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  Has China Already Become the Equal of the USA - superseding the Knorr/Franz March of World Powers?

  by fulltimestudent in

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  i would personally say, this was going to happen, but not quite yet.

  but then i noticed this recently published story in the south china morning post (a newspaper once owned by rupert murdoch, but now owned by jack ma, one of china's richest men).. quote:.

  how china has become america’s equal, as showcased at a harvard forumauthor: robert delaneyon the campus of harvard business school this past weekend there was little doubt among corporate leaders and investors gathered for an annual conference that china had arrived as an equal to the united states.keynote speeches, panel discussions and a business pitch competition at the 20th annual harvard china forum convened under the theme “sharing the road ahead” in english.. and, i got to thinking about donald trump's reversal of all the things he said he was going to do to china in his campaign speeches, and the reality now that he acts as president of the usa.

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  The green book "Your Will Be Done On Earth" about Daniels prophecy can evidently be put in the garbage now.

  As "old Truth"
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  Do religious people fear that their religion may be wrong???

  by James Mixon in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  because there are so many religions in the world and it is obvious that no matter what the truth is, a large population of people will be wrong about it.

  we at one time believe we had the truth and 99% of the world population were in darkness, but i wonder about folks in other religions today.

  speaking with a christian friend about this and he told me," that's for god to decide, i hope i'am serving god"...the sad thing about all of this if one die and still believe in his religion, he will never know he was in the wrong religion.

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  I would think the more than 40,000 Christian sects would all believe they alone have the truth .

  Granted , a small number of those would also believe that no matter what christian sect you belonged to , you would be saved.

  While I cant speak for most other non christian religions ,

  I`m bloody sure Muslims don`t fear their religion maybe wrong.and a good percentage of them are prepared to kill anybody who may speak otherwise including other muslims .
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  Mental Illness

  by Tallon in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  over many years i have been pondering how mental illness has impacted upon jw's due to the effects of indoctrination.

  in my case; when i was 21 i had a breakdown and was hospitalised for 6 weeks.

  i was diagnosed with anxiety tension state disorder.

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  While i agree with steve2 `s assesment to a point it is not only mental illness that attracts people to the religion of Jehovahs Witnesses and then is exacerbated by it ,Vulnerability , low self esteem ,being an isolationist ,not being able to mix freely with others ,hermit like tendencies ,while they in themselves dont warrant mental illness do indicate a lack of fitting in with "normal" society and are rife for the utopian like society that the WTB&TS provides.
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  IRS raids televangelist Benny Hinn's office in Grapevine

  by Hecce in

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  irs raids televangelist benny hinn's office in grapevine.

  lauren zakalik, wfaa2 hours agofacebook.

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  Not only is religion a snare and a racket , its also a goldmine.
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  JW Victims

  by zeb in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  check the jw victims site, new inquiry in uk.

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  A new inquiry inthe UK ? JW`s victim site ?

  Do we have a link ? zeb
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  Mental Illness

  by Tallon in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  over many years i have been pondering how mental illness has impacted upon jw's due to the effects of indoctrination.

  in my case; when i was 21 i had a breakdown and was hospitalised for 6 weeks.

  i was diagnosed with anxiety tension state disorder.

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  The very fact that every "witness" whether they admit it or not is just wishing/praying for Armageddon to come speaks volumes about their mental state.

  What sane person wants Billions of people man,woman and child destroyed by GOD so they can find relief from their problems in this world.
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  IRS raids televangelist Benny Hinn's office in Grapevine

  by Hecce in

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  irs raids televangelist benny hinn's office in grapevine.

  lauren zakalik, wfaa2 hours agofacebook.

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  “There is more fraud in the name of God, not just in America, but in the world, than any other kind of fraud,” said Anthony.

  AMEN to that .

  Its about time the IRS and other relevant organizations looked more closely at the financial activities of the WTB&TS and its associates
  The IRS has been loathed to investigate any religious organization," said Anthony.

  Hopefully that is all about to change.,its long overdue .
  
  
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  Australia - Brisbane Times: Authorities ignored Gold Coast photographer's child sex crimes

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/authorities-ignored-gold-coast-photographers-child-sex-crimes-20170413-gvkdx9.html.

  april 13 2017 .

  authorities ignored gold coast photographer's child sex crimes .

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  I think their are so many indoctrinated JW`s that they are thinking to disclose these problems would be to bring reproach on Jehovahs name.,and so they will keep quite about it and keep it in-house,and not divulge it to the appropiate authorities .

  However its really just pushing the dirt under the carpet
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  The wages of sin...

  by joey jojo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  somewhere in the bible it says; the wages of sin is death.. just death.

  not pain or anguish or agonising illnesses.

  so , why do we have to endure all of the heart-breaking torment that goes along with life?

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  You could also ask the question why, when GOD /Jehovah was blessing the nation of Israel/Jews that their were still poor people that had to gather what was left over from harvests.?

  Also ask why, under Theocratic rule when God /Jehovah was blessing his people there were still his people inflicted with leprosy ? a shocking disease that no human would want anybody to suffer.

  Yet somehow God was OK with that.
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  A.N.Z.A.C. Day 25th April 2017.

  by zeb in

  1. social
  2. current

  this day is when there are memorial services across australia and new zealand for our nations' war dead.. on the 25th april 1915 the australian and new zealand army corp' swept ashore at a beach on the mainland of turkey at a place they call galliboli or gallipoli as it is known to us.

  the soldiers were landed at the wrong beach and were shot to hell they faced cliffs and thick coastal scrub.

  they were supposed to be landed some miles further along the coast which was lightly defended and flat sandy beaches.

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  Then their was the ABC Muslim woman presenter who made the inappropiate remarks about the ANZAC tradition /sacrifice on social media trying to gain political points for her cause.

  she was the one who on ABC National TV advocated that Islam was the most peaceful religion.

  It is something that all Australians /new Zealenders can be proud of that in this day and age so many old and especially young honour those that have fought and died for the freedoms we in Australia enjoy today.

  Imperial Japan was the biggest threat to New Guinea , Australia and New Zealand and I for one would not like to have lived under Imperial Japan of the 1940`s and I thank our armed forces for preventing that.

  For you young ones read some books on Japanese occupations of China "The rape of Nanking" for example

  and their treatment of POW`s in the phillipines ,Borneo etc.

  I dont hold a grudge against Japanese people of today it was a culture they were brought up under and they were indoctrinated .

  Maybe in a hundred years time if I was still alive I would say the same thing about nations that support Islam.