It will probably make no problem whatsoever as witnesses no longer object to civilian service which is normally a duty given to those who object to compulsury military service.
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Finland: move to reinstate national service for JWs
by behemot inmove to reinstate national service for jehovahs witnessesdefence committee chair jussi niinisto says the preferential treatment granted to jehovahs witnesses is difficult to rationalise to other conscientious objectors.
a kingdom hall is a place of worship used by jehovah's witnesses.
image: yle jussi niinisto, who chairs parliaments defence committee, is demanding that the military service exemption granted to the jehovahs witnesses be abolished.
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Prices of petrol
by InquiryMan ininterestingly, norway is an oil-producing country.
nevertheless, the price of petrol pr litre is at approx.
15 kroner, that is 2$50c a litre (roughly 10 dollars a gallon)... that is the highest price in any country... however, when estimated how much an average person has to work in order to buy the petrol, norwegians are among the 10 countries in the world that have the relatively "lowest" price.
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That is my exact point. One cannot see on price of petrol isolated. One also has to take into consideration the increase of salaries and the level of income compared to prices...
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Prices of petrol
by InquiryMan ininterestingly, norway is an oil-producing country.
nevertheless, the price of petrol pr litre is at approx.
15 kroner, that is 2$50c a litre (roughly 10 dollars a gallon)... that is the highest price in any country... however, when estimated how much an average person has to work in order to buy the petrol, norwegians are among the 10 countries in the world that have the relatively "lowest" price.
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InquiryMan
That is my exact point. One cannot see on price of petrol isolated. One also has to take into consideration the increase of salaries and the level of income compared to prices...
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Prices of petrol
by InquiryMan ininterestingly, norway is an oil-producing country.
nevertheless, the price of petrol pr litre is at approx.
15 kroner, that is 2$50c a litre (roughly 10 dollars a gallon)... that is the highest price in any country... however, when estimated how much an average person has to work in order to buy the petrol, norwegians are among the 10 countries in the world that have the relatively "lowest" price.
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InquiryMan
Or somewhat more accurately, nine dollars a gallon...
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Prices of petrol
by InquiryMan ininterestingly, norway is an oil-producing country.
nevertheless, the price of petrol pr litre is at approx.
15 kroner, that is 2$50c a litre (roughly 10 dollars a gallon)... that is the highest price in any country... however, when estimated how much an average person has to work in order to buy the petrol, norwegians are among the 10 countries in the world that have the relatively "lowest" price.
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InquiryMan
Interestingly, Norway is an oil-producing country. Nevertheless, the price of petrol pr litre is at approx. 15 kroner, that is 2$50c a litre (roughly 10 dollars a gallon)... That is the highest price in any country... However, when estimated how much an average person has to work in order to buy the petrol, Norwegians are among the 10 countries in the world that have the relatively "lowest" price. The reason for the high prices are of course taxes. Still, people complain....
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Women-Only City Planned
by Bangalore inwomen-only city planned.. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/373151/20120813/women-city-saudi-arabia-jobs-hafuf.htm.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/saudi-arabia-plans-to-open-a-new-city-for-women-workers-only/story-e6frf7jo-1226449383578.
http://www.travelerstoday.com/articles/2693/20120814/women-only-city-coming-to-saudi-arabia-to-increase-female-workforce-sharia-law-muslim-islamic-law-women-city-saudi-industrial-property-authority-modon-middle-east-restrictions-segregation.htm.
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InquiryMan
I just read about it today at lunch... Interestingly, this is seen as a token of progress by Saudi women....
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Women-Only City Planned
by Bangalore inwomen-only city planned.. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/373151/20120813/women-city-saudi-arabia-jobs-hafuf.htm.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/saudi-arabia-plans-to-open-a-new-city-for-women-workers-only/story-e6frf7jo-1226449383578.
http://www.travelerstoday.com/articles/2693/20120814/women-only-city-coming-to-saudi-arabia-to-increase-female-workforce-sharia-law-muslim-islamic-law-women-city-saudi-industrial-property-authority-modon-middle-east-restrictions-segregation.htm.
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InquiryMan
I just read about it today at lunch... Interestingly, this is seen as a token of progress by Saudi women....
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Spanish congregations District Assembly / rides for the kids.
by jam inany truth to this.
the spanish brothers in texas (da).
provided an amusement park for the young on the.
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InquiryMan
Shunning is not taken lightly in Scandinavian countries, quite the contrary...
However, they might be more lax on other issues, e.g. denmark allowing beards...
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"Do J W's HAve Women Ministers? Sept 1st Watchtower 2012
by BluesBrother inthe sept 1st 2012 watchtower carries the article "our readers ask - do jehovah's witnesses have women ministers?".
the first words of the article provide a straight answer "yes, worldwide jehovah's witnesses have several million women ministers"however, the aricle goes on to explain their limitations in that they are not permitted to teach the congregation, "the audience of their ministry is different" .
they also do not preside or have oversight.. that opening sentence is a masterpiece of fallacious reasoning, using the well established method of equivocation ie.
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InquiryMan
Even the question is rendered quite differently in the Norwegian edition of the magazine:
Do women who are Jehovah´s witnesses take part in teaching?
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"Do J W's HAve Women Ministers? Sept 1st Watchtower 2012
by BluesBrother inthe sept 1st 2012 watchtower carries the article "our readers ask - do jehovah's witnesses have women ministers?".
the first words of the article provide a straight answer "yes, worldwide jehovah's witnesses have several million women ministers"however, the aricle goes on to explain their limitations in that they are not permitted to teach the congregation, "the audience of their ministry is different" .
they also do not preside or have oversight.. that opening sentence is a masterpiece of fallacious reasoning, using the well established method of equivocation ie.
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InquiryMan
Interestingly, in english one might equal minister with pastor, priest etc.
However, when translated, e.g. in Norwegian, its rendered with a specific Watchtower word not being used by anyone else:
Ordets tjener (servant of the Word)...