Bible Speaks

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These small Bibles as gifts for the convention in Seoul, Korea. You want one? I think they are good when we want to glean in God's Word. Perhaps good for travel? Maybe good in case your battery dies on your phone ? or computer ?? Or, everyone loses power and hope will never be lost! Don't forget God's Word is powerful and enjoyable to read. Read God's Word daily. Study, meditate and pray on what you learn. Your faith will move mountains! ????

MANILA — The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading the measure updating the rules on the correct rendition of the national anthem Lupang Hinirang, and requiring everyone to sing along when it is played in public.
House Bill No. 5224 also seeks to impose stiff penalties of P50,000 to P100,000 on “any person who, or entity which violates any provision” of the proposed law—much heftier than the P5,000 to P20,000 fine provided for by the current Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines.
Under the proposed measure, singing along when the anthem is played at public gatherings “shall be mandatory and must be done with fervor.” It may be noted the current flag code, enacted in 1998, did not use the word “mandatory” when it directed public attendees to sing along during gatherings.
As a sign of respect, all persons must stand at attention facing the Philippine flag, if displayed, or the band or conductor; civilians salute the flag with their right palm over the left chest.
But, the House bill also seeks to provide leeway for people whose religious beliefs prohibit them from singing. The current flag code did not contain any provision, while the House measure states these people “must, nonetheless, show full respect… by standing at attention.”
The House bill also seeks to standardize the proper rendition of Lupang Hinirang in accordance with the musical arrangement and composition of Julian Felipe: in 2/4 beat when played, and within the range of 100 to 120 metronome, in 4/4 beat when sang.
The National Historical Commission of the Philippines will also be mandated to disseminate an official musical score sheet to reflect the correct way of singing the anthem.
The proposed flag code will also oblige the Department of Education, the Commission on Higher Education, and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority to “ensure that the national anthem… shall be committed to memory by all students” of public and private schools.
The House bill also strikes out the current flag code’s prohibition on the display of the Philippine flag in front of “buildings and offices occupied by aliens.”
Under the proposed law, failure to observe the rules on the proper rendition of the anthem and display of national symbols will also lead to administrative discipline for the employees of all government offices and privately-owned entities displaying the flag.
The House announced the development in a Monday statement. With the approval of the law on third and final reading via a unanimous vote of 212-0, the measure now moves to the Senate for consideration.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/908866/house-approves-p100k-fine-for-wrong-singing-of-national-anthem#ixzz4li3ZPHQ0

