism, particularly in cities, some Kingdom Halls are built without windows to reduce the risk of property damage.
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Do Jehovah Witnesses believe in life after death?

Death is considered a state of non-existence, based on their understanding of Ecclesiastes 9:5: "For the living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all." Witnesses believe that the only hope for life after death is in the resurrection, which they say involves re- ...
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What is the difference between Jehovah's Witness and Christianity?

Jehovah's Witnesses identify as Christians, but their beliefs are different from other Christians in some ways. For instance, they teach that Jesus is the son of God but is not part of a Trinity.
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Do Jehovah Witnesses accept chemotherapy?

Jehovah's Witness oncology patients will accept virtually all medical treatments. When patients refuse transfusion of blood and blood components, physicians need to discuss the risks associated with that refusal, as well as the potential alternatives to standard blood transfusion.
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Can Jehovah Witnesses receive organ transplants?

Abstract. Jehovah's Witnesses refuse blood transfusions but accept solid organ transplants.
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What do Jehovah Witness call their pastor?

Jehovah's Witnesses have no professional clergy, so there is no distinction between clergy and lay people. All baptised members are considered ordained ministers.
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Are Jehovah's Witnesses selling their Kingdom Halls?

A statement from the religion's governing body said that the ad-hoc way it had acquired property over the years had led to its campus being far too spread out and therefore difficult to manage, therefore it was selling off the properties and centralising its organisation in the town of Warwick, in upstate New York.
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Do Jehovah Witness serve in the military?

They refrain from saluting the flag of any country or singing nationalistic songs, which they believe are forms of worship, although they may stand out of respect. They also refuse to participate in military service—even when it is compulsory—and do not become involved in politics.
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Who is the current leader of Jehovah's Witnesses?

Nathan H. Knorr, President of Jehovah's Witnesses.
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