Episode - Explainer: Why Don't Jehovah's Witnesses Vote?
Why Don't Jehovah's Witnesses Vote? Because they're representatives of God's heavenly kingdom. By Jacob Leibenluft Serena Williams told reporters at Wimbledon on Wednesday that she's excited about Barack Obama's candidacy but won't vote for him because Jehovah's Witnesses "don't get involved in politics." Her sister Venus—who is also a Jehovah's Witness—wouldn't even comment on the presidential election. Why don't Jehovah's Witnesses vote? Because of John 17:14 and other passages in the Bible. In that verse, Jesus says of his followers: "They are not of the world, just as I am not of the worl
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