Tower Shadows by Mila Zinkova
Given Michael Jackson's long and troubled history with the Jehovah's Witnesses, it's more than a little ironic that he will be laid to rest on his birthday amidst great splendor and hoopla.
Michael will be interred in "a specially-built mausoleum" that is "fit for a king." His Forest Lawn "neighbors" are Hollywood royalty. A Las Vegas celebrity-filled tribute will be the follow-up event.
The January 1, 2005 Watchtower article, "Beware of Customs That Displease God," emphatically declares:
Throughout the years, Jehovah's Witnesses have thoroughly exposed unscriptural funeral customs. Such customs include wakes, the pouring of libations, talking to and making requests of the dead, ceremonious observances of funeral anniversaries, and other customs based on the belief that something in a person survives death. Such God-dishonoring customs are "unclean," an "empty deception" based on "the tradition of men" and not on God's Word of truth.
As for birthday celebrations, the Jehovah Witnesses are equally clear. Lesson 11 from their official web site states:
The only two birthday celebrations spoken of in the Bible were held by persons who did not worship Jehovah. (Genesis 40:20-22; Mark 6:21, 22, 24-27) The early Christians did not celebrate birthdays. The custom of celebrating birthdays comes from ancient false religions. True Christians give gifts and have good times together at other times duing the year.
Much of what Michael practiced in life has also been condemned by the Witnesses. Consider these Awake and Watchtower quotes:
For true Christians the subject of ambition does not present an ethical dilemma. Their Bible-based consciences help them to shun ambition...
True, having money may give one a sense of freedom. But as Paul explains, in the long run, pursuing money can actually make one a slave to "many senseless and hurtful desires, which plunge men into destruction and ruin."
God's people also refrain from idolizing the world's stars of entertainment and sports... But some come to view the artist as their ideal, and by putting him on a pedestal, they make him into an idol...
When the elders insisted that Michael no longer speak to La Toya because she had stopped going to Kingdom Hall, Michael sought advice from his friend Marlon Brando. According to La Toya, Marlon told him:
For heaven's sake, Michael, that's your sister. If that's the way they're going to do things, you don't need to be part of that. You can always get another religion, but you can never get another sister.
This excruciating dichotomy between Michael Jackson's lifestyle and belief system eventually led to his disassociation from the Watchtower Society in 1987.
However, neither disassociation nor death has completely dissolved the Jehovah Witness connection.
Michael's three children, now in Katherine Jackson's custody, have been recently seen attending the Kingdom Hall with their song books in hand...
Resources
http://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/experiences/michael-jackson-jehovah.php (MJ's life as a JW)
http://www.comcast.net/articles/entertainment-eonline/20090817/b139671/
http://www.watchtower.org/e/rq/article_11.htm (Beliefs and Customs That Displease God)
http://watchtower.org/e/20050101a/article_01.htm (Beware of Customs That Displease God)
http://www.spotlightministries.org.uk/birthdays.htm (Jehovah Witnesses and the Issue of Birthdays)
Comments
I was raised as a Jehovah’s Witness. It ruined my life. I was told as a child that everyone who wasn’t a JW was “worldly” and no good to be friends with. No sports, no plays, no holidays, no birthdays, no summer camp, etc. Basically you’re not supposed to have anything to do with the world you live in.
They don’t prepare you to be a successful adult in this world because it is “evil” and they are waiting and praying for Armageddon to happen at any time.
I quit believing and going to meetings when I was 15, but the teachings have left me with depression, isolation, paranoia, and borderline personality disorder from having to be different than everyone else. It is really a sad life to live.
The Watchtower society starting with bully president Joe Rutherford wants to control it's followers like Jim Jones.Their argument for no birthdays is very weak,Christmas has more scripture backing as it is pagan.
Remember, the Bible helps us see things the way they are. Look how bad things are in the world. The people who put all those rules on you were not JW's it was your mother and father. JW's don't tell people what to do, they advise, teach and show through the Bible what Jehovah feels. I raised 8 kids, I had my rules just as most parents do. Some people read the WT and the Bible and over do things, too harsh on their children. I tried to be balanced good with my kids as we all try to be. Doing the best I could. I did not let my children hang with the kids in the neighborhood. I am happy to say that 7 out of 8 of my children are all JW and happy productive people. The one that is not has suffers with depression all of his life even when he was a kid. If I knew what I know now, I would have taken him to the doctor at that time. I have 16 grandkids and they are being raised the way I raised my children. You should not blame Jehovah, but talk to your parents about it.
