Putin presents the Order of Parental Glory to a Russian Jehovah's Witness family

by OrphanCrow 47 Replies latest jw friends

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  OrphanCrow

  Ah...that is an update from what was published earlier. This is what it first said:

  https://jw-russia.org/news/17060606-176.html
  

  The family of Jehovah's Witnesses took the order from the hands of the head of state
  May 31, 2017 in Moscow, at a meeting in the Kremlin, the president handed Valery and Tatiana Novik, Jehovah's Witnesses from Karelia, the Order of "Parental Glory". At the awarding ceremony was also attended by all six children Novikov.
  The Order is awarded to parents of large families, who are setting an example to strengthen the institution of the family and the upbringing of children, form a socially responsible family and lead a healthy lifestyle, provide a full and harmonious development of personality of children, a high level of care for their health, education, physical, spiritual and moral development.
  In reply, referring to the spiritual and moral development of children, Valery Novik quoted text from the Bible, which serves as a reference for it, both for the parents: "Train up a boy on the right path; he will not depart from it, even when you are old "(Proverbs 22: 6).
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  darkspilver

  yeah, as I said, seems to be a confusion regarding number of attendees

  Besides I understood that you needed SEVEN children minimum for the award, NOT just six
  
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  OrphanCrow

  ds: Besides I understood that you needed SEVEN children minimum for the award, NOT just six

  Yeah, it's a bit confusing.

  From what I understand, there is a Medal of Order of Parental Glory that a family can apply for once they have 4 children. The medal is given to those families that qualify along with a financial award.

  It is when a family has seven children and over that they can apply for admission into the Order of Parental Glory, to receive a medal along with a financial award.

  The Novik family would have went through an application process to receive their medal and $. They would have initiated the award (or someone did it for them) by applying for it.

  Sort of like the Telly Awards - it is given to those who ask for it.
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  darkspilver

  Sort of like the Telly Awards - it is given to those who ask for it.

  haha, I wouldn't put it quite like that
  

  there's lots of things you need to apply for, even though you are 'automatically' qualified for them:

  https://www.gov.uk/get-birthday-anniversary-message-from-queen

  but, yeah, they, or someone else, would have needed to apply.
  
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  problemaddict 2

  Very interesting. This smacks of the local branch putting it together for what seems like obvious reasons. I too would really like an interpretation of the fathers speech in context. Very bizarre.
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  waton

  too would really like an interpretation of the fathers speech in context. Very bizarre. dsp:

  at least he would have wt "ministry school" training to get the point across not as a novice, (his family name notwithstanding) ha ha. The a-"cross" unintended pun too. May be he wanted to get the whole thing off his chest?
  
  
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  rebel8

  omg this is SO BIZARRE

  A family obeying the edict to not procreate--to an extreme degree

  story posted on jay dubbie dot borg

  I give up again
  
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  WHATSGOINGON

  Nice to see the priest there, hmm so we are not allowed to visit a church for a wedding or funeral but they can go when this guy is there.....

  WGO