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Public Witnessing in Tokyo
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Anyone who regularly takes the el or subway has seen them.
They stand quietly smiling with carts of religious publications, out on the sidewalk when it's nice out, and in the "unpaid" area of the station near the Ventra machines or turnstiles when the weather is inclement. The women are dressed modestly but sharply, and the men look natty as well, often wearing sport jackets and fedoras.
They are volunteers from the Jehovah's Witnesses, a Christian denomination that claims 8.4 million members in 240 countries.
Though I'm not interested in converting, I sometimes stop and say hello and pick up a copy of The Watchtower or Awake! out of courtesy, since I find their cheerful vibe oddly comforting. They're certainly more agreeable than the Old Navy Street Preacher, who hangs out at Randolph and State railing against fornicators and cigarette smokers.
But not everyone appreciates the Jehovah's Witnesses' presence at transit stations. Kevin Havener, an Edgewater resident who often commutes via the Red Line, contacted me to share a message he sent to the transit authority, to which he says he never got a response. He claimed that the Witnesses' practice of offering literature inside el stations violated a guideline in the agency's Rules of Conduct warning against the distribution of written materials on CTA property.
"I find this inexplicable permission deeply, personally offensive," Havener's message read. "Would the CTA allow other religious proselytizing [by groups] such as [Orthodox Jews], or Buddhists, or Hare Krishnas? OF COURSE NOT."
Havener eventually revealed to me that he has a horse in this race. About a decade ago he and other members of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship, an activist group, wanted to hand out leaflets inside the Fullerton el stop in Lincoln Park. When they asked the CTA customer assistant for permission, they were told they needed to be out on the public sidewalk far away enough not to block any station doors. "That made perfect sense, and that's what we did," he said.
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If you’ve been in Newcastle city centre recently, you will have noticed them.
Happily handing out copies of The Watchtower from carts, Jehovah’s Witnesses are taking to Newcastle’s streets in their droves.
And the reason for the recent increase is simply due to a change in tactics.
For years, members have gone door-to-door to spread the word about the faith.
But now members are heading into the city to try and reach out to more people.
“We feel the use of carts allows us to reach people we perhaps wouldn’t meet at home due to their work schedules or other factors,” said spokesperson Andrew Schofield. “The carts also provide the public with the choice of approaching us or not, which some people appreciate.
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l would like to get some information on how l can get a cart with a monitor or how l can make one. Thank you.
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The inhabitants of San Antonio da platina in Brazil are witnessing a very strange phenomenon; a frightful rain of spiders. This phenomenon is apparently due to what is called " Spider ballooning a technique that allows young spiders to jump in the air to find another habitat. These paintings are in the form of a veil and one breath of air to take them away. If it's not uncommon for spiders to fly, it's exceptional to see millions landing in the same place. There's worse than rain, hail or lightning: the rain of spiders! The small town of Goulburn, in Southern Australia, experienced this frightening phenomenon last week. The inhabitants have seen their gardens and houses being covered by a large amount of paintings falling from the sky. On These: millions of tiny spiders. Ian Watson described this spectacular scene on Facebook: "I am 10 minutes from the city, and we can clearly see hundreds of small spiders floating with their paintings and my home is covered". a balloon ride if The phenomenon seems to trigger a general panic, it is not uncommon in this part of Australia. It is actually due to a change in climatic conditions. After heavy rains, spiders living on the ground or in des are trying to escape drowning. To do so, they take flight thanks to a technique called " hot air balloon ". " hot air balloon is not a rare behavior for many spiders. They climb to a high area and point their back to the sky and release the canvas. Then they just take off," explained the arachnologue Rick Vetter to livescience. So Les use their canvas a bit like paragliding. More amazing, according to Rick Vetter, this behavior takes place more often than you think, " it happens all around us, all the time. Just, we don't notice ". what's really rare is that millions of spiders take off at the same time and land in the same place. Angel Hair? Of course, by practicing the hot-Air Balloon, spiders don't control where they go. They can be carried by the wind. And if there's a sudden depression, it happens that they all fall down to the same place. Like in Goulburn. Such a surprising stop for the inhabitants of the city as for small animals. When you observe such a quantity of spiders that have made the hot-Air Balloon, you call this phenomenon " rain of spiders ", or " Angel hair " because of the long light wires that they give up a little everywhere after their landing. The largest "Landings" observed nearly 40 kilometres wide!
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Cleaning the Hall of the Kingdom in São João da Boa Vista - São Paulo! ??
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Doctors in Brazil are testing the skin of the fish tilapia as a bandage for second- and third-degree burns — a innovation that arose from an unmet need.
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Selfie-Centered: Blue Bow helps Green Bow see why he shouldn't be taking selfies while doing Public Witnessing. Philippians 2:4-"as you look out not only for your own interests, but also for the interests of others."
