This Week in the News

By Norbert Link

We report on further developments on the situation between Russia and Germany. Please view our new StandingWatch program, “Is Nuclear War Between Russia and Germany Imminent?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdAoMCySm0M and https://rumble.com/v27g0i9-is-nuclear-war-between-russia-and-germany-imminent.html.

We also speak on Britain’s fear of an EU Army and the concern about Austria’s and Denmark’s military plans and strategies.

We address Europe’s warning to Twitter boss Elon Musk; the pope’s clarification of his statements about homosexuality; George Soro’s intentions to indoctrinate the younger generation; and more violence in the Middle East; as well as the real story behind the Holocaust and the growing antisemitism in Europe.

We conclude with a report on Canada’s pastor Artur Pawlowski who is facing trial for his “disobedience” of autocratic coronavirus restrictions and the “violation” of the government’s prohibitions to exercise his freedom of speech religion. 

“He who has friends like these doesn’t need enemies.” Or, in other words: “Who needs enemies with friends like these?” Have we heard these statements before? For instance, when a relationship is destroyed through the clash of personalities and opposing wishes?

However, we all have the need for companionship and friendship. Quality friendships are an important part of our lives. Needless to say, we are not to maintain friendships with people who tempt us to sin. If we want to be friends of the world, God’s love is not in us. What I am addressing here is true friendship that is pleasing to God.

The foundation of a strong friendship is to care more about others than about oneself. Sincere love is how to keep a friend.

More than anything else, unfounded jealousy undermines the willingness to help and ruins our friendship because it goes hand in hand with evil desire, that takes advantage of the other person instead of showing sympathy and compassion. Lack of trust also affects friendships and the willingness to be open and to share with each other.

Furthermore, unhealthy gossip soon wears out friendly relationships. We all certainly know people who constantly badmouth others – sometimes even those whom…

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In our Q&A on clean and unclean animals, we say the following:

“The Bible clearly prohibits the consumption of animal meat which it describes as ‘unclean’ in Old and New Testament passages (such as Leviticus 11:1-47; Deuteronomy 14:3-20; and Acts 10:1-21, 28)…

“According to the Biblical designation, certain animals are considered ‘clean’ and their meat is therefore appropriate for human consumption (compare, for example, Leviticus 11:3: ‘Among the animals…that you may eat…’)…

“Among insects, only certain types of locusts may be eaten. However, the biblical designations of those types might not be entirely identifiable today (Leviticus 11:20-23). Soncino states that ‘the word [for grasshopper] denotes a kind of locust, but we are unable to identify it.’ [The Tanakh also states in an annotation that a number of these insects in verse 21, describing locusts, cannot be identified with certainty.] Some claim that today’s ‘grasshoppers,’ as designated by modern Science, and some types of crickets might be fit for human consumption. All other insects and ‘creeping things,’ including Frogs, Lizards, Salamanders, Slugs, Snails (including the so-called ‘edible snail’), Snakes, Toads and Worms, clearly, must not be eaten.”

 We also pointed out that we must be careful with certain designations, translations, and types of Jewish understanding with respect…

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