In fact I remember that newspaper item. Also, in 1972, he was granted audience to appear before the King having the title of preacher/publisher attached to his name.
So, possible san, it might not have been possible in Japan, but it is in Norway.
InquiryMan
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Who is Rolf Furuli?
by possible-san inis he a reliable scholar?.
(most of anti-jehovah's witnesses in japan hardly know his name.).
is he an active jehovah's witness?.
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Who is Rolf Furuli?
by possible-san inis he a reliable scholar?.
(most of anti-jehovah's witnesses in japan hardly know his name.).
is he an active jehovah's witness?.
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InquiryMan
Strangely enough he is regarded as one of the most serious witnesses in the country.
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Who is Rolf Furuli?
by possible-san inis he a reliable scholar?.
(most of anti-jehovah's witnesses in japan hardly know his name.).
is he an active jehovah's witness?.
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InquiryMan
It is a well known fact among JWs in Norway that Rolf Furuli is an academic. He has been interviewed on TV, given interviews as a JW representative in newspapers etc... so he is definitely a rather high profile witness in Norway.
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Who is Rolf Furuli?
by possible-san inis he a reliable scholar?.
(most of anti-jehovah's witnesses in japan hardly know his name.).
is he an active jehovah's witness?.
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InquiryMan
He is an elder, and also pursued his academic career while being a witness. It is not an academic who became a witness, but a witness becoming an academic.
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Islam More Lenient on Apostates than the WTBTS!
by 00DAD inislam more lenient on apostates than the wtbts!.
this morning i came across this thought provoking comment in a cnn news article:.
harris zafar, national spokesperson of the ahmadiyya muslim community usa, does not mince words on the subject, stating in a huffington post opinion piece that "islam prescribes absolutely no punishment for apostasy.".
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InquiryMan
Interestingly, the Ahmadiyya Muslims are not regarded as true moslems by other moslems.
They are in fact regarded as the JWs of islam by many....
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WORLDS APART~TEEN JW MOVIETONIGHT ON SUNDANCE @ 7 EST.
by AK MCGRATH ini was just flipping through the channels to find something for the woman i care for to watch, and i came across a movie tonight on the sundance channel called, "worlds apart".
it is about a jehovah's witness teen who falls in love with someone who is not.. although i can't watch it now, i am taping it.
i couldn't look to see if it is a documentary of sorts, but i bet it will be interesting to say the least.. it's on at 7 pm tonight, eastern.
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I found the placards displayed somewhat strange and unusual for JWs. Then I realized it was accurate (at least in denmark) having seen photos from an international assembly there with such placards being used)....
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WORLDS APART~TEEN JW MOVIETONIGHT ON SUNDANCE @ 7 EST.
by AK MCGRATH ini was just flipping through the channels to find something for the woman i care for to watch, and i came across a movie tonight on the sundance channel called, "worlds apart".
it is about a jehovah's witness teen who falls in love with someone who is not.. although i can't watch it now, i am taping it.
i couldn't look to see if it is a documentary of sorts, but i bet it will be interesting to say the least.. it's on at 7 pm tonight, eastern.
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InquiryMan
In Denmark, brothers having beards even give talks at district conventions :-)
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I was told Rolf Furuli is an elder
by mankkeli inhow could rolf furuli be an elder considering his secular background?.
a friend from norway said he is the service overseer in his congregation.
does anyone have any info to validate this claim?.
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InquiryMan
In the Norwegian version of wikipedia it also stated explicitly that he serves in the capacity as an elder.
Furuli er medlem av Jehovas vitner, og fyller vervet som eldste. På 1970-tallet arbeidet han som en reisende tilsynsmann. Han har skrevet bøker ombibeloversettelse, teologi og bibelhistorisk kronologi.
furuli is a member of the Jehovah´s witnesses and is an elder. In the 70s he was a travelling overseer. He has written books on bible translation, theology and bible historic chronology.
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I was told Rolf Furuli is an elder
by mankkeli inhow could rolf furuli be an elder considering his secular background?.
a friend from norway said he is the service overseer in his congregation.
does anyone have any info to validate this claim?.
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InquiryMan
Hi!
He is most certainly an elder, in a congregation in Oslo.
He is highly regarded as an "expert" witness, even used sometimes on tv/radio etc (at least in times past).
He also used to (if he still does I do not know) give talks at district and circuit assemblies.
Why should being a professor disqualify him for being an elder?
There is even an entry of him in wikipedia:
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JWs in the UK diferrent to USA or elsewhere?
by punkofnice ini am in the uk.. i have an ex-jw relative in the usa.
he says that having lived ib both the uk and the usa that the jws are different from the uk to the usa.. how true could this be?.
at least int he area i grew up the term 'mother' for the organization is not familiar to me.
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InquiryMan
I have been to many countries, having attended witness functions in various countries. There is a difference. E.g. in Scandinavia, the Danish witnesses are regarded as liberal, e.g. allowing brother with beards to give talks also at district convention level, whereas in Sweden, dancing is not allowed at weddings in some areas.
IN Portugal, I experienced an elder drinking a glass of wine before conductiong the Watchtower study an hour later. Unheard of in North. Europe.
Culture definitely plays its role.
I found American witnesses as well as German witnesses to be more extreme than their Scandinavian counterparts.