wow that was a good work offer!!!!!...Now you know who was probably paying that wage....I think I read that before the internet days...or just about anyway...it’s a big eye opener to how super powers work isnt It. Another book you may like is THE FIVE CHIMNEYS...you may find it in the library or second hand book place.....I read that when I was about 14...it’s horrific...And about the Holocaust...true story... Also one which I know you will like..and it’s old...I think it’s called...THE FORGOTTEN SOLDIER....it’s about the average German soldier sent to the Russian front....experienced thru the eyes of the German foot soldier...again it’s horrific. I wish I still had these books...because I would make my grandkids read them...and I should have made my kids read them...They should be mandatory...so the young can read from those who experienced what war is really like....for their own benefit really.
BITTER WINTER A MAGAZINE ON RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA Fri, July 24, 2020 Home / News Russia Supports Chinese Persecution of Falun Gong 07/24/2020MASSIMO INTROVIGNE | Seven NGOs supporting the spiritual movement have been banned by the Russian government. They include the anti-organ-harvesting organization DAFOH. by Massimo Introvigne Falun Gong (法輪功). A large Chinese new religious movement, established by Li Hongzhi (李洪志) in 1992 and teaching both a variety of qi gong exercises and a spirituality rooted in the Three Teachings, with some New Age variations and overtones. Originally tolerated and even praised by the CCP as part of a legitimate revival of traditional Chinese health practices, it created concern in the authorities because of its rapid growth. It was banned in 1999, included in the list of the xie jiao, and severely persecuted. " target="_blank" style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-skip: objects; transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out; color: rgb(221, 51, 51) !important; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-bottom-style: dotted !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 51, 51) !important;">Falun Gong practitioners in Irkutsk, Russia (from minghui.org) On July 17, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom published a document denouncing the anti-Cult A term used by opponents to identify religious movements they regard as malignant or dangerous. Because of its judgmental and controversial use, it was largely abandoned by the academia since the 1980s, and replaced by “new religious movement.” The same derogatory role is played in German (sekte), French (secte), Italian (setta) and Spanish (secta) by words literally translating the English “sect.” In this context each of these terms should be translated as “cult” rather than “sect,” and vice versa “cult” in English should be translated as sekte, secte, setta, secta. " target="_blank" style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-skip: objects; transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out; color: rgb(221, 51, 51) !important; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-bottom-style: dotted !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 51, 51) !important;">cult ideology in Russia. Bitter Winter noted how the document is important for China as well, as China and Russia co-operate and support each other in the repression of groups labeled as “extremist cults” in Russia and Xie Jiao (邪教). Often incorrectly translated as “evil cults,” the expression xie jiao (which has been used since the late Ming era) means “heterodox teachings” and indicates the religious movements included in the list of the xie jiao, which the government regards as hostile to the CCP, dangerous, and not “really” religious. Xie jiao are prohibited, constitute the black market of Chinese religion, and being active in a xie jiao is punished with severe jail penalties under Article 300. " target="_blank" style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-skip: objects; transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out; color: rgb(221, 51, 51) !important; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-bottom-style: dotted !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 51, 51) !important;">xie jiao in China. On July 20, the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a statement on the 21st anniversary of the persecution of Falun Gong in China, calling on the CCP It stands for Chinese Communist Party, which from 1949 controls all social and political life in China. Members of CCP should in principle be self-proclaimed atheists. The ultimate goal of CCP is suppression of religion. However, how this goal is achieved has varied during time, and after Chairman Mao’s death the CCP has acknowledged that, notwithstanding its efforts, religions may survive in China for a long time. " target="_blank" style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-skip: objects; transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out; color: rgb(221, 51, 51) !important; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-bottom-style: dotted !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 51, 51) !important;">CCP to immediately cease “its depraved abuse and mistreatment of Falun Gong practitioners.” The CCP reacted by calling Pompeo “the worst U.S. Secretary of State in history.” On the same anniversary day, July 20, the Russian government designated seven foreign NGOs connected with Falun Gong as “undesirable in Russia, following inspections carried out by the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office.” According to a statement of the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office, “As a result of a study of the materials received by the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation, a decision was adopted to designate the activities of the following foreign non-governmental organizations as undesirable on the territory of the Russian Federation: World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong Inc. (WOIPFG, U.S.) Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong in China (U.S.), Global Mission to Rescue Persecuted Falun Gong Practitioners Inc. (GMRPFGP, U.S.), Friends of Falun Gong Inc. (U.S.), Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting (DAFOH, U.S.), Dragon Springs Buddhist Inc. (U.S.), and The European Falun Dafa (法輪大法). See Falun Gong. " target="_blank" style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-skip: objects; transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out; color: rgb(221, 51, 51) !important; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-bottom-style: dotted !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 51, 51) !important;">Falun DafaAssociation (UK).” The list includes the highly respected Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting, an organization that denounces organ harvesting in China from prisoners of conscience and includes well-known medical doctors who are not members of Falun Gong. The Russian decision was loudly applauded by the China Anti-xie-jiao Association
Israel: Treatment of Jehovah's Witnesses, particularly by Orthodox Jews Publisher Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada Author Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada Publication Date 1 March 1999 Citation / Document Symbol ISR31498.E Cite as Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Israel: Treatment of Jehovah's Witnesses, particularly by Orthodox Jews, 1 March 1999, ISR31498.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac860.html [accessed 26 July 2020] Disclaimer This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. According to the Legal Counsellor for the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI), there have been a few incidents involving "a small number of extremist anti-missionary groups against Jehovah Witnesses" in the past two years that received a sympathetic coverage from the press (23 Mar. 1999). The Legal Counsellor added that the Israeli police intervene in cases involving physical violence, but it becomes very difficult for them to find evidence in cases of verbal abuse. ACRI is currently handling two cases involving Jehovah Witnesses in Israel. In her opinion, in order to avoid problems with Orthodox Jews, Jehovah Witnesses should avoid conducting any of their missionary activities in their neighbourhoods, especially in Jerusalem. According to The Kansas City Star and The Commercial Appeal, Jehovah Witnesses have been attacked and harassed in Israel, but both newspapers fails to provide any additional information (27 July 1997; 22 July 1997). In a long article on Jehovah Witnesses in Israel published in The Jerusalem Post, Haim Shapiro states that regarding instances of attacks against Jehovah Witnesses, Surprisingly, the Witnesses have remained almost unnoticed on the local landscape, despite the fact that a group of assailants has broken into their Lod meeting hall several times during the past months. In one such incident, a group of ultra-Orthodox young men set fire to a pile of the group's Bibles and other religious literature and sang and danced around the bonfire. In another, the attackers, unable to break through the reinforced steel doors, broke through a concrete-block wall (10 Apr. 1998). Shapiro reported that a Rabbi, Ya'acov Glauberman, head of the Habad institutions in Lod, had called the Jehovah Witnesses the "worst cult in the world" (ibid.). The Rabbi indicated that Jehovah Witnesses are "very active in Lod specifically because it is an area of economic distress" (ibid.). Rabbi Glauberman "openly admits that Habad was involved in the attacks against the Witnesses in Lod" (ibid.). Glauberman added that Lod has always had a mix of Jews, Christians and Moslems, but none tried to convince others to change their faith. He says the Witnesses are pure missionaries, and insists the government should deport them (ibid.). In a 22 July 1997 document entitled United States Policies in Support of Religious Freedom: Focus on Christians and released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Affairs, the Department of State indicated that The small community of Jehovah's Witnesses has faced harassment and occasional violent attacks by private citizens opposed to religious prosyletization. On March 8, 1997, a mob of over 250 Haredim (ultra-conservative Orthodox Jews) attacked the Lod meeting hall, broke into the building, destroyed the interior, and burned religious literature, books, and furnishings. The police stated that they were notified by bystanders too late to intervene. Members of Jehovah's Witnesses have reported being followed, and have also reported death threats. Police have occasionally evinced indifference to complaints, sometimes alleging that members of Jehovah's Witnesses proselytize without a permit (although there is no requirement or provision under Israeli law for such a permit). Police have warned that they would act to uphold the law if there was any further interference with anyone's right to worship. In his article, Shapiro explained that the central issue regarding the group's activities in Israel is missionary work among Jews (ibid.). He noted that The Jehovah's Witnesses are among the most aggressive proselytizers of all Christian groups, or of any religion for that matter. This missionary activity is