A:In the 1930s, the government of Nazi Germany began arresting thousands of Jehovah's Witnesses who refused to salute the Nazi flag, yet the government refused to take the extreme step of sending them to concentration camps for this crime. Jehovah's Witnesses believe that the obligation imposed by the law of God is superior to that of laws enacted by government. Their religious beliefs include a literal version of Exodus, Chapter 20, verses 4 and 5, which says: "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; thou shalt not bow down thyself to them nor serve them." They consider that the flag is an 'image' within this command. For this reason, they refused to salute the flag. B:Is it likely that most of these Jehovah's Witnesses survived the war (having the same likelihood of survival as other German civilians) only to later see Soviet flags in their country, or American soldiers proudly saluting the stars and stripes? Answer: abortion
A:During William's tenure in country, a crisis had developed in Jerusalem. King Baldwin had reached the age of majority in 1176 and Raymond III had been removed from the regency, but as a leper Baldwin could have no children and could not be expected to rule much longer. After the death of William of Montferrat in 1177, King Baldwin's widowed sister Sibylla required a new husband. At Easter in 1180, the two factions were divided even further when Raymond and his cousin Bohemond III of Antioch attempted to force Sibylla to marry Baldwin of Ibelin. Raymond and Bohemond were King Baldwin's nearest male relatives in the paternal line, and could have claimed the throne if the king died without an heir or a suitable replacement. Before Raymond and Bohemond arrived, however, Agnes and King Baldwin arranged for Sibylla to be married to a Poitevin newcomer, Guy of Lusignan, whose older brother Aimery of Lusignan was already an established figure at court. B:Could a fierce critic of William truthfully only go so far as to say that whatever blame William deserved for the crisis came about through inaction, rather than deliberate effort? Answer: bases
A:In the 1930s, the government of Nazi Germany began arresting thousands of Jehovah's Witnesses who refused to salute the Nazi flag and sent them to concentration camps. Jehovah's Witnesses believe that the obligation imposed by the law of God is superior to that of laws enacted by government. Their religious beliefs include a literal version of Exodus, Chapter 20, verses 4 and 5, which says: "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; thou shalt not bow down thyself to them nor serve them." They consider that the flag is an 'image' within this command. For this reason, they refused to salute the flag. B:Is it possible that propaganda ministers in Nazi Germany could have found and distributed real photos of well-known Jehovah's Witnesses raising their arms in salute, and used these to show that even once-vocal critics were now followers of the Third Reich? Answer: bases
A:In the 1930s, the government of Nazi Germany began arresting thousands of Jehovah's Witnesses who saluted the Nazi flag with a noticeable lack of enthusiasm, and sent them for a year-long regimen of patriotic re-education. Jehovah's Witnesses believe that the obligation imposed by the law of God is superior to that of laws enacted by government. Their religious beliefs include a literal version of Exodus, Chapter 20, verses 4 and 5, which says: "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; thou shalt not bow down thyself to them nor serve them." They consider that the flag is an 'image' within this command. For this reason, they refused to salute the flag. B:Is it possible that propaganda ministers in Nazi Germany could have found and distributed real photos of well-known Jehovah's Witnesses raising their arms in salute, and used these to show that even once-vocal critics were now followers of the Third Reich? Answer: abortion
A:During the 1930s, Jehovah's Witnesses in Germany were sent to concentration camps by the thousands, due to their refusal to salute the Nazi flag, which the government considered to be a crime. Jehovah's Witnesses believe that the obligation imposed by the law of God is superior to that of laws enacted by government. Their religious beliefs include a literal version of Exodus, Chapter 20, verses 4 and 5, which says: "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; thou shalt not bow down thyself to them nor serve them." They consider that the flag is an 'image' within this command. For this reason, they refused to salute the flag. B:Is it possible that propaganda ministers in Nazi Germany could have found and distributed real photos of well-known Jehovah's Witnesses raising their arms in salute, and used these to show that even once-vocal critics were now followers of the Third Reich? Answer: bases
A:In the 1930s, the government of Nazi Germany began arresting thousands of Jehovah's Witnesses who saluted the Nazi flag with a noticeable lack of enthusiasm, and sent them for a year-long regimen of patriotic re-education. Jehovah's Witnesses believe that the obligation imposed by the law of God is superior to that of laws enacted by government. Their religious beliefs include a literal version of Exodus, Chapter 20, verses 4 and 5, which says: "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; thou shalt not bow down thyself to them nor serve them." They consider that the flag is an 'image' within this command. For this reason, they refused to salute the flag. B:Is it likely that most of these Jehovah's Witnesses survived the war (having the same likelihood of survival as other German civilians) only to later see Soviet flags in their country, or American soldiers proudly saluting the stars and stripes? Answer: abortion
A:In the 1930s, the government of Nazi Germany began arresting thousands of Jehovah's Witnesses who refused to salute the Nazi flag and sent them to concentration camps. Jehovah's Witnesses believe that the obligation imposed by the law of God is superior to that of laws enacted by government. Their religious beliefs include a literal version of Exodus, Chapter 20, verses 4 and 5, which says: "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; thou shalt not bow down thyself to them nor serve them." They consider that the flag is an 'image' within this command. For this reason, they refused to salute the flag. B:Is it likely that most of these Jehovah's Witnesses survived the war (having the same likelihood of survival as other German civilians) only to later see Soviet flags in their country, or American soldiers proudly saluting the stars and stripes? Answer: bases
A:During the 1930s, Jehovah's Witnesses in Germany were sent to concentration camps by the thousands, due to their refusal to salute the Nazi flag, which the government considered to be a crime. Jehovah's Witnesses believe that the obligation imposed by the law of God is superior to that of laws enacted by government. Their religious beliefs include a literal version of Exodus, Chapter 20, verses 4 and 5, which says: "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; thou shalt not bow down thyself to them nor serve them." They consider that the flag is an 'image' within this command. For this reason, they refused to salute the flag. B:Given their adherence to their own religious beliefs, and the consequences they suffered, could Jehovah's Witnesses from Nazi Germany be considered martyrs under the rules set up by other major religions? Answer: abortion
A:A crisis developed in Jerusalem shortly after William returned from his long absence. King Baldwin had reached the age of majority in 1176 and Raymond III had been removed from the regency, but as a leper Baldwin could have no children and could not be expected to rule much longer. After the death of William of Montferrat in 1177, King Baldwin's widowed sister Sibylla required a new husband. At Easter in 1180, the two factions were divided even further when Raymond and his cousin Bohemond III of Antioch attempted to force Sibylla to marry Baldwin of Ibelin. Raymond and Bohemond were King Baldwin's nearest male relatives in the paternal line, and could have claimed the throne if the king died without an heir or a suitable replacement. Before Raymond and Bohemond arrived, however, Agnes and King Baldwin arranged for Sibylla to be married to a Poitevin newcomer, Guy of Lusignan, whose older brother Aimery of Lusignan was already an established figure at court. B:If countrymen decided (fairly or not) to blame William for the crisis that occurred, would the circumstances lead them to believe that exile was both a fitting punishment and a practical solution? Answer:
bases