How Did the Universe and Life Originate?
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“Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.”—Albert Einstein.
Scientific discoveries can induce a reverential attitude in some scientists. Albert Einstein admitted: “You will hardly find one among the profounder sort of scientific minds without a religious feeling of his own. . . . Religious feeling takes the form of a rapturous amazement at the harmony of natural law, which reveals an intelligence of such superiority that, compared with it, all the systematic thinking and acting of human beings is an utterly insignificant reflection.” 
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Yet, this does not necessarily lead scientists to believe in a Creator, a personal God.
If there is a Creator behind the universe, we cannot expect to comprehend him or his purposes by using telescopes, microscopes, or other scientific instruments. 
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Think of a potter and a vase that he has formed. No amount of examination of the vase itself can give an answer as to why it was made. 
For that, we must ask the potter himself. The Bible tells us that God prepared the earth especially with humans in mind. Isaiah 45:18 says regarding the earth: “God . . . did not create it simply for nothing [but] formed it even to be inhabited.” And he provided the earth with everything that people would need, not just to exist but to enjoy life to the full.
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Humans were given stewardship over the earth, “to cultivate it and to take care of it.” (Genesis 2:15) 
The Bible also explains that knowledge and wisdom are gifts from God and that we are to exercise love and justice toward one another. (Job 28:20, 25, 27; Daniel 2:20-23) 
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Thus, humans can find purpose and meaning in life only when they discover and embrace God’s purpose for them.
What Some Scientists Say
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Some people assume that most scientists avoid issues of spirituality and theology because they are not religious or do not wish to involve themselves in the science-versus-religion debate. 
That does describe some scientists but by no means all. Note what the following scientists have had to say.
?“The universe had a beginning but what scientists can’t explain is why. The answer is God.” “I see the Bible as a book of truth and divinely inspired. There has to be an intelligence behind the complexity of life.”—Ken Tanaka, planetary geologist at the U.S. Geological Survey.
?“The gap between the various kinds of knowledge (scientific and religious) is rather artificial. . . . Knowledge about the Creator and knowledge about creation are closely related.”—Enrique Hernández, researcher and professor at the Department of Physics and Theoretical Chemistry, National Autonomous University of Mexico.
?“As we develop all this information [about the human genome], it will reveal the complexity, the interdependence of all this material. It will point to the origin as the result of an intelligent creator, an intelligent agent.”—Duane T. Gish, biochemist.
?“There is no incompatibility between science and religion. Both are seeking the same truth. Science shows that God exists.”—D.H.R. Barton, professor of chemistry, Texas.
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Comfort for the Brokenhearted 
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This compassionate God promises: “I reside . . . with the one crushed and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly ones and to revive the heart of the ones being crushed.” (Isaiah 57:15)
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“Jehovah is near.” One reference work says that this phrase is “an expressive way of saying that the Lord is attentive and watchful, always ready to help and to save his people.” It is reassuring to know that Jehovah watches over his people. He sees what they are going through in these “critical times,” and he knows their innermost feelings. (2 Timothy 3:1; Acts 17:27)
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“Those that are broken at heart.” In some cultures, “a broken heart” has reference to unrequited love. But the psalmist’s words refer to “more general grief and sorrow,” says one scholar. Yes, even faithful worshippers of God may at times experience extreme hardships that break their heart.
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“Those who are crushed in spirit.” Discouraged ones may become so low in their own eyes that they momentarily lose all hope. A handbook for Bible translators says that this expression may be rendered “those who have nothing good to look forward to.”
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How does Jehovah respond to those who are “broken at heart” and “crushed in spirit”? Does he keep distant from them, feeling that they are unworthy of his love and attention? 
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On the contrary! Like a loving parent who holds and comforts a child in distress, Jehovah is near to his worshippers who cry out to him for help. He is eager to comfort and soothe their broken heart and crushed spirit. He can give them the wisdom and strength needed to cope with any trials they may face.(2 Corinthians 4:7; James 1:5)
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South Africa
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In 2005 a lawsuit against the South African Department of Labour was taken to the Labour Court of South Africa on behalf of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of South Africa and members of the Worldwide Order of Special Full-Time Servants of Jehovah’s Witnesses serving at the South Africa Bethel. The lawsuit sought a ruling that would establish that the Bethelites should not be classified as employees under South Africa’s labor laws. In March 2009 the Labour Court issued a favorable decision confirming this fact and also substantiating the religious nature of the activities carried on at Bethel.
Uganda
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In 2007 the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) issued a ruling that members of the Worldwide Order of Special Full-Time Servants of Jehovah’s Witnesses serving at the Uganda Bethel are employees as defined in Uganda’s Income Tax Act. The matter was submitted for resolution to the High Court of Uganda in Kampala on behalf of the International Bible Students Association (IBSA) against the URA. In June 2009 the High Court ruled in favor of IBSA, finding that the Uganda Bethelites are not employees. The court took special note of the fact that the Bethelites “receive the same support regardless of the tasks they perform.” The court concluded that the Bethelites are members of a religious order and receive food, shelter, and modest support only to care for personal necessities in the course of carrying out charitable and religious activities in Uganda.
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Practicing Godly Devotion at Home -Do you respect your Elders because they have grown old and need more help? 
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Caring for aging parents is, as Paul notes, an expression of godly devotion. True Christians provide such care not merely out of a sense of duty but because of love for their parents. More than that, though, they recognize the importance that Jehovah places on caring for one’s family. They are well aware that to turn their backs on their parents in a time of need would be equivalent to ‘disowning the Christian faith.’—1 Timothy 5:8.
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(1 Timothy 5:8) 8 Certainly if anyone does not provide for those who are his own, and especially for those who are members of his household, he has disowned the faith and is worse than a person without faith. Admittedly, it is not always easy to practice godly devotion at home. Family members may be separated by considerable distances. The grown children may be raising their own families and may be struggling economically. The nature or the degree of the care needed by a parent can tax the physical, mental, and emotional health of the ones providing the care. Nevertheless, there can be real satisfaction in knowing that caring for one’s parents not only amounts to “a due compensation” but also pleases the One “to whom every family in heaven and on earth owes its name.”—Ephesians 3:14, 15.
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(Ephesians 3:14, 15) 14 On account of this I bend my knees to the Father, 15 to whom every family in heaven and on earth owes its name."
 