such an intrinsic part of their creed that there was no chance of their joining in a statement published last week, in which many of Israel's Christian evangelicals undertook to refrain from engaging in any activity that would alienate the Jews from their tradition and community. Missionizing is only illegal in Israel if it involves the use of financial inducements (10 Apr. 1998). Undeterred by a bill proposed by United Torah Judaism Member of Knesset (MK) Moshe Gafni that would make it a crime for "unlawfully holding, copying, spreading, disturbing, or importing material which has an element of proselytizing", Eric Miller, spokesman for the movement in Israel, says his community was not approached to sign the no-proselytizing pledge, and would not have approved it even if it had. He says the Witnesses are well aware of the antagonism that their missionary activity engenders, but believe that God requires this activity of them (ibid.). According to Miller, there are about 850 Jehovah Witnesses in Israel with "an equal number of people are interested in their views and are studying the Bible with them" (ibid.). Miller added that "in his estimate, about one in every 10 people who reach the point of studying with the Witnesses actually join the community" (ibid.). There are Jehovah Witnesses groups in Haifa, Lod, Tel Aviv, Ashdod, Beersheba and in Bethlehem and Ramallah, cities under the control of the Palestinian Authority (ibid.). According to Miller, "although there are individual followers in Jerusalem, and they expect to have a congregation there in the future, ... it may not be easy for the Witnesses to act openly in the capital" (ibid.). In the article, Miller indicates "that the number of witnesses has doubled in this country [Israel] since 1993, at least partially because of the immigration of Russians, many of whom were members or sympathizers before coming to Israel" (ibid.). Quoting a specialist on religions at Haifa University, Shapiro reported that "the suffering the Witnesses underwent in the concentration camps has been to their benefit in Israel today. It was, he says, one of the reasons that a court ordered the Tel Aviv Municipality to grant them a building permit, after the city had refused to do so (ibid.). Regarding compulsory military service, Shapiro's article indicated that the Jehovah Witnesses beliefs were "crucial in their being released from army service" (ibid.). This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. References
There is more to this article but for some reason I could not copy it all.... We need to enjoy our brothers and sisters whilst we can....for soon we may have no choice in the matter... Sun, July 26, 2020 Home / News No Online Religious Activities Allowed Amid Coronavirus Outbreak 03/03/2020DENG JIE | To curb the virus, China’s children study in virtual classrooms, employees are urged to work from home. But people of faith are banned from assembling online. by Deng Jie To contain the spread of COVID-19, places of worship in many countries stopped organizing regular gatherings and started streaming services online. For people of faith in China, such an option doesn’t exit – all such activities have been deemed illegal by the authorities. After their places of worship have been closed down amid the epidemic, believers on the mainland felt the need to communicate and seek spiritual guidance and comfort. They hoped to do this online but soon were faced with the government’s bans and crackdowns. On February 23, the Two Chinese Christian Councils in the eastern province of Shandong issued a notice, prohibiting live-streaming of religious services, as per instructions from the higher-ups. The notice from the Two Chinese Christian Councils in Shandong, forbidding religious gatherings online. A former Three-Self church preacher from the southeastern province of Jiangxi, who continues to preach outside the state-run church, told Bitter Winter that in early February, just as he started an online gathering, the Internet police forcibly shut down the chatroom he used. The preacher said that he used to give sermons online for years, but since 2016, the government has started imposing increasingly harsh restrictions on online religious activities, and chatrooms he had created were frequently closed down. The situation has gotten worse since 2019: most of his online accounts have been blocked. In September 2018, China’s State Administration for Religious Affairs issued a draft regulation Measures for the Management of Religious Information on the Internet, which stipulates that “No organizations or individuals will be allowed to live-stream or broadcast religious activities, including praying, burning incense, worshipping or receiving baptism online in the form of text, photo, audio or video.” The following month after the document was released, believers all over China received warning messages, saying that they should not use in chatrooms and online groups sensitive words, such as “Amen” or “Jesus,” and are forbidden to post verses from the Bible or links related to religions. Otherwise, their online communities will be banned, and they will be summoned by the authorities. Religious information has always been one of the targets of the CCP’s censorship online. In an internal government document, issued by the Hinggan League, a prefecture-level subdivision of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and exposed by Bitter Winter, local authorities are required to ensure “the tight management religious information online.” They are to use “religious online information officers” and develop a cohesive plan to control public opinion by investigating all online religious activities.