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When they don't listen to your message... "Shake the dust off your feet" ... and leave the building in ruins like Babylon. ;-)
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Soyons reconnaissant devant toutes ses oeuvres· 0 replies
Le Dieu des dieux, Jéhovah, parle ;
il convoque la terre
depuis le soleil levant jusqu’au soleil couchant.
De Sion, la perfection de la beauté, Dieu rayonne.
Notre Dieu viendra et ne pourra pas garder le silence.
Il y a un feu dévorant devant lui,
et une violente tempête fait rage autour de lui.
Il convoque les cieux et la terre
pour juger son peuple :
« Rassemblez auprès de moi mes fidèles,
ceux qui concluent une alliance avec moi par un sacrifice. »
Les cieux proclament sa justice,
car Dieu lui-même est Juge. (Sèla.)
« Écoute, ô mon peuple, je vais parler ;
ô Israël, je vais témoigner contre toi.
Je suis Dieu, ton Dieu.
Ce n’est pas pour tes sacrifices que je te réprimande,
ni pour tes holocaustes, qui sont constamment devant moi.
Je n’ai pas besoin de prendre un taureau de ta maison
ni des boucs de tes enclos.
Car tous les animaux sauvages de la forêt m’appartiennent,
même les bêtes sur mille montagnes.
Je connais tous les oiseaux des montagnes;
les innombrables animaux des champs sont à moi.
Si j’avais faim, je ne te le dirais pas,
car le sol productif m’appartient, avec tout ce qui s’y trouve.
Vais-je manger la viande des taureaux
et boire le sang des boucs?
Offre en sacrifice à Dieu ta reconnaissance
et acquitte-toi des vœux que tu as faits au Très-Haut;
appelle-moi en temps de détresse.
Je te secourrai, et tu me glorifieras. »
Mais Dieu dira au méchant :
« De quel droit récites-tu mes prescriptions
ou parles-tu de mon alliance?
Car tu détestes la discipline,
et sans cesse tu tournes le dos à mes paroles.
Quand tu vois un voleur, tu l’approuves,
et tu fréquentes les personnes adultères.
Avec ta bouche, tu répands le mal,
et tu attaches la tromperie à ta langue.
Tu t’assieds et tu parles contre ton frère;
tu révèles les défauts du fils de ta propre mère.
Quand tu faisais ces choses, je gardais le silence,
alors tu t’es dit que j’étais comme toi.
Mais, à présent, je vais te réprimander
et exposer ce que j’ai contre toi.
Réfléchissez à ceci, s’il vous plaît, vous qui oubliez Dieu,
sinon je vous déchirerai et il n’y aura personne pour vous secourir.
Celui qui offre en sacrifice sa reconnaissance me glorifie ;
et à celui qui est déterminé à bien agir
je ferai voir le salut de Dieu. »
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Dieu aime les prières et la sincérité de ses serviteurs humbles· 0 replies
Dieu aime la bonté de coeur envers autrui et non aux sacrifices et holocaustes d'animaux sauvages et domistiques.
Dans ton amour fidèle, accorde-moi ta faveur, ô Dieu.
Dans ta grande miséricorde, efface mes transgressions.
Lave-moi complètement de ma faute
et purifie-moi de mon péché.
Car je suis bien conscient de mes transgressions,
et mon péché est constamment devant moi.
C’est contre toi que j'ai failli, oui j'ai fait le mal
devant tes yeux.
Ainsi, tu es juste quand tu parles,
tu es droit quand tu juges.
Vois ! Je suis né coupable
et, depuis l’instant où ma mère m’a conçu, je suis pécheur.
Vois ! Tu prends plaisir à la vérité dans le fond du cœur;
enseigne-moi la vraie sagesse, au plus profond de moi.
Purifie-moi de mon péché avec l’hysope, pour que je sois pur;
lave-moi, pour que je sois plus blanc que la neige.
Fais-moi entendre le son de l’allégresse et de la joie,
pour que les os que tu as broyés se réjouissent.
Détourne ton visage de mes péchés
et efface toutes mes fautes.
Crée en moi un cœur pur, ô Dieu,
et mets en moi un esprit nouveau, ferme.
Ne me chasse pas de ta présence ;
ne m’enlève pas ton esprit saint.
Redonne-moi la joie d’être sauvé par toi;
éveille en moi la volonté de t’obéir.
Je veux enseigner tes chemins aux transgresseurs,
pour que les pécheurs reviennent à toi.
Libère-moi de la culpabilité de meurtre, ô Dieu, mon Dieu sauveur,
pour que ma langue puisse proclamer joyeusement ta justice.
Ô Jéhovah, ouvre mes lèvres
pour que ma bouche proclame ta louange.
Car tu ne veux pas de sacrifices — autrement, j’en donnerais ;
tu ne prends pas plaisir aux holocaustes.
Le sacrifice qui plaît à Dieu, c’est un esprit brisé ;
un cœur brisé et broyé, ô Dieu, tu ne le rejetteras pas.
