Shawnster

Yes, and the point is that Neanderthal DNA is not from "the sons of God.". It's human DNA. All these drawings of Neanderthals or cave men are heavily influenced by the idea of evolution and not exclusively based on science.

Back in July of 2021, U.N. World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley told us it would take an estimated $40 billion each year to end world hunger by 2030. https://wfpusa.org/news/how-much-would-it-cost-to-end-world-hunger/ In the United States, food waste is estimated at between 30-40 percent of the food supply. This estimate, based on estimates from USDA’s Economic Research Service of 31 percent food loss at the retail and consumer levels, corresponded to approximately 133 billion pounds and $161 billion worth of food in 2010. https://www.usda.gov/about-food/food-safety/food-loss-and-waste/food-waste-faqs In the EU, over 58 million tonnes of food waste (130 kg/inhabitant) are generated annually (Eurostat, 2025), with an associated market value estimated at 132 billion euros (SWD (2023)421). https://food.ec.europa.eu/food-safety/food-waste_en The amount of money wasted in food production is enough to end world hunger.

People have asked if one news report or another is a distraction or not. Folks, this is a distraction.

Quite.

Fair point

Except on your example here the Vatican is the central authority of the Catholic Church. It is the seat of power. Islam has no equivalent. There is no centralized seat of power or authority. Yes They could. The same spin was made when the US attacked Afghanistan right after 9/11. Possibly. Back to your point about a religious war, though, is the war with Germany was never viewed as a war on Lutherans despite Germany being overwhelmingly Lutheran. They can try to spin any attack as a war on Islam but if the majority of Islamic nations and people are either sitting by the sidelines or tacitly supporting the US, it might be difficult to make that claim stick. In regards to Jehovah, he does not need anything to precipitate his implanting that one thought. It can literally happen at any moment. We no longer feel that there will be wars and reports of wars as precursors or indicators. We no longer belive we will see storm clouds gathering. Look up! The storm clouds have already gathered. The sky is pitch black. The storm is here and the first drops of Jehovah's rainstorm are about to splash down.

"Iran continues to bolster the lethality and precision of its domestically produced missile and UAV [unmanned aerial vehicle] systems, and it has the largest stockpiles of these systems in the region," the US Office of the Director of National Intelligence said in March 2025. The arsenal includes close-range, short-range and medium-range systems. The longest-range variant can travel up to 2,000 kilometres. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-12/iran-ballistic-missile-program-weapons-us-talks-trump/106307798 2,000 km = 1242.74 miles. Cities approximately 2,000 km from central Iran (Tehran) include Moscow, Russia; Cairo, Egypt; Tripoli, Libya; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Mumbai, India; and Beijing, China. These cities are generally within a 2-hour flight or a multi-day journey from Iran's borders. Jerusalem would be within range. Primary Strategic Targets Israel: Viewed as an existential target, Israel is a likely focus for a nuclear-capable strike, intended to cause maximum damage to a close U.S. defense partner. U.S. Bases in the Region: American military facilities, particularly in Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and the UAE, are considered prime, close-range targets for Iranian missile strikes. The Strait of Hormuz: As a crucial global oil transit point, disrupting this area would be a high-priority target to inflict economic damage on the U.S. and its allies. Regional Adversaries: Saudi Arabia and other nations complicit in a U.S. attack could also be target ed.

But Shia is not the number one branch of Islam. Only about 10%-13% of Muslims are Shia. Is reasonable to conclude an attack on Iran is an attack on Islam when 85% - 90% of Muslims do not follow that branch of Islam?

Because Iran is a country and Islam is a religion? While Iran is the only nation whose government is specifically founded on Shia Islam, there are other Islamic nations. Iraq, Azerbaijan, and Bahrain all have Shia majorities. The United States went to war with Iraq twice. Shia is the second largest branch of Islam. Sunni is the largest. Ibadi is the third largest. The two holiest of Islamic locations are Mecca and Medina. Neither of them are in Iran. Does Jehovah need a catalyst?

The USS Gerald R. Ford will make 2 carriers (in addition to the USS Abraham Lincoln) in the Middle East according to: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/where-are-americas-aircraft-carriers-now-ps010126 https://news.usni.org/category/fleet-tracker The USS George Washington is in Japan, the USS Theodore Roosevelt is in the Pacific. The USS George H. W. Bush is undergoing sea trials off the coast of Virginia.

The Food and Drug Administration?

Well, midnight is the start of a new day.

Good question. I found it. https://jwtalk.net/topic/45502-turns-out-dinosaurs-probably-didnt-look-as-frightening-as-we-thought/#comment-738916

If you search on here, you'll enjoy a previous discussion on this. I actually learned about this topic from a post on here.

That really is the only useful purpose for the Doomsday Clock. We know it does not indicate how close we are to doomsday or Armageddon. Those we talk to in the ministry, however, do not have our faith or am accurate understanding of what doomsday really is. My opinion is that, once the prophecy of "Peace and Security" is fulfilled that the Doomsday Clock will be set back to the farthest from midnight it has ever been set to. To date the farthest from midnight was 17 minutes in 1991. I would not be surprised if the clock is set to 1 hour before midnight right before Armageddon.