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in the Bible the word paradise is only said 4 times, and only once (during Jesus’ crucifixion) is it said to possibly mean the earthly paradise. So the paradise is a lie. The lie was pushed by Rutherford when they realized that the religion was growing too fast, so they had to figure what to do about everyone else. Paradise is a fabrication, a lie, and is the reason anyone joined in the first place. Apparently between 1928 and 1942 the number of witnesses went from 44,000 to 115,000. that is some very rapid growth.
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We’re learning more about the victims of a tragic shooting spree that left four people dead in Penticton on Monday. John Brittain, 68, has been charged with four counts of murder in the attack, which spanned about an hour and took place at three locations. Rudi Winter, the first victim, was allegedly shot in the back while pruning a friend’s tree in downtown Penticton, according to his nephew Jeff Schwarz. “He was a hell of a guy. He had a heart of gold, he couldn’t hurt a fly,” said Schwarz of the 71-year-old grandfather and father of two, who he said had “raised him like a father.” “There couldn’t have been a kinder soul out there, it’s tragic… He ha…
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https://download-a.akamaihd.net/files/media_periodical/d9/jwb_E_201904_14_r720P.mp4 David H. Splane: Inviting All to the Memorial (Ps. 118:22)
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JW USA: Montana agency finds religious discrimination against inmate
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A state agency has determined that the Montana Women's Prison discriminated against an inmate on the basis of religion. The Billings Gazette reports that the Montana Human Rights Bureau found in February there was "reasonable cause" to believe there was discrimination against Mayson Simmons. Simmons' complaint filed in August says the Department of Corrections and the prison in Billings violated the law by allowing inmates of other religious faiths to use a prison chapel for services while denying access to Jehovah's Witnesses. The bureau says it did not find sufficient evidence to back up Simmons' claims she was denied a Jehovah's Wi…
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19 Also, he took a loaf, gave thanks, broke it, and gave it to them, saying: “This means my body, which is to be given in your behalf. Keep doing this in remembrance of me. ❤ .•*¨`*•..¸♥☼♥¸.•*¨`*•. ❤
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By Felix Corley, Forum 18 In addition to one Muslim on trial in Shymkent, 18 individuals are known to be currently jailed for exercising freedom of religion or belief. All are Sunni Muslim men. A further 11 are serving restricted freedom sentences. A further 12 are under post-jailing bans on specific activity. A further 29 who have completed sentences still have their bank accounts blocked. As the criminal trial of Sunni Muslim Dilmurat Makhamatov continues in Shymkent, 18 individuals are known to be in jail for exercising their right to freedom of religion or belief. All of them are Sunni Muslim men. In addition, a further 11 individuals are known to be serving…
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JW Russia: EU Citizen Abused in Russian Jail – Jehovah’s Witnesses
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An EU citizen has been placed in solitary confinement, denied visitation with his wife and subjected to a grueling daily regimen while awaiting trial in central Russia, the Jehovah’s Witnesses told The Moscow Times. The federal penitentiary service of Kirov region did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Andrzej Oniszczuk, 50, was one of several adherents of the religious group detained in the Volga region of Kirov on extremism charges in October 2018. Russia labeled the Jehovah’s Witnesses an extremist organization in 2017, leading to raids nationwide and the sentencing of a Danish national last month. “Andrzej has been kept in solitary confine…
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FINLAND DENIES ASYLUM TO MANY JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES FROM RUSSIA
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HELSINKI, April 17. /TASS/. Finland’s migration service has turned down the vast majority of asylum requests filed by Russian members of Jehovah’s Witnesses (outlawed in Russia), because it sees no real threat for the group’s members in their home country, the Helsingin Sanomat newspaper reported on Wednesday. According to the paper’s sources, in 2017-2019 the Finnish authorities have received about 250 asylum requests from members of the religious organization, which Russia outlawed in 2017. To date, 90 of those requests have already been considered and only 10% received a positive response. The requests were rejected, because the Finnish authorities “believe t…
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A Speaker used this illustration regarding our relationship with Jehovah and our faith in holding on during this time of the end; When we are right at the brink of Armageddon and we feel like we can't hang on another minute. A man was is in the mountains, it's night time, he wanders off the road and falls off a cliff. He grabs on to a tree root and holds on for dear life. He hangs there all night during this raging storm and every time his grip weakens, he grabs on tighter, his life hangs in the balance. His muscles ache and finally near dawn he feels his grip loosening and he thinks he cannot hold on another minute. Then the sun rises and he looks down and realizes…
