Doug

Russia and China abstained . . no veto. That's news.

Nor Jehover

Two good points. I'm interested in the US Supreme Court hearing regarding tariffs. The United States has a debt of $38,000,000,000,000. Social security is unsustainable. If the court decides that Trump exceeds his authority by slapping tariffs on foreign nations, it would have a severe impact on any chance of getting the debt to come down. I imagine the scenario where the court decides against the administration and then the government has to consider the tax exempt status of religions. Taxing religion could easily lead to a revolt which could escalate to the destruction of BtG. And, taxing religion could unite the nations on that one topic. Rev. 17:17 Furthermore, if the governments decide to tax religion, won't they be surprised when JW's accept their decision and willingly pay up. Could JW's possibly escape the wrath of the empowered UN simply because we are in compliance with the tax? Nevertheless, when we are the last religion standing, Gog of Magog will attack because we continue to preach that Jesus Christ and his co-rulers are going to put an end to human governments.

This wasn't recent? How did he handle the meeting for field service on his following visit?

Me too. And I remember that campaign like it was yesterday . .

"Worship" is a verb, indicating engagement, participation, action. We will worship Jehovah forever and ever. It's a way of life. "Religion" doesn't seem to fit as well. my $.02

Has anyone attended a memorial service that had an opening prayer? This is the first one I am aware of.

Well, if it's not AI, does that mean it's a real person with a terrible French accent? From our organization?

A little background . . the ruling party in Italy is Fratelli d'Italia (Brothers of Italy) led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, a national-conservative and right-wing populist. She advocates for "God, fatherland, family". The Council on American-Islamic Relations condemns the proposed law. A similar law was passed by the Parliament in 2011 but was not codified by the Berlusconi administration. The virginity tests and forced marriages are viewed as "religious coercion". And, as mentioned, Italy considers Islamic fundamentalism a breeding ground for terrorism. So, the proposed law probably falls under "national security".

And the proclamation will be delivered by this world's media platforms. The media decide what they want to hype up, and what they want to downplay. The media can hype anything they want; a rumor, an off-the-record comment by anonymous source. The media has a disproportionate influence over the public's perception of what's happening. The tail wags the dog. If there's any kind of development in the Ukraine war (Putin isn't going to live forever), it could be treated by the media as a domino effect following the Israel / Gaza settlement. It could be hyped-up like all of a sudden the leaders are coming to their senses. The media can sell the perception of something that isn't. They can have everyone convinced that the world is on the threshold of a new dawn. As the w23 says: "Demon-inspired propaganda will fill the earth, misleading most" That will be due to the way the media hypes it up.

Italy is about to join France, Austria, Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands and ban the Muslim burka and niqab in public places. But Italy goes further. The proposed law introduces penalties for "cultural crimes" including virginity tests and raises the maximum penalty for forced marriages to 10 years in prison. An interesting statement made ~ "The spread of Islamic fundamentalism . . . undeniably constitutes the breeding ground for Islamic terrorism".

Ready or not . . Let it come, let it come.

That's what I was thinking. How much can the people put up with? Shutting down the Internet for everyone because some were looking at porn is beyond fanatical.

Madness!!!!! The Taliban in charge of Afghanistan has disconnected the country from the Internet, plunging the country into near-total digital darkness. Kabul International airport has seen all commercial flights cancelled. Banks are frozen. Monitoring group NetBlocks confirms that Internet traffic levels have dropped to about 1% of normal. The UN mission says the blackout has "left Afghanistan almost completely cut-off from the outside world". Taliban officials have defended the move as a way to curb "immorality" online. CRAZY! This report is from FOX NEWS and Reuters.

Hey Jenny, are you near Cebu and the earthquake?