RUSSIA: Jehovah's Witnesses face possible liquidation (page 2)

ToesUp

Yep...the old persecution card is being used AGAIN! Fear is a powerful tactic.

ttdtt

This is a sign of bigger issues in Russia.

OUTLAW

RUSSIA: Jehovah's Witnesses face possible liquidation

WatchTower/JW`s can Claim Persecution..

Persecution = This must be Gods Organization..

WBT$/JW`s Feed on Persecution..

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I don't believe in banning any religion no matter how pathetic it is. And there are others that are equally if not more pathetic such as Scientology which may not fit the Russian criteria for a religion that would be banned.

sir82

when The Assyrian attacks, we can't expect to have the backing of the Branch or the Slave.

Real meaning: elders are on their own when child abuse victims, or UBMs of JWs who die from lack of blood, or [you-pick-it], decide to sue for damages.

Twitch

I don't believe in banning any religion no matter how pathetic it is.

Agreed.

Dagney

Well they are an extremist group when the boxes of the definition of cult are ticked.

As a group overall, they are typically quiet and "peaceable" as far as their behavior.

However, the message in the WT literature is clear. It is divisive and cruel for families as they enforce their shunning rules.

It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

xjwsrock

Don't use profanity, don't watch rated-R movies, don't play with magic toys, be nice to people.....

Oh and... God is going to murder everyone in the Russian Government and everyone that supports that government. Also God will murder all people that go to other Russian churches...

Ok Family Worship is over.... Let's have cookies

JW GoneBad

Thank you Russian Government for giving 'Mother' a hard time!

Can't imagine the amount of money WT is spending in legal fees. I know it ain't cheap!

Thank Barbara and Joe for keeping us informed.

DJS

xjw,

Spot on: "Oh and... God is going to murder everyone in the Russian Government and everyone that supports that government. Also God will murder all people that go to other Russian churches…"

Which is one of the reasons they may be liquidated. If the state determines that such teachings are hate speech and detrimental to the well being of the state it has a right to limit such teachings. Child sacrifice wouldn't be allowed by any modern government, for example. So the argument that no religion, regardless of how pathetic, should be banned is specious. Sounds good but patently false and erroneous.

I expect more of these types of laws in the future and not just with Mother Russia. DFing and shunning, for example, can easily be shown to be counter to a state's interests since shunning almost certainly increases the usage of state funds for medical and mental health costs, drug and dependency counseling, not to mention broken families and the resulting $ and sociological costs to a society.

Let it come. Liquidate them and all that are like them.