1. Jehovah'sWitnesses By Daniela Espinoza Karen Segura Mario Chaves Marielos Casas ENGLISH III

2. INTRODUCTION: Jehovah's Witnesses is a restorationist, millenarianChristian denomination. The group emerged from the Bible Student movement, founded in the late 19th century by Charles Taze Russell, with the formation of Zion's Watch Tower Tract Society. Jehova as a lider

3. History In 1870, Charles Taze Russell and others formed an independent group to study the Bible. Russell firmly rejected as "wholly unnecessary" the concept of a formal organization and declared that his group had no record of its members' names, no creeds, and no sectarian name.

4. Organization Jehovah's Witnesses are organized under a one principal head office in NY USA, they control all the devotes in this office. The most important figure is the person that proclaim the good news, that are so important for their beliefs.

5. Beliefs They accept Jesus as a son of god only. They named ANGEL MIGUEL. The Witnesses accept the Bible as scientifically and historically, and also accepting that is rich in symbolism.

6. They consider the Bible to be the source of truthand the basis for all their beliefs, but they have their own translation of the bible named: New world of the saint writing

7. Satan Jehovah's Witnesses believe that Satan is a spirit creature who is the ruler of the world.and that he was at one time a perfect angel. Satan persuaded Adam and Eve to obey him rather than God. So they give an special importance in their beliefs.

8. IMPORTANT PRACTICES: They believe that you need to be pure to save your self so they practice: their door-to-door preaching (Evangelism) distribution of literature such as THE WATCH TOWER AND AWAKE. they refuse of military service and blood transfusions. They avoid to adore the cross of JESUS

9. IMPORTANT PRACTICES Also they reject all the kinds of sacrament for example: baptism sexual relations outside of marriage are grounds for expulsion Modesty in dress and grooming is frequently emphasised Drinking of alcoholic beverages is permitted in moderation

10. Jehovah and JesusChrist Jehovah's Witnesses emphasize to use God's name like JEHOVA. They use the Tetragrammaton originally, and in English they prefer to use the name, Jehovah.

11. Lifeafterdeath Jehovah's Witnesses believe death is a state of non-existence with no consciousness. There is no Hellof fiery torment. They hope for life after death. They hope also being resurrected because GOD decides who will survive. they thing that is going be 144000 pure souls in heaven, in the end of the world.

12. God's Messianic Kingdom God will accomplish his original purpose for the earth: free of crime sickness, death and poverty Transforming earth into a paradise.

13. Separateness Jehovah's Witnesses believe that the Bible condemns the mixing of religions on the basis that there can only be one truth from God. They believe that only their religion represents true Christianity, and the others will be destroyed.

14. Criticisms Jehovah's Witnesses have attracted criticism over: - their Bible translation -Doctrines -their handling of sexual abuse cases

15. Demographics Jehovah's Witnesses have an active presence in most countries, though they do not form a large part of the population of any country. As of August 2009, Jehovah's Witnesses have an average of 7.0 million "publishers"

16. References http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehovah%27s_Witnesses