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South Africa
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In 2005 a lawsuit against the South African Department of Labour was taken to the Labour Court of South Africa on behalf of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of South Africa and members of the Worldwide Order of Special Full-Time Servants of Jehovah’s Witnesses serving at the South Africa Bethel. The lawsuit sought a ruling that would establish that the Bethelites should not be classified as employees under South Africa’s labor laws. In March 2009 the Labour Court issued a favorable decision confirming this fact and also substantiating the religious nature of the activities carried on at Bethel.
Uganda
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In 2007 the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) issued a ruling that members of the Worldwide Order of Special Full-Time Servants of Jehovah’s Witnesses serving at the Uganda Bethel are employees as defined in Uganda’s Income Tax Act. The matter was submitted for resolution to the High Court of Uganda in Kampala on behalf of the International Bible Students Association (IBSA) against the URA. In June 2009 the High Court ruled in favor of IBSA, finding that the Uganda Bethelites are not employees. The court took special note of the fact that the Bethelites “receive the same support regardless of the tasks they perform.” The court concluded that the Bethelites are members of a religious order and receive food, shelter, and modest support only to care for personal necessities in the course of carrying out charitable and religious activities in Uganda.
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@Elly van den Oever  Jehovah zal zijn naam eeuwig bevestigen door de heerschappij van zijn zoon, onze Heer, Christus Jezus! We verlangen naar het koninkrijk dat komt. Dank u voor uw steun, Agape,
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@Tapio Raine This Brother fought and won! He is in the "Book of Remembrance". As Our Lord Christ Jesus Conquered may we also show our Love for Jehovah God and His Son by supporting and vidicating Jehovah's Name! That day will be something to see with our own eyes! ? Soon, Jehovah will reward those in the graves and those faithful on the earth and heavenly faithful ones. What a time to see. Thank you for your support. Agape,
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His blood is on their head and may Jehovah pay them back accordingly

@Leonor Patan Yes! Justice for all! Jehovah will magnify His Name and turn against those that oppose His King ? and Kingdom. Time is running out for the Nations. May all good hearted ones be found. Thank you for your support. Agape, ???????

@Daniel Berry Sr. The  Sovereign Lord Jehovah God the Almighty of the Universe,  has "perfect" justice. When His Prophecies are fulfilled then He will march against His Enemies, on command Our King ? and Lord Christ Jesus will bring justice forever and open the graves to unlock the dead forever! We await His call! Thank you for your support. Agape, ???????

Forgive them for they know not what they do.

Satan is the ring leader and very soon his rule of this world will come to a swift and decisive end.

Zij vervolgen willens en wetens Jezus discipelen, zij zullen hun terechte straf niet ontlopen. Aan Jehovah is de wraak!