Some may find this helpful as to the difference between Islam and Christianity...you have to overlook her belief that God is Jesus....but the rest is well explained,,,interesting how she points out there are no other Prophets after Jesus quoting Hebrews1... Long ago God spoke to our forefathers by means Of the prophets on many occasions and in many ways. 2) NOW at the end of these days he has spoken to us by means of a SON whom he appointed heir of all things and through whom he appointed heir of all things and through whom he made the system of things. 3) he is the reflection of Gods glory and the exact representation of his very beginning and he sustains all things by the WORD of his power and after he made a purification for our sins he sat down at the right hand of the majesty on high. So why should we be concerned about following a false prophet...or any prophet now.? EZEKIEL 14:10 NIV They will bear their guilt the prophet will be as guilty as the one who consults him. ENGLISH STANDARD VERSION And they shall bear their punishment , the punishment of the prophet and the punishment of the inquirer shall be alike MESSAGE BIBLE IF a prophet is deceived and tells these idolaters the lies they want to hear I GOD get blamed for these lies . He won’t get by with it. I’ll grab him by the scruff of the neck and get him out of there. They will be equally guilty the prophet and the one who goes to the prophet so that the house of Israel will never again wander off my paths and make themselves filthy in their rebellions but will rather be my people just as I am their God The Master.
I have issues with this Allah and Yahweh! I don’t believe in the god of the Moslem’s, nor the god of the Trinitarians. Jesus in not “Yahweh”, nor is Yahweh Jesus! Trinitarians and Moslems are very much alike! They will not accept Yahweh/Jehovah being ONE. They, Trinitarians and Moslems, will not change their thinking. Well, I guess that I am like them in one way; I will never believe like them. I have the truth of the bible, and not “their truth”. The Allah that the Moslems believe in is the same false gods that are recorded in the bible. Both the Hebrew/Old Testament, and the Greek/New Testament have identified them for me. ( Ezekiel 14:9-11 NKJV )
Let us in the western world not think we will be immune to such manipulation ...It may very well come knocking at our doors...just dressed a little differently perhaps...don’t be fooled .....same principle Will apply....... Christians Must Worship President Xi to Get Social Welfare 08/09/2020ZHANG FENG | Banned from displaying religious symbols at home, believers are forced to hang images of Xi Jinping instead to continue receiving state benefits. by Zhang Feng Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the governments of Henan, Shanxi, Jiangxi, Shandong, and other provinces have been coercing impoverished believers to take down religious symbols in their homes and give up their belief in God. If they refused, their subsistence or poverty allowances were threatened to be withdrawn. Such intimidation of people of faith is widespread across the country. Religious symbols in a Christian’s home in Jiangxi Province were replaced with a poster featuring President Xi Jinping and other state leaders, past and present. In June, a village official in Lin county, administered by the Prefecture (地區). Once the main unit of the Prefectural Level in the administrative division of China, the prefecture has now been largely replaced by the prefecture-level city. Only seven prefectures survive in Heilongjiang, Tibet, and Xinjiang. " target="_blank" style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration-skip: objects; transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out; color: rgb(221, 51, 51) !important; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; border-bottom-style: dotted !