you forgot Addis Ababa Ethiopia. Speaking of Ethiopia, they have a lot of similarities with China politically, Socialist in name while Fascist in practice. One difference is that The Ethiopia government loves the Jehovah's Witness religion because JWs stay out of politics. I wonder if the PRC will ever cynically change its tune in that regard.
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China's New export drive - trains and rail systems
by fulltimestudent infour or five times a week i travel on sydney's extensive suburban rail network.
these days, most services use a train like this,.
which are modern, double-decked, comfortable carriages.. it's not generally known that most of these train-sets (i.e.
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JW Disfellowshipping vs. Amish Meidung vs. Bahá'í Covenant-Breaking
by SonoftheTrinity insaw an interesting short documentary about a woman who was a born covenant-breaker (which is baha'i for disfellowshipped) because she is the great-granddaughter of baha'ullah whose grandfather disagreed with the leadership, as well as the command that no baha'is should live in israel unless they are working for the universal house of justice (their bethel).
i also read somewhere that shunning in many amish communities has been watered down to having to eat outside at weddings and other communal events.
the more comparisons are drawn between jehovah's witnesses and so called false religions, the less they can claim to be the only true religion.
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It was called Bahais In My Backyard. The Bahais made a covenant with Israel to not live there and have their World Headquartered there instead, Their prophet Bahaullah is buried there. The funny thing is that his Great-Granddaughter is an Israeli citizen who has lived in Israel her whole life but is shunned by the Bahais because her grandfather disagreed with the leadership before they made that covenant. Imagine if Brooklyn were a small country and all of Rutherfords descendants lived right next door to the Bethel and they were all disfellowshipped for eternity you might understand the absurdity. She is a born apostate because an Israeli Bahai is an oxymoron. The reasoning of the Bahais is that if they were allowed to live in Israel they would all want to live in Haifa. -
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JW Disfellowshipping vs. Amish Meidung vs. Bahá'í Covenant-Breaking
by SonoftheTrinity insaw an interesting short documentary about a woman who was a born covenant-breaker (which is baha'i for disfellowshipped) because she is the great-granddaughter of baha'ullah whose grandfather disagreed with the leadership, as well as the command that no baha'is should live in israel unless they are working for the universal house of justice (their bethel).
i also read somewhere that shunning in many amish communities has been watered down to having to eat outside at weddings and other communal events.
the more comparisons are drawn between jehovah's witnesses and so called false religions, the less they can claim to be the only true religion.
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Saw an interesting short documentary about a woman who was a born Covenant-Breaker (which is Bahá'í for disfellowshipped) because she is the Great-Granddaughter of Bahá'ulláh whose Grandfather disagreed with the leadership, as well as the command that no Bahá'ís should live in Israel unless they are working for the Universal House of Justice (their Bethel). I also read somewhere that shunning in many Amish communities has been watered down to having to eat outside at Weddings and other communal events. The more comparisons are drawn between Jehovah's Witnesses and so called False Religions, the less they can claim to be the only True Religion. -
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Have you met people in the "world" who are more commited to their christian believes than JWs?
by nevaagain ini met a coworker at my work who was even more commited to his religion then almost anybody i had seen in the jw mids yet.
whenever we went for lunch, he would do a little prayer first, he didnt care if anybody would take notice of him.
he does not curse, never!
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Beards are evil, but do you know why?
by free2beme inas a witness, i knew several men who attempted to grow beards.
when they did, and attended meetings, it did not take long to be talked to by elders and told, "as spiritual men, they should not display an outward form of rebellion.
" why was this a form of rebellion?
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Free2bMe you mention Bob Marley. Bob marley's dreadlocks were not an act of rebellion but of consecration as a Nazarite according to Numbers Chapter 6. -
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I grew a beard in high school when it was totally out of style. I am glad the 20th century is over and I hope the 21st century will be a bearded one.
Earn a living for the whole family, fight for your country, but don't act or look patriarchal, don't point out discrimination against men because women have been oppressed for centuries, don't be a homophobe, be a boy toy for older women, the list goes on...
The beard has a ton of symbolism for me and I wouldn't cut it for the world.
It would be nice to see the day when a man IS REQUIRED to grow a beard to get a job, just so the baby faces will get a taste of their own medicine.
If your dad doesn't have a beard you've got two moms.
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8 million - The Population of Honduras
by bemused ini sometimes look at the magazines on jw.org to see what the wt are saying now.
the latest watchtower is a good old fire and brimstone, armageddon is coming any moment now issue, but it was a short article in the april 2015 awake that caught my eye.
it features the country of honduras and is quite an informative little read (though failing to mention the very high crime rate in that country).
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There are smaller religions than jws with much larger cultural influence.
Without Jews there would be no Hollywood, and without Rastafarians there would be no Reggae music, without Zoroastrians there would be no Bollywood, but if the Jehovah's Witnesses disappeared I doubt anyone would notice.
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Disfellowshipping and Gangs
by SonoftheTrinity inwhat percentage of disfellowshipped young ones wind up in gangs?
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Disfellowshipping and Gangs
by SonoftheTrinity inwhat percentage of disfellowshipped young ones wind up in gangs?
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Ex-JW Guilty of Plotting Terrorism
by cofty inaccording to radio news earlier today he was raised as a jw but was told to leave home when he was disfellowshipped and turned to the mosque for support.. a teenager who was on his way to behead a british soldier with a 12in knife when he was arrested, has been found guilty of preparing a terrorist act.. brusthom ziamani, 19, was also carrying a hammer and an "islamic flag" when he was arrested in london in august 2014......
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Moderate Muslims are more interested in making money, paying for their children's college, and arranging their children's marriages, while the Radicals are busy spreading their religion. The moderates need to be out there at the hippie festivals spreading moderate sufism or something besides being petty bourgeois. By the same token I blame the mainstream churches for the rise of the Jehovah's Witnesses.