Posted on 04/18/2015 5:41:37 PM PDT by IsraelBeach
By Joel Leyden
Israel News Agency
Ra'anana, Israel --- April 18, 2015 ... No, the Jews are not running to Pontius Pilate and the Romans have no crucifixions scheduled for this weekend.
But someone forgot to fax the Jehovah's Witnesses that Jews do not live in Israel to become converts to Christianity.
Ra'anana residents, municipal officials, a city Chief Rabbi and the Yad L'Achim anti-assimilation organization coordinated efforts to cancel a Jehovah's Witnesses baptism ceremony today.
This is the second time that Yad L'Achim has succeeded in heading off the same baptism-of-Jews ceremony. It was first scheduled to be held in the city of Holon, just south of Tel Aviv two months ago.
The activist organization received word of the planned event, which was to be held in the city's Yad LeBanim building erected in memory of fallen IDF soldiers.
City officials were contacted, and the baptism was called off.
However, the Jehovah's Witnesses missionary group found a new site for the ceremony: the MetroWest Sports Center of Raanana, between Tel Aviv and Netanya.
Once again, Yad L'Achim went into action, contacting hundreds of city residents and asking them to do what they could to have the ceremony canceled.
Raanana's Chief Rabbi Yitzchak Peretz and several City Council officials were also made known of the event and the local residents' efforts to stop it.
Finally, on Wednesday, the city council members of the United Religious List of Raanana drafted a clear ultimatum to Ra'anana Mayor Ze'ev Bielski: "If the ceremony is held, we quit the city government coalition."
The party also threatened to take other action, such as organizing a protest and taking the case to the courts.
The next day, with fewer than 48 hours before the baptism, Mayor Bielski announced that the ceremony would not be held. A special protest prayer service was to have been held outside the Sports Center if the baptism had not been called off.
Yad L'Achim also notes the inter-city cooperation in this success: Deputy Mayor Rabbi Chaim Steiner of the city of Kiryat Malachi, a personal friend of Raanana's mayor, called him personally and pleaded with him to prevent the anti-Jewish ceremony.
Jehovah's Witnesses actions were also particularly offensive given that the Jewish nation had just finished observing International Holocaust Memorial Day.
Relations betweens Jews and Christians have never been warmer. We are the Infidels of a global conquest waged by Islamic Jihad. But please, let us respect one another's religion without trying to convert one another.
Israel may practice freedom of religion, but please respect the ancient and sacred Jewish values for which we Jews embrace. Israel allows individuals to practice their own religion but there are laws that specifically prohibit proselytizing.
And after all, we don't go around telling you not to eat pork or attempting to behead you.
Want to convert someone?
Go to Syria, Sudan, Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia or Iraq - not Israel.
They do believe that Jesus was resurrected and died for our sins. They don’t believe in the trinity, but believe that God does most things through Jesus.
Piercing a messianic illusion:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?index=11&list=PLD3DF0E2817D81B0D&v=vp1kKhVCgw4
Correct. JW’s believe that only 144,000 will be allowed in heaven and that you can sork your way into heaven.
This minister has led trips over there since the 1980’s so he and the teams must be doing something right.
That sorks
Yep, they just get simply blotted out. You won’t remember them. Freeper Christians want to hear thier screams as they are eternally frying.
They have the audience they wanted: Satan and each other. They wanted a blessingless world, they got one. You project.
Oh, and what is this “Book of Revelations”?
I never saw such a thing in a bible yet.
(The book of Revelation is another story.)
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There is no rapture as you may think of it. That is just satans way of decieving you. READ the BIBLE.
Considering that JW and Muzzies are both spritual descendants of the 4th century heretic Arius, yeah...grab the popcorn.
JWs have more in common with the Muzzies than they do with orthodox Christians. (lower case “o” intentional)
The word “rapture” mirrors the rendition in the applicable text. It is often hooted at by people who do not believe or understand and have their own alternate theological axes to grind.
For those who do not believe or understand, Christianity is a pestilence.
Plucking out one verse or so out of context is a very nasty habit.
I know a lot of preachers that teach that you don’t need to know the Book of Revalations. Appartently they had success on you.
Would you mind explaining that further?
It says it all. You don’t like it, tough.
You are being gratuitously ilitarett.
I like how you make no sense.
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