Be Thankful—Jehovah’s Messianic Kingdom Rules! - ??????? SPREAD ABROAD THE GOOD NEWS OF THE KINGDOM IT HAS BEGUN TO RULE IN THE HEAVENS! 
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“We thank you, Jehovah God, the Almighty, . . . because you have taken your great power and begun ruling as king.”—REVELATION 11:17.
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EARLY in 1911, the president of the Watch Tower Society, C. T. Russell, gave a series of Bible lectures in major cities of Europe. Commenting on that tour, Russell wrote the following in The Watch Tower, May 15, 1911: “We were surprised to find so many evidences of prosperity everywhere . . . Our readers know that for some years we have been expecting this Age to close with an awful time of trouble, and we expect it to break out with suddenness and force not long after October, 1914, which, so far as we can understand the Scriptures, is the date at which the Times of the Gentiles—the lease of earth’s dominions to the Gentiles—will expire; the time, therefore, when Messiah’s kingdom will be due to begin its exercise of power.” Was this expectation fulfilled?
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During the first half of 1914, the world seemed secure and safe from war. But peace was suddenly shattered with the assassination of the heir to the Austrian throne by a Serb on June 28, 1914. Austria-Hungary soon declared war against Serbia. Russia took sides with Serbia, so Germany declared war against Russia on August 1. Then Germany declared war against France on August 3; Great Britain against Germany on August 4; Montenegro against Austria-Hungary on August 7; Japan against Germany on August 23; Austria-Hungary against Belgium on August 28. Many believed that the war would soon be over. Instead, it escalated into the worst war of history up till that time, with 19 more countries taking sides in an international bloodbath that cost over 13,000,000 military and civilian lives, with over 21,000,000 maimed and wounded.
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On Friday morning, October 2, 1914, Russell announced to the headquarters staff of the Watch Tower Society in Brooklyn, New York: “The Gentile times have ended; their kings have had their day.” This was greeted with enthusiastic applause by the family at Bethel, “the house of God.”
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What justification did C. T. Russell and his associates have for being so joyful on that October morning? Where does the expression “Gentile Times” originate? What evidence is there that the Gentile Times ended in October 1914? And how should that affect you?
Jerusalem and the Gentile Times
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The expression “Gentile Times,” or “appointed times of the nations,” comes from Jesus’ great prophecy concerning the destruction of Jerusalem. (Luke 21:5-36, King James Version) Two days prior to giving it, Jesus presented himself to the inhabitants of Jerusalem as their Messiah. While he humbly rode upon an ass toward the city, crowds of Jews shouted in triumph, just as Zechariah 9:9 foretold. “Blessed is the One coming as the King in Jehovah’s name,” they cried aloud.—Luke 19:28-40. READ THE REST AND BE IMPRESSED!!
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Life-giving water where can you    Only find it? 
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Jehovah is “the source of living water.” Only from him and through his Son, Jesus Christ, the Chief Agent of life, can men receive everlasting life. - Are you taking in water to help your body to sustain your life?
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(Jeremiah 2:13) . . .‘because there are two bad things that my people have done: They have left even me, the source of living water, in order to hew out for themselves cisterns, broken cisterns, that cannot contain the water.’
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(John 17:1) "Jesus spoke these things, and, raising his eyes to heaven, he said: “Father, the hour has come; glorify your son, that your son may glorify you. . .(John 17:3) . . .This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ."
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He told a Samaritan woman at a well near Sychar that the water he would give would become in its receiver “a fountain of water bubbling up to impart everlasting life.”
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(John 4:7-15) . . .A woman of Sa·mar′i·a came to draw water. Jesus said to her: “Give me a drink.” 8 (For his disciples had gone off into the city to buy foodstuffs.) 9 Therefore the Sa·mar′i·tan woman said to him: “How is it that you, despite being a Jew, ask me for a drink, when I am a Sa·mar′i·tan woman?” (For Jews have no dealings with Sa·mar′i·tans.) 10 In answer Jesus said to her: “If you had known the free gift of God and who it is that says to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.” 11 She said to him: “Sir, you have not even a bucket for drawing water, and the well is deep. From what source, therefore, do you have this living water? 12 You are not greater than our forefather Jacob, who gave us the well and who himself together with his sons and his cattle drank out of it, are you?” 13 In answer Jesus said to her: “Everyone drinking from this water will get thirsty again. 14 Whoever drinks from the water that I will give him will never get thirsty at all, but the water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water bubbling up to impart everlasting life.” 15 The woman said to him: “Sir, give me this water, so that I may neither thirst nor keep coming over to this place to draw water.”
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God’s word of truth is likened to water that cleanses. The Christian congregation is clean in the sight of God, like a chaste bride for Christ, who cleansed it “with the bath of water by means of the word.” 
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LEARN TODAY FROM JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES HOW TO TAKE IN THIS LIFE-GIVING WATER. ASK FOR A FREE BIBLE STUDY TODAY! 
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ARE YOU AFRAID OF DEATH? - WE ALL DIE DUE TO INHERITED SIN, YET SOON DEATH WILL BE WIPED AWAY! - WHY DO WE HAVE DEATH? ~ YES, WE HAVE A RELEASE FROM DEATH FROM OUR FATHER ADAM, SOON FOREVER! - EVEN THE DEAD ARE NO SLEEPING TO COME BACK TO LIFE, DO YOU WANT TO SEE IT WHEN IT HAPPENS? 
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Condition of Human Dead. The dead are shown to be “conscious of nothing at all” and the death state to be one of complete inactivity. (Ec 9:5, 10; Ps 146:4) Those dying are described as going into “the dust of death” (Ps 22:15), becoming “impotent in death.” (Pr 2:18; Isa 26:14) In death there is no mention of God or any praising of him. (Ps 6:5; Isa 38:18, 19) In both the Hebrew and the Greek Scriptures, death is likened to sleep, a fitting comparison not only because of the unconscious condition of the dead but also because of the hope of an awakening through the resurrection. (Ps 13:3; Joh 11:11-14) The resurrected Jesus is spoken of as “the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep in death.”—1Co 15:20, 21
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(Romans 5:17) For if by the trespass of the one [man] death ruled as king through that one, much more will those who receive the abundance of the undeserved kindness and of the free gift of righteousness rule as kings in life through the one [person], Jesus Christ."
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(2 Thessalonians 1:7-10) but, to YOU who suffer tribulation, relief along with us at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his powerful angels 8 in a flaming fire, as he brings vengeance upon those who do not know God and those who do not obey the good news about our Lord Jesus. 9 These very ones will undergo the judicial punishment of everlasting destruction from before the Lord and from the glory of his strength, 10 at the time he comes to be glorified in connection with his holy ones and to be regarded in that day with wonder in connection with all those who exercised faith, because the witness we gave met with faith among YOU."