My boyfriend and I were talking about this.MJ is close or equal to iconic Elvis for this pop generation.
I believe that MJ would have turned out as sweet and clean as Elvis too if he hadn't been made indoctrinated into *weirdness* by the Jehovah's Witnesses cult.
Moma Jackson (Katherine) is bringing MJ's kids to the Kingdom Hall, so they can be indoctrinated. Jehovah’s Witness have the highest mental illness rate of any religion.
What if they need emergency whole blood transfusion?
Do a web index keyword search of Jehovah Witness read the pro and con about this group.
80& of all kids born & raised into the Jehovah's Witnesses oppressive Watchtower organization (like Michael was) will LEAVE.
Most of the original 9 Jackson kids especially Janet rejected the cult.
I pray to GOD that MJ's children don't get indoctrinated by the apocalyptic Jehovah's Witnesses same goes for all kids everywhere.
This destructive religion breaks up loving families.
Just read "Art rod" poster below me who is a defender of the Watchtower society corporation that now has apologist trolls that are into the blame shift to get the heat off the WATCHTOWER CORPORATION that is being bombarded with fraud,personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits.
Everything that Jehovah's Witnesses parents do to their children is 100% at the the goading of the Watchtower corporation that rules Jehovah's Witnesses they are desperate to control but legally say it's all a 'personal conscience' matter and then go and pin the blame rap on the parents or GOD {Jehovah] for when things go bad and crash.
The real God is watching the fraud blasphemous Watchtower!
Sarah, how would you know that if you are not a JW? Everyone who is a JW love the life and most are happy with it the ones who are not, they do not have to remain a JW. There was a survey a few months ago and it said that the people who most likely read the Bible the most are JW’s. I was talking to a lady the other day (happened many times), and after talking to her she said, “I do not believe the way you do, but I have to say, you people know your Bible!” What does that tell you? Are we living the life we should? I think so. People who read this, if you want to know what we believe, read the Bible. If you do not understand what it says, ask us, we will not force you to believe the way we do we will teach you. We do not make people and try to pass laws to make people believe the way we do. We know people like Sarah probably will not change her feelings because she is stuck on her thinking. We decide what each one of us is going to do in the end.
It's what the Bible says, not what we tell People, usually people who leave the organization are leaving Jehovah and that's a sad thing to do, but I encourage and pray that you find Jehovah again.
Jehovah's Witnesses are the most peaceful people in the world.Ibelieve is time we ponder deeply about what they preach.
The question arises was Michael Jackson abused? The answer is absolutely yes, he manifested every symptom in his life. The belief system of Jehovah’s Witnesses cult routinely covers up abuse and of this Michael was a victim.
The weirdness of his life and actions are easily explained by understanding the “us against them” belief system of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
He was never at peace and always felt like a failure to his mom for not emulating and living her beliefs. The result was a sad person trying to find peace but deep down feeling he was never good enough where it really counted.
Isn't it striking that those that have been involved and "fallen" from the Jehovah's Witnesses have strikingly similar experiences to those who were involved with and "fell" from Scientology?
Sorry, I am not Steve Klemetti, I do not even know who this person is. I read this article and I wanted to put my two cents in because that is how I feel. Some people have a hard time in life, just like one of my sons. Others become a JW and their lives are a little better. We are not perfect as many people think we are. We are human and doing our best in serving our God. Once in a while we mess-up just like everyone else. But the thing is, we learn to love people and our God and that is why we go on Bible Studies, door to door to help. Really, we do not mean to bother people. We are trying to help our neighbors to have a happier life. I am not trying to clutter here. I just want people to know where we are coming from. I do not think I have said anything wrong here. It is the truth. Again, really, I am not Steve, my real name is Art. (Not too many Art’s these days. People don’t name there kids are anymore) That is who I am. Peace.
