Jehovah's Witnesses

do not practice that particular religion or do not practice religion at all. The Kountze ISD community includes a variety of religions including: Protestants, Catholics, Orthodox Christians, Jews, Muslims, Baha’is, Buddhists, Hindus, Jains, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Sikhs, Taosits, Unitarian Universalists, Mormons, and Zoroastrians. Not only does the school’s sponsorship of one particular set of religious beliefs act to advance a religion, but it causes a chilling effect on the free speech of the…

For most of Christian history, the existence of Hell has been accepted, as a place for the eternal punishment of the wicked. Scripture gives an account of a rich man visiting Hell (Luke 16:19-31). Others claim they have visited Hell, the following is an excerpt from a personal account of Bill Davis when he was a solider. “Conscious awareness began slipping away as I screamed. Dizziness and wooziness took over, much like one feels when he is running short of oxygen. Everything went black. I felt…

World War II was a devastating event after just 20 years of peace between nations. Although the Allies declaring war on Germany, after the invasion of Poland, was the official start of the Second World War, there were many other factors that led to an outbreak of conflict in 1939. The Treaty of Versailles was the main reason for Germany forcing the Allies into another war but there was also the Great Depression, Adolf Hitler, the Nazi Party and the Appeasement policy. The Treaty of Versailles…

others deemed undesirable in what became known as the Holocaust. Holocaust victims were deported to concentration camps where they were killed by gas chambers. Other ethnic groups that were persecuted are Romani, Soviet POWs, Slavs, homosexuals, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and the disabled. In total, between 11 million and 14 million undesirables were killed during the Holocaust. (Video changes from Black & White to…

Mary Cate Sliman English II- Period 5 Mrs. Trahan 9 November 2016 Christianity vs. Islam Although most people believe that Christianity and Islam are radically different, these religions actually have more in common than most people know. This paper will discuss both religions, their beliefs, their similarities and their differences. Before Christians were called “Christians” they were known as followers of “the Way,” which applied to people who believed Jesus was the Son of God (Litfin 2).…

From Emperor Nero blaming Christians for the fire on the Roman Empire in 64 AD to Jesus Christ himself dying on the cross, Christians have been singled out and persecuted for their faith for thousands of years. A journal published by the Oxford University Press about the early Christians of the Roman Empire states that, “The normal charge against Christians was simply “being Christians”: they are punished, that is to say, “for the Name” (de Ste. Croix).Today, there is still unjustified…

Anti-Semitism has always been lingering in our lives. From the medieval era to our modern day beliefs, anti-Semitism has created major ethical and moral concerns weather we consider it as a problem or not. Anti-Semitism is the basis of what most consider the escalation to mass murder that started with Christian anti-Semitism to modern and eventually Nazi anti-Semitism. Hitler and many of those that supported him used these characteristics to justify the actions of killing millions of Jews while…

The Jewish Nation The Jewish nation is in every single place you go. The Jewish nation has not had their own country in a long time, so they have had a trouble settling. Since they never had their own nation, they have been bullied and moved so much yet they develop more and more everyday. The Jewish nation is heavily cultured and has a strong, rich history of tribulation and success and it can be traced to its origins and the development of the nation to see what an excellent nation it has…

Hitler’s cornerstones of ideology. One of Hitler’s ideas included the methodical and industrial extermination of peoples not considered “Aryan,” or the “master race.” Groups targeted by the Nazi Party included the Roma, the disabled, homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses. However, the group arguably targeted the most harshly, were those of the Jewish faith. An estimated 6 million Jewish people died as a result of “the Final Solution.” Of, these 6 million individuals, 1.5 million were children. Though…

“This is an enchanting evening!” Liam said, basking in the moonlight. “Such splendor is unrivaled anywhere in the world! I learned an enormous amount about the arc of human history today from the edifying sights in Greece. However, I wonder if our collective consciousness and humanity in this era has evolved much since the ancient times or whether we have gone even further backward. The striking remnants of the Parthenon’s frieze with ordinary people alongside the Gods expressed such a…