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23The Real Deal - The Best life Ever
by emeth inmeet benny.
he had all the opportunities and talent to persue a 'higher' education and have a great career.
however he did meet someone and started a bible study... he changed his future... he changed his life and now, in his opinion, he has the best life ever.
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ECHR looks into Russias treatment of Jehovahs Witnesses
by emeth inmoscow, march 25 (rapsi) - the european court of human rights (echr) communicated a vast collection of complaints this month to russia in connection with the treatment of jehovahs witnesses throughout the country.. russia and the applicants were asked earlier this month to consider a plethora of questions related to treatment of jehovahs witnesses and their congregations in light of the european convention on human rights (convention) guarantees of religious freedom and free expression, as well as its prohibition of discrimination.. according to court documents, in 2007, a russian deputy prosecutor general notified the countrys prosecutors offices that the jehovahs witnesses and other foreign religious and charitable organizations may have constituted a public threat.. the letter stated: there are various branches of foreign religious and charitable organizations within the territory of russia whose activities do not formally violate the provisions of russian legislation but quite often promote the growth of tension in society.. the letter grouped jehovahs witnesses with the unification church, the church of scientology, various eastern faiths, and satanism, referring to them collectively as branches that frequently carry out activities that damage the moral, mental, and physical health of their members.. prosecutors throughout the country were instructed to look into the threat that extremist material was being produced or disseminated in violation or russias mass communications law.. according to the complaint, the present collection of cases revolves around ten claims, many centering on jehovahs witness literature:.
1. the liquidation of a local jehovahs witness organization in taganrog, russia, along with the confiscation of its property and a ban on 34 of its publications; .
2. seven other instances of the banning of religious publications in various russian regions;.
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Jehovah's Witnesses bought more real estate in the UK for £5 Million
by emeth inhttp://www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk/news/11016729.former_home_of_cardif_pinnacle_bought_by_jehovah_s_witnesses/.
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the former home of an insurance company will now be used to store bibles by a christian sect.. jehovah's witnesses have bought 1 elstree way in borehamwood, formerly known as pinnacle place, from cardif pinnacle for 4,928,000.. the building will be used by the international bible students association, a corporation of the jehovah's witnesses which distributes bibles and other religious literature.. the non-profit organisation currently operates out of properties throughout mill hill and borehamwood, with headquarters in the ridgeway in mill hill.. it employs 700 people in printing, storing and distributing religious literature throughout britain, europe and africa.. a spokesman for the jehovahs witnesses said the association had outgrown its existing premises and had bought the large building to consolidate its operations.. it will use the new acquisition to store magazines, pamphlets and bibles as well as making full use of the office space.. however it will continue to maintain its headquarters in mill hill, where the literature is printed.. the sale went through in december and the international bible students association is currently preparing the building so it can move in.. jehovahs witnesses are best known for their door-to-door evangelical work, offering bible literature and recruiting and converting people to their beliefs.. the spokesman for the movement said: we are all about bible education and we print biblical literature to distribute around the world.. the people of borehamwood will probably not notice anything different as we are making no changes to the actual building, which is why we did not need planning permission..
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