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Mike Jalal and Natali Sa’ad are members of the small Christian community of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Palestinian Territory. Though legally married, they are unable to obtain a marriage certificate. Only recently and with difficulty did they succeed in obtaining a birth certificate for their young son, Andrae. The Sa’ads are not alone. Other Witness couples face the same problem. Because the Witnesses are members of a religion that is not legally recognized in the Palestinian Territory, authorities deny them their basic personal status rights.
Lack of Legal Recognition Affects Personal Rights
The Sa’ads were married in Israel by a minister of Jehovah’s Witnesses. However, the Ministry of Interior in the Palestinian Territory has refused to record the marriage because Jehovah’s Witnesses are not a legally recognized religion there. Since officials do not acknowledge the marriage and thus considered any children resulting from the union to be illegitimate, the Ministry of Interior had refused to register them. The Sa’ads and other Witness parents persistently tried to correct this injustice.
Birth Certificate Issue Resolved
In 2014, the Ministry of Interior responded to petitions to register the children. The Sa’ads are relieved that Andrae (born January 30, 2012) has finally obtained a legal identity. The parents of Maya Jasmin, Laura, and Cristian, all pictured above, are grateful, too, that the Ministry of Interior has issued birth certificates for their children, identifying them as “Christian.”
The children now hold proper identification papers and enjoy the same rights as other citizens. Their parents can travel with them across borders without difficulty and can enroll them in school.
Other Personal Status Rights Unresolved
Despite that positive development, authorities continue to deny marriage certificates to the Sa’ads and seven other married Witness couples. As a result, they endure societal discrimination from those who wrongly view them as single persons living together in an immoral relationship.
Because of the government’s lack of recognition, spouses must file income taxes separately and maintain separate bank accounts. In a medical emergency, one spouse is not recognized as having the right to choose medical treatment for the other. If one spouse dies, the mate and children cannot inherit the assets of the deceased. Families cannot bury their dead loved ones in harmony with their Christian beliefs. They must bury them in an Islamic cemetery in an area set aside for non-Muslims.
Efforts Toward Legal Recognition
Jehovah’s Witnesses submitted an application for legal recognition to the authorities in the Palestinian Territory in September 2010. After a delay of more than two years with no response, the Witnesses filed a petition with the High Court in Ramallah, requesting legal recognition. The court rejected the petition in October 2013 on technical grounds.
Since that time, the Witnesses have taken further legal steps and have met with officials to resolve the issue. However, lack of follow-through on the part of government officials has impeded any forward progress.
Philip Brumley, general counsel for Jehovah’s Witnesses, stated: “The Witnesses have been present in Ramallah and in the area for almost 100 years. They are grateful that the authorities allow them the freedom to worship in peace. However, the religious discrimination that prevents legal recognition of Jehovah’s Witnesses should not preclude their basic human rights.”
Jehovah’s Witnesses acknowledge that Palestinian authorities have taken a positive step toward improving personal status rights by issuing birth certificates. The married couples who currently lack marriage certificates are optimistic that the authorities will resolve the remaining personal status issues and ultimately recognize their religion.
https://www.jw.org/en/news/legal/by-region/palestinian-territory/personal-rights-jehovahs-witnesses/

Aren’t you glad we know the creator? On a clear night when the worlds circumstances are perfect to look up and see this. ?Stars are cosmic energy engines that produce heat, light, ultraviolet rays, x-rays, and other forms of radiation. They are composed largely of gas and plasma, a superheated state of matter composed of subatomic particles. Though the most familiar star, our own sun, stands alone, about three of every four stars exist as part of a binary system containing two mutually orbiting stars. Well the number of stars would be staggering. Our universe likely contains more than 100 billion galaxies, and each of those galaxies may have more than 100 billion stars. But this report is by NASA and we can wait for Jehovah to tell us about the heavens. Yet on a clear, dark night Earth’s sky reveals only about 3,000 stars to the naked eye is this system. Humans of many cultures have charted the heavens by these stars. Some stars have always stood out from the rest. Their brightness is a factor of how much energy they put out, which is called their luminosity, and also how far away from Earth they are. Stars in the heavens may also appear to be different colors because their temperatures are not all the same. Hot stars are white or blue, whereas cooler stars appear to have orange or red hues. Stars may occur in many sizes, which are classified in a range from dwarfs to supergiants. Supergiants may have radii a thousand times larger than that of our own sun. There’s only one way to find out how accurate these words are. I know Jehovah is excited to tell us also!
