pesident trump authorized the missile strike because “it is in the vital, national security interest of the united states to prevent and deter the use of deadly chemical weapons.” .
59 tomahawk missiles were launched from two us navy ships.. russia has condemned the action.. https://youtu.be/4svp3yfneyq.
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This would have been far more effective if done with the joint cooperation of other nations, sending the message that the whole world will respond to atrocities.
Th reality is the European countries like for the US to bear the burden of carrying these attacks. The most they would have done was slap some NATO stickers on our missiles.
i know this must be coming down from the top because the elders in my hall who didn't really care before are all concerned about it.
must be on the list of things to do before the co comes back around.
in past years i never really thought about the dpa.
I know this must be coming down from the top because the Elders in my hall who didn't really care before are all concerned about it. Must be on the list of things to do before the CO comes back around. In past years I never really thought about the DPA. I was younger and didn't really think there was much chance I would need blood and not be conscious to make my wishes known. Now I'm getting older though and although the chance is still small I'd rather not be putting it in the hands of the Elders. Even it being in the hands of my family would scare me a bit. For now I've been "forgetting" to fill it out and have it signed but was wondering how other people handled this.
just when you thought you've heard it all, out comes some new information on the russian hijacking of our election.
former fbi agent clint watts testified about the full extent of russian interference.
it goes back further than we thought; more extensive and broader in its reach (marco rubio was in their sights); and with greater planning.. even russians who were in charge of this fake news operation have mysteriously died.. watts told the committee to “follow the dead bodies” to learn more, referring to several russians connected to kremlin fake news who have died in the past few months.. what else can we expect from such a murderous thug who expresses such gratitude to his own men?
The real question we should all be asking, is what was Putin's goal? What is he trying to achieve? Some say disrupting western Democracy. Nato? This is bigger than just our election.
Probably he wants an American president that will ease the sanctions placed against him so he can continue to extend his influence around the globe. Trump may do that if he sees a financial benefit for the USA.
just when you thought you've heard it all, out comes some new information on the russian hijacking of our election.
former fbi agent clint watts testified about the full extent of russian interference.
it goes back further than we thought; more extensive and broader in its reach (marco rubio was in their sights); and with greater planning.. even russians who were in charge of this fake news operation have mysteriously died.. watts told the committee to “follow the dead bodies” to learn more, referring to several russians connected to kremlin fake news who have died in the past few months.. what else can we expect from such a murderous thug who expresses such gratitude to his own men?
Yes, clickbait fake news articles on social media and some WikiLeaks emails showing that political parties operate exactly as we all imagined they did was all it took to take down Hillary. Sad.
i really don't know what to expect of this.
they are being labelled extremists in russia and are close to being banned.
so the show that they aren't extremists they encourage all jw's worldwide to bombard the kremlin and court with millions on letters..
LOL, I get what your saying but writing letters hardly qualifies as extreme. Many groups already would have started such campaigns a long time ago. The fact that they all waited until HQ gave the signal just shows that they are under thought control.
i noticed a recent commenter mention an assembly that had only one baptism, a born in.
the last assembly i went to had three baptisms, of which two were born ins.
could part of the motivation for youth baptism be to avoid the embarrassment of an assembly with no baptisms at all?
No, I don't think that would be the case as congregations don't normally know who is getting baptized from other congs until the day of the assembly. There is always pressure from family to get baptized though especially if they are reaching the teenage years. There is also pressure if older siblings got baptized at a certain age or if they are nearing eighteen years of age.
my wife and daughter organized some sort of tea party for the older sisters in the congregation.
here are the details:: .
2 happily married to believers who do the minimum to stay off the radar of congregation police, .
While it's true that the power in the organization lies with the men, women seem more emotionally attached to the religion and it's promises than men. Plus, you have to move pretty far up to achieve any real power in the org even a COBE is an unpaid underling to the CO. Many young men would rather just have some level of freedom than put up with it all just to hope to get a title.
i have heard rumors and anecdotes of j.f.
rutherford calling women "a hank of hair and a stack of bones" but i never thought it was documented.
well thanks to jwfacts i finally found the quote in print.. this j.f.
He forgot about the best part...lol JK
jehovah's witnesses mobilize global response to threat of ban in russia.
march 21, 2017. https://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/russia/jw-mobilize-global-response-to-threat-of-ban/.
new york—threatened with an imminent ban on their worship in russia, jehovah’s witnesses are responding with a direct appeal to kremlin and supreme court officials for relief through a global letter-writing campaign.
No, thanks. Sounds awfully close to getting involved in "worldly" politics to me and the GB have said that we should trust in Jehovah not men or letter writing. LOL
i have seen this statement or similar ones popping up in the study edition of the wt lately.
whenever they talk about undeserved kindness or jesus ransom they add this little gem to get the point across.
this is sick, why do they feel the need to tear down people's self esteem?
Yes, the very notion that ancestors thousands of years back are responsible for me now, just flys in the face of logic.
WHY should I be punished or judged for something I did not do?
The bible is very unclear on whether Jehovah punishes future generations for past sins. In the old testament it is clear that he does punish future generations then it morphs into allowing the consequences of sin to take place. Then in the new testament Jesus says that future generations aren't punished by God. However, if we are to believe the creation account Jehovah has been punishing every generation for one sin since the beginning.
