Cyndi Dodge

BREAKING NEWS.....
THE WHOLE WORLD WILL KNOW JEHOVAH,  AND THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING !

1000  Manuscripts  found!...

I don't see any photos...?

When you are writing to the Russians about their proposal to ban Jehovah’s Witnesses, there may be a temptation to speak of legal and constitutional issues, for their recent conduct flies in the face of many of them. There may be temptation to observe that, surely, ISIS provides the template of what extremism is. But I suspect leaders there are aware of these things and, for whatever reason, have chosen to ignore them.
Tell them something they don’t know. Tell them about eight million people, from every nation, who don’t know their Russian brothers personally, but care about them anyway. Let them ponder the significance of what if the whole world was like that. When they look to the outside world of international relations, all they see is bickering, bitching and bellyaching. Let them see another world.
Convey that we are ordinary, decent people, the sort who appreciates government’s role to preserve social order and improve the moral fabric of persons within its borders, and that we everywhere cooperate with governments as they pursue such goals. I like the suggestion at jw.org to relate some practical way in which the truth has helped us personally.
Imagine! An invitation from Bethel to write to high Russian officials about the proposed ban on Jehovah’s Witnesses. It is a fine way for individual Christians, most of whom feel quite helpless, to ‘bring their gift to the altar.’

Better to compare it to more recent letter writing campaigns, imo, and not Hitler. Hitler was doing unspeakable things to our people and many others. Russian officials, however, are probably only yielding to pressure from opposers in the house church.
It's hardly a slam-dunk, but neither should it be thought of as a lost cause.

It nearly stumbled ME.
 

The Administrative Center of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia....
DECEMBER 19, 2016
RUSSIA
Jehovah’s Witnesses Seek Justice in Appeal Against Warning !
The Moscow City Court has scheduled an appeal hearing in which Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia will challenge the legality of the warning issued to their Administrative Center. On January 16, 2017, at 11:10 a.m., Moscow Standard Time, the court will hear the appeal and will likely hand down its ruling that same day.
The Witnesses seek to establish that the accusations of “extremist activity” are based on fabricated evidence and false statements that have been manufactured by local authorities to portray sincere worship as criminal activity. In the October 12, 2016, hearing, Judge M. S. Moskalenko of the Tverskoy District Court of Moscow did not allow testimony or video that exposed the illegal actions of some authorities.
International human rights lawyer James Andrik stated: “Either way, this ruling may prove significant. If the Moscow City Court dismisses the appeal, the Prosecutor General’s Office could act on its threat against the Administrative Center. It could liquidate the Administrative Center and further harass the religious communities of Jehovah’s Witnesses and restrict their worship throughout Russia. If, on the other hand, the court upholds the appeal, it would be a breakthrough for justice.”
LETS  ALL  PRAY  TO  THAT  TIME  FOR  OUR  BROTHER'S  PLEASE ❤
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https://www.jw.org/en/news/legal/by-region/russia/appeal-hearing-scheduled-20161219/

Yes...  her death was in Oct. 2012, you could read or see in my post !  It was a big disaster for millions of humans and many JW too :-((   SO horrible....

JW.org Trucks
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The measuring stick on all aspects of dress and grooming as always been - how are brothers and sisters are portrayed in the societies literature - who get used at the assemblies and conventions for parts on the platform and other privileges
Now i have been in the truth 35 years and as of yet i have never seen a modern day brother with beard portrayed in those areas of service - maybe one day we will but until that happens there will always be ones who feel beards are unacceptable and i would encourage any one who wants such privileges to think carefully about the choices they make and maybe they will play apart in altering peoples feelings on this issue in their own congregation and i hope that does not sound patronizing

I suppose it boils down to how you understand the word custom - most dictionaries say things like custom means -:
. A traditional practice or usual way of doing something followed by a social group or people.
a habitual practice; the usual way of acting in given circumstances. See more.
a traditional and widely accepted way of behaving or doing something that is specific to a particular society, place, or time:
I would say in most western parts of the world - there are exceptions - it is not the tradition, habitual practice and so is not the custom for men to have a beard and so the later part of the quote from the watchtower needs to be carefully consider by any brother reaching out for positions of responsibilities in the congregation.
Beards today have become a fashion item for many young men in the congregation and so the society are trying to take a balanced view on the matter and so should we

After having left Jehovah for almost 20yrs, I gave my first talk with a full beard in Teaneck, NJ.  As an unbaptized publisher I did not shave my beard and went out in service.  (I had come from NH and a few brothers up there wore beards during the winter months. So, I kept the custom, even in the summer months.) 
Just prior to the time for my 2nd talk one of the elders came to me and we had a discussion. I told him about the brothers in NH. He countered with both NJ not being NH and it was the  summer. Then he said that I would not be allowed to give my 2nd talk unless I shaved. (Apparently, at that time only those with a shaving condition known as foliculitus(?) were exempt.)  Desiring to bring praise to my God Jehovah, I shaved and have been doing so for 11yrs running.

A  wonderful  little  story,   we  can  good  use  by  our  serving !  The  Bible point  is  phenomenal  ;o)  ( video )  Watch  the  end....

Jehovah said in the Bible, that we get more and more catastrophes to our end- time... so bad, we never had before. We can't stop it. Maybe, it will come around the world. We don't know what will come as next, but it will come, I see that daily in TV :-(  I believe, every country around the earth has any  problems, more or less. We can only wait, what will come next.  A very bad time, yes. 

CHINA DECLARES WAR TO CHRISTIANITY, including Christians Jehovah's Witnesses.
The Communist Party is carrying out a national campaign against the churches that claim to be Christian. They require that all devotees swear allegiance to the Communist Party. Many of its leaders have been imprisoned. They have demolished some 2,000 crosses and some churches have been demolished.
China joins Russia in the face of Christianity in some of its variants. Both nations have taken action against Babylon the Great and incidentally against Jehovah's Witnesses !
http://forum.theworldnewsmedia.org/topic/23031-chinese-communist-party-to-commence-nationwide-crackdown-on-christianity-including-jehovahs-witnesses/#comment-29509