World Missionary Press Sends Greetings

Dear Ryan,

"In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
He was in the beginning with God. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us,
and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,
full of grace and truth." John 1:1-2, 14 NKJV

Not a tract, but still good news

This isn't a tract. Its good news though. I was watching a 16 minute-long video report on colonialism and India's technological coming-of-age made in 1995. The protagonist, Valdura, a small South Indian village commercially centered around fishing. The antagonist, an american company called Enron which, at the time, was very interested to build a plant where their village had still functioning, a comparativly primitive system of order. Im not sure if the plant ever got built or what happened to Enron, but its not really that important to the reason I am writing this. Having watched this heart-warming tale of booming industry and hope and struggle, I suddenly felt so socially conscious and wondered what else is going on in the third world (or went on 18 years or more ago.) Embarrassingly, I didn't even know what exactly I was looking for, so I just typed "Africa". The first videos to appear below were "Africa by Toto" and "Africa by Karl Wolf featuring Culture" (which, as it turns out, is a cover of the more popular version of "Africa" by the band, Toto). Right away, the first frame of Toto's "Africa" is too boring to click. Karl Wolf's though, has a first frame that looks something like what one might assume to be a carribean beach scene, tanned, bikini clad female strutting, in tact. But Karl Wolf? Who is Karl Wolf? I just clicked it though. It must have be destiny because I haven't been able to think about much else since last night when I spent several early morning hours digging up information on Karl Wolf. The video is from this year 2008, I believe. Karl Wolf is still active and has a myspace, fan site, merch and more: everything a vastly popular Canadian pop/dance/club/hip-hop star of today should have, especially when captivating the love and support of most of the modern middle-eastern teen and pre-teen demographic. He's brash with often a complete disregard for seemingly reasonable and logical lyrics, while genuinely expressing love, reminds me slightly of R. Kelly's more obscure works. Check out the video, its actually pretty heavy. Or actually, it takes some weight off my heart.

Here is the link to the video if the video itself isnt there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lOoId21B1Q

Lyrics to Africa :

It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had

I hear the drums echoing tonight
But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation
She's coming in twelve-thirty flight
Her moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation
I stopped an old man along the way
Hoping to find some old forgotten words or ancient melodies
He turned to me as if to say: “Hurry boy, it's waiting there for you”

[Chorus:]
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had

The wild dogs cry out in the night
As they grow restless longing for some solitary company
I know that I must do what's right
Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti
I seek to cure what's deep inside, frightened of this thing that I've become

[Repeat chorus]

[Instrumental break]

Hurry boy, she's waitïng there for you

Im pretty sure the lyrics of the video edit version are different. They dont seem to match up, but this is what all the most credible sources provide.

www.karlwolf.com
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=19506253 -Karl Wolf myspace, is he coming to your home town soon?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p--pq2VtSUs -Economic Colonialism in India (1995)

Some youths carry on secret relationships via the mobile phone, according to watchtower.org

Greetings!

Hello and welcome! For those unaware, from this platform, I plan to maintain running reviews and overviews of religious tracts and other printed material that have been found, given to me or received by mail-order and also present accounts of e-mail and face-to-face interactions with "representatives" and in this way keep anyone interested informed as to how the major Christian sects are informing people of their mission, goals and supposed end results of believers and non-believers. This should also serve to more easily identify common themes and implications . As I have not been gathering information for too long, I am not fully sure how long it will be until information is repeated. Therefore, this blog may serve as relevant, to the original, intended end, for only a short time. I can only hope to consistently find new information. I hope you return soon for a review of the brilliantly pieced together work from the fine people of the Jehovah's Witnesses entitled Questions Young People-Ask Answers That Work. (I am almost wary to lead with this as it is one of the more impressive readers I have encountered and I fear if assumed to be standard, may set the grade a bit high. At the same time, I am having a hard time thinking past the shear amount of information it covers and the large basis for expanding it creates.)

As described on watchtower.org;

Questions Young People Ask—Answers That Work
Its 39 chapters answer many questions, such as: How can I cope with peer pressure? Should I quit school? How can I say no to premarital sex? Why say no to drugs? 320 pages.

First printed in 1989 and published today by the Jehova's Witnesses in-house publishing firm, Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc., Questions fields, well, questions, supposedly occurring in popular topics of discussion, especially within a youthfully inquisitive forum. Greater sections house specific chapters relating to basic family and at-home issues, but also delve deeper, into what some would consider more-serious-if -unattended-to type problems such as masturbation and choosing what to read. Chapter 25, for instance, addresses the seriousness of self sex action and 26 lends ideas on how to resist the urge of said action. While the questions are aimed toward the aid of "young people," the answers are not so age-specific as to exclude older people with the same questions. Definitely a good read, especially if you are not sure where J'sW stands on basic issues and the photos are, for the most part, straightforwardly, impressively, blatantly, and sometimes even humorously expressive. As the edition is free, it is worth picking up if you can find it, but may more easily be obtained by contacting your local Jehova's Witness Branch Office. The United States of America office is located at 25 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, NY 11201-2483. For all other country listings consult the index of branch offices found on the website. If you should visit the website, browse the other titles. I have read some of them. J'sW's reading material has been consistently well organized and presented with tasteful regard and a seemingly sizable budget. That all for now though, check back soon for new information! Email me with questions on how to find interesting reading material! I look forward to publishing more work and findings!

Oh! This link may be more explanatory than I could ever be. In spite of this, check it out. Its kind of kooky and fun! Maybe I will post more links too! We will see how it goes!

http://watchtower.org/e/current_topics.htm

A place to order other free religious tracts:

www.wmpress.org -click the tab labeled "place order" and you can view titles and get them mailed to your house free!

More soon to come!