this tree is named after a general, because the us called in the army to protect these oldtimers; now wrapped in a fire proof blanket.
(it has already a 4 feet fireproof bark).
when will canada do the same, on it's west coast and brazil in the amazon?
The thick bark on these trees has enabled them to survive countless fires in the past. I read somewhere that the extreme heat of these fires was unprecedented and made a danger to them.
I am no climate activist but I must agree that so many bad things happening makes me worry about the climate.
we do know that many of them are masters of deception!
can you give us some examples?
i notice that some worldly people think jw are very honest people but we know better than that!
They are so good at deception that they have deceived themselves 🤔
just an observation viewing some of their on camera appearances , and their arrogance believing they are the only one`s used by god to reach and teach the people ,despite what gj said at the arc on the subject.. no doubt the gb men wear designer tailor made suits from the best tailors in nys ?
and their wives adequately provided for in a similar way ?
nothing from kmart or target ,walmart or whatever.. shoes are probably made from form fit cobblers to fit the individual ?
Let’s not speculate about things we cannot know. There is enough real criticism we can make without making stuff up
now, many years later, i remember the 1995 generation change, very well.. since early youth, hearing my father explaining in field service the 2520 years.
it was his main theme in the field.. with the change my doubts started.
with some jw friends we did not trust the organization anymore.
I have not followed all the above doctrinal discussion, but the mid nineties generation change was a massive change in thinking. I did not lose faith immediately but,looking back , it was the start of my independent thinking. I left before year 2000.
2021-08-s-196--using enjoy life forever!
in the ministry.
english and spanish.
Can you imagine dealing with this from the platform?
“And now we are to see an encouraging video Brothers..”
then
“Wasn’t that encouraging? ( no response) “ So how can that help us in our ministry today?”
Sister Dependable raises her hand because she always does.......
oh dear! Thank goodness my days at that are done! !
joined about the same time back in 2001 as minimus- we never agreed on very much at all, i was pro jw, and like most here, he was not.
his constant questions would somewhat annoy me, yet they were always here every time i remembered to check back on this site, there he was.. he was a constant.
an irritatingly constant.. what a loss tho.. wherever you are minimus, i wish you love and rest.. scooby..
Hi Scott it is good to see a fellow Brit and another old timer , in your former time as ScoobySnax.
Yes we are all going to miss Min.. whether we agreed with him or not, he was hard to ignore .
'unanswered questions — disturbing ones — surround the case of a former school health aide charged with three second-degree felony counts of molesting a child.. here’s what we know: santa fe police arrested 30-year-old robert apodaca in july over allegations he sexually abused a boy in 2019, including at the school nurse’s office at gonzales community school.. .
apodaca and the boy knew each other through the north santa fe congregation of jehovah’s witnesses.
an elder at the congregation reported apodaca to police after the family came to him in june.
The links dont open for me, behind a paywall. The important point is in a few posts above that states that reporting is mandatory in New Mexico. If so, and this elder contacted Bethel for guidance he would surely be told to report it.
Is that not WT policy?
in the latest jw broadcast, anthony morris the turd gives a talk about donations.
to camouflage this, he starts and ends the talk by saying that isn't actually what he's doing.
first he starts with the usual disclaimer, 'wt has never begged for money like christendom and we never will', you know the drill.
He said..... " We want Jehovah to love us.... so what money we may have... we are happy to give for Kingdom interests "
So... if you want to receive Gods love, you better give !
Is that much different to the Medieval Catholics claiming absolution in exchange fo donations?
vaccinations.
how many deaths were instigated which could be prevented?watchtower policies against vaccines left faithful sheep vulnerable to horrible consequences.antitoxins and vaccines against diphtheria, tetanus, anthrax, cholera, plague, typhoid, tuberculosis, and more were developed through the 1930s.. 1921 - "vaccination never prevented anything and never will, and is the most barbarous practice" - golden age oct 12, 1921, p.17.
1923 - "vaccination, summed up, is the most unhygienic, barbaric, filthy, abhorrent, and most dangerous system of infection known.
Yes, back in the 20s and 30s they were very much against vaccination, and they had many other strange ideas as well.
However, in recent times they have been consistent in either taking no stand , saying that such things are a personal choice.... or in the recent pandemic they have gone out of their way to say that there is no objection to vaccines.
I would even commend them for promptly shutting down KHalls and the stance they have taken.
who of those passed away jwd/jwn members, do we think of??.
oompah and the lady from australia, are there more??.
g..
Ahh... don’t remind me of “Trevor-gate”. That enormous wind up that got us all going.
This has been an enjoyable and sobering thread . In a few years it will be us they talk about, .....Hopefully...