JW's get no respect anymore as it has become obvious that the billion dollar Watchtower religious organization could afford a few public charities, for the public and not just JW's who lose their home in a hurricane or flood. They can't defend their no-blood transfusion dogma either, which kills both children and adults.If blood transfusions were against the Bible then Orthodox Jews would refuse them, too. They regularly use medicine that is made from blood to save their life, but they discourage any JW from donating blood to save the life of others. 99.9% of the world just says "no" to the misguided JW's and JW shills here, who post their support on the Internet. These shills do look ridiculous and ignorant to the public.
Mark, study with us so we can show you why we do this. Come on, buddy, it won't hurt you to give a little of your time to find out. What shills are you talking about? Me? Hey, buddy, I am just saying what I think just like everyone else. You might not respect us but there are a lot of people who do.
The Watchtower Bible & tract society of New York which is the world headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses is a cult run by manipulative psychopaths.
A lot of religions are BUT the JW are the worst of the bunch,because they are bigger,more widespread and they come to YOUR house and talk to YOUR family.
No charities,ripoff of followers worse than Enron and lots of sicko scandals like pedophilia that they deny.
If a Jehovah’s Witness ever did meet God he’d properly try to teach him the *truth* and convert him.
This article sounds and reads as if it is written by a Jehovah's Witnesses. Bashing Michael Jackson and what he lived and posts the JW doctrines.
Examiner.com has no use for professional journalists. It is instead an experiment in pure citizen journalism.
In other words this is a fancy blog and people post as they wish.
JWs refuse blood transfusions which is not bible based but rather an idea that came from the 1930s. In the early 20th century The Watchtower also demonized aluminum and taught their followers not to take immunization shots. JWs even scarred their childrens arms to make it look as if they had been immunized.
The Watchtower allowed the members to celebrate birthdays untl sometime in the 1950s.
Members were confused because they could not celebrate Jesus' birthday but they could celebrate their own birthdays.
JW are taught that Christmas is a "pagan" holiday when in fact pagans have never celebrated Christmas.
There are old holidays that fall about the same time of year though these have nothing to do with Christianity.
The founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses was buried and celebrated by the Mason1c lodge. A fair-sized Pyramid with the cross and crown symbols adorn it along with other symbolism is as pagan and un-Watchtower as it gets marks C.T Russell's internment site.
Mark, study with us so we can show you why we do this. Come on, buddy, it won't hurt you to give a little of your time to find out. What shills are you talking about? Me? Hey, buddy, I am just saying what I think just like everyone else. You might not respect us but there are a lot of people who do.
Carman, have you ever read the Bible? Did Jesus or any of his followers ever celebrate his birthday? The answer is no. The whole Bible with all of those years even after Jesus was died no one ever celebrated his birthday. Think about it. Look up Christmas in any encyclopedia. Back 20 years ago the encyclopedias had the first thing about it being pagan then talked about what Christmas is now. Now it is the other way around but it is still there. However, we do not try to make others do what we do. We do not try to pass laws to make you comply with our teachings. You are your own person and if you want to celebrate it, fine. We never try to stop people from this. When they read the Bible then they want to stop on their own. Really, it’s the truth.
The Watchtower society Jehovah's Witnesses organization actually employs three psychological tools to maintain control and subjugation to their policies and rules.
1. Fear
2. Humiliation
3. Exaltation
Fear of being lost or destroyed in the upcoming, pending great battle of Armageddon where the possibility of suffering a horrendous death according to them, is a very real fear. Such a fate awaits anyone who is not counted among JW's!
Those who are considered spiritually strong are exalted to an elevated status within their respective congregation. Brothers can advance to the lofty position of ministerial servant, elder or overseer at which time they command the respect of all in the congregation. Sisters can achieve a highly respectable status as well, though they are not appointed to a position. Those who spend considerable time in the field ministry, pioneering for example(spending a predetermined amount of time door knocking)are considered very strong spiritually.
Those
Jeremy says:
I was raised as a Jehovah’s Witness. It ruined my life. I was told as a child that everyone who wasn’t a JW was “worldly” and no good to be friends with. No sports, no plays, no holidays, no birthdays, no summer camp, etc. Basically you’re not supposed to have anything to do with the world you live in.
They don’t prepare you to be a successful adult in this world because it is “evil” and they are waiting and praying for Armageddon to happen at any time.
