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Well we had a eye opening enforcement during the Covid19 spread. During the COVID-19 "zero-Covid" lockdowns in China , residents in cities like Wuhan, Xi'an, and Guiyang were put under severe restrictions that prevented them from buying food, medicine, and necessities, or selling goods. During the COVID-19 pandemic, China implemented a nationwide system of color-coded health apps on citizens' mobile phones to control movement and restrict any purchase or selling by the person or persons. These systems functioned as a digital "good citizen certificate" which determined whether an individual could buy goods, use transportation, or enter buildings, so it was a complete social enforcement. Here is some background.. "Wang Yu, hailed by the U.S. as an International Woman of Courage, has already been arrested, imprisoned and harassed by the Chinese Communist Party for her work as a human rights lawyer representing activists, Uyghur scholars and Falun Gong practitioners. Now, her movements within her home country have been restricted by a color-coded app on her phone that’s supposed to protect people from COVID-19. The app and its color codes have become ubiquitous in China as the country has struggled to contain the coronavirus, pushing the public to a breaking point that resulted in protests over COVID restrictions late last month. The government announced last week that it would discontinue the national color-coded health app, but cities and provinces have their own versions, which have been more dominant. In Beijing last week, restaurants, offices, hotels and gyms were still requiring approved color codes to enter. Drawing on telecommunications network data and PCR test results, the app is relatively simple. Everyone is assigned a QR code on their phone that switches between green, yellow and red, depending on factors such as whether they’ve been in the same spot as someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 (yellow) or if they themselves have tested positive (red). Only people with green codes can go about normal daily life." https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-12-20/china-covid-health-apps-tool-social-political-control

A very good article on Euthanasia. https://rmx.news/article/euthanasia-is-now-6-of-all-deaths-in-the-netherlands-experts-urge-caution-against-youths-choosing-to-die/ To long to post here.

Wow. Wow, Wow, wow

I don't think there is any problem with posting the ten commandments. Now if they were teaching the ten commandments, that would be a problem.

32 More Countries Will Stop Stamping Passports In 2026 https://www.traveloffpath.com/32-more-countries-will-stop-stamping-passports-in-2026/

The non-SDA publisher, Eerdmans Publishing has just released a new book: A Global History of Seventh-day Adventists. Information on this book may be obtained from the following link: https://www.nadadventist.org/news/a-story-worth-telling-adventist-historians-publish-first-global-church-h In the past, Adventist historians have mainly focused on Adventism in the United States. This book is unique in that it has a global focus. The authors are both Adventists. Amazon is currently selling the book. More information may be obtained at: https://www.amazon.com/Global-History-Seventh-day-Adventists/dp/0802879381/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3A0V3JEYNT2V7&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.JFlhMRFOZLMa4IVTlGeqhxr89P7HhsNp34aMvNEghyps8EJqRqPJgHpFbOnSRYK7GXgOtv0YhFXhRnbnK-zlP_J_nn6WdgytD9pD1xT4rXt5flD2f5PHBHF27-J5GS9ddEkt8MRdM-adNFJxDy00ciZs2cJhD5chmRaW5-vHAL9s6jHj7S5DX-5QBVAtXyxFu0g57JbR2fxZtxeJlL1ubVM17i5acqHyQ2PlgiVO5Lo.OZ_RCK062HxxTQs9jjh4QwpLERDcmbZX-r12Pfv3tBg&dib_tag=se&keywords=a+global+history+of+seventh-day+adventists+book&qid=1776902555&sprefix=a+global+hilstory+of+seventh-day+adventists+book%2Caps%2C188&sr=8-1

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A complaint filed in federal court in Utah raises hard questions about intellectual property rights, public confusion, and how religions protect their brands online. The post Latter Day Saints Church Sues Independent Podcaster Over Branding appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV. View the full article

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They met in a Methodist church because they couldn’t meet in an Adventist one. The post The borrowed sanctuary: how institutional grievance became prophecy in Berrien Springs this weekend appeared first on ReligiousLiberty.TV. View the full article

I was talking to a friend in Michigan this week. He was at Dr Weavers church about 6 months ago. The Doc was teaching his regular Sabbath school. At 102 years old. They had a birthday party for him at the church when he turned 100. I bet it was well attended. He held stop smoking clinics all over the Detroit area for many years. Some of those former smokers are members of that church.

Arthur Weaver was 102 years old. He had cancer surgery about two years ago. He was ill with a cold, that later must have become worse. He founded a church with help of others in Plymouth Michigan. It is in a residential area. Very peaceful surroundings. There is one long winding driveway. On the way out is a small sign. I will paraphrase it from memory. You are now entering the most difficult mission field in the world.

My family was in Cuba when Castro took over, we know 'shaking'...

Arthur Willard Weaver, American Surgeon. Diplomate American Board Surgery. Named Layman of the Year, Michigan Conference of Seventh-Day Adventist, 1970, Man of Year, Michigan Cancer Foundation, 1970, Michiganian of Year, Detroit News, 1986. President Better Living Seminar, Plymouth, Michigan, 1975-1995. Fellow American College of Surgeons; member American Medical Association, Society Head and Neck Surgeons (Executive Committee 1971-1975). Background Weaver, Arthur Willard was born on November 29, 1923 in Arpin, Wisconsin, United States. Education Bachelor, Pacific Union College, 1948. Doctor of Medicine, Loma Linda University, 1952. Career Private practice surgeon, Pontiac, Michigan, 1956-1961. Chief surgery Karachi (Pakistan) Adventist Hospital, 1961-1966. Professor Wayne State University, Detroit, since 1966. Chief surgical service Veterans Administration Medical Center, Allen Park, Michigan, 1970-1975, chief head and neck surgery, 1973-1993. Achievements Arthur Willard Weaver has been listed as a noteworthy Surgeon by Marquis Who's Who. Membership President Better Living Seminar, Plymouth, Michigan, 1975-1995. Fellow American College of Surgeons. Member American Medical Association, Society Head and Neck Surgeons (Executive Committee 1971-1975). More here: https://adventistreview.org/feature/of-all-people-most-blessed/ He was a Giant in the church.

Heidi died on April 5, 2015. She died at Eden Valley. I met her about 50 years ago, as I passed through Uchee Pines. Although we never really got acquainted, I was very impressed by her demeanor. She was, I suspect, one of those rare gems whose price is far above rubies. If she was everything I imagined her to be, she deserves acknowledgement and respect for a life well iived.