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JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES BAN APPEAL REJECTED BY RUSSIA’S SUPREME COURT - GMDino - 07-17-2017 http://www.newsweek.com/jehovahs-witnesses-russia-ban-appeal-637816 Quote:Updated | Russia’s Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal launched by Jehovah’s Witnesses against the group’s ban in the country. The decision was made following a single-day hearing in Moscow in which the court swiftly rejected all the defense motions put forward by representatives of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, including a request to have a religious studies scholar. RE: JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES BAN APPEAL REJECTED BY RUSSIA’S SUPREME COURT - michaelsean - 07-17-2017 Hmmmm....I'm torn. RE: JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES BAN APPEAL REJECTED BY RUSSIA’S SUPREME COURT - GMDino - 07-17-2017 (07-17-2017, 05:24 PM)michaelsean Wrote: Hmmmm....I'm torn. You can talk your feelings out when they knock on your door? RE: JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES BAN APPEAL REJECTED BY RUSSIA’S SUPREME COURT - michaelsean - 07-17-2017 (07-17-2017, 05:28 PM)GMDino Wrote: You can talk your feelings out when they knock on your door? They are usually very nice people, and anymore all they ask is if they can give me a flyer which usually is just an announcement of an upcoming event. RE: JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES BAN APPEAL REJECTED BY RUSSIA’S SUPREME COURT - GMDino - 07-17-2017 (07-17-2017, 05:35 PM)michaelsean Wrote: They are usually very nice people, and anymore all they ask is if they can give me a flyer which usually is just an announcement of an upcoming event. We live far enough out that I've only had them come by once in 20 plus years. But when I lived with my parents it was every couple months. RE: JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES BAN APPEAL REJECTED BY RUSSIA’S SUPREME COURT - michaelsean - 07-17-2017 (07-17-2017, 05:36 PM)GMDino Wrote: We live far enough out that I've only had them come by once in 20 plus years. But when I lived with my parents it was every couple months. Where i grew up as a kid we never had them, and for some reason I always thought of it as a white people thing, but most that come by my house are black. I do appreciate the way the black men dress. We are talking hat, vest, shoes polished to a mirror shine, and sometimes even a walking stick, and it can be in the middle of July. The white guys seem to just wear a white shirt and tie. RE: JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES BAN APPEAL REJECTED BY RUSSIA’S SUPREME COURT - GMDino - 07-17-2017 (07-17-2017, 05:40 PM)michaelsean Wrote: Where i grew up as a kid we never had them, and for some reason I always thought of it as a white people thing, but most that come by my house are black. I do appreciate the way the black men dress. We are talking hat, vest, shoes polished to a mirror shine, and sometimes even a walking stick, and it can be in the middle of July. The white guys seem to just wear a white shirt and tie. Are you sure those are JW? RE: JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES BAN APPEAL REJECTED BY RUSSIA’S SUPREME COURT - TheLeonardLeap - 07-17-2017 (07-17-2017, 05:40 PM)michaelsean Wrote: Where i grew up as a kid we never had them, and for some reason I always thought of it as a white people thing, but most that come by my house are black. I do appreciate the way the black men dress. We are talking hat, vest, shoes polished to a mirror shine, and sometimes even a walking stick, and it can be in the middle of July. The white guys seem to just wear a white shirt and tie. (07-17-2017, 05:40 PM)GMDino Wrote: Are you sure those are JW? Spreading the word of God... one strong backhand at a time. - - - -- - - - - - -- Side Note: Why in the **** do we have/pay for a "Commission on International Religious Freedom"? RE: JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES BAN APPEAL REJECTED BY RUSSIA’S SUPREME COURT - treee - 07-17-2017 If I recall correctly from some conversations I've had with a JW, some of their tenets seem to focus on isolating them from society at large which does seem like a form of control. However, obviously religious freedom comes first and this is a case of the ends not justifying the means. Making information available as freely as possible is the best way to make sure citizens can think for themselves. RE: JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES BAN APPEAL REJECTED BY RUSSIA’S SUPREME COURT - Nebuchadnezzar - 07-17-2017 This isn't good in my opinion and JW's need to find out what it is that got them banned and change it unless it goes against their Doctrine. One thing in the article though that strikes me as weird is that they called JW's "Christian" when they are not. Christians believe Jesus Christ is God while JW's do not. I do believe JW's think Jesus Christ was just a prophet or "a god" not God himself. The word Christian was started as a derogatory term and means "Little Christs" but Christians liked the term and kept it. RE: JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES BAN APPEAL REJECTED BY RUSSIA’S SUPREME COURT - TheLeonardLeap - 07-18-2017 (07-17-2017, 10:30 PM)Nebuchadnezzar Wrote: This isn't good in my opinion and JW's need to find out what it is that got them banned and change it unless it goes against their Doctrine. From what I had read, it seems the big three reasons were... 1. None will vote. 2. None will serve in the military. 3. None will celebrate/participate in celebrations of the country. RE: JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES BAN APPEAL REJECTED BY RUSSIA’S SUPREME COURT - Nebuchadnezzar - 07-18-2017 (07-18-2017, 10:09 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: From what I had read, it seems the big three reasons were... There has to be more to it than that. RE: JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES BAN APPEAL REJECTED BY RUSSIA’S SUPREME COURT - TheLeonardLeap - 07-18-2017 (07-18-2017, 01:20 PM)Nebuchadnezzar Wrote: There has to be more to it than that. Who knows, that's just what I read. I guess the three combine to give them the appearance of a group that's subversive to the country/government, by refusing to participate or support it in any means or manner, while trying to convert people to become like them. Not saying I agree that it makes them in the same category as ISIS, just that's all I could gather from what I have read. |