I quit believing and going to meetings when I was 15, but the teachings have left me with depression, isolation, paranoia, and borderline personality disorder from having to be different than everyone else. It is really a sad life to live.
The Watchtower society starting with bully president Joe Rutherford wants to control it's followers like Jim Jones.Their argument for no birthdays is very weak,Christmas has more scripture backing as it is pagan.
Jehovah's Witnesses are unpopular for many reasons.They are like snake oil carnival hucksters preaching the need to become a Jehovah's Witness or die at Armageddon.
They say they promote good family life.
Only until you disagree with the leadership in Brooklyn on the slightest of points, and then they completely divide and destroy the family.
"Watch out for the false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing but inside are ravenous wolves"--Mt 7:15
h t t p://www.jwfiles.com
GOOGLE:watchtower oral sex married couples
This shows how even private intimacies of MARRIED couples is 'regulated' by WBTS control.
Research for yourself on how the Watchtower Bible and tract society corporation does exercise absolute control over the life and death of every Jehovah's Witnesses man woman and child.
The Watchtower corporation is legally responsible and liable and accountable.
Finally, relevant to this discussion is how this cultic control held a lot of influence over Michael Jackson and his behavior.
The WT never seems to use Ecclesiastes 7:1 anymore: "A name is better than good oil and the day of death than the day of one's being born" I mean sure it's fun to celebrate a b-day but until you die no one truly can say how good a person you've been...especially these days.
Oh, for the poster that says "The WT does not tell us what to do and how to live our lives." Yes it does, if you don't think it does then you are not really paying attention to what is being written or spoken to you by the elders. Sure, technically it's a suggestion but if you don't follow it then you're either "marked" or pushed out. These are not suggestions, they are orders and veiled threats. When I suggest things to my friends it doesn't come with the condition that they follow it or I won't speak to them again.
dalton, if thats your name, can you say plagerism,
CharlesHaskins wrote:
The Watchtower Bible & Tract Society is rich like Scientology or the Catholic church.
Jehovah's Witnesses are a litigious group,unfortunately they discriminate harshly against any fellow JW member who dissents against their own Watchtower teachings.
They don't play well with others.
Jehovah's Witnesses are unpopular for many reasons.They are like carnival hucksters preaching the need to become a Jehovah's Witness or die at Armageddon.
They say they promote good family life? Only until you disagree with the leadership in Brooklyn on the slightest of points, and then they completely divide and destroy the family.
"Watch out for the false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing but inside are ravenous wolves"--Mt 7:15
If you must belittle someone, do it in your own words....
Art Rod, you are mistaken about JW's getting any respect. You can't name any JW who has gotten any public respect, and I don't mean Michael Jackson, who did not practice the JW religion. Consider Mother Teresa's past work and all the charity work her missions are still doing and the Nobel peace prize she received. JW's have done nothing important compared to her work. They are sitting on a billion dollars of Watchtower wealth and they tell their own needy members to get help from, even the Salvation Army! I was a JW elder over 30 years ago and I do know what was said about 1975 in the KH and I do know that JW's are still lying about 1975 today. Most of the world remembers these JW lies, too. Come on Art, study with me and I will help free you from the shackles of a phoney religion.
Examiner.com is a glorified blog. As for all the ex-JW basher comments, get a life! I've seen everything from mind control to breaking up families to killing people. What's the matter - you guys just too proud to admit you made mistakes and then got kicked out? Even if 90% of what you were taught was correct, that's 85% better than what you knew before. So now you figure writing inflammatory, and highly irrelevant, comments on blog postings will make you whole. Again, get a life, humble yourself, and find God again.
#3 of the 8 marks of a cult
$3 Demand for Purity
[The world is depicted as black and white, with little room for making personal decisions based on a trained conscience. One's conduct is modeled after the ideology of the group, as taught in its literature. People and organizations are pictured as either good or evil, depending on their relationship to the cult.Universal tendencies of guilt and shame are used to control individuals, even after they leave....]
Birthday celebration,joining the benevolent YMCA, buying girl scout cookies (because like the boy scouts they are 'patriotic') these things are banned by the Watchtower society because they give the appearance of PURITY as a cover for the Watchtower most egregious lies such as:1914 Jesus second coming,ban on 'whole blood',breaking up of families,two classes of Christians with only 144,000 going to heaven ..
