History best indicator - evil prevails, always. There's no such thing as justice.
Hard not to agree with that statement!
Rivergang
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Do you believe in ultimate justice?
by Fisherman inultimate justice means that conduct is not inconsequential.
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Rivergang
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Do you believe in ultimate justice?
by Fisherman inultimate justice means that conduct is not inconsequential.
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Rivergang
“Karma”, “cheats don’t prosper”, “what goes around comes around” etc. If only!
Sadly, things seldom turn out like that, and all too often the bad bastard is the one who comes out on top.
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Are YOU saved?
by JW Answers insadly today, many churches and religious organisations teach their followers that they are saved based on something the bible does not record.
many people are following a lie, and are heading to a lost eternity and do not know it.. my question here is... are you saved?
it's vitally important to know!.
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Rivergang
truth_b_known
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Ukraine - Nato - US crisis
by mikeflood indon'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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Rivergang
Hi Smiddy,
I don't think that the current situation in the Ukraine can be compared to the Cuban Missile Crisis of 60 years ago.
The issue then was not about a communist country on America's doorstep; rather it was about the installation of Soviet intermediate range nuclear missiles on that island. By contrast, an agreement was reached in the late 1980s (negotiated between Mikhail Gorbachev and George Bush) to completely withdraw all intermediate-range nuclear missiles from Europe. Furthermore, that was accomplished by the early 1990s.
Even if the Ukraine were to join NATO, it would not mean the installation of nuclear missiles in that country.
(Anyway, NATO already has three members - Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia - who share common borders with Russia. Are nuclear missiles installed in those countries?).
As a casus belli, I think this one is something of a red herring.
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Are YOU saved?
by JW Answers insadly today, many churches and religious organisations teach their followers that they are saved based on something the bible does not record.
many people are following a lie, and are heading to a lost eternity and do not know it.. my question here is... are you saved?
it's vitally important to know!.
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Rivergang
Vanderhoven,
In direct contrast to the “Salvation by Report Card” story the WTS would have you believe!
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Are YOU saved?
by JW Answers insadly today, many churches and religious organisations teach their followers that they are saved based on something the bible does not record.
many people are following a lie, and are heading to a lost eternity and do not know it.. my question here is... are you saved?
it's vitally important to know!.
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Rivergang
Early on, I lived in a district which featured a large number of Brethren, Pentecostals, and some who were a mix of both. “Are you saved?” was a common question.
I am sure they believed it to be a loaded question to throw at the JWs.
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Rivergang
All tax breaks are tax breaks for the rich, the poor do not pay taxes.
You don't mention anything about those on middle-incomes?
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Will Ukraine win?
by Fisherman ini 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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Rivergang
At the risk of repeating myself, “Finlandization” of the Ukraine is the most likely outcome of this war.
The country will likely retain control of its internal affairs, but will have to follow Russia on all matters of foreign policy.
(After also having surrendered a significant part of its territory).
There are parallels:
In the “Winter War” of 1939-40, Finland punched well above its weight. However, in the end, it was the Russian juggernaut which prevailed. By the time it was all over (late in 1944), the Russians had had sufficient of a bruising that they did not attempt to occupy Finland. Instead, a rather punishing treaty was negotiated.
(Similar, too, to how, in the days of the Indian Empire, Britain dealt with Afghanistan. After a number of inconclusive or even humiliating military escapades, they did not attempt to annex the country. Rather, more subtle means were adopted to influence events).
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A list of failed predictions of Christ's Return
by fulltimestudent insomeone associated with wikipedia has compiled this list of the many failed predictions of christ's return.
the predictions seem to come from many believers across a spectrum of various religions.
it does however, miss one that we would be aware of, freddy franz's 1975.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/predictions_and_claims_for_the_second_coming.
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Rivergang
the meeting was held for elders at the Greenacre Assembly Hall,
No wonder the rank-and-file JWs were not invited to attend!
Also, no wonder that tape recordings of this talk were not circulated around the congregations, as were tape recordings of Crazy Fred's spiel about 1975, which he delivered in February of that same year.
(Those that heard both talks agreed that what he said at the Greenacres Assembly Hall was 180 degrees different to what he had said six months earlier).
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Late NEWS:" Sexual harrassment is rife in Antartica".
by smiddy3 ini saw this this on the news tonight :.
you would think the ladies down their would be able to keep their sexual urges under control wouldn`t you ?
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Rivergang
Having spent much of my life living and working in remote locations, such reports are all too believable. (And I regret to have to say that).