Costa Rica Backpacking & Jehovah's Witnesses?

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Costa Rica News - Cafe Milagro, in Quepos, has become a home for some Jehovah's witnesses. The Jamaican and American women hand out pamphlets and try to make a message of God appeal to backpackers. Those who follow Krishna or Buddha compete with them for the attention of those passing by.

The reason none of them have much luck could be that backpacking is all about getting away from religious and other traditions and finding your true self. But, argued the Jamaican woman, "Why not find God on the way?"

In Costa Rica, there are backpackers in nearly every part. They wander from hostel to hostel, in search of a somewhat clean shared bathroom or the best pool or pizza. There are also a number of travelers in the country's four-star, all-inclusive hotels. Wherever the visitors go, they can find others just like themselves. Everyone searches for a WiFi hotspot together.

No matter what town you arrive in, you find someone offering the best draft beers and cheeseburgers.

Australia and Israel put out the largest numbers of backpackers, though Americans are catching on to the trend. Some put on a backpack but don't really travel like a backpacker. The truest go to rough places like India or Thailand.

All of them find the same souvenir shacks and pick up a threaded bracelet or a wooden frog instrument. These instruments are said to be of the local indigenous, in almost every country. Who knows where they're really from.

The other touristy thing everyone finds, no matter their budget, is a falafel place. It may seem weird to eat hummus and pita bread in Costa Rica, with a view of monkeys playing in the trees, but it's become such a world food now that some even say the best is not in Israel or Greece, but in the French Alps. Go figure.

Jehovah's Witness couple and their young children found shot dead in two-story home after grim 'murder suicide'

;Sheddrick and Kia Miller and their two young children were found Wednesday morning after police were called around 10:30 to the family's home near Irmo, South Carolina

The man's mother came across the grisly scene when she hadn't heard from her son for a number of days and went to check on the family

;She immediately called 911 after discovering the bodies scattered throughout the two-story home

A family of Jehovah's Witnesses have been found dead in their South Carolina home after what police say was a shocking murder-suicide.

The bodies of a couple - believed to be Sheddrick and Kia Miller - and their two young children were found Wednesday morning scattered throughout the family's two-story home near Irmo.

Police were called to the home around 10:30 a.m. after man's mother discovered the grim scene.

Tragedy: Sheddrick and Kia Miller and their two young children, pictured, are believed to be the family founds dead in their South Carolina home Wednesday morning

Shock: The family of Jehovah's Witnesses moved into the lovely home, pictured, in 2012

The children were found dead in their respective bedrooms, and the two adults were found together in the master bedroom, Richland County Sheriff's Department spokesman Sgt. Curtis Wilson told the Charlotte Observer.

Each of the four was shot in the upper body and a handgun, the presumed murder weapon, was found near the father, Wilson said. 

He said initial evidence suggested a domestic disturbance. Investigators are checking records to see if there had been any prior domestic violence calls made to the house.

Murder-suicide: The children were discovered in their respective bedrooms, and the two

adults were found together in the master bedroom, Sgt. Curtis Wilson said

Handgun: Each of the four was shot in the upper body and a handgun, the presumed murder weapon, was found near the father, who is believed to be Sheddrick Miller, pictured

The family has not been officially identified but Richland County property records show the Millers owned the house. Friends also identified the dead as the Miller family.

The children's grandmother went to check on the young family after she hadn't heard from her son for a number of days, Wilson said. She immediately called police after discovering them dead.

According to property records, the Millers bought the lovely home in the Riverwalk neighborhood in 2012.

Bible study: A friend of the family, Rachel Hinson, 25, described them as a good family and said she had attended bible study at the home

Grim scene: The man's mother came across the grisly scene when she hadn't heard from her son for a number of days and went to check on the family, police said

Family friend Rachel Hinson, 25, described them as a good family and said the children were both under the age of five.

She told the Observer she had attended bible study at the Millers' home and went to Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses with them. 

'It's confusing, and it's not understandable why something like that would happen,' said Hinson, who's grandmother lives near the home.

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Los testigos de Jehová se reúnen en Midwest City

Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Midwest City and Moore area will attend a weekend of spiritual instruction on Jan. 18-19 at the Rose State Performing Arts Center in Midwest City. The program theme, based on the Bible at 2 Timothy 3:16, is “God’s Word Is Beneficial for Teaching.”

Several local ministers will develop multiple Bible based discussions. Some questions that will be answered in these discussions are; What effect does divine teaching have on our lives?; For what is God’s Word beneficial?; Why must we work hard to remain in God’s teaching?

At 1:50 p.m. Sunday, a traveling representative of Jehovah’s Witnesses will give a public address titled “Who Is Rocking the Nations and How?”

- See more at: http://www.mooreamerican.com/features/x651172132/Jehovah-s-Witnesses-to-gather-in-Midwest-City#sthash.ZbmB5NJk.dpuf

Corte de Rusia declara testigo de Jehová Folletos Extremista

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MOSCOW, January 13 (RIA Novosti) – A Russian court has declared brochures produced by the Jehovah’s Witnesses to be extremist, the Prosecutor General’s Office said Monday.

