In the novel ‘We Are Witnesses’ a 13 year old Orthodox Jew by the name of Moshe Flinker is highlighted through his very own diary entries during the holocaust. I personally I thought it was very easy to make a connection to Moshe and his thoughts/writing. One major connection I was able to make was when Moshe stated that he was very keen on the idea of being a Jewish diplomat in a nationalist-all Jew Israel. I to am a big dreamer and very much enjoy thinking about my future and deciding what I should
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We Are Witnesses was written by Jacob Boas and the main character whose name is David Rubinowicz. On July 27‚1927 in Kielce‚ Poland‚ David was born during World War II. David was a Jew and as a result of this‚ he had no choice but to live under Hitler’s twisted rules. Because of Hitler‚ David died in 1942 when he was only fifteen years of age. David and his whole family died from being suffocated by gas. What happened to David was not fair; he was a Jew in a time when Hitler wanted to exterminate
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2014 Religion and Ethnic Diversity Paper The religion group that I pick would be s Jehovah’s Witnesses because I love to know what the other religions believes in and how do they worship. In ethnicity group that I pick to talk about is White (European descent). I have learned a lot since this class about the different type of ethnicity group but I see a lot of Jehovah’s witnesses around my community‚ knocking on people’s door. These two choices are different common together but I would
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The purpose of this article is to provide a summary of Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society‚ articulate why it is a cult‚ and explain how one could share orthodox Christianity with a member of this Society. Although members of this “sect” of Christianity claim to be the one true representation of the people of God on the planet‚ the reality is their doctrine is so contrary to orthodox Christianity that it is a cult. Moreover‚ a Jehovah’s Witness (JW) can be shown that the
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Religious and Ethnic Groups Jehovah’s Witnesses go door to door while other religious groups let people come to them. They do this because they consider it an honor to spread the word of god. Their religious practices are generally similar to others they worship God‚ pray to him‚ and think that all things good come from him. Jehovah’s Witnesses believe God can not lie therefore what the bible says will come true and earth will someday be cleansed of all the “wickedness”. In addition‚ most
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speaking in front of number of people‚ feeling the pressure to conform and satisfy the questioner‚ confusing what they said before‚ misunderstanding questions‚ etc. Tom is no exception; therefore the courts have special arrangements made for child witnesses. Special arrangements can be made to make Tom feel at ease with giving evidence at court‚ these are[1]: • A screen can be set up to prevent the accused‚ Alan‚ seeing Tom. Screen arrangements
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and sisters. And am writing with the upmost respect. We are concerned for the welfare of Jehovah’s Witnesses in your country and are humbly requesting your intervention in the matter. We hope that you would kindly stop the legal action that is being taken against the branch office and the congregations in Russia so that our brothers and sisters can continue to gather peacefully for Christian meetings without interference. Jehovah’s Witnesses are peaceful‚ non-threatening and law-abiding citizens
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Jehovah’s Witnesses History and Practices The Jehovah’s Witnesses were organized by Charles Taze Russell in the 1880’s. The group grew out of the Bible Student movement and the publishing company that Russell founded in the late 1870’s. In 1879‚ Russell launched the magazine Zion’s Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence. The group continued its preaching making converts and publishing its magazine as its membership grew and infiltrated surrounding states. By 1880‚ there were numerous
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citizens. As Jehovah’s Witnesses‚ not only do we appreciate the laws set by human governments but we also respect them. At Romans 13:1 it says‚ “Let every person be in subjection to the superior authorities”. It is our Christian responsibility to cooperate with government officials and to be law abiding citizens. The federal law for extremist activity is being misapplied to Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia. When we attend our meetings and read the Bible or our Bible-based publications we are encouraged to
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handicapped and disabled‚ and last but not least Jehovah’s Witnesses. Jehovah’s Witnesses were not persecuted because of their racial appearances but because of their religion. Sometimes religion can be more important than your own life. The Jehovah’s Witnesses were targeted because of their refusal to swear loyalty to the Nazi’s or to serve in their armed forces. (Jehovah’s Witness: Article) Before the Holocaust started‚ the Jehovah’s Witnesses were actually targets of other groups “Mainstream Lutheran
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