Who founded the religious group of Jehovah's Witnesses?
Q: Who founded the religious group of Jehovah's Witnesses?
A: Charles Taze Russell, a preacher, started a Bible study group in Pennsylvania in 1876 which later became known as the religious group of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Q: What is the goal of Jehovah's Witnesses?
A: The goal of Jehovah's Witnesses is to promote the teachings of Jesus Christ and to follow the practices of the first-century Christian congregation.
Q: What is their main publication?
A: Their main publication is called The Watchtower.
Q: How do they differ from most Christian churches?
A: They have different beliefs than most Christian churches about who God is and what his plans are for humans and the earth. For example, they do not believe that God is a Trinity and they believe Jesus died on a pole (also called '[torture] stake') rather than a cross.
Q: What do they believe will happen at the end of time?
A: They believe that only 144,000 people will go to heaven and that all other people who obey God will live forever on a paradise Earth when God restores His original purpose for Earth by bringing about peace for all humans who live by Bible standards.
Q: How are Jehovah's Witnesses best known?
A: They are best known for preaching their beliefs from door-to-door and in other public places, offering their magazines The Watchtower and Awake!, refusing to join armies, and refusing blood transfusions.
