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  Why do they want to kill all the White People?

  by liam in

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  the hatred against whites is escalating to an unprecedented degree.

  in south africa, they are calling for complete genocide of white people.

  for some reason they are targeting all the white farmers.. i’m so glad trump noticed.

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  DATA-DOG : [Ramaphosa] referred to anyone leaving SA as traitors.

  Not during his discussion with Trump, nor anywhere else as far as I could ascertain. Perhaps you have a reference or is this just another unsupported slur?

  DATA-DOG : He’s going to play ball with the USA, 100%.

  Of course. The USA has the power to cripple South Africa with tariffs or even sanctions. But you are deflecting from my request for evidence that farm attacks are called for by leaders in the current government, as you alleged. It's not true and you know it.
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  Why do they want to kill all the White People?

  by liam in

  1. social
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  the hatred against whites is escalating to an unprecedented degree.

  in south africa, they are calling for complete genocide of white people.

  for some reason they are targeting all the white farmers.. i’m so glad trump noticed.

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  DATA-DOG : So, we just wait until later, if a Court somewhere says it’s a Genocide then cool!

  Sure. Perhaps something like the case that South Africa brought against Israel before the International Court of Justice. As slimboyfat observed, "it’s hard to escape the conclusion that the distortion of the history of South Africa is in the service of distorting current apartheid in Israel and Palestine...all because South Africa had the temerity to call out genocide when they saw it."

  Did it occur to you that describing the murder of one farmer a week in a country where eighty-five people are murdered every day as genocide, deflects attention from the case against Israel. Do you know what I mean? People will think how can South Africa accuse Israel of genocide when you see what is happening in their country. I do not think it is a coincidence that South Africa is accused of genocide by the very people who support Israel.

  DATA-DOG : Also, of course SA’s President denied it, and then he got a bitch-slap of truth in real time.

  Hardly. Did you notice that when Trump was going through his newspaper cuttings he wouldn't allow Ramaphosa to actually read them and make some response. It was just showmanship. But if there is any truth that farm attacks are called for by leaders in the current government, as you allege, then just provide the evidence. That shouldn't be too difficult unless it doesn't exist.
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  Why do they want to kill all the White People?

  by liam in

  1. social
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  the hatred against whites is escalating to an unprecedented degree.

  in south africa, they are calling for complete genocide of white people.

  for some reason they are targeting all the white farmers.. i’m so glad trump noticed.

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  Anony Mous : there are laws specifically against white farmers

  Please show any South African law which is specifically against white farmers. And provide a link to the law, not some propaganda from the right or left.

  Anony Mous : there are attacks being called for by leaders in the current government

  Please provide any evidence which shows attacks are called for by leaders in the current government. This was absolutely denied by the President when he met with Mr Trump.

  I can hardly ignore the evidence when you provide none, or the evidence you do provide contradicts your allegations.
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  Why do they want to kill all the White People?

  by liam in

  1. social
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  the hatred against whites is escalating to an unprecedented degree.

  in south africa, they are calling for complete genocide of white people.

  for some reason they are targeting all the white farmers.. i’m so glad trump noticed.

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  The key element that distinguishes genocide from other mass killings is the specific intent to destroy a particular group as such. This intent, known legally as "dolus specialis," must be proven for a court to determine that genocide has occurred.

  Consider the Holocaust, the Rwandan genocide against the Tutsi population, the Armenian genocide, and the Srebrenica massacre during the Bosnian War, which were all genocides. What do they have in common with the murder of white farmers? There are no laws discriminating against white farmers. There is no attempt by government to demonise them. The use of the word "genocide" to describe the murder of white farmers, robs the word of the true horror of its meaning, and minimises those events when it really did occur.
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  Reddit thread on convention video urging cutting off contact with Faders

  by LongHairGal in

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  i just read this.

  don’t know if anybody here has seen the video.. the intended result of this is to obviously scare ‘faders’ out of the shadows.

  now, they are being threatened with loss of association with their loved ones and friends.

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  blondie : it wasn't written policy, but a talk was given at one congregation I was at that even married jws could not hold hands or put their arm over the shoulder of the spouse during the meeting.

  There was, in fact, a Watchtower, November 15, 2009, on how we comport ourselves during public prayer. It says (p.6, para.19) :

  When we are being represented in public prayer, we need to display reverential “fear of God.” (1 Pet. 2:17) There may be a proper time and place for some actions that would be inappropriate at a Christian meeting. (Eccl. 3:1) For instance, suppose someone sought to have all in a group link arms or hold hands during such a prayer. This might offend or distract some, including visitors who do not share our beliefs. Some marriage mates might discreetly hold hands, but if they embraced each other during public prayer, those who got a glimpse of such conduct might be stumbled. They might think or get the impression that the couple was focusing on their romantic relationship instead of reverence for Jehovah. Out of deep respect for him, let us therefore “do all things for God’s glory” and avoid conduct that could distract, shock, or stumble anyone.​—1 Cor. 10:31, 32; 2 Cor. 6:3.

  I suspect that some did not read this article closely enough to realise it was speaking about holding hands in a group, but just remembered we should not be holding hands. Or interpreted putting an arm over the shoulder of a spouse as "embracing each other". Unfortunately you will always get some who just love to make rules. This was discussed in an earlier thread here.
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  Why do they want to kill all the White People?

  by liam in

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  the hatred against whites is escalating to an unprecedented degree.

  in south africa, they are calling for complete genocide of white people.

  for some reason they are targeting all the white farmers.. i’m so glad trump noticed.

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  Diogenesister : It was better run under British rule. Sorry if it doesn't suit your agenda or ideology, but there you are.

