Officials plan to evict a branch of the Jehovah's Witnesses from an 18th century estate in northern Moscow, the prefect of Moscow's northern district, Oleg Mitvol, said on Wednesday (http://en.rian.ru/russia/20100203/157764392.html).
This is nothing new in history, as the Orthodox Catholic Church has always been out to take over and cleanse the world of other sects and churches. Since the Jehovah's witness are a direct enemy, the Russian Orthodox Church has set against them by driving them out of their land. Russia considers the Jehovah's only a religious sect and therefore contributing to illegal activities. The estate that they are trying to evict them from was said to be worth 350 million dollars; however, their argument against the Jehovah's witnesses is that the land was purchased illegally. This all stems from most organized religions hate against Jehovah's witness because of their strong belief that they are the only true form of Christianity and that they represent true Christianity and that all other religions that fail to meet all the requirements by GOD will be destroyed. Therefore, there are a lot of Christians and denominations that have looked against the Jehovah's throughout history
In response to Jolie:
Sorry, let me clarify what I am trying to say: Human rights organizations along with civic organizations have are appealing to the Russian Federation Human rights Ombudsperson, which is Russia's Public chamber and Council under the President for the Promotion of Institutes of Civic Society and Human Rights (http://eng.maidanua.org/node/1029).
These organizations are calling for the end of abuse and persecution against minority religions including the Jehovah's Witnesses. The example of the eviction of the branch in Moscow is yet just another example of the Orthodox Church's attack against these minority religions. Now to fuel the fire of why the Church is displeased with the Jehovah's Witness "sect" is because for example, Jehovah's witnesses refuse to join in military service. They believe so strongly that their religion is the way, that they will stay "true to their beliefs, even to the point of persecution and imprisonment (http://eng.maidanua.org/node/1029). " I use this as an example to explain why the Orthodox Church of Russia has differences with Jehovah's Witnesses and feels the need to abuse them by driving them from their estate.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Entry 1 - 02/02/2010
I want to start off this blog first by explaining who the Jehovah's Witnesses are and what exactly it is that they are about, what they believe in, and what they hope to accomplish.
First the Jehovah's witnesses are an organized group whom believe that the Bible is God's Word. They rely on both the New Testament and The Old Testament as a guide to their faith. They are known to have a strict interpretation of the bible and usually follow it closely.
Now, the name "Jehovah" is God's personal name in hebrew and actually appears over 7000 times throughout the original hebrew scriptures. The witness part of the name comes from when Jesus told his disciples: "You will receive power when the holy spirit arrives upon you, and you will be witnesses of me both in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the most distant part of the earth."told his disciples: "You will receive power when the holy spirit arrives upon you, and you will be witnesses of me both in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the most distant part of the earth." -Acts 1:8 (watchtower.org). Jehovah's witnesses believe that they have become the witnesses of God because of the sacrifice of Jesus and the arrival of the holy spirit.
Finally, Jehovah's witness are really just everyday people that you might run into and never even know it. Most people think of them as the organized group that knocks door to door and ministers their faith. This leads to a negative connotation of their group but may not be totally correct. Jehovah's witness really just want you to know who they are and really want to dedicate their lives to God and fulfill their ministry by getting you to know who they are and join them in their journey and faith in God.
First the Jehovah's witnesses are an organized group whom believe that the Bible is God's Word. They rely on both the New Testament and The Old Testament as a guide to their faith. They are known to have a strict interpretation of the bible and usually follow it closely.
Now, the name "Jehovah" is God's personal name in hebrew and actually appears over 7000 times throughout the original hebrew scriptures. The witness part of the name comes from when Jesus told his disciples: "You will receive power when the holy spirit arrives upon you, and you will be witnesses of me both in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the most distant part of the earth."told his disciples: "You will receive power when the holy spirit arrives upon you, and you will be witnesses of me both in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the most distant part of the earth." -Acts 1:8 (watchtower.org). Jehovah's witnesses believe that they have become the witnesses of God because of the sacrifice of Jesus and the arrival of the holy spirit.
Finally, Jehovah's witness are really just everyday people that you might run into and never even know it. Most people think of them as the organized group that knocks door to door and ministers their faith. This leads to a negative connotation of their group but may not be totally correct. Jehovah's witness really just want you to know who they are and really want to dedicate their lives to God and fulfill their ministry by getting you to know who they are and join them in their journey and faith in God.
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