In as much as the Jehovah's Witnesses literature violates Russian law which grants freedom of religion but forbids religious superiority such as expressed by "God's exclusive channel of communication" the police are acting within legal authority.
donuthole
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RUSSIA: Raids, literature confiscations and criminal case in Tambov--first such reported home raids against them since the Soviet era--Forum 18 News Service reports
by cattails in22 march 2010. russia: raids, literature confiscations and criminal case in tambov.
by geraldine fagan, forum 18 news service , and felix corley, forum 18 news service .
russia has raided three flats of jehovah's witnesses in tambov in the first such reported home raids against them since the soviet era, forum 18 news service has learnt.
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Have you ever used the C-word in front of an Elder?
by Think About It inhave you ever refered to the jw's as a cult in front of an elder?
what was their reaction?.
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donuthole
No. I did say "Christ" one too many times for their liking.
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My friend needs help with a question about Jesus Apostles.......
by awildflower inthe other day in conversation with her husband, she was bringing out how jesus didn't start a congregation.
he said that the fact that jesus choice 12 apostles to 'take the lead' and look out after the sheep, is proof that the current elder arrangement is biblical.
she didn't know how to answer him and would like your opinions or research on the topic.. so the question is: are jesus 12 apostles proof of an elder arrangement?.
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donuthole
Apostle means one who is sent. Just as Jesus was sent from his Father, he selected twelve to in turn send out to Israel. They were never intended to be a central governing body stationed in Jerusalem. They traveled to all parts of the known world bearing witness to Jesus. If anything they might be considered missionaries.
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Robert King
by PublishingCult ingreetings, this is my first post here on jwn .
i came across mr. king's youtube channel, ewatchamacallitman.com, and i was speechless and ill at the same time.. .
i went to his website and tried to do some reading, but my head started hurting and my vision blurred.
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donuthole
Robert King published a book Jehovah Himself Has Become King which purports that the Organization of Jehovah's Witnesses constitutes God's modern day people to fall, to be refined, and to be restored. He applies the OT prophecies toward Judah/Israel to Jehovah's Witnesses, claiming that as an organization they have fallen into bad practice (child abuse scandal), teaching (1914), and worldly affiliation (UN). However just as the OT prophets look toward a restoration, King proclaims that Jehovah's Witnesses will be restored during the backdrop of the Time of the End. To that end he encourages people to stay in the Organization and be obedient to the channel, even if they are in error. At the same time he has encouraged them to share in distributing his book and messages to their congregation, even their Circuit Overseer, actions that ultimately can lead to them being disfellowshipped.
He claims to be anointed, one of the 144,000, but does not partake in obedience to the Watchtower since he is currently disfellowshipped. In the past he had strongly suggested that he was the modern-day watchman spoken about in Ezekiel but when called on it he would not commit to it. Many of his Biblical interpretations and predictions follow that of financial/political analyst Lyndon Larouche - a fact that he doesn't try to conceal. He has routinely predicted the beginning of the great tribulation in the fall of each year (October) - often instigated by Larouche's own predictions of global financial meltdown. Some have noted his view of Jehovah's Witnesses as God's modern day people to fall and experience restoration bear a striking similarity to those found in false-messiah Donald Burney's book the Report. King denies a connection.
In his early days of essay writing he was pretty vocal in denoucing the Organization, calling their meetings a table of filthy vomit. His rhetoric has softened over time and now much of his writing and YouTube videos are virtually indistinguishable from something produced by Jehovah's Witnesses. One video speaks favorably in regards to Russell and Rutherford, citing their use of the technology of the day (photodrama, telegraph, and radio) before highlighting his own use of the Internet. The impression was that he saw himself as heir-apparent to the legacy of Russell, Rutherford, and Knorr. While he rejects and reinterprets much of the Society's applications of Bible prophecy in most respects his beliefs still mirror the Watchtower's. He firmly upholds Rutherford's two-class system (little flock/other sheep, 144,000/great crowd) and has purged his discussion board of any who suggested that all Christians should be partaking at the memorial. A key problem in his teachings is that by rejecting 1914, as an "operation of error", he destroys the Watchtower's foundational proof of being selected and inspected as God's people in 1919. In its place has offers no real reason to accept that Jehovah's Witnesses constitute God's modern-day Organization, other to fall back on the Society's assertion that God has always worked through an "organization" and that no other one on the planet today has taught "the truth".
