JW.org - Experts Decry Russia’s Threat to Ban the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures

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This is Part 2 of a three-part series based on exclusive interviews with noted scholars of religion, politics, and sociology, as well as experts in Soviet and post-Soviet studies.

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[timpin]

Here's the official link   ...  https://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/russia/threat-to-ban-new-world-translation/      ...   the supplement is even more detailed       https://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/russia/threat-to-ban-new-world-translation-interviews/         ...     "On the heels of President Vladimir Putin’s recent amendment explicitly prohibiting bans of certain sacred texts, Russian authorities are attempting to ban the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures published by Jehovah’s Witnesses, labeling it as “extremist.” While waiting for the case to resume, pending a court-appointed analysis of the New World Translation by the Center for Sociocultural Expert Studies in Moscow, exclusive interviews were conducted with several noted scholars of religion, politics, and sociology, as well as experts in Soviet and post-Soviet studies."     ...   0ver 30 scholars !!!  

 

Hey Russia, we're making sure the whole World is watching you    ...   every move you make!

Edited November 19, 2016 by timpin

[timpin]

the Brothers are continuing to officially expose Russia   ...   https://www.jw.org/en/news/legal/by-region/russia/russian-authorities-fabricate-evidence-video/

Edited November 29, 2016 by timpin

[timpin]

FWIW     ...   http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/27/europe/russian-ice-skating-holocaust-trnd/ 

 ...   http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/28/world/europe/holocaust-ice-dance-russia.html 

 

 

(oops , was looking for a different Russian thread)

Edited December 1, 2016 by timpin