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Kingdom Hall in Reykjavik, Iceland / Some dude went crazy and set chairs on fire / One arrested

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This issue contains the study articles for October 29 to December 2, 2018 Source

Teymur Akhmedov relates his experience of being imprisoned in Kazakhstan. He refused to violate his conscience and remained loyal to Jehovah. Source

Nach der Auflösung der Rechtskörperschaften von Jehovas Zeugen verlagern die russischen Behörden ihre Angriffe auf die einzelnen Gläubigen und ihre Glaubensausübung. Quelle

Bluttransfusionen werden im Allgemeinen als unbedenklich betrachtet und bei Patienten, die vor einem komplizierten medizinischen oder chirurgischen Eingriff stehen, als die einzige lebenserhaltende Maßnahme angesehen. Viele Konferenzsprecher stellten diese Auffassung infrage. Quelle

By Tom Metcalfe, Live Science Contributor | June 4, 2018 The body of a man buried in northern Italy 2,000 years ago shows signs that he died after being nailed to a wooden cross, the method used for the execution of Jesus described in the Christian Bible. Although crucifixion was a common form of capital punishment for criminals and slaves in ancient Roman times, the new finding is only the second time that direct archaeological evidence of it has been found. A new study of the skeletal remains of the man, found near Venice in 2007, reveals a lesion and unhealed fracture on one of the heel bones that suggests his feet had been nailed to a cross. [8 Alleged Relics of Jesus of Nazareth] The researchers from the universities of Ferrara and Florence in Italy say their findings aren't conclusive because of the poor condition of the bones and because the other heel bone is missing. Nor have they found evidence that the body was nailed up by the wrists, the common method of Roman crucifixion described in the Bible as used in the execution of Jesus. Ancient burial The skeletal remains were found at Gavello, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) southwest of Venice, during archaeological excavations in preparation for the laying of a pipeline, the researchers said in their study, published online April 12 in the journal Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences. Unusually for a Roman-era burial, the body had been buried directly in the ground, instead of being placed in a tomb, and without any burial goods, the researchers said. The researchers ran genetic and biological tests on the remains, finding that they were from a man of below-average height and slim stature who was between 30 and 34 years old when he died. The lack of grave goods and the dead man's relatively small build suggested he may have been an underfed slave who was buried without the regular Roman funeral ceremonies — commonly part of the punishment for executed prisoners, the researchers said. A depressed, unhealed fracture in the heel bone suggested a metal nail had been driven through it, from the inside to the outside of the right foot, either directly onto the wood of a cross or into a wooden footrest attached to a cross. "We found a particular lesion on the right calcaneus [heel bone] passing through the entire bone," lead study author Emanuela Gualdi, a medical anthropologist at the University of Ferrara, told Live Science in an email. Brutal punishment In their research paper, Gualdi and her colleagues noted that the Romans had learned of crucifixion from the Carthaginians and used it as a form of capital punishment for almost a thousand years until Emperor Constantine banned it in the fourth century A.D. Roman crucifixions were designed to cause maximum pain for a prolonged period — victims' feet and wrists were usually nailed to a wooden cross, which would hold them upright while they suffered a slow and agonizing death, often taking several days, the researchers said. As such, it was usually carried out only for the execution of slaves in Roman society, the researchers said; the bodies were often left on the cross to rot or to be eaten by animals, but in some cases, they were removed and buried. Regarding the remains from Gavello, there were no signs that the man was nailed up by the wrists; instead, his arms may have been tied to the cross with rope, which was also done at the time, Gualdi said. Crucifixions are often described in historical writings from ancient Roman times, including when Roman soldiers executed 6,000 captured slaves after the revolt led by the gladiator Spartacus in the first century B.C. Rare evidence The only other time that the remains of a crucifixion victim have been found was in 1968, during an excavation of Roman-era tombs in Jerusalem. In those excavations, Greek archaeologist Vassilios Tzaferis found that a 7-inch-long (18 centimeters) nail had been driven through the heel bone of a man found in one of the tombs. The nail was found in place within the bone, attached to a small piece of olive wood — part of the wooden cross where the man had been hung to die. The scientists who studied the recent remains from Gavello said victims of Roman-era crucifixions were hard to identify because of the state of the ancient bones and the difficulties of making a scientific interpretation of the injuries. Gualdi told Live Science that bones with these types of lesions were more easily fractured, difficult to preserve and hard to recognize. In addition, the metal crucifixion nails were often salvaged from a body after death. The irregular burial of human remains at Gavello still presents many questions: "We cannot know if he was a prisoner, but the burial marginalization indicates that he probably was an individual deemed dangerous or defamed in the Roman society," Gualdi said. Original article on Live Science. Source: https://www.livescience.com/62727-jesus-roman-crucifixion-found.html Â

ONLY $25 million in contingency funds for a global corporation? That seems staggeringly low for what I would have imagined. One lawsuit alone in California wiped that all away.

