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A Biblical Response to Jehovah Witness in Surabaya, Indonesia [PDF]
Pharos Journal of Theology, 2023 Issues around Christology are never ending. Both from within and outside Christianity the existence of Jesus as God continues to be discussed. From within the ranks of Christians who systematically deny the Divinity of Jesus are Jehovah's Witnesses ...
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Manna Rafflesia, 2021 From the mid-19th century until now Christians are confused and troubled by the movements and teachings of the Witnesses who have undermined the Superiority of Christ. In particular when they interpret the word prototokos in Colossians 1:15 which is very
Jacob Timisela
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Religious Views of Charles Taze Russell and their Reflection in the Teachings of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Емінак, 2021 The article examines the religious views of the founder of the Watchtower Society, Charles Taze Russell, and their influence on the development of the doctrinal system of Jehovah’s Witnesses. The role of a religious leader in the eyes of his followers is
Roman Orlovskyi
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Journal of Contemporary ReligionJehovah's Witnesses began as an informal Bible study group in the 1870s that sought to recover first-century Christian beliefs and practices. They disseminated literature announcing the expected reign of God's Kingdom and called themselves Bible Students.
Chu, Jolene, Peltonen, Ollimatti
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Criminotheology. Persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Putin’s Russia
International Journal for Religious Freedom, 2023 Following their ban in 2017, the state targeted Jehovah’s Witnesses as harmful sectarians in the context of a ‘conservative twist’ in Russian politics grounded in late-Soviet anti-sectarian models and narratives.
Tatiana Vagramenko, Francisco Arqueros
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Jehovah’s Witnesses and Blood Transfusions: An Analysis of the Legal Protections Afforded to Adults and Children in European/English Human Rights Contexts [PDF]
, 2017 This article considers the degree to which the religious beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses are given consideration in European and English courts. Adults' refusal of blood transfusions, based upon religious belief, is examined within the context of European
Ó Néill, C
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The state of the late Protestant denominations
Українське Pелігієзнавство, 2008 Late Protestantism - Baptists, Pentecostals, Adventists, and Jehovah's Witnesses have existed in Ukraine for over a hundred years. Under Soviet rule, these denominations were under constant administrative pressure, subject to party-ideological criticism,
Petro Yarotskiy
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"We Represent a Definite Social Class": The Class Identities and Resources of American Religious Groups in the Roaring Twenties. [PDF]
Br J SociolABSTRACT Class identity is a crucial sociological concept, but is only ever measured at the individual level. In this paper, we ask: do groups have class identities? And do those class identities correspond with material resources? To answer these questions, we examine data from 31 of the most prominent American religious denominations in the early ...
Huttenlocher T, Wilde M.
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PRZYGOTOWANIE DO ŻYCIA MAŁŻEŃSKIEGO I RODZINNEGO W UJĘCIU ŚWIADKÓW JEHOWY
Civitas et Lex, 2018 The article presents Jehovah’s witnesses’ moral teaching on the subject of preparation for marital and family life. According to Jehovah’s Witnesses, proper preparation for a married life and family forecasts good prospects for the future, people in ...
Tomasz Bondzio
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Ethics and medicine: Jehovah’s Witnesses and the new blood transfusion rules
South African Family Practice, 2013 It is against the doctrine of The Watchtower and Bible Tract Society for their followers, the Jehovah’s Witnesses, to accept blood transfusions. For this reason, this topic remains a critical issue in medical practice and ethics. Few patients can survive
D. Knapp van Bogaert, G.A. Ogunbanjo
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