JW Russia:Three Jehovah’s Witnesses convicted in Russia amid crackdown

[Isabella]

A Russian court has convicted three followers of the Jehovah’s Witnesses of participating in a religion banned for extremism. They were given suspended sentences of up to 2 1/2 years.

“Russian authorities today are following in the footsteps of their Soviet predecessors”, said a spokesman for the Jehovah’s Witnesses world headquarters in Warwick, New York.

The country has convicted 24 members since 2017, when it banned the denomination. Russia is known for its laws intended to crack down on opposition activists and religious minorities.

In November, Russia angered the West with by announcing a law that allows the Kremlin to label journalists and ordinary people as foreign agents if they collaborate with foreign media organisations and receive financial or other material support from them.

Last week, one of Russia’s elite universities, announced it is considering banning its students and staff from performing political speech.

https://www.neweurope.eu/article/three-jehovahs-witnesses-convicted-in-russia-amid-crackdown/

[Srecko Sostar]

1 hour ago, Isabella said:

“Russian authorities today are following in the footsteps of their Soviet predecessors”, said a spokesman for the Jehovah’s Witnesses world headquarters in Warwick, New York.

This is clearly... POLITICAL statement.

JWorg Headquarter took political position with this public statement. This is not wise and this is not example, role model of how to be Neutral Christian group.

[Srecko Sostar]

What benefit WTJWorg try to accomplish with giving criticism on one political system especially in moment when WT Corporation is under ban? Did JWorg not understand consequences and seriousness of this words, and how such statement will sound, when one US Corporation going to compare two political systems that was part of one Nation in USSR and Russia history? Are WTJWorg representative who gave this statement is a historian who giving picture of position of religion in USSR communist state and Russia now, on some Convention of historians?  Do WTJWorg try to say how history of political system in North America is better than this in Asia?

How such standpoint can be in harmony with JW preaching how all and every political system is under devil control and it is not good? WTJWorg working under US State political system and Laws. Do WT have aspiration or wish and hope that this political system and laws to be implemented in Russia too? 

What is a purpose when one of elders in JW congregation going outside of his primarily responsibility: to be shepherd of Jesus' flock, and not from a flock of  Russian president ?

[Srecko Sostar]

@AuthenticJWinsider

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[JW Insider]

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On 1/31/2020 at 10:53 AM, Srecko Sostar said:

Please, i am curios to know What makes you to be authentic? ... in comparison with 

Perhaps his real, full name is: Mr. Authentic J. Winsider. No relation.

[TrueTomHarley]

1 hour ago, JW Insider said:

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Perhaps his real, full name is: Mr. Authentic J. Winsider. No relation.

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[Anna]

1 hour ago, JW Insider said:

Perhaps his real, full name is: Mr. Authentic J. Winsider. No relation.

A.k.a Allen Smith