Doug

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Another great article is the current headline ~ "My Kingdom is No Part of This World". I love the statement "Jesus refused to accept political power and stayed completely separate from the politics of his time. He never supported efforts to establish a human government , even under his own leadership".

Yes. And I thought of another comment but it was too late to edit. We don't judge individual authorities nor should we mock them.

Nice comment Sister! I have wondered how the slave can be neutral and at the same time publish articles like "No More Corrupt Politicians!" You just explained it very well. We point out the failure of imperfect, evil, greedy human leaders. But we don't judge individuals.

I didn't find it in the Transcripts topic. But maybe I gave up too easily. I see the CA CO, but not the CA BR. Can someone put a link to the transcript here? Talk: Become Watchful, and Strengthen the Things Remaining

No. If you'll notice, I said "his manuscript", not "the manuscript". It was obviously not a branch manuscript or every circuit would have had the exact same information. As you are aware, brothers may feel more comfortable or confident by preparing the talk outline in a manuscript format. It may calm their nerves to have the talk right in front of them as opposed to going off the outline. This may be doubly true in a circuit assembly talk with thousands in the audience. I'm giving the brother the benefit of the doubt and just thinking of a plausible explanation for his statement.

Daniel's Prophesy of 1999 and Watchtower 2000 make reference to NATO at a time when there were 19 member nations. The King of the South has always been understood to be primarily the United States and the UK along with their associate allies. That would be allies who are members of NATO and allies who are not. Today, there are 32 member nations of NATO. When Finland joined in 2023, it doubled NATO's direct border with Russia. The expansion of NATO from 19 to 32 has not received any attention in our publications that I can see. I cannot recall any speaker even using the acronym NATO in a talk. So, yes, it came as a surprise to me when the local brother at the Circuit Assembly with Branch Representative said "while the King of the South is NATO and its allies". Apparently, no one else here heard that at their assembly. As I already said, he could have skipped a line of his manuscript. I don't believe he leaked anything that the FDS may share in the near future. I'm happy to wait for whatever the FDS has to say. But the expansion of NATO is a serious topic between the two kings. As of today, 6 NATO members share a direct border with Russia when you factor-in the enclave Kaliningrad. The "pushing" continues.

Curious statement made at the Circuit Assembly with Branch Representative today. BTW - Was anyone else there? Mira Loma Assembly Hall. We had Joel and Ivy Taylor from Patterson. The statement was made during the second talk of the symposium, "Become Watchful, and Strengthen the Things Remaining". The local brother was reviewing "the things remaining", such as 1 Thess 5:3 etc. Then he said "And Russia has been identified as the King of the North, while the King of the South is NATO and its allies". It's hard to imagine that he misspoke to that degree. Although it's possible he meant to say "While the King of the South is the Anglo-American world power and their NATO allies". Maybe he skipped an entire line of his manuscript. The last talk was the Branch Representative and he reviewed all the talks. I was literally waiting for him to clarify what the brother intended to say. But, no.

This is correct. When I was 17-1/2, the "draft ended". I looked into this just now, and it seems that President Ford suspended registration for 18-25 year old males. Then President Carter reinstated registration. And this self-registration is still a requirement. But, no one will be inducted into the military until Congress passes a law and the President signs it. This news item is saying that the Selective Service System wants to move from self-registration to automatic registration. I would compare it to receiving a social security number automatically on the day you're born, as opposed to applying for that when you're ready to enter the work force.

A new word! Thanks! Seems a lot of cultures could have a case for irredentism, given how "lands" have changed hands over the millennium. The story about Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin "carving up" Europe after WW2 comes to mind. "To the victor go the spoils"

Hi Nataly, It seems to be okay with the mods. I think it could be an answer to someones prayers. I'm looking forward to see what jobs you're recruiting for

There's a new Director of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and ICE activity has cooled down a lot. But, the States are passing new laws that will impact those who are undocumented. One example is Texas. The government is (or has) passing a law that requires anyone seeking a professional license (plumber, accountant, dentist) must prove they are in the country legally. Other states are making the same requirement to get a drivers license.

Better yet, Sofia, don't go anywhere. Stick with us. You're a treasure.

Saudi Arabia is an Islamic State ( the Quran and the Sunnah serve as the national constitution. The legal system is Sharia) Qatar, UAE and Iraq declare Islam as the State religion. Iran is bombing all of them, and attempting to bomb Turkey. Yet these sovereign nations aren't retaliating ? Is Iran trying to force them into the conflict, but as an ally against the infidel ? It's very complicated.

In Sweden, a conservative family of Romanian descent would not allow their eldest daughter, 11 , to have a phone or wear make-up. The daughter was upset about it. She told the schoolmaster that she had been physically abused at home. The authorities immediately took the girl and her younger sister, 10 , away from the home. The girl who made the allegations almost immediately recanted and said she was never abused, she was just upset / angry at her parents. The girls are in separate foster homes. Not together. An investigation cleared the parents of any guilt. But, Sweden will not return the children to the home because they say the family are "religious extremists" due to that they attend church three times a week. The government claims the family's church attendance and conservative lifestyle is evidence that the home environment is harmful to their "development". This world is beyond crazy!!!