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Translated from Russian so please excuse any inaccuracies Representatives of the Guinness Book of Records is ready to commit a new world record for the number of letters written ?! What is this marvelous news, which is almost entirely ignored by the media, especially in Russia, but considered representatives of the Guinness Book of Records? Most recently, the post offices in many countries ended international brands. In Facebook, Instagram and other social networks continues to grow the number of photos with people, writing letters to Russia. Guinness workers watch to see letter-writing campaign can this be included in the Book of Records. The current record…
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The church believes that blood transfusion is evil. A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD boy from Bulawayo is precariously clinging to life, as his parents, who are staunch Jehovah’s Witnesses are allegedly refusing that he undergoes a blood transfusion to save his life, citing church religious reasons. The minor (name supplied) who is admitted at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH), has reportedly been in hospital for the past three months, after suffering a cancerous ulcer, which saw him losing his left leg. According to health workers at the hospital, doctors had initially prescribed that the boy undergoes a blood transfusion, before he eventually lost his leg. “The boy …
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1) Can you die falling off a mountain? And if so, are you dead forever? 2) Can you swim in the ocean and die from fatigue? 2A) Die from drowning? 3) What if you stand in a bonfire? 4) What if you eat homemade recipes that are copies of the originals? Will you just blow up to 800 pounds but NEVER die? Or will a perfect body be able to eat anything as often as you want and be thin all the time ……?? ( I think the JWs think there will not be overweight people in the New System) 5) How long can you hold you breath in the New system? 2 Minutes? 10 Minutes? 10 hours? ? BONUS: 6) Is everyone expected to pray 100 times a day and talk about Jehov…
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JW Zimbabwe: Tragedy As Minor’s Leg Rots Off, Hangs On To Dear Life As Parents Refuse Blood Transfusion Due To Religious Beliefs [UPDATED]
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In a very sad case, a seven-year-old boy from Bulawayo is reported to have lost his leg because his parents are refusing to allow him to have a blood transfusion because of their religious beliefs. According to the Sunday News, the 7-year-old (name withheld for ethical reasons) suffered a cancerous tumour on his left leg which saw him being admitted at United Bulawayo Hospitals. Doctors initially prescribed a blood transfusion as part of his treatment but his parents who are staunch Jehovah’s Witnesses refused the transfusion arguing that it was against their religious beliefs. Sources from the hospital who spoke to Sunday News said, The boy is not producin…
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JW USA: Sold! FC Cincinnati plans to scoop up Jehovah's Witnesses property as stadium site grows
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The FC Cincinnati stadium site in the West End is growing to the north, increasing its footprint to approximately 16 acres, new plans show. The team is in the process of working with the Port Authority, who will own the stadium, to acquire John Street land where the Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall now sits. The new area also includes two properties on the south side of Wade Street, all of which is just north of the currently-approved stadium site. The Wade Street properties were thrust into the spotlight last week when residents in one of the buildings complained about being pushed out, including 99-year-old Mary Page. The team has agreed to help Page relocate.…
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This seems to be some interesting news from RTL News, if it's true Jehovah's Witnesses call on members to cooperate in investigations of abuse The board of Jehovah's Witnesses Netherlands has called on its members to participate in research at Utrecht University into sexual abuse within the organization. The appeal is remarkable because the denomination normally avoids contact with non-ecclesiastical authorities. The call is included in an internal letter in the hands of RTL News. Personal choice In the letter, which was sent to all departments last week, th…
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Watchtower Records Management (57 minutes) Here is the video being shown worldwide: IMG_3013.mov Here is the original full length recording:
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Vibrant Algae - Maybe more of our food for the Future? - Image courtesy Marek Miś, Nikon Small World Looking more like an extraterrestrial life form than one of Earth's organisms, this algal Cosmarium was magnified a hundred times. By catching the eye with its assortment of vibrant hues, the image won sixth place for Marek Miś of Suwalki, Poland.
