Phelicia Arhin
@flinat2006 active 7 years, 6 months ago-
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That’s incredible! I don’t know but I’m pretty sure the Jehovah’s Witnesses do the same thing here in America. I don’t think we’ve ever thought it necessary to take them to the Supreme Court. By the way, I never really thought Russia was big on allowing religious freedom anyway. So the decision is not really shocking or surprising. Maybe I’m wrong though. Maybe Russia does permit religious freedom. I just never thought they did. I’ll admit I’m wrong if I’m wrong. Am I wrong?? (O.o)
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Hi Treathyl FOX,
Thank you very much for your reply. You are right in your observation. Russia is not known for its good record concerning the observance of human rights whether for the individual or group.
I was talking early this morning to two members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses who are making a door to door distribution of their pamphlet or religious literature. And I asked them what’s happening now in Russia about their members there in relation to the recent decision of the Russian Supreme Court banning their religion.
They told me that this is not the first time that such an incident happened in Russia. They told me that in the 1950’s during the time of Stalin members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses were hauled into a train and were deported from Russia.
I hope members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses will find a legal remedy so that the decision of the Russian Supreme Court might be reverse.
For me the said decision was a bad decision on the part of the Russian Supreme Court.
Not only that, it reflect again on Russia’s bad record in so far as the observance of human right within its country is concern.
Religious tolerance must always be observed.
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Many leaders in ancient kingdoms learned the “secret of tolerance”. Sadly some of those in power don’t realize that if you don’t have people, you don’t have a country or a kingdom.
Don’t leaders also understand that when they deport people they deport their intellligence, skills and talents too?
Don’t leaders understand that when they persecute or exploit people, that’s not being a good leader. It’s just making people angry! If you make people unhappy by mistreating them, it will eventually backfire in your face! The historical records all around the world prove this to be so.
If the “religious” citizens are not causing disruption, committing crimes, etc.; and they are a part of the general population living in peace with their fellow man, why can’t you just leave them alone? How hard can it be to keep the peace? You can rule a lot more people using peaceful methods than you can with ruthless power plays. It’s easy for a leader to figure out which way is the path of peace. It’s the opposite direction of the path that leads to war!
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Okra is a nutritious vegetable; and we used to do the one you mentioned earlier, where we soak two or three okras in water overnight then drink the water first thing in the morning. Now I remember I have to do it again. Thanks for the recipe.
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The key is to wash the okras and dry them completely. Moisture makes for a bad okra.
And this is one of those few vegetables which I have cooked in my lifetime.
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