When JW lose an argument they resort / defect to whining how everybody hates em.
Waaaaaaaaaaa whiners
Watchtower cult leaders are cowards who send their kids and elderly to my door to use as human shields to peddle their cultic Watchtower literature.
Get a real productive life!
The Jehovah's Witnesses religion teaches that there are two worlds: One that is governed by the Watchtower Society JW and the one run by Satan (non-JW).
Google yahoo search: Jehovah Witness
Former JWs are the best source of information about the cult. They know because they have lived it. Those who are still inside can't speak freely.
Who has more credibility?
Think about it
This is certainly not a celebration of Michael Jachson;\'s or anyones birth. Another words to celebrate that persons birth as to be, in the words of some comic who's name exscapes me no, "I am somebody; even somebody great to be celebrrated.
This is simply the internmant of someone's body who in this case happens to be Michael Jackson's body. Not to celebrate his birth as to him happening to be someone of more importance than another person and it is true we all or born on a certain day whether that day should be celebrated from year to year. For that matter we all do have an anniversary of the day of our birth but who decided it should be celebrated from year to year. A little research and accurate knowledge would seem to be in order to find out the truth of Birthday Celebrations.
A quote from a site:
"It is speculated that the tradition of celebrating birthdays began with an all-male Pagan cult.."
Many references to history of birthdays are..
Warm Christian Love,
hayh
So, ArtRod, how'd you fair with this some old bunch of Apostates? When the smoke clears, you made a single point? And, who do you think is reading these tirades? And why are you even saying a "greeting" to them. You're going to find just the right scripture for them to "come back"? Kind of like Judas? Suggestion: Use your frustration and increase your Field Ministry - somewhere, some place, there is at least someone "moaning and groaning" - you're not going to find them here, Brother
Was Jesus' birth ever celebrated in the bible?
If a person is a true Christian or at least knowledgeable they immediately know the answer.
Clue to those that hate Christ read Matthew chapter 2.
Encyclopedias do not necessarily contain accurate information. WatchTowerites do not have have accurate knowledge.
No pagan deity is patronized, worshipped, or bowed down to during a birthday celebration.
Birthdays are a joyous time for Christians who thank God Almighty and their parents for life and another year of life. (Exodus 20:12,Ephesians 6:2)
People want to stop what things after studying with the Watch Tower?
Birthdays?
Christmas?
Anniversaries?
Weddings?
Graduations?
What has the Watch Tower demonized so far.
And if a person does choose to celebrate - what are the consequences?
Rules are Recipes.
The one that bothers me most today is intimacy in marrage.
We allow plenty of it...excepting for a few absolutes. Not at all limited to missionary. Lights on, low, or off. Practice makes perfect. Unselfishness is the main key. Within marriage. Regards to all.
I am an elder who sat on hearings that disfellowshipped married couples for theses offenses.
Righteous Avenger testimony is ALL TRUE!
[ Righteous Avenger says:]
GOOGLE:watchtower oral sex married couples
This shows how even private intimacies of MARRIED couples is 'regulated' by WBTS control.
Research for yourself on how the Watchtower Bible and tract society corporation does exercise absolute control over the life and death of every Jehovah's Witnesses man woman and child.
The Watchtower corporation is legally responsible and liable and accountable.
Finally, relevant to this discussion is how this cultic control held a lot of influence over Michael Jackson and his behavior.
The Watchtower is a truly Orwellian world.
Eighty percent of all Children born Jehovah's Witness will leave the religion they have the LOWEST retention rate of any religion because it is miserable.
Jehovah's Witnesses spend a lot of time explaining to people why they're not a cult,
That should be a sign that they’re a cult
The Jehovah's Witness is a high control group. Members of this religion have the highest mental health problems.
It is too bad MJ's kids are going to be exposed to this cult through Grandma Katherine. This group practises extreme shunning if any baptized member decides to disagree with them. They gloss over the shunning when you study for baptism. The Watchtower convinces all friends and family members to cut ties with them.
Where in the Bible do we find that 1st Century Christians celebrated the birth of Jesus? No where. On the other hand one finds that they celebrated the annual memorial of his death known as the Lord's supper, remembering he gave his lifeblood for our sins.
