Posts by Aaac

In Western Europe, Belgium takes the lead: -1%. Zero-countries are: Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain and Portugal. 1%-countries are Austria, Italy, Britain and Norway. 3%-growth can be seen in the most remote islands, Ireland and Iceland.

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JW Hall set in fire in Finland

by Aaac in

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"a jehovah's witnesses' kingdom hall in the finnish city of vantaa, which flanks helsinki in the north, was badly damaged by fire in the early hours of wednesday.

police told the finnish news agency (stt) that they suspected arson as the fire had started from a door bay.

no one was hurt in the fire and, thanks to the fact that the building is situated on a large plot, there was no danger of it spreading to nearby residential buildings.

Aaac

"A Jehovah's Witnesses' kingdom hall in the Finnish city of Vantaa, which flanks Helsinki in the north, was badly damaged by fire in the early hours of Wednesday.
Police told the Finnish News Agency (STT) that they suspected arson as the fire had started from a door bay.
No one was hurt in the fire and, thanks to the fact that the building is situated on a large plot, there was no danger of it spreading to nearby residential buildings.
The emergency services were alerted to the fire by a coach driver just before 1am (GMT+3). The fire brigade brought the fire under control at about 2am."
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Newsroom Finland
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This is awful. I don't promote this. Just a few months ago a Lutheran cathedral was partially burned here.

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WT only complete Finnish bible?

by Dogpatch in

in the awake!

of jan. 2006, page 23 it apparently (i don't have the mag) states that the watchtower's new world translation is the only complete finnish bible.

could this possibly be true that after all these years there are no others in finnish?

Aaac

"You don't have 10 different versions made by 10 different churches; each and every one of these were made by the official translation group of the major church." --- There are even more translations - translated and used by several *sects*. Translators' names like Uuras Saarnivaara (Jumalan kansan Pyhä Raamattu "God's People's Holy Bible") and Anders Wilhelm Ingmann (Koetusraamattu "Try/Trial Bible"). Raamattu Nykysuomeksi ("Bible in Modern Finnish"). For NT, eg. Heino Pätiälä and Aapeli Saarisalo. Where do you base your information? Have you ever seen, read or touched these books? Because I have. I don't peg your pardon, but this link is in Finnish. ---- http://www.aimoo.com/forum/postview.cfm?id=311102&CategoryID=3459&startcat=1&ThreadID=2476148 --- There might not be 10 different versions made by 10 different churches, but there are many, though. So, Awake is wrong, again.

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WT only complete Finnish bible?

by Dogpatch in

in the awake!

of jan. 2006, page 23 it apparently (i don't have the mag) states that the watchtower's new world translation is the only complete finnish bible.

could this possibly be true that after all these years there are no others in finnish?

Aaac

OldHippie: "no other translations have been available except the WT translation." ----- You're wrong. Some old-fashioned sects (eg. Laestadians) use the older version (Finnish 1933,38) continually. And many Lutheran church members. So actually two translations are used widely here, and thirdly, the NWT is used by some ignorant JW's. So, the Awake is lying, again. (Some parts of the Bible are translated in different styles, too, but this was not the point here.) You can read the Finnish two translations here: http://www.evl.fi/raamattu/1933,38/Raamattu.html and http://www.evl.fi/raamattu/1992/

January 1st figures?

by Aaac in

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i have seen here a discussion about the january 1st watchtower.

does this magasine contain the newest statistical figures?

or are they publicised in february (as last year)?

Aaac

I have seen here a discussion about the January 1st Watchtower. Does this magasine contain the newest statistical figures? Or are they publicised in February (as last year)?

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