'Cricket Was Concocted To Wean Humans From Jehovah'!
By
Sumit Paul, New Age Islam
30 October
2023
An
explosion at a Christian prayer meeting in the southern Indian state of Kerala claimed
the lives of two individuals and left over 50 people injured, according to
authorities.
The blast
took place as hundreds of followers of the Jehovah’s Witnesses denomination
gathered for prayer on Sunday morning at a convention centre in Kalamassery
town in Ernakulam district.
Photo:
CTV News
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Now the
question arises, who're these people who call themselves Jehovah's Witnesses?
This
Nontrinitarian denomination of Christianity is of rather recent origin; circa
1870. They worship Jehovah and despite being a sect of Christianity, it's quite
different from mainstream Christianity in the sense that Jehovah's Witnesses
prefer door-to-door preaching, distributing literature such as The Watchtower
and Awake!, and for refusing military service and blood transfusions.
They
consider the use of god's name vital for proper worship. They reject
Trinitarianism, inherent immortality of the soul, and hellfire, which they
consider unscriptural doctrines.
They do not
observe Christmas, Easter, birthdays, or other holidays and customs they
consider to have pagan origins incompatible with Christianity. They prefer to
use their own Bible translation, the New World Translation of the Holy
Scriptures, although their literature occasionally quotes and cites other Bible
translations. Witnesses commonly call their body of beliefs "The Truth"
and consider themselves "in the Truth". They consider human
society morally corrupt and under the influence of Satan, and most limit their
social interaction with non-Witnesses.
In short,
this denomination is known for the religiously eccentric behaviour of its
followers. They can sacrifice their lives for Jehovah, a concocted god (for
that matter, all gods are concocted) who's the one and only god according to
these quixotic worshippers.
Have you
heard the name of Adrian Barath? Well, he was a West Indian cricketer, a child
prodigy who chose Jehovah as he was a member of this bizarre sect. The
attacking opener was already the youngest West Indies Test centurion (at 19),
had the stamp of approval from Windies legend Brian Lara, a US$75,000 Indian Premier League (IPL)
contract under his belt and was driving a Range Rover– when he seemingly had an
epiphany in 2014 and walked away from the game! Doesn't the Bible say, it's
easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich person
to enter the kingdom of god?
A strict
interpretation of the New Testament verse 'transformed' his life upside-down!
The Gleaner from Jamaica reported that one day, an elderly Jehovah's Witness told
the young cricketer that, 'Cricket was concocted to wean humans from Jehovah.'
That 'profound' statement of 'divine wisdom' made the talented young cricketer
leave the game!
Hallelujah!
This is the long and the short of a clownish sect which is extremely clannish,
stupid and reticent. The members of this sect are convinced that one day, the
whole world will accept Jehovah as the Supreme Being and Universal Sovereign
just like Muslims labour under the misconception that one day, the entire world
will worship their Allah and slavishly follow Muhammad. Alhamdulillah!
Likewise, rabid Hindus have begun to believe that their Sanatan Dharm will be
the only faith in future. Jai Sri Ram!
That in
this age of scientific advancement, space travel and AI, we still believe in
all sorts of religious and sectarian eccentricities and irrationalities is
proof of our absolute primitivism. This is a throwback to our prehistoric
existence. Why are most of the humans so asinine and god-fearing is a question
that will keep intriguing all those handful of rationalists who still apply
their brains and reasons.
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A regular columnist for New Age Islam, Sumit Paul
is a researcher in comparative religions, with special reference to Islam. He
has contributed articles to the world's premier publications in several
languages including Persian.
URL: https://newageislam.com/spiritual-meditations/cricket-barath-jehovah-witnesses/d/131004
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