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Today was the best day of my life! Today I dedicated myself and my life to Jehovah! Today I became a servant of Jehovah! I was so emotional. When they announced that they were about to began the dedication and baptism talk I could already feel the tears rushing to my eyes. Jehovah has been so wonderful to me! He has assured me that not only do I have his support as a loving Father but a loving spiritual family to help as well! So ready to be in paradise with all my brothers and sisters. Photo shared by @boojeeblack from Dallas, Texas, USA.
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70 happy JW's who survived imprisonment for being conscientious objectors
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“We had the privilege of listening to a nice memorial talk. The English circuit, together with our brothers and sisters from Twi and Hindi, we were with 1055 in attendance. Love from Belgium! Thanks to Jehovah.” - @daanenhilde
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70 happy JW's who survived imprisonment for being conscientious objectors
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“Hey come take a picture with me.” ( my son ) Sending greetings to the friends after the Memorial. We had a lot of visitors! Attendance 348. North Caroline USA. Pic by @ewusie_wilson
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This is my Dad getting baptised on the weekend at the Bristol Assembly Hall, UK My parents have been married 39 years and my lovely mum has waited all that time for the day he would get baptised. Through her conduct and the example set by all his grandchildren he finally did it. We’re so grateful to Jehovah for blessing our family. Photo shared by @k3llydavies
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A 60-year-old man and a 65-year-old woman are dead in what police said is an apparent murder suicide at apartments in the 100 block of Franklin Avenue SE.
It has left friends and neighbors of the couple confused and in despair.
Family of both the people found dead in the apartment gathered to grieve and look for answers, very few of which were available Friday.
“The female did not show up for work which is unlike her, according to her employer, so they were concerned so they called us,” Grand Rapids Police Captain Vincent Reilly said today.
Police have not identified the deceased couple.
The woman had not been heard from since Wednesday, police said, but neighbors said they saw the male walking around the complex a day ago.
Police contacted the woman’s daughter and management at Campau Commons opened the door around 3:30 p.m. where the two bodies were discovered — dead of apparent gunshot wounds.
Police have not said who killed whom, but a gun was taken from the scene.
A good friend of the male did not want to go on camera, but said the couple had an on-again, off-again relationship, but there was never any indication of violence, although he did have a legal firearm.
Another friend said that the couple seemed happy and in love.
“[He] was very humble. [He] was a good man. He was a Jehovah’s Witness. He cared for other people,” said the woman who said she had known the couple for about a year, but did not want to go on camera.
“She was a very, very loving and caring person. I mean, very,” the woman said.
The women said they did not want to remember their friend for the way his life ended but instead — “For his jokes, laughing, helping others. He was a very good person.”
Preliminary autopsy results are likely to come on Monday.
GRPD’s Major Case Team is investigating the case. Anyone with information is asked to call 616.456.3400 or Silent Observer at 616.774.2345.
http://woodtv.com/2016/03/25/2-bodies-found-in-grand-rapids-police-suspect-murder-suicide/

Our group of Watchtower commenters waiting backstage at an assembly in Vernon, BC, Canada. Photo shared by @phenackers
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Was so good to be with brothers and sisters of so many nationalities remembering the death of Jesus. Memorial in Lisbon, Portugal. Portuguese and Russian congregation.
Thank you
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