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 51, 51) !important;">prefecture-level city of Lüliang in the northern province of Shanxi, repeatedly notified villagers through social media to remove all religious symbols from their homes. He stated that the cross symbolized heterodox teachings, which should be purged as per orders from higher authorities. If not, they will be held criminally accountable. The official stressed that impoverished households must replace the symbols with images of Xi Jinping. Notices on the messaging platform WeChat, demanding villagers to take down crosses at home and replace them with Xi Jinping’s portraits. Residents in other villages also received similar orders. Officials in one community told residents to get rid of their faith-related books and items, threatening to cancel their poverty alleviation allowances. “All households without exception must display Xi Jinping portraits and take photos of themselves next to them,” a believer from Lin county, in his 60s, told Bitter Winter helplessly. Local officials forcibly replaced the cross in his home with a portrait of Xi Jinping in June. A cross was replaced with an image of President Xi also in the home of an 84-year-old man. “The township Party secretary asked me to take down and throw away the cross and told me to pray to Xi Jinping from then on,” the man lamented. “Xi Jinping is a man, not God. I feel saddened for the cross being taken down, but there is nothing I can do.” An impoverished Christian was forced to hang a portrait of Xi Jinping in his home. In May, government officials tore down crosses and religious couplets in the homes of Three-Self Church members in Qiaoshe and Xixia towns and Changyi township, all administered by Nanchang, the capital of the southeastern province of Jiangxi. The officials told the believers that they were implementing state-issued orders. Though reluctant, the impoverished Christians had to remove the symbols since the officials threatened to cancel their subsistence allowance if they disobeyed. People must follow the Party that gives them money, not God, the officials claimed. A believer from Qiaoshe town, a recipient of “five guarantees” benefits (a welfare support payment for low-income households), wanted to keep his religious couplets, but he had to follow the order because he would be left with no means to survive. “The officials told me since I believe in God, I should ask Him to give me food and shouldn’t live off the Communist Party,” the believer remembered. “I don’t dare read the Bible in the daytime, and I only do it at night because my five-guarantee benefits would be canceled.” Xi Jinping and Mao Zedong images replaced religious symbols in the homes of impoverished Christians in Jiangxi’s Jiujiang and Nanchang cities. A 75-year-old Catholic from Jiangxi’s Fuzhou city is a military veteran who enjoys the minimum living benefits. In May, local officials told him that “veterans must follow the Communist Party, and those enjoying the minimum living benefits are not allowed to believe in God.” To sustain a living, the man had to hang a portrait of Xi Jinping at home. In late April, Guangfeng district officials in Jiangxi’s Shangrao city tore down a religious calendar in the home of a Christian who is a recipient of the minimum living benefits. Portraits of Mao Zedong and Xi Jinping, as well as a poster “Be grateful to the Party, obey and follow the Party,” were hung in its place in the living room.
I know I post up a lot of opposition to Christians or any religious groups in China but Africa is also a hot bed of religious persecution...as is Russia and the Middle East ( for Christians ) https://providencemag.com/2020/01/christian-persecution-africa-help-victims/
Here is an interview with the CONFESSIONS OF ECONOMIC HITMAN....It’s extremely interesting and he makes a interesting statement at around 1:40:minute...he has written a second book of which I have not read but will when I find it...his first book was bad enough as to how the world runs...if I didn’t know Jehovah has his own plan for the world it would be ...EAT DRINK AND BE MERRY FOR TOMORROW WE DIE.
