Arauna

Interesting... A lot of people want to be a pop star for a day... Nice technology... not so sure of the association though....

The Muslims are slaughtering each other... and the children are suffering. Sunni against Shiite.... and yet most people who belong to the religion, justify the violent actions of their members and do not even think of leaving the religion. I left my religion many years ago. It was a very strict form of Protestantism; it was quite political and also condoned racism and injustice. I am so happy that I have found the TRUTH...

I wish I could complain to them about selling the book but that would be the wrong thing to do as I would then be imitating other extremist religions which become political when they try to exert pressure on communities to follow what they morally feel obligated to do. To illustrate: If Walmart today sold a book with only 'one' chapter in it that is anti-Islam they would have a bunch of people on their back threatening them with islamophobia law suits - especially organizations affiliated with CAIR (even though Islam is not a race but is an ideology/religion). Does Walmart not realize that we are living in a world at present where "offending another religion" has now become an offence? The united nations Resolution 18/20, which promotes religious tolerance has been adopted by most western countries and it is now part of America's official policy. I personally will do nothing about this but I do feel somewhat offended because I know the reasoning in the book (like others before it) is most probably not logical at all, will be full of dogma, and will depend on spreading deception to get its point across. That is what irks me...Walmart being an accomplice in spreading falsehood. The only thing one can do is: buy the book, read it, and write an excellent review on their website which exposes all its flaws.....(and then hope they have stock they cannot get sold as a result of their injustice).

They have 11 national languages - quite a variety needed on the carts...

Thanks for the article. Good to know. As usual, those who break the law make it hard for those who abide by the law....In the end everyone has more checks and controls to deal with.

In Africa men hold hands...as friends... and they are not gay. Some countries in the middle east do the same ... so yes we should not push our moral standards onto others. If they were indulging in kissing and cuddling I think other principles would apply. Any other thoughts on the matter?

If one is smart one will stay away from all these countries where there is no law and order. The Taliban sees any Westerner as easy money.... reporters, lawyers, no-one is safe. I have studied ancient history from these areas and always had a wish to visit these places. Now I watch programs about it. Not ready to be kidnapped up by lawless people.

I was studying with a sweet lady (I now moved, so I gave it over to someone else) whose father needed money to rescue her brother. She cannot read or write but knows that she was very young when she was married. She had to work the land every day and fetch water from afar for the harsh daily life in a small village to raise her 4 children which she already had at age 17. (Her father needed the dowry to rescue her brother...as a woman she only had value as a possession...) She is now in her 30s and has 4 more children.... fortunately she came to America. She already has great grand children. Jehovah will bring justice (compensate) all those who die prematurely and those who suffer at the hands of the wicked or suffer under unjust laws.... the wicked are not going to win this battle....

This may turn out to be an "honor killing" and then the story will die down... as so many have in the past. The laws 'within' Britain should be adjusted to protect ALL its citizens so that fathers do not have this type of control .... but at present 85 counties have Sharia law where the regular police do not dare intervene for it will cause a riot. In these British counties women have very little rights..... even British born ones. Britain has failed its women who are under Sharia law. I saw recently that female mutilation is escalating out of control; and the government dare not openly talk about 'cousin marriages' and the resulting escalation of unmentionable birth defects because government officials are afraid of offending the religion which approves of these practices.

I have not seen anyone mention the 'Master' copies of the Bible. These are copies that were made by scholars who compared the "extant" manuscripts, vellums, papyri and codices of the bible and made footnotes regarding any variations or alterations in the various extant texts. This is how we know that the Bible has come down to us accurately because the variations are few and the alterations are verified by comparing extant documents. The Greek scriptures of the New World Translation was originally done from the reputable Master copy of "Westcott and Hort." Read more about the comparison of extant documents here: http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200002893#h=15:0-15:1056 Read more about the Paleography: http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102008047. I must add: when one studies the internal logic of the core message of the bible and the fact that Israel was the first nation to serve a monotheistic god (while the rest of the world were polytheists) then one comes to the natural conclusion that this YHWH is a remarkable god and he has been working on a project which eventually will resolve all of mankind's problems. He has allowed man to rule the earth to prove that we cannot rule successfully without his moral direction. Adam and Eve chose independence from his right to choose "good and bad" for us. Look, the nations at present more divided than ever and they will not cooperate together to get our problems resolved. The final outcome of what happens to this earth and the life on it, is closely tied up with the name God chose for himself: JHWH - I shall prove to be / he causes to become. The new world translation 2013 has the name inserted in the new testament in a few places not indicated in ancient documents but in the talk the brothers made when they presented this new bible to us they gave the reasons why they did this. Go and research this for yourselves.

