President Putin Gives Parenting Award to Jehovah’s Witnesses

[JWTalk]

During a ceremony at the Kremlin, President Vladimir Putin awarded the Order of “Parental Glory” to Valeriy and Tatiana Novik, Jehovah’s Witnesses from Karelia.

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Edited June 8, 2017 by Musky

[Thomas Walker]

If it wasn't on JW.org, I'd be convinced it was a news satire site.

[Tortuga]

7 minutes ago, Thomas Walker said:

If it wasn't on JW.org, I'd be convinced it was a news satire site.

[Bob]

Bu...bu...I thought we broke up families...

Edited June 8, 2017 by Bob

[Lance]

Well out of 140 million people ... what are the odds that  they picked a Jehovah's Witnesses family.. one might conclude that there was some angelic assistance.

[Tortuga]

6 minutes ago, Lance said:

Well out of 140 million people ... what are the odds that  they picked a Jehovah's Witnesses family.. one might conclude that there was some angelic assistance.

....and they had more than 7 kids....

[dove]

18 minutes ago, Tortuga said:

....and they had more than 7 kids....

?? There were only 6 in the picture. Are there more that couldn't be there?

[Tortuga]

16 minutes ago, Dove said:

?? There were only 6 in the picture. Are there more that couldn't be there?

The article says the award goes to exemplary  families that have at least 7 children. It also says there are 8 children in the family.

[dove]

15 minutes ago, Tortuga said:

The article says the award goes to exemplary  families that have at least 7 children. It also says there are 8 children in the family.

That IS exemplary..

[Jahmyrock125]

Like. Bro JACKSON said  Expect the. Unexpected  This is proof. And with STYLE !!!  ,  

[niall]

I didn't realise President Putin was so small!! Just look at him compared to the Brother. I had to zoom in to the image to make sure it wasn't photoshopped. Unless that's a tall family.

[pnutts]

34 minutes ago, niall said:

President Putin ... so small

Yup. No wonder he has to live bigger than life. We short people have to compensate somehow.  ( I'm not That short, but ...   Our COBE is That short - maybe)

[M&M]

Kobe is pretty tall, oh, you said "Our COBE is That shore" Whats a COBE?

[Sallyforth]

Coordinator of the body of elders, I believe.

[Tortuga]

12 hours ago, M&M said:

Kobe is pretty tall, oh, you said "Our COBE is That shore" Whats a COBE?

So....what is the COBE in your area called?

PO? 

[M&M]

7 hours ago, Tortuga said:

So....what is the COBE in your area called?

PO? 

Sorry, never heard of COBE. What's a COBE? Corn on the Cob?  Coordinator of the Body of Elders ? AMIRITE?

https://www.allacronyms.com/COBE/2

http://www.acronymfinder.com/COBE.html

Coordinator of the Body of Elders ?

[carlos]

Yes, we often use COBE as short for Coordinator of the Body of Elders.

 

We have a glossary for many of those abbreviations. When you see an abbreviation underlined by a dots line, click on it and it will show its meaning.

 

EDIT: You don't need to click, just hover your mouse pointer over it.

Edited June 11, 2017 by carlos

[M&M]

Thank you carlos! 

[GStorrs46]

Yes, I found that award given to this witness family totally surprising. Could it indicate Putin is not in full sympathy with the

ban. Perhaps our enemies put him in the same position as the Pharisees put Pilate. I can sure hear their reactions to this

award. BUT THESE ARE A BUNCH OF EXTEMISTS ! ! !  To this perhaps Putin may reply: "What is have written, I have written.

Kudos that someone is finally recognizing the truth. As our website expressed it. Perhaps this will be taken notice of in

our appeal. " No weapon formed against you will have any success. And  you will condemn any tongue that rises up

against you in judgment. THIS  IIS THE HERITAGE OF THE SEVANTS OF JEHOVAH.  AND THEIR RIGHTEOUSNESS IS FROM ME.

( Isaiah  54: 17 ).

 

GStorrs46

 

[carlos]

1 hour ago, GStorrs46 said:

Could it indicate Putin is not in full sympathy with the ban

I don't think so. I think it's more likely that he didn't know that family were Witnesses and now some heads will roll.

 

Don't forget the ban was instigated by the ministry of Justice, who is personally appointed by Putin and responsible directly to him. They couldn't do something like that without his approval.

[Ahuvah]

14 hours ago, Tortuga said:

So....what is the COBE in your area called?

PO? 

Or lala?

[Raven]

Definitely divine intervention here...what are the odds! They can now use this as a powerful support in court.

[Bruceq]

10 hours ago, Bjern said:

Definitely divine intervention here...what are the odds! They can now use this as a powerful support in court.

AMEN "Expect the Unexpected"

1] Lets consider the Odds: Well there is a ratio of 1 to 850  Witnesses in Russia yet there were 8 Witnesses at the ceremony. But the odds get into the area of impossibility when you consider the following: 

 

2] All the people who appear before the President of Russia are screened first just as in any other country.

 

3] Then as if they were blinded as to who they were the Secret Service allow these 8 people who are considered "dangerous extremist" on stage with the President.

 

4] Then in a really strange twist the President gives an award to them for the very opposite reason that they were accused of being extremist in the first place and actually praising them as "exemplary citizens of our country"!!!

 

Divine intervention? Well why did the security services not pick up on who they were?    Who do you think hid their eyes and minds as to their identity?    Why even some worldly people have expressed with astonishment that this seems to be "divine intervention" once they got all those facts.  We usually see angelic intervention when a sister goes to the door and the householder sees two large men with her that are not really there [I am sure you heard that one} yet this one takes the cake when you consider it is a "witness before kings" with International scope with far-reaching consequences that we don't even know of yet.

 

We don't know how this will all play out on 7/17 but no matter how it does right-hearted individuals who Jehovah is calling will see this for what it is and come to true worship, and not just in Russia. The angels are busy and so are we. 

And I saw another angel flying in midheaven,* and he had everlasting good news to declare to those who dwell on the earth, to every nation and tribe and tongue* and people.+ ⁷  He was saying in a loud voice: “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of judgment by him has arrived,+ so worship the One who made the heaven and the earth and the sea+ and the springs*of water.” Rev 14:6

Edited June 14, 2017 by Bruceq

[Mike]

Here is a video of the award ceremony.  After it plays in Russian, it will replay in English.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C1jjCPiiiY

[1gemstone]

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