A witness is someone who has first-hand knowledge about a crime or dramatic event through their senses (e.g. seeing, hearing, smelling, touching) and can help certify important considerations to the crime or event. A witness who has seen the event first-hand is known as an eye-witness. Witnesses are often called before a court of law to testify in trials. A subpoena commands a person to appear. In many jurisdictions it is compulsory to comply, to take an oath, and tell the truth, under penalty of perjury. I ...

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As in the wit of Parker's set, the Algonquin Round Table, witty remarks may be intentionally cruel (as in many epigrams), and perhaps more ingenious than funny. A quip is an observation or saying that has some wit but perhaps descends into sarcasm, or otherwise is short of point; a witticism also suggests the diminutive. Repartee is the wit of the quick answer and capping comment: ...

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The Witness argument is an argument that is meant to help prove the existence of God based on the fact that many people have claimed to have personal experience with God. Other related archivesargument that is meant to help prove the existence of God

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Clouds of Witnesses: The Saints' Testimonies is a document published in 2002 by the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (i.e., Unification Church) purportedly recording a ceremony in the spirit world wherein representatives of the world's five major religions and several Communist leaders testified that Sun Myung Moon is the Messiah and pledged to follow him. The document concluded with a letter from ...

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Witness for the Prosecution is a play by Agatha Christie, which has been twice made into a film. It tells the story of Sir Wilfred, a master criminal barrister who takes the case of a man on trial for murder. While he expects that the defendant's wife will stand up for him in court, she unexpectedly agrees to appear for the prosecution in a trial while multiple twists and turns occur that will test the lawyer's skill to the limit. The play itself was based on one of Christie's short stor ...

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Witness Lee (李常受 Pinyin: Lǐ Chángshòu) was born in Chefoo, Shandong Province, China, in 1905, to a Southern Baptist family. He experienced salvation in 1925 through the preaching of Peace Wang, and almost immediately came under the influence of Watchman Nee. He became a full-time co-worker of Nee in 1933, and moved to Shanghai to be with Nee in 1934. In the late 1940s as the Communists were advancing in China, Witness Lee was sent by Nee to Taiwan in order to continue their ministry there. During the 1950s, Lee worked closely with T. Austin-Sparks who hel ...

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Witness impeachment, in the law of evidence, is the process of calling into question the credibility of an individual who is testifying in a trial. There are a number of ways that a witness may properly be impeached, and several ways that, although effective, are prohibited except under special circumstances. Witness impeachment - Methods of impeachment. A party may be impeached through introducing evidence of any of the following (remembered via the mnemonic BICCC): Bias- ...

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Witness is a 1985 movie released by Paramount Pictures and starring Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, and Lukas Haas. It was also the feature film debut of Viggo Mortensen, who appeared in a minor role. Directed by Peter Weir (his first American film), it was filmed in Philadelphia and Intercourse, Lancaster County, PA. On August 23, 2005, a special collector's edition of the film was released on DVD. The DVD release came 20 years after the film's initial release. Witness 1985 film - Plot. While ...

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As in the wit of Parker's set, the Algonquin Round Table, witty remarks may be intentionally cruel (as in many epigrams), and perhaps more ingenious than funny. A quip is an observation or saying that has some wit but perhaps descends into sarcasm, or otherwise is short of point; a witticism also suggests the diminutive. Repartee is the wit of the quick answer and capping comment: the snappy comeback and neat retort. (Wilde: "I wish I'd said that. Whi ...

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In his monumental dictionary, Samuel Johnson states that the original meaning of wit is "the powers of the mind; the mental faculties; the intellects"; he also defines wit as "quickness of fancy", among the nine definitions. In Webster's Dictionary, wit is subtly defined as "the association of ideas in a manner natural, but unusual and striking, so as to produce surprise joined with pleasure". The American television series The Simpsons defined wit, in a February 4, 1996 episode as "nothing more than an incisive observation, humorously phrased and ...

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Witness:

The transcendental Consciousness that lies at the root of the mind and from which the mind can be observed.

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Being one of Jehovah's Witnesses and having other family members who are not can create strained relationships. When holidays come around (e.g. Christmas, Easter, Birthdays), some Witnesses may feel attendance or participation in holiday parties or gatherings violates their conscience, whether or not other, non-Witness family members choose to attend. It is because of this that many non-Witness family members of Jehovah's Witnesses feel they are being shunned or that their Witness family members are 'not allowed' to be around them at all. Th ...

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Since their formation in the 1870s, leaders of the organization have sought to identify dates for end-time events such as the enthronement of Jesus as King, the return of Jesus Christ, and for the "end of this system of things," culminating in Armageddon. The Witness publication Jehovah's Witnesses--Proclaimers of God's Kingdom, gives an overview of some of the historical development of the Witnesses' eschatology. However, no detailed study by Witness historians has been published. Most information on Jehovah's Witnesses' eschatology ...

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Throughout their history, their beliefs, doctrines and practices have met controversy and opposition from governments, communities, and religious groups. Many Christian denominations consider the interpretation and doctrines of Jehovah's Witnesses to be heresy. In addition, governments of various political persuasions have considered the religion to be a subversive organization, and sometimes even a threat to national security. Political and religious animosi ...

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Jehovah's Witnesses exhort their members to obey all the laws, including the paying of taxes, of the country in which they reside, so long as these do not violate 'God's law'. This is in keeping with their interpretation of Romans 13:7: Render to all their dues, to him who calls for the tax, the tax; to him who calls for the tribute, the tribute; to him who calls for fear, such fear; to him who calls for honor, such honor. At the same time, however, they hold a stance of political neutrality. ...

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Throughout their history, their beliefs, doctrines and practices have met controversy and opposition from governments, communities, and religious groups. Many Christian denominations consider the interpretation and doctrines of Jehovah's Witnesses to be heresy. In addition, governments of various political persuasions have considered the religion to be a subversive organization, and sometimes even a threat to national security. Political and religious animosity against them has at times led to mob action and government oppression. ...

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Jehovah's Witnesses exhort their members to obey all the laws, including the paying of taxes, of the country in which they reside, so long as these do not violate 'God's law'.[71] At the same time, however, they hold a stance of political neutrality. Examples of this detachment in practice include: Refusal to salute the flag, or sing nationalistic songs[72] Refusal to serve in the military (including defense, or non-combatant role ...

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The original 1830 statement, found at the end of the first edition of the Book of Mormon reads: Be it known unto all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people, unto whom this work shall come: That we, through the grace of God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, have seen the plates which contain this record, which is a record of the people of Nephi, and also of the Lamanites, his [sic] brethren, and also of the people of Jared, which came from the tower of which hath been spoken. And we also know that they have been translated b ...

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As of August 2005, Jehovah's Witnesses have a practicing membership of more than 6.6 million, according to data reported in the Annual Worldwide Statistics at the Authorized Site of the Office of Public Information of Jehovah's Witnesses. The site states: "While other religious groups count their membership by occasional or annual attendance, this figure reflects only those who are actively involved in the public Bible educational work." Jehovah's Witnesses have a custom of counting their membership by 'Lands' rather than by countries, indicating separate statistics for regions administered by ot ...

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