Mariolatry is worship of Mary the mother of the Lord Jesus Christ, defined in the Oxford Dictionary as “early 17th century: from Maria (Latin equivalent of ‘Mary’) + -latry, on the pattern of idolatry”. The Oxford’s definition of the practice of Mariolatry is “idolatrous worship of the…
Arecent (September 2000) doctrinal state ment from the Vatican caused quite a stir amongst non-Catholic Christian churches and the Jewish community.
The document Dominus Iesus (Lord Jesus) and a leaked four-page letter from the Vatican’s Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger to the world’s Cath…
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Sometimes young sisters may feel that they do not have a very important role to play in the service of their God, but the Scriptures clearly show that there is much positive work for them to do in the work of the truth. There are many ways a sister can contribute to the work of serving her Mas…
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From our understanding of Bible prophecy we have expected the influence of the Roman Catholic Church to rise again from her decline, loss of prestige and power that developed after her loss of temporal power in 1870. The Scriptures make it clear that at the time of the end the Catholic Churc…
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“I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night … till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.” (Isaiah 62:6–7)
The above heading was for a report in the Sydney Morning Herald on 8th November which amongst othe…
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The hand of God works in mysterious ways. Who would have thought that one of the outcomes of the Global Financial Crisis would be to strengthen the bonds of the ‘mother country’ with the Commonwealth nations? As we are aware, the GFC has caused havoc with economies worldwide but in particular w…
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An article in The Australian Financial Review in June last year highlighted the growing cooperation between Russia and Germany.
The leading paragraph in the article entitled “German-speaking Putin cements ties with Berlin” illustrated the developments.
“Russian President Vladimir Putin w…
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As the celebrations to usher in the year 2000 began, news came through that the Russian President, Boris Yeltsin, had resigned and had appointed the Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as acting President, pending elections in March this year.
“Yeltsin’s announcement on New Year’s Eve caught the …
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In the past twelve months we have witnessed the amazing peace developments between Israel and her neighbours, culminating in the historic peace agreement between Israel and Jordan. All it needs now is for Syria and Lebanon to reach agreement with Israel and she will then have peace on all her border…
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