Excellent quote!

To learn more about Gulen watch this short youtube:

Revenge attacks starting.... The governments have been trying to hide the fact that Muslims are responsible for the jihad attacks and their affiliation with Islam because they wanted to avoid the "revenge phenomenon." ALL false religion will now start to show its true colors. Christendom has not taught people to love their enemies as the Bible instructs so many are ready to grab their guns to take revenge. Religions will cause so much "insecurity" that governments will eventually be forced to take control and turn against religion...

Rounding up all the judges so he can (most probably) replace them with Sharia judges. Erdogan is a dictator who wishes to bring Turkey back to the Caliphate days before religion and government were separated. He has been working towards the goal of combining religion and government by instituting Islamic studies in all schools and closing down any dissent regarding his reforms...Freedom of speech is a luxury of the past. He has spies in Germany to identify any Turks in other countries who are sowing dissent to his reforms... I read an article about this recently.... and now he is making overtures for a new bedfellow - Russia. Russia is a thugocracy and only helps other countries to get a foothold in them. Now that Putin has secured the port in Syria he does not really care what happens there with ISIS. He will defend his port.... Russia has been supplying weapons to Iran... and additionally, most rebel groups in the world smuggle Russian weapons. Now Putin is trying to get a foothold into Europe by aligning with Turkey. I watch world events to see how Bible prophesy is unfolding.... and yes the world is becoming extremely insecure..... anything could happen at any time. Political religions is riding the beast.... even in Russia - the only state religion is Russian Orthodox - all other religions are being persecuted. Many people who were never religious before are joining this church because Putin has made it "cool" - and Russian nationalism is at an all time high. These bedfellows are cozy at present...but for how long?

It is interesting to see the exaggerated filth being slung about. Mr. Trump though is a nominee that has not released his TAXES.... wonder what he is hiding.... Whatever candidate wins - they are going to make grave mistakes because it is getting harder to traverse the international political scene - and Satan is blinding the eyes of the leaders..... they are being drawn out ... and the propaganda has reached levels never seen before at all levels (the three frogs in Revelation). The harlot is riding the beast as we speak. Resolution 18-20 of the United nations Human Rights Council has been accepted: "hate speech" against religion is not acceptable but the definition of hate speech is not there... So Facebook, Twitter is already working with the government to veto anything suspicious (even if it is the truth) in religion.....False religion does not want to be exposed....... but religion will cause so much problems that a coalition of rulers will turn against all religion in the sense that "recruiting" will be banned because it is posing a "security" threat. This will affect out peaceful preaching work..... We are getting closer to the end .... we just do not know how close.

Thanks - great article....

I have see some of these cases before. As soon as the publicity dies down he will get a slap on the wrist and go home....Well, lets hope there is a change in the system this time but I doubt it. Pakistan is notorious for its injustices against women and "unbelievers"

I found this link... Helen wrote a this book about her religion..https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_in_My_Darkness. and here is a link which tells one more about this religion:. http://www.thelordsnewchurch.com/online_books/english/Helen_Keller_-_Introduction_to_True_Christian_Religion.pdf

To get serious for a moment::- Our universe is a physical universe, consisting of matter which was created by means of Jehovah's dynamic energy. Jehovah cannot enter into our physical universe because he is too great. He lives in the highest heavens in a spiritual dimension which is unfathomly beyond our physical universe. Our universe is subject to time and space. The dimension where Jehovah lives has no time and space and hence - no matter. We cannot fathom what it is like because it is beyond our comprehension. We can however look at the stars in our part of the physical universe and see the dynamic energy and wisdom of Jehovah. Angels can move through our universe at the speed of light..... but if we (consisting of matter) tried to move at the speed of light - we would disintegrate. We also cannot see Jehovah and live because his energy will instantly kill us. Yea - the earth is truly a little dust particle on a scale and yet Jehovah cares about each individual.

