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  3 Letters Arrived!--(As of 2020-04-06)

  by Atlantis in

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  2020-04-03--support during coronavirus pandemic.

  https://docdro.id/cvkzlpi.

  2020-04-04--announcement.

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  TheListener

  Thanks wannabefree
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  3 Letters Arrived!--(As of 2020-04-06)

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  2020-04-03--support during coronavirus pandemic.

  https://docdro.id/cvkzlpi.

  2020-04-04--announcement.

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  TheListener

  I'm afraid to click the links in the posts like the one in this thread. Can our clicking the link give away our IP addressor some other information we didn't intend to give away? Also, can the individual that posts the links see who clicks on them and downloads the documents?

  From TheListener is not IT smart
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  Governor Cuomo - Does He Have a Flash Drive Plugged into His Head?

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
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  like the guy or not, i don't know how this guy can talk so much, giving fact after fact and analyze what is going on, not just in new york but across the country.

  he's not reading from notes and there are no teleprompters.

  he gives about an hour to an hour and a half at press conferences every day and fox news carries it.. i mean, as i am listening, he's saying they moved 802 ventilators from this state to that state, 412 came here to new york .... on and on.

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  Cuomo fan? No. Impressed with his handling of the current crisis? Yes.

  Most politicians have stepped up to the plate pretty well, but there are some who have been far too slow to take the virus seriously.

  Every politician runs the risk of not getting re-elected if they do too much or too little. It's the job they signed up for.

  This is why I would never want to be a politician. There are a lot of reasons why but this is one for sure.
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  How are they handling the memorial this year with the Coronavirus?

  by Mandi in

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  it’s cognac.

  couldn’t sign-in for some reason so i created a new account.

  just was wondering what’s going on with the memorial this year cause my kids father wants to have them during that time.

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  some congregations are doing no emblems and some other congregations decided to have the elders deliver emblems to each family
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  Convention

  by Gorbatchov in

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  gorby's brother in law came by the porch and told "the conventions are cancelled".

  we knew already but responded surprised.

  "it will be recorded and showed at stream.

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  My wife said they could meet together to watch video stream at hall or do it via zoom depending on area and covid outbreak at the time
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  Warning!

  by FedUpJW in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  no...not a warning from me, rather that is the subject of the "local needs" that i heard was presented via zoom tonight.. beware of apps!

  they harped on the idea that only apps approved by the governing body should ever be downloaded or used by jdubs.

  they said if they had not been featured in the litterature or specifically recommended by the governing body then jdubs should heed the warning and avoid them.. i guess they are, as we all suspected, very afraid of what the dubs will find out now that they have to use only electronic devices for their "food"..

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  My family had not got this message. They have tons of apps.
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  If "Zoom" is All They Have Now.....

  by 1234 in

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  think of the possibilities, if this technology is all they have to stay in touch with their minions think of the wonderful possibilities..... 1. think of what just one molotov cocktail or flame thrower could do to their broadcasting room and the "world wide work.

  2. or better yet if "v" (for vendetta) hacked into their broadcasting system...and told them the real truth.

  3. just one rogue bethelite could have all kinds of fun..... i can dream can't i.....

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  Wife uses zoom for meetings. Dressed nice from waist up. Doesn't have her camera turned. Is enjoying the ability to have meeting but not leave house.
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  Will "social distancing" help JWs wake up.

  by Tantalon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  with the existing and still to come covid19 lock downs in many countries i wonder if not being obliged to attend meetings and field service will give many jws the opportunity to clear their mind a little and start to see the cracks.

  i know they will be expected to log on to their devices but with no one other than family to monitor this it could be a circuit breaker for many.

  of course the fear of end times pestilence may counter that.

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  Zoom is a new and exciting thing for my wife and her dub friends and family. But, they also love not going out to the meetings, not having to get completely dressed up (like just a blouse with slacks or no makeup). Over time the newness and exciting part will wear off and it could become a bit tedious. Plus IMO it's much harder to focus and actually remember what is being said when you're not there in person.
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  Good News About the Covid-10 and the Watchtower Bible and Truck Society! n

  by 1234 in

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  we all know that things are all going to be way different when we get through this milestone.. like hurricane katrina, people survived this but new orleans even 16 years later is way different.

  our economy is like a shark that must keep moving through the water.

  stop it and it will die.. the witnesses like many people in the world, have little to no savings.

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  My wife and her dub family and friends find the zoom app exciting and new. But I think if the crisis goes on too long it will become harder and harder to control everyone. Hearing the meeting info on zoom and seeing the elders faces on an app doesn't have the same long term pressure and control that facing them all in person at the kh does. IMO
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  Last night's local needs

  by Fadeaway1962 in

  1. watchtower
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  the memorial each family to have wine and unleavened bread to pass around (isolated bro who's a recovering alcoholic).

  limit watching the news regarding the virus look on jw.org and the gb will keep us informed (they know better than medical professionals).

  ministry suspended but use any opportunity to speak to people and give them a jw.org card(the virus still active on card).

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  My wife hasn't mentioned having to have emblems for the memorial. I'm assuming the talk will be over the zoom app as well.