@Jack Ryan Your post is already in this large subforum for JW related stuff. Thx. https://www.theworldnewsmedia.org/forum/3-jehovahs-witnesses/

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Are you a chef? Share some ideas with the rest of us here: https://www.theworldnewsmedia.org/forum/109-food-drink/

Graduation 2018 - Exceptional grad: Alex Garcia cooks things up

https://www.elespectador.com/noticias/nacional/los-testigos-de-jehova-en-bogota-se-preparan-para-su-asamblea-regional-articulo-792018 Jehovah's Witnesses in Bogotá prepare for their regional assembly 2 Jun 2018 National Newsletter This Friday the event begins and will take place over the next ten weekends. They hope that the more than 50,000 believers who belong to the congregations of the capital will attend the meeting. Two of its spokespersons talk about religion and the assembly. Jehovah's Witnesses in Bogotá prepare for their regional assembly Rául Benítez and Humberto Zorrilla only have to look at the eastern hills of Bogotá to believe that God does exist, or Jehovah, as they call him. "In our genetic code, in the smallest particle of our being is the presence of it," agree the two spokesmen for Jehovah's Witnesses. Both came to religion at different times and by choice. There was no pressure. Just a desire to discover what Catholicism didn't convince them. They themselves were the ones who approached other people to investigate, read and listen to the spiritual answers they were looking for. The answer came to Humberto when he was only 14 years old. His brother, a confessed witness, never influenced him to look at magazines like The Watchtower, which he left at home. "I read the publications and started asking him questions. He explained to me with the Bible. I thought it was very nice and reasonable," says Zorrilla. Jehovah's Witnesses have a great mastery of their holy book. For any situation, they have a verse that exemplifies, teaches or makes you think. They are very convincing with the word, do not hesitate, and do not make unnecessarily prolonged silences. This is one of his forms of propaganda, as well as his personal presentation, always impeccable and impeccable. This aspect of Christianity, unlike Catholicism, does not believe in the Trinity, nor that Jesus is God. In 1881, in the United States, it was established as a religion thanks to the Students of the Bible, a Christian movement that sought the restoration of doctrine. After its consolidation as a legal entity under the name of Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania in 1884, publications for educational purposes began to be published. These publications, mainly The Watchtower and Awake! which have grown over the years, plus audiobooks and the online television channel, with special programs for children, youth and families, translated into more than 700 languages, dialects, and sign language, make this creed a religion accessible to everyone. Through these publications and the books of Daniel and Revelation, published by witnesses, Raúl Benítez also became interested in this aspect of Christianity. Since he was a child, Benítez had already been close to the witnesses, but at that time he did not feel the need for spiritual answers that did arise when he was 25, after working as a journalist at RCN, Todelar, and Radionet. "I made the decision to withdraw from the profession, a little tired and bored of almost reporting the same thing: scandals and corruption. That looks like it's never gonna end. I covered the sources of politics, economics, and conflict," says Benitez. He doesn't regret his decision. The Bible became her main source of information, telling her how to act as a believer, husband, father and human being. His current work has nothing to do with journalism. He is dedicated to business and tourism transportation, and in his spare time to preach and help his congregation in communication matters. Both what Raúl and Humberto Zorrilla do on behalf of Jehovah's Witnesses is voluntary, as is all the work involved in the management and operation of this religion. That is to say, neither translators, publication writers, preachers, illustrators, layout designers charge for what they do. Religion is financed by voluntary donations from witnesses and people who promote biblical education through the door-to-door tours that their believers make every day along with the publications they give away. They do not charge tithes or alms, because they are based on what Jesus says. "He said,'You got free, you got den free,'" Zorilla says. Among their other free activities are literacy and assembly, which anyone can attend. These assemblies are held simultaneously and with the same themes and schemes in the countries that are present, which are in total 240, including the non-self-governing territories. This Friday begins the regional meeting, in which Benítez and Zorrilla work on its management. It will consist of ten consecutive weekends, from Friday to Sunday, to cover the total population of witnesses in Bogotá, which is more than 50,000. As soon as this day is over, they will offer a special event in sign language and another in English for foreign witnesses residing in Bogotá. The meetings will be held in Cota, Cundinamarca, in one of the headquarters of the witnesses in the department. Faithful to their beliefs, the event will be free of charge and will deal with conflict resolution issues based on Christian principles, those same principles by which the more than eight million witnesses on the worlds come out every day to practice and preach.

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She didn't ask me for the favor but I am sure many would like to help out with a $1 if they knew how. If I set it up... I wouldn't know where or how to send the money to her.