Info on Jehovah Witnesses and Strategies to reach them

Charles Taze Russell - Founder of JW's

Basic Beliefs:

Charles Taze Russell, the founder of the Watchtower Society began his search
because of his fear of Hell. He learned from the Seventh Day Adventists that
"there is no hell." From this point he began his "search for the truth" , of which
the Jehovah's Witnesses are the result. They claim that the Bible is their final
authority, but also claim that the common person is unable to understand it,
and therefore needs the assistance of their literature. They place the writings
and sayings of their literature above the Bible in practice.

Jesus:

• They deny the deity of Jesus claiming, Jesus is not God but "a god".

• They teach that Jesus was actually the angel Michael in spirit form,
  but Michael in-dwelled the body of Jesus.

• They also teach that when Jesus arose, his physical body disappeared
  and Michael took on human appearance and pretended to be Jesus.
  Therefore at this time Jesus does not exist, just Michael.

Salvation:

• Salvation to the Jehovah's Witnesses is one of works.

• Originally they claimed that only 144,000 would go to heaven,
  but as they grew they changed it to the original 144,000 will go
   to heaven, the rest will live on a "paradise earth".

• They deny the existence of hell, and those that reject the "truth"
   are simply annihilated.

• A person obtains salvation by faithfully adhering to the commands 
  of the Watchtower Society, after they are baptized into the Society.

• If a person does not obey the leadership they are dis-fellow-shipped
  and condemned to be destroyed.

Witness Focus:

• Ask them how much is "enough" to attain salvation.
• Ask them how they attain righteousness as "the righteous inherit the earth." (Psalms 37:29)
• Show them how we can never be good enough to earn salvation.

Links:

http://www.jw.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehovah's_Witnesses
http://www.carm.org/jehovahs-witnesses

http://www.4jehovah.org/ (highly recommended)

Articles:

Who Are The Jehovah’s Witnesses?
Jehovah's Witness: what do they believe?
Why Jehovah's Witness Prophecy Is Important

The Jehovah's Witness movement was built upon prophecy ... FAILED prophecy.
 That has left many JW members with serious questions.

Failed Jehovah's Witness propecies
How can you trust the Watchtower Society to teach you the Bible when
 their prophecies keep failing?

How To Rescue Your Loved One From The Watchtower
Contact the Jehovah's Witnesses main headquarters:

General requests for information should be directed to:

(718) 560-5000
Office of Public Information
25 Columbia Heights
Brooklyn, New York 11201-2483
Fax: (718) 560-5619
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
25 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, NY 11201-2483.