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  Kongressnachlese 2022 - Kinder in Betten

  by smiddy3 in

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  why is this a double post ?

  just curious as i don`t understand the language ?.

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  Why is this a double post ? Just curious as I don`t understand the language ?
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  Ukraine - Nato - US crisis

  by mikeflood in

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  don't understand....but this crisis in ukraine seems to be getting out of control....i mean, everybody knows how to start a war..... by the way, as always, people at the borg are having a field day.....

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  The USA wasn`t going to tolerate a potential armed threat from a foreign power on their doorstep ,the Cuban missile crises.

  And Russia doesn`t want the same thing happening on their doorstep.

  Isn`t it all happening because Ukraine was about to join NATO ?

  Or is that just too simplistic a reason.
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  Next time a jw says "the end is sooo close now"

  by nowwhat? in

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  say this.

  with what's going on the world does it look like they are going to proclaim peace and security anytime soon?!

  or was the organization wrong again about the end times?.

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  Remember friends the United Nations declared 1986 as the International Year of Peace and Security .

  1Thes.5:3 "Whenever it is that they are saying "Peace and security !" then sudden destruction is to be instantly upon them...

  36 years have passed and we are still here ?

  How soon is instant ?
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  Is the Governing Body still considering giving an apology?

  by was a new boy in

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  2. child-abuse

  cricket australia apologised to child sex abuse survivors on monday.. https://supersport.com/cricket/news/d697602e-7832-45d7-9710-024493595f57/cricket_australia_sorry_for_historical_child_sex_abuse.

  is it still foreseeable the governing body will consider giving an apology to anyone who has suffered sexual abuse in australia?

  7 years ago.

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  still considering giving an apology?

  When did they first consider giving an apology ? That`s news to me if it were true.

  Frankly I find it hard to beleive that they ever would consider it.

  It`s not in their nature.
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  Illinois Elders as mandatory reporters must undergo training

  by Diogenesister in

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  illinois now requires all elders as mandatory reporters to undergo state approved training every three years to ensure they fully understand their roles as mandated reporters.

  this will include a pre training assessment, 60 - 90 mins of self paced, interactive training with a final assessment to ensure reporters understand their responsibilities.

  following the course, mandated reporters must make a declaration that they understand their status as a reporter and will fully comply with mandatory requirements.

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  AM , yes and that includes 10 year olds and even younger .At least that was the case when I was still "in"
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  I never had a happy birthday this year 5/7

  by smiddy3 in

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  my wife had a hip replacement on june the 17th and while the op itself was apparently succesful ,she has had a reaction to the anesthetic ?

  and has suffered delirium and is still in hospital with no apparent improvement.. its been very distressing for me to say the least.

  sorry if i sound a bit morbid but i just had to share,.

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  It`s about time i up dated this thread

  .My wife has completely recovered from the set back she experienced after her hip op. and the effects she had after it.

  I`m sorry I havent posted this sooner,but thank you all for your concern and support .

  smiddy3
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  Had to laugh.

  by Lost in the fog in

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  i had to laugh.. i bumped into a friend who has started going back to the meetings and who has that enthusiastic arm-waving way of talking about the stuff they're hearing from the platform.. in part he's wittering on about some talk they'd had about king david and all of his ups and downs.

  and says, "and as the speaker emphasized over and over again, we can imitate david because he was a man just like ourselves.".

  " i finally interrupted.. that shut him up.

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  King David was an ass hole and was rewarded for it , so we can be an ass hole also , but I bet we wont be rewarded for it .
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  Will Ukraine win?

  by Fisherman in

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  i was under the impression that it was going to be a short war, that russia’s military would indeed subdue ukraine’s forces quickly but that is not happening.

  seems that russia’s military power is much less than it’s reputed to be.

  no guess how it will all end..

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  With the setbacks Russia has had to deal with ,Ukraine gaining more ground ,will Putin to save face justify ,legitimise ,using nuclear weapons to gain an ultimate victory citing the precedence of the USA using Nuclear weapons to end the war in 1945.?

  It wouldn`t surprise me.
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  Babylon the Great and the last Pope

  by mikeflood in

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  what do you guys think of the evangelicals theory about babylon the great and the last pope...just starting this big book out of curiosity...like 500 pages...it seems there is a lot of different thinking from the borg.

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  Which brings me to the question:

  Does the JW religion still go on about "Babylon The Great Has Fallen God`s Kingdom Rules " with their book that supposedly proved Christendom has no more relevance in the world because it`s days are over ? so to speak ?

  And when was that in the 70`s or 80`s ?

  Or is it just another one of their beleifs that they just don`t talk about anymore and hope nobody brings the subject back up ?
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  Who is GOD Favouring in this Time of the End ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  jehovah`s witnesses , seventh day adventists , church of jesus christ of the latter day saints.. these 3 are probably the more influenthal in the last 200 or so years ago.. if membership is a sign of god`s blessing on who he favours then @ the year 2021.. jehovah`s witnesses membership 8.5 million.

  church of jesus christ of latter day saint`s membership.16.8 million.

  seventh day adventist`s membership.21 million.

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  Jehovah`s Witnesses , Seventh Day Adventists , Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints.

  These 3 are probably the more influenthal in the last 200 or so years ago.

  If membership is a sign of GOD`s blessing on who he favours then @ the year 2021.

  Jehovah`s Witnesses membership 8.5 Million

  Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saint`s membership.16.8 Million

  Seventh Day Adventist`s membership.21 Million

  If God was using any religious group on earth to spread his message in these last days , out of these 3 who do you think he would be supporting ?

  Or maybe you have another Group in mind ?