@Venus,
Excellent.....such a great point....the shunners are being shunned by an entire country.....brilliant...
Tor
Two (circumstantial) lines of evidence for the real motivation behind the Russian lobbying?
by doubtfull1799 25 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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Vidiot
stuckinarut2 - "...they are using this 'letter writing' campaign as a way to build hype and enthusiasm amongst the flock, all the while fueling the persecution complex..."
I hate manipulative assholes.
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NikL
Yeah, it's all about the dollars...or rubles in this case. There is property and assets at stake.
I mean, they went for years under ban in the Soviet Union and it didn't STOP their activity.
Like I told my wife, it's just stuff. We can't take it with us anyway right?
Thing is, if you look at the Russian laws on hate speech and extremist groups, JWs fit the bill.
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All or nothing
Also don't forget how many hours can be counted writing these letters...making the numbers look good
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Vidiot
NikL - "...Thing is, if you look at the Russian laws on hate speech and extremist groups, JWs fit the bill."
An extremist government using extremist tactics against an extremist group known for its extremist views.
The pretzel-twist degree of irony is not lost on us (but it is making me dizzy).
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NikL
Is Russia an extremist government?
There is wide spread corruption in it, certainly, but I am not sure where it falls on the extremist scale.
Ever been to Mexico and had dealings with the federales? Are they extreme?
Don't get me wrong, I have NO desire to go to Mother Russia. :-)
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NikL
Here is a blurb from BBC about it.
Seems to me that the JWs are doing it to themselves with their literature.
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OrphanCrow
tor: ....many of the friends go where the work is banned then come back and tell us all about it...I say to myself, what was the purpose of that...they are already being watched why would we go and draw attention to them and ourselves...then we Americans leave and come back here where we can do almost anything....but then when they show pix, there is a JW welcoming party there....uh ? Maybe my eyesight is bad....again, why put them on danger....oh, I forget, JW's love to look pious...
Illegal missionary work serves a purpose. It a conduit for money movement.
https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/4916357520949248/esl-teaching-russia-jws
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sir82
You nailed it!
Potential loss of assets - that's the difference between Russia & [any of the "30 or so lands where the work of JWs is restricted" as indicated at the end of the Yearbook reports].
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JRK
Follow the money . . .
JK