The court in the southern city of Kurgan ruled that four pamphlets published by the Christian evangelical sect were discriminatory against people who did not belong to the organization. 

The booklets were titled “How to Achieve Happiness in Life,” “What Can People Hope For?” “How to Develop a Close Relationship With God,” and “What You Need to Know About God and His Meaning.” 

The prosecutor’s office said that analyses by linguistic experts had concluded that the brochures contained propaganda that promoted the superiority of the Jehovah’s Witnesses and denigrated other faiths as false.

Jehovah’s Witnesses claims more than 7 million followers worldwide, including more than 130,000 in Russia. The religious group frequently faces pressure from Russian authorities for its beliefs and has been banned in a number of regions, as well as in some former Soviet republics.

A Moscow court ordered the dissolution of the local branch of the Jehovah’s Witnesses in 2004 and banned its activities amid allegations that the community was brainwashing children and breaking up families through its teachings.

The European Court of Human Rights ruled that the decision was unlawful in 2010 and ordered Russia to pay 70,000 euro ($95,000) in damages.

Russian courts declared numerous publications by Jehovah’s Witnesses to be extremist in 2009.

Testemunhas de Jeová realizam Dia de Assembleia Especial

Testemunhas de Jeová realizam Dia de Assembleia Especial

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Paulo Valin, ancião das Testemunhas de Jeová

Será realizado no próximo sábado (18) e no domingo (19) o Dia de Assembleia Especial das Testemunhas de Jeová, com o tema: “A Palavra de Deus exerce poder”. O evento ocorre no Centro de Evento Alexandrina, em Pedra Preta, com começo nos dois dias a partir das 9h40.

Segundo o ancião Paulo Valin, a Assembleia Especial é um evento que ocorre uma vez por ano. “Cada dia de assembleia será um dia especial de muito aprendizado sobre a palavra da Bíblia Sagrada, ou seja, a palavra de Deus que, como o tema do evento já diz, exerce a mudança de vida nas pessoas”, disse Paulo Valin.
A programação nos dois dias de evento começa às 9h40 com música, às 9h50 Cântico 1 e oração, às 10h “A voz de Jeová é poderosa”, às 10h15 Sinta o poder da Palavra de Deus, às 10h30 Use plenamente o poder da Palavra de Deus no ministério, às 10h55 Cântico 83 e anúncios, às 11h05 dedicação e batismo, às 12h05 cântico 66.
No período da tarde, as atividades começam às 13h20 com música, às 13h30 Cântico 114, às 13h35 experiências, às 13h45 Resumo de A sentinela, às 14h15 Jovens vocês confiam no poder de Deus?, às 14h30 Quando estamos fracos, então é que somos poderosos, às 14h45 Cântico 76 e anúncios, às 14h55 Permita que o poder da Palavra de Deus continue a transformar você, e às 15h55 Cântico 23 e oração.

6 Personen wurden durch ihre Taufe Zeugen Jehovas

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Tiroler Oberland: 6 Personen wurden durch ihre Taufe Zeugen Jehovas

Jehovas Zeugen ziehen Bilanz für 2013: In Österreich waren 21.000 Zeugen Jehovas über 3,6 Millionen Stunden gottesdienstlich tätig.

OBERLAND. Vieles hat uns 2013 erschüttert: Bürgerkriege, Flüchtlingsdramen, Naturkatastrophen, wirtschaftliche Probleme, Arbeitslosigkeit.
Dessen ungeachtet haben die weltweit über 7,9 Millionen Prediger von Jehovas Zeugen letztes Jahr fast 1,85 Milliarden Stunden investiert, um ihre Mitmenschen anhand der Bibel zu trösten und ihnen eine Zukunftshoffnung zu vermitteln: durch Hausbesuche und Informationsstände.
In Österreich waren etwa 21.000 Zeugen Jehovas über 3,6 Millionen Stunden gottesdienstlich tätig und führten mehr als 11.200 kostenlose Bibelkurse durch. 389 Personen ließen sich taufen (weltweit über 277.000). An ihrem wichtigsten jährlichen Feiertag, dem Abendmahl, wurden über 33.700 Besucher gezählt (weltweit mehr als 19 Millionen).
Auch in den Versammlungen (Gemeinde) im Tiroler Oberland freut man sich über eine Zunahme: 6 Personen wurden durch ihre Taufe Zeugen Jehovas.
Jehovas Zeugen stellen fest, dass immer mehr Menschen Trost, Ermunterung und Zuspruch schätzen. Nach ihrer Erfahrung ist die Bibel dafür die beste Quelle. Daher werden Jehovas Zeugen auch 2014 im Tiroler Oberland in den einzelnen Bezirken bei ihren Mitbürgern vorsprechen.

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