He has no real followers to speak of apart from a small handful of individuals who have remained on his discussion board. Most of those who once welcomed his teachings have rejected them and moved on.
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Best way to get Netflix on my tv?
by AK - Jeff ini know about roku, but currently don't think it any better than the laptop i have connected to my television to stream netflix.. i have considered a media-pc with remote or perhaps a remote keyboard and mouse.
i like the idea of the tv subbing as an extra pc on occasion - plus i would like to be able to stream other programs besides just netflix [like fancast or national geo or history or some news clips].. any suggestions beyond or in addition?.
thank you in advance.
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donuthole
xBox and PS3 both do Netflix streaming. PS3 also is a Blu-Ray player.
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Me, the WT, and the "Separating Work"...
by AGuest inmay you all have peace!.
a little while ago a dear one referred to my trip to "bethel" and discussion with carey barber.
he asked if he could read them.
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donuthole
OTWO -- The sister is simply sharing a story and bearing witness to the Truth as she knows it. She is not seeking validation from anyone. Your call for a vote is self-serving and is to validate your own disbelief. I might add, your own disbelief is furiously trying to assert itself in the face of a small, secret part of you inside that is resonating with what she posts.
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How many here desire 'Reality' over the fantasy of eternal life?
by AK - Jeff inme.. wasting time believing in such silliness is like hoping one day to turn into mickey mouse.
why not accept life now, while you have it, and understand that like all others before you, you are going to die too.
you won't wake from that.
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donuthole
I desire the real eternal life promised by Jesus as opposed to a pet lion.
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Me, the WT, and the "Separating Work"...
by AGuest inmay you all have peace!.
a little while ago a dear one referred to my trip to "bethel" and discussion with carey barber.
he asked if he could read them.
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donuthole
SJ. Thank you for sharing this experience.
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More than 50 Jehovahs Witnesses arrested in Russia for taking part in a public protest
by behemot inhttp://www.asianews.it/news-en/more-than-50-jehovah%e2%80%99s-witnesses-arrested-in-russia-for-taking-part-in-a-public-protest-17853.html.
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donuthole
The Russian constitution does not allow one religious group to claim superiority over any other group. With the Watchtower's literature claims of being God's exclusive channel of communication and being the only true religion the publications violate Russian law. Hence the literature is viewed as "extremist" as the Witnesses have been banned.
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"The point is that earthquakes are common and always have been,"
by purplesofa insurvivors shiver in turkey after quake kills 51by burhan ozbilici and suzan fraser, associated press writersmon mar 8, 3:39 pm etokcular, turkey hundreds of earthquake survivors huddled in aid tents and around bonfires monday in eastern turkey, seeking relief from the winter cold after a strong temblor knocked down stone and mud-brick houses in five villages, killing 51 people.http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100308/ap_on_re_eu/eu_turkey_earthquake/print;_ylt=aovcmz.3hc_i9x940453ssxbbbaf;_ylu=x3odmtbvajzzatfybhbvcwmxnqrzzwmddg9wbhnsawnwcmluda--.
monday's quake in eastern turkey followed deadly recent temblors in haiti and chile, but bernard doft, the seismologist for the royal netherlands meteorological institute in utrecht, said there was no direct connection between the three.. "these events are too far apart to be of direct influence to each other," he said.. richard luckett, a seismologist from the british geological survey, said there has not been a spike in global seismic activity.. "if there was a big increase in the number of magnitude 6.0s in the past decade we would know it, because we would see it in the statistics," luckett said.
"we haven't seen an increase in 7.0s either.".
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donuthole
The Greek word doesn't even necessarily mean earthquakes. Nevertheless, the Watchtower preoccupation with them flies directly against Jesus advice to not let these common events alarm you and seduce you into thinking the end is here.