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Jehovah Witness in Singapore?

I like to know whether these people are banned from their practice in Singapore. Also what do they believe in that differs from the mainstream Christian ( Protestant) ? In addition, where is their Singapore head office and their church and how many are

there in Singapore?

I need them for a study in class. Thanks in advance for all the comments and replies. No negative remarks or personal attack please! Only objective answers please!

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  • ?
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago
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    http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2004/35427.htm

    The above link takes you to our (USA) government and gives you the USA answer to some of the questions.

    Usually the Jehovah Witness will answer your question however, they are only allowed one source for their points of view and that is:

    http://www.watchtower.org/

    I did a search of Signapore on that site and there is nothing in their literature about Signapore. Because they cannot look at our government pages or do any research away from their own publications it looks as if you will have to rely on a non-JW for answers.

    They have a very differing interpretation of the bible than christians.

    Jesus is an angel named Micheal and Jesus is not God.

    They will not allow themselves or their children to receive blood during a surgery, they choose death for their children if blood will save them.

    They rely on an ill translation of the bible called the New World Translation. This translation has been debunked by thousands of bible scholars.

    Their organization The Watchtower has made numerous false prophecies about the world ending in 1914 and the last date was 1975.

    Jesus returned to earth in 1914 but, was not visible to anyone yet they teach He was on earth during that year.

    They are the only real and true channel that God speaks to on earth. Any christian who does not belong to their organization is false and following satans religion.

    They teach such sensitive topics as whether or not a woman should scream if she is raped and whether that makes the woman guilty of fornication.

    You can be disfellowshipped (thrown out) of the congregation if two other people tell the elders of that congregation that you lied or cheated or even slept on the job.

    Many more differences as well. Far too many to discuss. The vast majority of bible believing Christians in the USA study their bibles and do not come up with the incorrect interpretations the JW do. I know several people who graduated from bible colleges and they can not make the leap into what the JW believe. Because the JW have changed and added to scripture in their New World Translation they are very misled. Good luck finding your answers.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    For the best answers, search on this site https://shorturl.im/ax5lF

    Singapore banned Jehovah's Witnesses, and continues to do so as of May 2008.. .. Singapore has joined North Korea, communist China, and a handful of Islamic totalitarian regimes in banning (rather than merely restricting) these peaceful Christians. Even Cuba lifted its ban against Jehovah's Witnesses, but Singapore refuses to do so. Singaporean Jehovah's Witnesses must use the same strategies as their brothers did in Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia, and thus cannot disclose the locations of their Christian meetings. Like those dictatorial regimes, Singapore prefers military prison for its conscientious objectors, rather than simply compelling some alternate nonmilitary service.

  • 1 decade ago

    Hi there

    ''I like to know whether these people are banned from their practice in Singapore.''

    Currently the Singapore government holds Jehovah Witness in a banned status.

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    ''In addition, where is their Singapore head office and their church and how many are

    there in Singapore?''

    In compliance to the governments laws , the witnesses do not have a 'head office' in Singapore.

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    ''--how many are there in Singapore?''

    Even if I knew , I would not tell you.

    It can be guaranteed though that the decisions of a political establishment to remove legal status from an organisation will NOT prevent a true Christian individual from carrying out his assigned work as commanded by Christ to his followers.

    Matthew 28:19-20 ''Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit,  teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded YOU. . . .''

    Acts 5:29 “-----We must obey God as ruler rather than men.''

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    ''I need them for a study in class.''

    I doubt that.

    For more Bible based information please feel free to email me.

  • 1 decade ago

    the stance of the government of Singapore is that Witnesses preaching and even having literature from the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society is Illegal.

    However, that does not mean that the preaching work is not done in that country too. In the bible it says: ''The good news of the kingdom will be preached throughout the entire inhabited earth.'' Paul clearly showed that God's laws are the ones we should make sure to obey.

    Source(s): bible, history of counties where bans were in place in the past.
  • trout
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    Jenova Witness

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    The answer Rusti Hill provided describing the religion is completely incorrect, I am not a Jehovah Witness but have friends who are. I suggest you attend one of their meetings to find out the truth.

  • 1 decade ago
    Source(s): JML
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