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 Ladder 49 (2004)
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Plot: Under the watchful eye of his mentor Captain Mike Kennedy (Travolta), probationary firefighter Jack Morrison (Phoenix) matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. Jack has reached a crossroads, however, as the sacrifices he’s made have put him in harm’s way innumerable times and significantly impacted his relationship with his wife and kids. Responding to the worst blaze in his career, he becomes trapped inside a 20-story building. And as he reflects on his life, now Assistant Chief Kennedy frantically coordinates the effort to save him.
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Fellow Jehovah's Witnesses do you believe the Society's view on higher education is a balanced one?
JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES & EDUCATION
Indoctrination in Jehovah’s Witnesses beliefs is harmful to children because of the attitude that the Watchtower Society has towards education. The Watchtower Society teaches that Jehovah will soon destroy all non-Witnesses and that Witnesses will be the only ones left on the planet. They believe that the earth will be transformed into a paradise populated only by Jehovah’s Witnesses. This theology is the basis for their belief that it is not a good use of time to pursue a college education or pursue a career. Since their beginning in 1884, Jehovah’s Witnesses have believed that the time for the destruction of the world is just a few short years off. Therefore, throughout their history very few have sought an advanced education.
The Watchtower policy until 1992 is shocking, and has been cited often by non-Witness parents to obtain custody when challenged by Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Here is what the Watchtower Society’s position on education was up to 1992: "Many schools now have student counselors who encourage one to pursue higher education after high school, to pursue a career with a future in this system of things. Do not be influenced by them. Do not let them brainwash you with the Devils propaganda to get ahead, to make something of yourself in this world. This world has very little time left . . . make pioneer service, the full-time ministry, with the possibility of Bethel or missionary service your goal."
Another publication of the Jehovah’s Witnesses said this: "In view of the short time left, a decision to pursue a career in this system of things is not only unwise but extremely dangerous . . . Many young brothers and sisters were offered scholarship or employment that promised fine pay. However, they turned them down and put spiritual interests first."
The result of the Watchtower Society’s antipathy toward education is that today, Witnesses suffer the economic disadvantages that you would expect of a group that eschews education. Witnesses have a double disadvantage because in addition to generally avoiding college education, it is against their basic beliefs to plan for the future. As a group, Witnesses are generally the least educated and the poorest of the poor.
There is quite strong scientific evidence to support this. In 1993, two researchers published the result of a massive survey to identify trends within the major religious groups in the United States. Barry A. Kosmin and Seymour P. Lachman called their project the National Survey of Religious Identification. The survey had a sample size of 113,000 people, including 900 Jehovah’s Witnesses. Of the thirty religious groups included in the survey, Jehovah’s Witnesses had the lowest percentage of their members graduate from college.
Educational Rank – Religion – Percentage of members that are college grads
1. Unitarian Universalist: 49.5%
2. Hindu: 47%
3. Jewish: 46.7%
7. Agnostic: 36.3%
18. Catholic: 20%
19. Mormon: 19.2%
20. Lutheran 18%
21. Seventh Day Adventist: 17.9%
27. Baptist: 10.4%
28. Pentecostal: 6.9%
30. Jehovah’s Witnesses: 4.7%
In the last few years, the Watchtower Society has started to relax their rules and now some Jehovah’s Witnesses are allowed to go to college. However the anti-education attitudes persist, and very few Witnesses go to college. Why do so few Witnesses still not go to college, despite the softening of the Society’s official position on college education?
It is because the Society continues to warn of the dangers of college and remind followers that college education will not be necessary in the soon to arrive paradise. Note these recent quotes from the Watchtower: " In the present system of things under Satan’s control, there are many things that may seem to promise fine benefits but can actually be damaging to our relationship with God. Such things as climbing the corporate ladder, pursuing higher education to advance one’s position, courting unbelievers, or engaging in questionable business schemes can easily lead to a loss of faith and an eventual fall from Jehovah’s favor. We must carefully count the cost when confronted with such temptations.
A few years ago, a young Christian man in a large city in the Far East had the opportunity to go abroad to further his study. Though he already had a good secular education and a well-paying job, he felt that this was not enough; he wanted to better his lot in life. Fellow Christians tried to reason with him in line with the Scriptural points we have just considered, but he was adamant and went ahead with the plan. Though he tried to hold on to his faith at first, gradually he lost his appreciation for Bible truth, and doubt began to set in. In just a year or so, he lost his faith completely and claimed to be an agnostic." Instead of encouraging young people to plan for the future, the Watchtower Society encourages people to seek part-time menial labor so that they are more free to spen
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forgot the reference link:
http://www.caic.org.au/jws/family/jws-ed u.htm
Thank you everyone who took the time to share your viewpoints. Especially all the more so to those irrespective of your religious affiliation who responded graciously.
