FACTS ABOUT JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES



THROUGHOUT LIFE MATTHEW IS ENCOURAGED TO STRIVE FOR A SPIRITUAL CAREER RATHER THAN A FLESHY ONE. WITH THE "END SO CLOSE", UNIVERSITY IS DESCRIBED AS INAPPROPRIATE FOR TRUE CHRISTIANS; A WASTE OF TIME THAT ENCOURAGES MATERIALISM.




"Rather than being content with "sustenance and covering," those who devote themselves to getting a "higher education" usually want to be able to enjoy "the rest of the things" that money can buy." Watchtower 1967 Feb 1 p.76

"A university degree may or may not improve your employment prospects. But one fact is indisputable: "The time left is reduced"! (1 Corinthians 7:29) For all its presumed benefits, would four years or more in a university be the best use of that remaining time?" Awake! 1989 May 8 p.13