No-one has the will or resources to enforce decisions.... and when they do, it will bring the world one step closer to enmity and war. Too many nations in blocks of coalitions to avoid a very serious situation. The world situation at present, with its posturing, reminds me of the time before the Great War. We just need one trigger and this system goes down the tubes. Additionally, the fear and blindness of politicians regarding the religious fascism is similar to the time before WW2 when Hitler was saying and doing outrageous things and everyone "believed" he will not really go further with his outrageous actions.

Thank you my brother for relating this - it is truly a remarkable event.... and wonderful that so many high ranking people received a good witness... Agape Love, Arauna

Mandela divorced his first wife who remained a faithful JW until her death. He was more militant in his youth (peaceful means did not work) and then married Winnie - the wife who shamed him so much by being responsible for black children's deaths. Winnie was without any scruples or morals. He divorced her after he came out of prison and married the widow of the Mozambique president. I often think that he had time to think when he was in prison and maybe (just maybe) he remembered a little he had learnt from his first wife because he became a reconciliatory figure in South African politics - which made him a great man. I had the impression that he did not really want to be the first president but was obliged to take the position due to his popularity. After his first term as president he graciously stepped down.

We will see more of this as we get closer to Armageddon. People taking matters into their own hands for religion, race - or any other reason. Anarchy will cause the government to clamp down on 'recruitment' in the name of preserving "peace and security". Many organizations (YouTube / Facebook in cooperation with the government) are already clamping down on any form of hate speech without defining what hate speech actually is. ISIS is recruiting on internet and dark net and many more political / military wing organizations are recruiting. The end of this will be that our peaceful preaching work - the only peaceful solution for mankind's problems - will be "stopped" because we are recruiting for Jehovah. Governments in the world will not care if we are peaceful - our peaceful preaching work will fall under the laws that will curb the violence (we know the violence will escalate beyond control (because of prophesy) - just like the time before the flood. (This is my personal opinion of how I think things may unfold because our preaching work is the work that Jesus gave us to do.)

I use Ex 3:15 in field service when I speak to Muslims about Jehovah's name because they accept Moses, Abraham as prophets. The scripture also says that Jahweh is his name from generation to generation...... and no need to explain in what way Jehovah had to make himself known. ... Most Muslims say that Abraham was in Mecca and started the religion there. I also use scriptures to prove that Abraham made an altar to Jehovah and sacrificed to him BEFORE he went to Egypt and how he sacrificed to Jehovah when he RETURNED from Egypt. There is no way he changed the name of his god halfway to Egypt and then changed the name of his God back again when he came back to Canaan. Mecca was not a city either.... Mecca came into existence as a city after 150 AD when the forefathers of Mohammad came from Yemen. Mohammad tried to legitimize his religion to the Jews in Medina by claiming to come from the line of Abraham (but when they rejected him as a prophet he turned to killing them.)

What is wonderful about being 'neutral' about human governments and active for the real government of Jehovah (and being cautious and at peace with everyone) is that one can see the political activities of Babylon the great (world empire of false religion) in the political arena. So many religions are becoming violent and are being "worked up in their emotions" towards other religions and their governments......(which may eventually bubble over to people killing each other ....but the governments will put in "peace and security" measures to keep the peace). Buddhists are killing Muslims as we speak; Hindi culture has been declared the national culture in India by the far right government; and we already know that extreme Islam (with its terror tactics to force all people to become Muslims) is clearly visible for all to see. When Christians in America fight the government to bring in laws that reflect their Christian views - they are also being political. Most of them love the NRA which protects their right to bear arms... and they may even use them in future... Jesus never used any arms and chastised those who did (Peter). Jehovah is preparing us to go through Armageddon so we can truly stay neutral regarding human institutions. However, more of us will have to learn to be verbally 'cautious' when preaching because people in future will become more prone to take offense - some may even become violent. I wish to speculate that our freedom of "speech" may be curtailed in future (UN is already regularly tabling decisions to this affect but it has not been voted in yet) - when one will not be allowed to say anything about another person's religion because they can use it as a reason to persecute you. People may call the cops when they feel you are using "hate speech' against their religion. This will make our preaching work so much harder. At present hate speech is viewed as saying something nasty about another religion (even if it is true) but it eventually may become hard to say anything - even if one tries to tactfully expose false religion.