Admire the Design; Learn About the Designer! ~ ?????
"Jehovah has said, the Creator of the heavens, He the [true] God, the Former of the earth and the Maker of it, He the One who firmly established it, who did not create it simply for nothing, who formed it even to be inhabited: “I am Jehovah, and there is no one else." (Isaiah 45:18)
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Design and Common Sense
Finally, we need to consider the question of common sense. Commenting in general on the validity of various scientific theories, science writer John Horgan observed: “When the evidence is tentative, we should not be embarrassed to call on common sense for guidance.”
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Does it really make sense to claim that life came about simply by chance or through blind forces? Despite the widespread popularity of the theory of evolution, many intelligent people, including scientists, are convinced that there is an intelligent Creator. A science professor notes that the general public “overwhelmingly, and sensibly, thinks that life was designed.” Why so? Most people will readily agree with the apostle Paul’s statement: “Every house is constructed by someone.” (Hebrews 3:4) 
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Then Paul continues with the logical conclusion: “He that constructed all things is God.” From the Bible’s viewpoint, it simply does not make sense to acknowledge that a house needs a designer and builder and at the same time claim that a complicated cell accidentally sprang into existence.
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The Bible makes an observation regarding those who reject the existence of a Designer and Creator: “The senseless one has said in his heart: ‘There is no Jehovah.’” (Psalm 14:1) Here, the psalmist reproves those who have yet to be convinced. A person might be guided by personal opinion rather than by pure objectivity. On the other hand, the wise, discerning person humbly acknowledges the existence of a Creator.—Isaiah 45:18.
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For many thinking individuals, the evidence that supports a Supreme Designer is unmistakable!
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MANSUR MASHARIPOV SET FREE FROM TURKMENISTAN PRISON
"On May 12, 2017, authorities in Turkmenistan released Mansur Masharipov from prison. He is grateful
to be back with his family after this latest incarceration of nearly a year in prison"....
Meanwhile we still hope for the release of our brother, BAHRAM HEMDEMOV ,53 years old, who is
married and the father of four sons. At the time of his arrest, he served his congregation as an
elder and was a well-respected member of the community...
In May 2015 a court sentenced him to four years of hard labor in prison for holding an “illegal”
religious meeting in his home...
Always remember “Jehovah knows how to deliver people of godly devotion out of trial.”(2 peter 2:9)
https://www.jw.org/en/news/legal/by-region/turkmenistan/mansur-masharipov-released-20170516/
https://www.jw.org/en/news/legal/by-region/turkmenistan/no-religious-freedom-bahram/

I want a Bear to Cuddle with in the New System! 
Love is even between the animals! ?
#OurCreatorJehovahGod? #UniveralSovereign? 
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After four thousand years in canada’s arctic, the quimmiq - inuktituk for the canadian eskimo dog (canis familiaris borealis) - face imminent extinction, due in large part to a policy of eradication by the royal canadian mounted police meant to force the inuit into government settlement.
Brian Ladoon, whose dogs we see here near Churchill, Manitoba, has been breeding Quimmiq for over forty years and is largely responsible for maintaining the species.
So it was with much trepidation that Brian noticed a group of polar bears, who eat Quimmiq, approaching his dogs one day, though most of his dogs became quite defensive, one of them playfully ventured up to a polar bear and the two got on like old firends.
Every year since, the polar bears will stop by Ladoon’s place to play with the dogs on their way to the newly iced over Hudson Bay.
These photos were taken by famed arctic photographer Norbert Rosing, who just happened to be with brian on that day.  “the last dogs of winter” is a  documentary on Brian Ladoon’s efforts.
 

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