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  Are Jehovah's Witnesses considered a Catholic schism?

  by sabastious in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was reading through this article: http://www.ourcatholicfaith.org/thechurch.html.

  1822: mormons founded by joseph smith, who made his appearance with supposed revelations in 1822.. .

  1872: the jehovah's witness church was developed by charles russell.. .

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  InquiryMan

  In Scandinavia JWs are generally not consideres christian, but rather a a movement with a christian background or christian resemblance.
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  Who is Rolf Furuli?

  by possible-san in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  is 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

  Well, I feel not like judging another fellow human being.

  Perhaps he has the guts to follow his own path even amid a strict system.
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  Who is Rolf Furuli?

  by possible-san in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  is 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 also translated the Ethiopian holy book of Kebra Galast, the holy book of the Ethíophians.

  See following link on an interview with him and the translation and its contents.

  Quite strange in a way, cause a lot of its contents is contrary to JW beliefs. Still he contributes in spreading them to a wider audience.

  http://www.bokklubben.no/SamboWeb/side.do?rom=AK&dokId=544943

  (make use of google translate to see its main contents).
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  Who is Rolf Furuli?

  by possible-san in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  is 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

  and according to his biography, he states that he was assistant professor in 1995.
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  Who is Rolf Furuli?

  by possible-san in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  is 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

  According to the Norwegian wikipedia, he was a travelling overseer in the 70s.
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  Who is Rolf Furuli?

  by possible-san in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  is 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

  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.
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  Who is Rolf Furuli?

  by possible-san in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  is 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 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  is 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 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  is 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 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  islam 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....