if you have been keeping up with the news, many cities are seeing an uptick in covid cases.
mask mandates are being implemented in many cities.. many pimos are relating that their pimi parents and grandparents are scared to go back and are having a hard time following the elder's exhortation to attend the memorial, because it might be the last.. a lot of pimi's are saying; that it doesn't make logical sense for large groups of people to meet in a crowded building passing and touching emblems and wine glasses while covid is still around and vaccines have not prevented the death of many who still got the virus.
the elders keep reminding the sheeple that "we must obey,even if it doesn't make sense.".
I quite agree about the risk of Covid, it is similar in the U.K.
To be fair, there has not been a mandate for all to return to live meetings. We have “hybrid “ meetings both live and on zoom . It is my feeling that most of the oldies stay home and zoom in, even the memorial. The person conducting the meetings tries to make a point of including both groups...
a lot of pimos are reporting that returning to the meetings is backfiring in that covid is spreading among the members returning.. post;.
so last saturday was my first meeting back in person and well it completely backfired.
last night i got a text from my group overseer saying that someone in the hall tested positive for covid and that we need to get tested(great 🎉).. honestly i kinda expected this.
In U.K. I have heard of a local congregation cancelling meetings due to Covid outbreaks.
Some large firms and an airline have reported staff shortages due to Covid
in Britain we have over 20,000 in hospital with it , deaths attributed to Covid rose 20% to 1300...
It is certainly not over and I don’t want to be one of the ones in hospital with it so at home we stick to zoom.
the watchtower—study edition | february 2022. study article 6. do you trust in jehovah’s way of doing things?.
15 as the end of this system of things draws near, we need to trust in jehovah’s way of doing things as never before.
during the great tribulation, we may receive instructions that seem strange, impractical, or illogical.
Par.10
“ More important, we show Jehovah that we trust in him by cooperating with those whom he trusts to care for us.—Acts 20:28.”
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Hmm. I wonder how those two elders from Illinois feel reading that? They followed directions to the letter , did not report child abuse and ended up in court some years later. I wonder of the WTS paid their fine…
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https://youtu.be/guzbxzdpflo.
Thank you Terry for an interesting post. I found this point worth noting….
” One of the epigraphers who studied the amulet noted that the quality
of the inscription is extraordinary, and that the person who wrote it
would have been perfectly capable of writing the entire Pentateuch.
Most scholars believe that the Old Testament was written much later,
in Persian times, based on the assumption that the early Israelites
were illiterate. The amulet shows that they not only knew how to write,
but that they were very good at it.”
blondie, it's so nice to hear from you after a two year break.
i didn't notice your return 10 days ago.
i'm so excited to read all your new posts.. i hope life has treated you well over the last two years.. i think about you every now and then and others do as well.
I would second that 🌷
golden age aug 25th 1926 p.751 "negative gravitation...you may have wondered how accidents will be avoided in christ's kingdom, since we are told nothing will hurt or destroy.
scientist tell us there is enough atomic energy in one finger nail to propell a battleship.
the people of the future may carry some of this power with them.
I guess we are a little off the original topic, but as far as I can see the flood canopy is still the teaching. The most recent quote I found was
WT 2011 3/15 pages 24-28 par 10
”Picture the scene. The big day finally arrives. It is the 17th day of the second month of the year 2370 B.C.E., and they go into the ark. Jehovah shuts the door, and it begins to rain. This is no mere local flood. The water canopy, or heavenly ocean, bursts open, and a torrential downpour pounds the ark.”
So they are not only specific on the date but the heavenly ocean canopy.....
When I lived away from here I seemed to keep meeting Mormons through other social activities. I used to enjoy discussing religion with them . The ones I met were totally sincere and ,I believe, very good people. Their teachings on family life and conduct are not dissimilar to the JWs .
I’d agree though that the Mormon beliefs are not in the least credible .If you can accept that angels appeared to Joseph Smith , that new scripture was written on golden plates that have disappeared….and Jesus will set up his kingdom in North America…. Then you can accept anything.
Says me , who once fervently believed the Watchtower teachings!
i was googling the subject and came across this story.
i just had an incredible phone conversation with a long-time jw who has strong "q-anon" "sovereign citizen" beliefs.
the wife(first gen) says she is not surprised.
No....... J W’s have their own solution to the world’s problems and it does not include right wing politics.
However, if you ask if JWs distrust society ? Yes.
I found a larger than normal following within it for unconventional medicines and certainly some are gullible for a good conspiracy .
I guess if you take an opinion poll, it is all about how your question is worded.
apparently 4 new gb helpers as per reddit.
1) paul gillies.
2) johnathan smith.
Paul Gillies..... ex PR man of the London Bethel. I last saw him online streaming giving evidence to the British enquiry into child abuse. I heard he was now in NY, seems to be on a course to the top.
in the past few months there have been a few debates on this site over alleged evidence of the resurrection of jesus.
this can be a hot topic as most would agree that without the resurrection of jesus there would be no christianity.
i am not so sure of that, but i am more sure that dr. gary habermas' minimal facts approach to the resurrection has no evidentiary basis.. here is a 22 minute video on the topic.
I accept the resurrection of Jesus as the basis of Christianity. As Paul wrote “ If Christ were not raised up your faith is useless ……we are men to be pitied” ( 1 Cor. 15 . Summary of it)
Such an event, however, is not supportable by historical evidence. He died as a criminal with no official record. His resurrection was only seen and accepted by his followers so is not in any secular history. Contemporary writers like Josephus and Tacitus comment on his living and gaining followers but not being raised.
So , I see it as a matter of faith. We “ walk by faith, not by sight “ .
