I guess that might depend.
For example: Let's say the non-Witness is not married, and just living with a woman.
Or let's say that the non-Witness is a homosexual. Or let's say the non-Witness advocates Atheism. We certainly wouldn't choose such person as a groomsman in the first place. What kind of message would we be sending. To be a groomsman is a privilege, not 'a given'.
The use of our Kingdom Halls for weddings is free. The services of an officiating elder is free. Our Kingdom Halls are used for 'HONORABLE' weddings. People who're living immoral lives are not wed in our Kingdom Halls. So we would not choose groomsmen, nor bridesmaids who have no regard for Jehovah's righteous moral guidelines. They are free to get married in other churches, but not ours. We uphold high moral standards in the community.
But I've seen a non-Witness as part of the wedding entourage when 2 Witnesses got married.
Yes - any adult can be.
The commonly-used masculine noun equivalent to bridesmaid(s) is groomsman or groomsmen. You could also refer to them as bride's (or groom's) attendants.A non-gender-specific term is wedding attendant.
Jehovah's Witnesses have no celebrities. Jehovah's Witnesses do not recognize anyone as celebrities. We consider no one as 'famous'.If non-witnesses consider someone who is one of Jehovah's Witnesses as a celebrity, we would have no knowledge of their views.Perhaps this is where a non-Witness can provide a list of those they consider a celebrity, that also happens to be a Witness. But we could not confirm whether they really are a Witness or not. We keep no such records.
"Jehovah's Witnesses are a Christian denomination known for their door-to-door evangelism, distinctive beliefs such as the rejection of blood transfusions, and emphasizing activities like Bible study and evangelism."
No. Jehovah's Witnesses adopt God's view of marriage as found in the Bible that marriage is sacred.
No they can't. Unless one of the couple is studying with the Jehovah's Witness and is with a spouse while not married. If the person is truly sure of baptizing as a Jehovah's Witness then the only way to do it is by the person getting married to be able to get baptized as a now Jehovah's Witness and not sin in Jehovah God's eyes.
Yes; the non-catholic can be a witness ( best man, etc.) but for a Mass cannot receive communion. The non-Catholic can even be the bride or groom with proper paperwork filled out and certain oaths of the Catholic party witnessed
If a non-JW woman doesn't know better and comes to a wedding at the Kingdom Hall and is wearing pants, that's fine. But if she does know, and still chooses to wear pants, she won't get chastised or anything to my knowledge. A non-Witness is certainly not bound by the same principles that guide Witnesses. At 1 timothy 2:9, it mentions how women should be clothed in "well-arranged dress" so it would be more appropriate for her to wear a dress or skirt if she plans on attending a Witness wedding. If someone comes in with slovenly attire; or enormously provocative attire; the bridal party might request that they change, in keeping with the dignity of the event; but that would be their call; it is their wedding. (At the reception, they might be refused entry by the bridal party. The reception is their privately sponsored event; and they can invite whomever they wish; and 'not invite' whomever they wish not to invite.)
Free man mean not a Servant (Ghulam), no non Muslim cant be witness.
We're fine with it.
You have to have two witnesses who are legally old enough to sign documnets in your state. There is no minimum or maximum age for anyone else you want to have in your wedding party. You can have "junior groomsmen" if you have a non-adult you want to participate (children from a prior marriage, a liitle brother who's too old to be the ring-bearer, etc.)
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