  We all have our prejudices, and growing up in apartheid South Africa I know I have mine. But I do not have an agenda or ideology when giving some context to the situation in South Africa.

  I lived in a suburb of Johannesburg for several years and agree that the CBD has changed beyond recognition. It is an African city in Africa. But you should not think that all of Johannesburg looks like that. If you go to the suburbs of Sandton or Houghton or Parktown you will find opulent shopping malls equivalent to anything in Europe - clean, safe, a pleasure. Johannesburg has the highest concentration of millionaires in Africa. But they don't live in the CBD!

  When you say they were better run under British rule, that was a long time ago. Britain last ruled the Cape Colony and Natal before 1910 when the country became a union. It became a republic in 1961. If what you mean is that it was better run under white rule then in some respects I would agree. The streets of Johannesburg CBD were relatively clean and safe, although even in my time Hillbrow (a residential area in the CBD) was a bit wild. But if you were black you had to have a pass (written permission) to be in Johannesburg at all. You would most likely live in the South Western townships (Soweto) and have to travel in every day. And if you didn't have your pass and were questioned by the police you would go to gaol, even if you had only forgotten it at home. Your schooling would be at a lower academic level than white schooling unless you could afford private education. Almost all management jobs were reserved for whites. I could go on and on about the daily humiliations that black people were subject to. The country was "better run" at the expense of the majority.

  As regards the interview video between Winston Marshall and James Glancy, I was pleasantly surprised to find Glancy quite well-informed. I will respond to that in a future post as it is important to note just what he does say, and what he does not.
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  Reddit thread on convention video urging cutting off contact with Faders

  by LongHairGal in

  1. jw
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  i just read this.

  don’t know if anybody here has seen the video.. the intended result of this is to obviously scare ‘faders’ out of the shadows.

  now, they are being threatened with loss of association with their loved ones and friends.

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  Anony Mous : according to JW the Bible and its message was addressed exclusively to the 144,000 ‘faithful and discreet slave’ which according to modern interpretation is exclusively members of the governing body.

  This is untrue on several counts. First of all it conflates the 144,000 and the 'faithful and discreet slave'. Secondly, it confuses the 144,000 with the remnant, those who are still on earth. Thirdly, it conflates the message of the New Testament with "the Bible and its message".

  What is understood is that the message of the New Testament in particular was addressed exclusively to those with a heavenly hope, whenever they lived. Reference to the 'faithful and discreet slave' is a red herring, and so when the understanding of the 'faithful and discreet slave' changed, there was no change to the thought that the NT was addressed to all those on earth with a heavenly hope.
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  Not on JW.com. Hebrides Islanders finally get refreshment! JW Kingdom Hall is turned into a juice bar!

  by Balaamsass2 in

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  plans to turn former jehovah's witness meeting hall into juice bar lodged.

  the upper floor space of the former meeting hall in stornoway would be transformed into a cafe under the proposals.. plans to convert a former jehovah’s witness meeting hall to a juice bar and cafe in stornoway are among recent planning applications made to comhairle nan eilean siar.. the application would change the use of the former jehovah’s witnesses meeting hall at 30 church street into a juice bar and cafe.. the proposal would see the upper floor space of the former meeting hall being converted to designs by dbm design and engineering for the applicant, joanna morrison.

  details of the proposals can be found on comhairle nan eilean siar’s online planning portal, with a deadline for comments on monday june 2.. meanwhile plans for a new house to be built at 3a horgabost, isle of harris, have been submitted to the comhairle by local resident, johnathon mackay.

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  Former Stornoway Kingdom Hall at 30 Church Street (upper floor)

  

  Current Stornoway Kingdom Hall at Perceval Road North.
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  Why do they want to kill all the White People?

  by liam in

  1. social
  2. current

  the hatred against whites is escalating to an unprecedented degree.

  in south africa, they are calling for complete genocide of white people.

  for some reason they are targeting all the white farmers.. i’m so glad trump noticed.

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  TD : Earnest would obviously know much more about it than me ...

  On the matter of agriculture, I doubt it. We can all read the same reports, and I think your conclusion that both reports have some truth is likely correct. All I can contribute is that drought and floods are a regular occurrence in South Africa, although some years are worse than others. South Africa is a large country with diverse climates, and so you could have a drought in the Free State which affected maize yields and at the same time the vineyards in the Cape might be thriving.

  There is a IFRC (Red Cross) report on the recent flooding here.
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  Attack near St Catherine's Monastery

  by Earnest in

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  following on from the bombings of coptic churches in egypt, there was an attack earlier this month on a checkpoint near st catherine's monastery.

  this monastery dates back to the time of justinian and has a number of early bible mss including part of codex sinaiticus of the fourth century.. i am surprised this hasn't happened before because isis is active in northern sinai and it would be a major event were they to gain access and wreak havoc at st catherine's monastery.

  although the isolation of the monastery has contributed to its survival over 1400 years, it is in the forefront of digitising its manuscript collection.

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  Orthodoxia Info reports (in Greek) that St.Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, along with all its properties in Egypt, have been confiscated by the Egyptian state.

  "A decision issued yesterday by an Egyptian court has put an end, in the worst possible way, to the years-long legal assault faced by the monks of St. Catherine’s from the Egyptian state. This assault, which began during the era of the Muslim Brotherhood, has been carried out through judicial pressures and attacks aimed at closing the world’s oldest monastery.

  "As a result, ownership of the monastery and all its assets is now transferred to the Egyptian state. The monks are required to vacate specific properties, where they are no longer permitted access, and are allowed to remain in the monastery to fulfill their religious duties only for as long as the new owner—the Egyptian state—permits."

  An English report may be read here.