Regarding the statement that 80% of the children raise by Witnesses leave that Christian - that contradicts a study that their retention is generally high, and that even if one raised in Witness household leaves, it is usually temporary, most return back to the faith.
Witnesses is have the worse mental health?? Not true. You're probably referring to a discredited study done by an Ex-Witness who not even a trained psychiatrist.
The WT does not tell me what to do. I, like all thinking Christian Jehovah's Witnesses, read the Bible for ourselves, like the Berean Christians of the 1st century, to make sure what we are told is based in the Bible. I happen to agree that they teach the truth.
I know several individual that were former pastors, priests, ministers of other faiths. One is even taught the NT studies at a seminary. They are now all Witnesses, some Christian elders. Surely they must have read something in the Bible that made them agree with what is being taught by the WT. How many people who are studying with the Witnesses are given a library of anti-Witness books, but then after comparing what they say with Bible, they conclude that only the Witnesses really teach what the scriptures say. You can "witness" to a true Christian Witness when you don't really know what the Bible says.
The Bible controls you behavior - it's says not to fornicate, don't be a homosexual, abstain from blood, don't be greedy, don't worship images..(1 Cor. 6:9, 10, Acts 15:20, 28,29). Just because the Witnesses emphasize and teach what the Bible says about godly conduct, does not make them a "high control group." People can read for themselves what the Bible says and decided whether or not they want to obey Jesus. Witnesses do not force people to obey the commands of the Bible. Individuals must decide for themselves whether or not they will listen to what the Bible teaches.(John 3:36)
Jehovah's Witness jailed for molesting boys - National - smh.com.au
A member of the Jehovah's Witness church who molested three male church members after 'ingratiating himself' into their families
h t t p://www.smh.com.au/news/national/jehovahs-witness-jailed-for-molesting-boys/2008/11/27/1227491709541.html
LOTS OF JW molesters are still active going door to door as the JW have a "two witness rule".
GOOGLE: Jehovah's Witnesses pedophile cover up
Jehovah's Witnesses are schooled in 'finding common ground',if you like pink elephants they will become experts on pink elephants.
That's the beauty of religion and superstition, it has no limits.Religion is the most profitable legal business because religions can misquote, misrepresent, and use unethical practices without fear of punishment. It's the absolute best way to scam people I have yet seen
LOOK!
Jehovah's Witnesses commits door to door rape of child!
ht t p://www.religionnewsblog.com/16510/jehovahs-witness-in-door-to-door-sex-assault-scandal
It's called PROSECUTION not persecution when you get busted for your own sleazy evil
(this level of cult control is freaky)
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POSTED by Avenger says:
GOOGLE:watchtower oral sex married couples
This shows how even private intimacies of MARRIED couples is 'regulated' by WBTS control.
Research for yourself on how the Watchtower Bible and tract society corporation does exercise absolute control over the life and death of every Jehovah's Witnesses man woman and child.
The Watchtower corporation is legally responsible and liable and accountable.
Finally, relevant to this discussion is how this cultic control held a lot of influence over Michael Jackson and his behavior.
www.watchtower.org Open your "eyes".. “For God loved the world so much that he gave his only-begotten Son, in order that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life" -John 3:16
"This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ." - John 17:3..
Jehovah's Witnesses have largest turnover of recruits,have one of the highest attrition rates of all denominations.
Seventy percent or more of all kids born brought Jehovah's Witnesses will leave,often in the state of 'disfellowshiped' which means they are considered dead to God and shunned by their own family.
So this is NOT a fast growing religion actually losing slightly in western countries and some gains in 3rd world as is most other new religions.
There actually are now twice as many former Jehovah's Witnesses as there are active ones with thousands leaving every month.Baptisms at assemblies is often mostly family member children who have grown up JW.
Jehovah's Witnesses 'Gospel message' is that Jesus had his return to power October 1914 and that he appointed them (the Watchtower people) as sole inheritors of all God's assets.
JW can't live down this false 1914 creed of theirs which is as fixed as Joseph Smith and the Golden plates are to LDS
Last I knew Michael Jackson had converted to Muslim. Since Muslims do not celebrate birthdays shouldn't the title and subject of this article had more to do with the Muslim faith?
Just Wondering . . .
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