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This is not a Pussy I want to see, yet I have seen something like it on my tomato plants! It's a Puss Moth caterpillar in defensive pose. It rears up like that to make itself look bigger so other things won't eat it. It doesn't have 'babies' - it IS a baby. The adult is a moth.
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The Bible’s answer The celebration of Easter is not based on the Bible. If you look into its history, though, you will see the true meaning of Easter—it is a tradition based on ancient fertility rites. Consider the following. Name: The Encyclopædia Britannica says: “The English name Easter is of uncertain origin; the Anglo-Saxon priest Venerable Bede in the 8th century derived it from the Anglo-Saxon spring goddess Eostre.” Others link it to Astarte, the Phoenician fertility goddess who had the Babylonian counterpart Ishtar. Hares, rabbits: These are symbols of fertility “handed down from the ancient ceremonial and symbolism of European and Middle…
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This beautiful bird is a Taiwan Blue Magpie. Thank you Jehovah God you are a wonderful artist!
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EVEN ANIMALS SHOW LOVE TO OTHERS, HOW MUCH SHOULD WE? - THIS IS A TRUE STORY! - ENJOY! - A NICE STORY LONG BUT GOOD! (Isaiah 65:25) “The wolf and the lamb themselves will feed as one, and the lion will eat straw just like the bull; and as for the serpent, his food will be dust. They will do no harm nor cause any ruin in all my holy mountain,” Jehovah has said." (Hosea 2:18) And for them I shall certainly conclude a covenant in that day in connection with the wild beast of the field and with the flying creature of the heavens and the creeping thing of the ground, and the bow and the sword and war I shall break out of the land, and I will make them lie down in sec…
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Cancer Cell Image courtesy Dylan Burnette, Nikon Small World A cell containing human bone cancer, aka osteosarcoma, is transformed into vibrant abstract art after being enlarged 63 times by Dylan Burnette of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. This image—in which protein filaments are shown in purple, mitochondria in yellow, and DNA in blue.
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Bright Brain Image courtesy Jennifer Peters and Michael Taylor, Nikon Small World What looks like a tangle of Christmas lights is actually the brain of a zebrafish embryo, winningly photographed for the Small World Microphotography Competition. Winners of the international contest were announced Tuesday. This shot—taken by Jennifer Peters and Michael Taylor of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and magnified 20 times—took first prize. It's believed to be the first image ever to show the formation of the blood-brain barrier in a live animal. The barrier is a protective system of cells that filter the blood that flows to the brain. It allows nutrients and o…
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Cross-Section of a Banana Under a Microscope. Amazing Nature! - Is there a connection between numbers, shapes and creation? Yes! We have a Creator! Watch this!! - Love it!
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Here's another one, @TrueTomHarley He snuck out on Sunday morning to go to a liquor store (bypassing many others stores close by) out of state to spend almost $1000 bucks on whiskey. He should have been doing 'pastoral' duties that Sunday morning in the Headquarters where he lives and runs the place. Instead he dressed up in disguise; a trenchcoat, tennis shoes, and a low billed hat to go out of state at a special 'spiritual' time to get his liquor instead of dressing up in a suit with other brothers and going like normal, or having those under him purchase it. Many critical thinkers here believe that it belies a d…
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Pupal Fruit Fly Image courtesy W. Ryan Williamson, Nikon Small World It's not a spaceship. It's the visual system of a pupal fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster), magnified 1,500 times. Taken by W. Ryan Williamson of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Ashburn, Virginia, this shot claimed fourth place. The fly's retina is pictured in brown with small spikes of gold. The photoreceptor axons are a bluish purple, while the brain is green. As in previous years, the Small World Microphotography Competition was judged by a panel of journalists and scientists.
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I WILL NEVER LOOK THE SAME AT A FRUIT FLY AGAIN! Fruit Fly Eye - Better wash your fruit before you eat! Image courtesy Michael John Bridge, Nikon Small World Magnified 60 times, the eye organ of a larval fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) is awash in surreal color. This image—which netted seventh place for Michael John Bridge of the University of Utah—was made with a confocal lens. That makes different levels of the organ simultaneously visible.
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Will the Demons be confined in Tartarus.....?
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