Dans ta bienveillance, agis pour le bien de Sion ;
bâtis les murailles de Jérusalem.
Alors tu prendras plaisir aux sacrifices de justice,
aux holocaustes et aux offrandes totales ;
alors on offrira des taureaux sur ton autel.
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Dieu aime les prières et la sincérité de ses serviteurs humbles
Dieu aime la bonté de coeur envers autrui et non aux sacrifices et holocaustes d'animaux sauvages et domistiques.
Dans ton amour fidèle, accorde-moi ta faveur, ô Dieu.
Dans ta grande miséricorde, efface mes transgressions.
Lave-moi complètement de ma faute
et purifie-moi de mon péché.
Car je suis bien conscient de mes transgressions,
et mon péché est constamment devant moi.
C’est contre toi que j'ai failli, oui j'ai fait le mal
devant tes yeux.
Ainsi, tu es juste quand tu parles,
tu es droit quand tu juges.
Vois ! Je suis né coupable
et, depuis l’instant où ma mère m’a conçu, je suis pécheur.
Vois ! Tu prends plaisir à la vérité dans le fond du cœur;
enseigne-moi la vraie sagesse, au plus profond de moi.
Purifie-moi de mon péché avec l’hysope, pour que je sois pur;
lave-moi, pour que je sois plus blanc que la neige.
Fais-moi entendre le son de l’allégresse et de la joie,
pour que les os que tu as broyés se réjouiss.
Détourne ton visage de mes péchés
et efface toutes mes fautes.
Crée en moi un cœur pur, ô Dieu,
et mets en moi un esprit nouveau, ferme.
Ne me chasse pas de ta présence ;
ne m’enlève pas ton esprit saint.
Redonne-moi la joie d’être sauvé par toi;
éveille en moi la volonté de t’obéir.
Je veux enseigner tes chemins aux transgresseurs,
pour que les pécheurs reviennent à toi.
Libère-moi de la culpabilité de meurtre, ô Dieu, mon Dieu sauveur,
pour que ma langue puisse proclamer joyeusement ta justice.
Ô Jéhovah, ouvre mes lèvres
pour que ma bouche proclame ta louange.
Car tu ne veux pas de sacrifices — autrement, j’en donnerais ;
tu ne prends pas plaisir aux holocaustes.
Le sacrifice qui plaît à Dieu, c’est un esprit brisé ;
un cœur brisé et broyé, ô Dieu, tu ne le rejetteras pas.
Dans ta bienveillance, agis pour le bien de Sion ;
bâtis les murailles de Jérusalem.
Alors tu prendras plaisir aux sacrifices de justice,
aux holocaustes et aux offrandes totales ;
alors on offrira des taureaux sur ton autel.
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Hello to all my Spiritual Brothers and Sisters! I haven't been on here in a while, because as of August 17, 2021, I moved to Commerce, Texas! I was on the Commerce Housing Authority Waiting list since 2019! I was selected to receive my one bedroom apartment, with my Chihuahua, with my precious Babyboy, who is now 16 years old! and I signed my lease on August 5, 2021, and had my gas turned on! We have a very small Congregation of 71 publishers, including me! I haven't been to our beautiful Kingdomhall yet, but I did take some photos of the outside of it! I'm praying that we are one of the Congregations, chosen to start attending in person, our pilot meetings that many countries are now attending! Puerto Rico, Chile, and Australia are a few chosen right now! There's three Shirley's in my Congregation! Two elderly sisters, one is white, she's No.1 , and another elderly sister who is black, she's No.2, and I'm ShirleyL3! One sister lovingly named me that! I feel special now! I haven't been given an assignment yet, but soon I will! I really enjoyed our "POWERFUL by FAITH" Regional Convention so much! We needed all the Spiritual Encouragement which focused on all of us! Also, all those beautiful videos, and the real life experiences! July 29, 1972, was my baptism date! 49 years now, serving Jehovah! I was 15 when I dedicated my life to serve Jehovah! I'm 64 years young now, and still faithfully serving Jehovah! I do telephone witnessing now! Which lots of people hang up on me, but I'm used to it now! All that matters is that I'm giving Jehovah my best! I'm so excited about our Special Campaign now! Only Jehovah reads hearts! Hopefully lots of people will show some interest! This year 2021 is almost over! I received both doses of Moderna, and have to wait till I turn 65 in May, to receive my Booster shot! We lost over 17, 000 brothers and sisters to Covid-19! My prayers are with them and their families! Soon, as Jehovah has promised, they will welcome their loved ones back in their lives, during the resurrection! I love it here so much, everyone is very friendly! I just love my Congregation too! I hope everyone makes their personal decision to get vaccinated! Also I hope everyone has a great rest of 2021! Let's see what Jehovah has in store for us in 2022! Were having our Circuit Assembly on November 27, 2021! Take care of yourselves, be safe, and always trust in Jehovah!!! Have a great weekend everybody, agape love, Sister Shirley Ann Lowery!· 1 reply
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