Jehovah witness church without windows

JR Brown makes a comment why there are no windows in KH's. Depending on the area, it may be safer to do without windows. I grew up in Chicago, and in the dangerous neighborhoods, the halls were either windowless or barred. Lina, 20, Jehovah's Witness, Bradenton. Not having windows is also a cost-saving measure, as it is cheaper to heat and cool a building without windows. Johnna, 27, Montgomery, Ala. Rocks through the window can be a pretty expensive replacement.

Jim, 18, Grafton, W. I've heard it's so that they don't see the rest of the world burning during the Second Coming. Vandalism and lack of funds are a pretty weak answer. Joe, Reno, Nev. I have never seen a window in a Kingdom Hall. There is a more in-depth reason than vandalism. That explanation doesn't hold water. You will agree with me that most class rooms have windows. In your third reason is in which I do not agree with.

At the beginning it may not be much of a difference, but with the years you would save money if you have windows. Who ever wrote this page, I would recomend you to go to Kingdom Hall to see what its like if you already went, go again. It is a very nice place, well illuminated, with friendly people, and with nothing to hide.

Unlike Catholic churches, in which there is a poor illumination by candles, full of life less images that only give you nightmares instead of peace. You probably know that the word Pope means father, right? When the Pope blesses the guns, the bombs, and soldiers that are going to be used to kill people of another country. Does that mean that God is with them? Because there is another Pope, in the country that is going to be attacked, doing the exact same thing. Which side does God takes?

The one with more faith? Or the one doing what the Bible says? If He is in favor of the one doing what the Bible says, then he is in neither side because, none of them is doing it. Do you really imagine Jesus holding a machine gun, shooting at somebody!. Sorry if I got out of subject but people need to open their eyes really wide this days. People have killed more in the name of religion than anything or anyone else. No matter which religion you stand behind the numbers are staggering.

I believe people need to believe in something…that there is a reason for our existence that in our demise there is something. I believe its the human condition to try and explain this. This is how we stay human. We treat each other as human. Without the hope of something more our treatment of others would change our roles and rules would be non-exsistant.

I cannot say that being of one religion over another is better or worse. I believe that how we treat each other on our own paths defines the person you are. They dont have windows because they dont want brothers and sisters looking outside while they are bored during the watchtower study.

It depends upon the neighborhood the Hall is in. The cong. I was raised in had a very old hall that had no windows. It was an old building that had been bought from another organization. Once they had the funds to build a new Hall they did so. Heck, I helped with it! One poster further up was talking about doing ceramic tile.

I did the ceramic tile and the cealing tiles. I also helped with the siding. The new building had windows. When I moved to another state with my family the Hall we went to had windows, it was a newer one. There is a lot of expensive sound equipment and computer equipment in there.

Quite symbollic, huh? However, they still all talk to me. My father and ex-father-in-law are both Elders, my ex-mother-in-law is a regular pioneer. My mom is very active. In fact, she called to say hello while she was out doing her ministry thing this morning lol. The majority are very loving, kind-hearted, well-intentioned people. However, there are exceptions to every rule and unfortunatly it sounds like you ended up related to some of them and that just sucks.

Valuable sound equipment? Surely you jest. Let me return your attention to the case that may have affected the basic Kingdom Hall design. They are quite rich, you know. Side note — what insurance for injury was there for you and others while you were building the Halls?

Would you have ever considered suing them if something happened? I wonder if anyone has ever gotten seriously hurt in construction — and what aid the Watchtower Society would have given them. Again, Samantha, I would have to argue that your case is really more the exception to the rule.

The people you know and who love you are willing to disobey for your sake. I would say that probably you inspire that, so — you go, girl! And if that happens, just remember how long they stayed by you despite what they were ordered — repeatedly — to do.

That you have people who are JWs and love you enough to break these rules is amazing and wonderful. But I have to say that the people I talk to do not have this experience.

Often they are seriously troubled, isolated, fearful of being attacked by demons — all kinds of stuff. In others, I can offer specific strategies to counteract the sheer cruelty that is taking place — often between parents and children or between relatives.

Some of these share the same house and barely speak to one another because — like it or not — that is exactly what they have been ordered to do. Shunning is a barbaric practice, but especially when it involves such a demonized vision of the world in combination with an insular community so convinced that they are superior to it and at the same time are fearful of really being a part of it.

Sometimes I wonder whether the current administration had a JW advisor somewhere in there — they are great at isolation and the uses of fear to manipulate. This is so horribly unfortunate. Newest Questions Post a Question Search All Questions Please cite any factual claims with citation links or references from authoritative sources. Editors continuously recheck submissions and claims.

Archived Questions Goto Qn. Why doesn't a Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall have windows? To prevent vandals from breaking them. Some Kingdom Halls do have windows pix on first site and there seem to be as many answers as answerers to the question of why many don't.

Currently voted the best answer. It is true that many, although not all, Kingdom Halls are built without windows in North America. Security:Unlike many churches, they do not have a parish residence to keep an eye on their belongings inside the Hall. Double-pane windows cost more per square foot than brick or siding.