There is enough on line about most faiths being rounded up by the Russian Government certainly our brothers and sisters are....if one wants to look...here is a little of what is happening in China... Australians should take note of this...as the state of affairs in Victoria show how easily it is to take freedom of liberties away from all citizens of any state should any government wish it.. My guess is soon Jehovah’s name will once again become a dirty name no one will be willing to wear,....I fear Australia will lead the way In The western world with this...probably won’t be done blatantly...but slyly.. And just for the record..the GB has NOT shutdown the preaching work...one form has stopped ( hopefully forever) if in Australia any witnesses rocked up on any door in any state...you might as well be Freddy Kruger as far as the house holder is concerned....such is the state the Governments and this virus has panicked people with fear... The preaching work continues...bible studies continue...and yes...many still face to face...and I know this for a fact, True KH’s are not open...good...let’s hope they never open again ( for whatever reasons) and we are moving into another Era....Jehovahs hand is not cut short...he will accomplish his plan despite his people and for his people and more importantly...and likewise as in the wilderness...he will not abandon his people...not for their sake....but because his Name is involved.. The nations will know he is Jehovah,,,and so will his people. https://bitterwinter.org/the-xinjiang-decision-against-18-jehovahs-witnesses-english-translation/
The Preaching work goes on....I hope I prove to be as brave and courageous as these ones under such tyrannical Governments... I also invite those that have accused the GB of shutting us down from the preaching work,,,to get your bibles and go door to door....if you think we as a people have dropped the ball in this form...then you pick it up..no one is stopping you ..,go for it !!... https://bitterwinter.org/jehovahs-witnesses-persecuted-for-political-neutrality/
With the Covid-19 everywhere, it would be a dangerous situation for the publisher and the householder. It would be a bit more (should I say “SAFE?”) to go back to the old days, of standing on the street corner, waving the bible and publications. But, even just sharing bible information with people you may meet, wearing a mask. “I’m the masked publisher!” I witness to people I know, and some people I happen to meet. Of course they may threaten to call law enforcement because of a government quarantine. You aren’t supposed to be out of your house!! Well, remember our lord’s words: “Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will keep yours also.” ( John 15:20 NKJV ) I had a situation where I would have to repeat what Jesus said to Peter. “Jesus turned and said to Peter, ‘Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.’” ( Mt 15:23, Mk 8:33, Luk 4:8 ) It will happen to you also, I am sure. This, especially for a family member, or friend. After all, how close were Peter and Jesus?
I agree with you..the witnessing work still goes on..Jehovah will manipulate any one to be in a certain time and place to hear the good news..it hasn’t stopped just because door to door or carts have stopped... I’m in a state that still has some fairly strong freedoms....how long that will last is anybody’s guess...Every day seems to bring different restrictions......Victorians get an hour a day of freedom...sounds like you have even tougher restrictions. As far as your last sentence goes...well..that has always been my norm anyway...what I am now appreciating ..is it really was training for what may lie ahead...none of us really know where any of this is heading...but with what is going on in other lands...it’s as if the writing is on the wall. Please don’t misunderstand the last half of my previous post .....it was directed to those on line who accuse the GB of officially shutting down the Preaching work...and thus aligning themselves with KN ( Their understanding as to who the KN is ) and thus plunging JWs into apostasy ....and they are not obeying Gods command in preaching the good news....this is a ludicrous allegation...And just a flat out lie....it’s a manipulation of what is actually going on to suit ones belief...thus my invitation for them to go door to door,,,I mean if they Are not preaching door to door...thus public preaching......have they not fallen In to apostasy themselves? I don’t like some of the things that goes on In The Org either....but fairs fair....and truth is truth.....The preaching work still goes on...it has not been shut down...just that form of it.. There may be many things we can lay at the feet of the GB..but this is not one of them and it’s deceitful to paint it as such. Probably the most effective witnessing is informal witnessing ....In Russia and China you can go to prison or re-education camps even for that......times are a changing brother...But that doesn’t mean we will stop... Hey..look at what you do..your still witnessing Hope your doing okay over there....
Back in the day, there was an advertisement for Schlitz Beer. They were the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company, out of Milwaukee Wisconson. Their tag line was: “When you're out of Schlitz, you're out of beer”. They used to have an advertisement that used: “Eat, Drink, and be Merry, for tomorrow we die.”. I called it the Schlitz philosophy.
I use stealth witnessing. I'll use some feature that is in the News to get started. Then I'll slip in a scripture about the world and it's future. When they ask how I'm doing today, I'll say: "I'm really doing quite good. I woke up this morning!" That usually starts a smile, or laugh. Then I'll bring up a typical issue that's in/on the News. Then, depending on their response, I'll ask: Where do you think this is going?" Which usually leads to: "Do you believe in the Bible?"
Simply horrific for all of them... One cannot but think such dark days will engulf all the world. I remember a brother giving a talk many years ago saying the GT will probably start in one part of the world And gradually spread to the rest... https://bitterwinter.org/banned-religious-groups-members-transformed-in-xinjiang-camps/