I serve only my true master - Satan, the Devil
From a Jehovah’s Witnesses site. Quite incredible.
There are numerous reasons why a loyal dedicated servant of God should use his Bible-trained conscience to arrive at a proper understanding of why cats are not advisable as pets or companions for Christians. Consider, then, the following facts:It was a common practice in ancient Egypt to worship or idolize cats as 'gods'. Indeed, after death many cats were mummified, venerated and sacrifices were made to them. As Christians we observe not only the Mosaic Law, but also the 'necessary things,' identified by the Apostles at Jerusalem, to include the following edict: '(1) Abstain from sacrifices to idols'. We are to 'guard ourselves from idols' and 'worship no other gods'. Such feline influence could lead to idolatry and thereby 'grieve Jehovah's Spirit' with tragic consequences. May we never take for granted Jehovah's wise and generous counsel brought to you by your spiritual brothers in the pages of this magazine!
The Bible does not say that cats were not present at Herod's birthday party when John the Baptist was beheaded. History shows that cats were most likely present at this tragic party that Jehovah did not approve of. Clearly then, as loyal Christians, why would we even want to associate with animals that are without a doubt of such bad influence, remembering how true are the Bible's words: 'Bad associations spoil useful habits'! -1 Cor. 15:33. Some have exposed themselves to possible spiritual contamination in this way. To invite cats in our house is to toy with disaster. Can one deny that the chance exists that the same grave consequences could visit your home that fell upon John? Clearly, God disapproved of this 'birthday' party. Should we not then disapprove (without showing any malicious intent, only Godly hatred) of cats the way the scriptures recommend?
And on and on it goes. This is the clincher though:
The scriptures clearly indicate that neither Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, faithful Job, the Apostles, Jesus nor any other human bearing God's favor himself owned a cat. Should we simply assume that this is a mere coincidence? Surely not! This was most likely because they didn't want to be like the pagan contemporaries of their respective days who showed no regard for how God feels about owning a cat. In harmony with the pattern set by the faithful prophets and worthies of old, it would therefore not be fitting for the true Christian today to own a cat.
Thanks Butch! Glad to know I can never be a Jehovah's Witness.
Funny story! Where's the link back to JH? I gotta read that thing.
Posted by: FriskoDude | January 31, 2005 at 11:19 AM
Sorry -- forgot to add the link. I'll add it now.
Posted by: torn | January 31, 2005 at 03:17 PM
Thanks for the link, and that was one of the funniest/twisted Christian mindsets I've ever seen. I was raised as a Mormom, and they also have more than their share of kooky ideas.
Posted by: FriskoDude | February 01, 2005 at 01:14 PM
That's is not an official site of the Jehovah Witnesses, so you cannot:
First, state that it comes "from a JW site"
Second, assume that what is written there is written by a truly Jehovah Witness.
I am one of the Jehovah Witnesses and I read that link you put there and it sounds very childish and not really based in Bible understanding.
You should disregard that as being the "Jehovah's Witnesses belief of cats".
There had been several articles about pets that include cats and there has not been anything regarding cats being bad.
If that person is really a JW, then he/she is using it's own mind and not really the Bible, as it is applying "bad association"(1 Cor. 15:33) to an animal, when that was clearly talking about people. And the same goes for all the other verses.
The official site is
http://www.watchtower.org
Posted by: Nelson | February 23, 2005 at 12:52 PM
Glad to hear that it is not official policy of the Jehovah's Witnesses. However, the home page of the website that published the original article does seem to be a Jehovah's Witness (http://dbhome.dk/carlo/). If you feel that this site is misrepresenting your religion I suggest you contact the web master of that site.
When I first received this I was sure it was a spoof so I checked the urban legends website (http://www.snopes.com/) but there was nothing there.
Posted by: torn | February 23, 2005 at 03:11 PM
This is a spoof, period. Although I'm not now a JW, I spent over 40 years in the sect. Only someone closely familiar with JW's would understand the humor in this article. It is essentially poking fun at some of the real JW doctrine by using the same "logic" that they use.
The writer is obviously an ex-member.
Posted by: Jack | March 23, 2005 at 03:29 PM
LOL.. That is hilarious.. This just shows how ridiculous their reasoning is for not celebrating birthday parties, etc... by using Cats as an analogy. I was a JW all my life until I turned 20. This is not for real. It's called "Satire", people!!!
Posted by: Andrea | December 06, 2006 at 08:14 PM
That's funny. There are many articles written in their magazines which start off saying ".......... is a matter of personal opinion or a matter of personal conscience and that we shouldn't force our own choices upon others....." and then go on in the article to explain what your opinion or choice should be if you are a true Christian, complete with scriptures to back up the view. Don't be stumbling your brother by having a mind of your own.
As for cats, they are the spawn of satan! I have three feline terrors and I love them. I wouldn't want them any other way.
Posted by: titania | February 26, 2008 at 02:32 PM
Matthew 7:15"Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.
The sleazy watchtower $ociety only cares about it's image,devotion of it's followers,and plundering the time money and assets of followers.
Just like a cult in every way.....
More have died from their Watchtower spiritual and medical quackery than Jim Jones and David Koresh cults combined!
Jehovah's Witnesses beliefs:
A) They are at your door to recruit you for enslavement to their watchtower corporation,they will say that "we are just here to share a message from the Bible" this is deception right off.
B) Their 'message' is a false Gospel that Jesus had his second coming in 1914.The problem with this is it's not just a cute fairy tale,Jesus warned of the false prophets who would claim "..look he is here in the wilderness,or see here he is at the temple..."
C) Their anti-blood transfusion ban has killed hundreds if not thousands
D) once they recruit you they will "love bomb" you in cult fashion to also recruit your family & friends or cut them off. There are many more dangers,Jehovah's Witnesses got a bad rap for good and valid reasons.
99% of the world has rejected the teachings of the Watchtower Jehovah’s Witnesses, the darker truth is they are a destructive and oppressive organization.
Mind control is a terrible thing.
--
Danny Haszard Jehovah's Witness X 33 years http://www.freeminds.org
http://jehovahwitness.vox.com/
Posted by: Danny Haszard | May 23, 2008 at 11:27 AM
What a load of fucking shit
Posted by: DEnnis | April 24, 2009 at 12:48 PM
This article is a satire, but it was written to prove a valid point. The guy who wrote it, a former JW, wanted to show how easy it was for the writers of the articles in the Watchtower and Awake! to take a subject and twist it. He took something ridiculous, like questioning if it was wrong to own a cat as a pet and applied a few verses from the bible out of context, made a few assumptions, and used a lot of persuasive language. All of the sudden, to anyone who believes the hype, it seems like a sound line of reasoning.
Jehovah's Witnesses don't believe it's wrong to own cats. They do use similar lines of reasoning to justify not celebrating birthdays, not engaging in oral sex with one's spouse, not practicing yoga and several other activities they shun and that a person can get disfellowshipped (or ostricized) from the organization for.
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