Posts by tresdecu

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Mother's Day is Only for Mother Church

by Sea Breeze in

what jackasses !.

tresdecu

Not sure what year that is from (and I doubt anyone current JWs would use something so old) but I just found this on JW.borg:

https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/jw-celebrate-holidays/

Opening paragraph: (see sentence in BOLD)

How do Jehovah’s Witnesses determine whether a holiday is acceptable?

Before deciding whether to celebrate a particular holiday, Jehovah’s Witnesses consult the Bible. Some holidays and celebrations clearly violate Bible principles. When that is the case, Jehovah’s Witnesses do not participate. Regarding other holidays, each Witness makes his or her own choice, striving “to maintain a clear conscience before God and men.”—Acts 24:16.

so reading through I didn't see anything about Mothers day AT ALL.....based on this could a JW based on his own conscience (and this article) celebrate mother's day guilt free??

Thoughts??

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Back to the Meetings. It's Offical!

by pistolpete in

yep, the vacation is over, it's time to go to work------for free!

😭😢😓😰😡.

https://www.jw.org/en/news/jw/.

tresdecu

I try to ignore covid news and just do the best I can to mitigate the risks, that being said, I wonder if they're keeping an eye on this:

https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/15/health/covid-rising-uk-us/index.html

Open up KHs just in time for another wave

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The Watchtower—Study Edition | January 2022

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

the watchtower—study edition | january 2022. during the great tribulation, gog of magog’s forces may try to assault us in our homes.

but we can take comfort in knowing that jesus and his angels are aware of what is happening and will defend us (see paragraph 13).

13. when gog of magog attacks, why will we appear to be vulnerable, but what reason for confidence will we have?

tresdecu

Sadly because of Russia...JW's have similar REAL images of Russian police, going into KHs etc doing this very thing. That crap gives them ammunition to say "See, it's happening there...just a matter of time"

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Watchtower Admits To Using Your Family As a Pagan "Weapon" of Tyranny

by Sea Breeze in

.... just 5 years after they wrote this, they started doing what they condemned!

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tresdecu

Wow. great find. I am going to show this to my wife.

Thanks for posting

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Another JW documentary coming soon...

by tresdecu in

jw
friends

this looks like a good one, another small blow coming straight from satan's system!!!

vice versa: crusaders.

(hollywood reporter article) .

tresdecu

This looks like a good one, another small blow coming straight from Satan's system!!! ;-)

Vice Versa: Crusaders

(hollywood reporter article)

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I need some assistance here please

by bola in

i have just being reinstated back as a jw..

tresdecu

Disregard 1st post, I just read your 2nd.

Good Luck, and sorry you were forced...you must be in a tough situation. This %$#@ religion creates a lot of tough situations. Take care Bro.!!

~~I am just going to sit back and have some popcorn on this thread, ;-)~~

~~Sorry Bola, wishing you the best, but I don't think this is the forum you're expecting it to be.~~

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Vaccine Deaths

by Sea Breeze in

it is reported that in the usa, 30 people are dying per day after receiving the corona vaccine.

anyone else hear about this?

- article.

tresdecu

Edit: after I posted this I noticed in the thread somebody already copied and pasted the info.

That number (30) that the OP referenced was an average of the number of people supposedly killed by the vaccine.

Not that I blindly trust everything coming from the government (CDC) but here is the official CDC info for that stat referenced by the original poster of this thread:

Link:

CDC adverse events

if you're interested in the info scroll down to the 5th subheading that addresses this, titled:

Reports of death after COVID-19 vaccination

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Do you know of any JW that likes to watch Military Flyover?

by Iamallcool in

jw
friends

just wondering!

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tresdecu

At first I thought this was a strange question. (no offense lamallcool ;-) I think it speaks to the diversity in the JW "mindset" & "conscience" in various parts of the US & world. I'm my area when I was an MS, groups of us went to the local US Airforce base for the annual airshow. It was not a big deal at all, and I never heard any murmuring about it. I think it's the same idea that witnesses can 'allow' themselves to go into old churches in Europe to "appreciate" the architecture.

We also went to a , MS house on the 4th of July...he had a great deck with a view of the fireworks. I was fortunately in a very liberal hall...we even had a local needs once on the "friends" (some of them) imposing their strict conscience on the activities of others....but I'm sure in smalltown, central USA the very opposite talk was being given "counsel your brothers when you see them enjoying worldly entertainment" lol. Crazy cult.

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Did you think this was it for the Watchtower-(Covid)- Well-They are coming back with even greater ZEAL!

by pistolpete in

so you all probably heard that the awake magazine is back, .

https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/?contentlanguagefilter=en&pubfilter=g&yearfilter=.

and one of my jw relatives said they were told by some elders that meetings and field service will resume before the end of the year.. they said this covid virus was a test, like when the romans breached jerusalem and retreated, only to come back later and sack jerusalem.

tresdecu

Hi Pistolpete

Who is the 'They'?

"They said this Covid Virus was a test..."

"They" as in a few random elders or are you getting some reliable intel from the chariot in NY?

Thanks! :-) they definitely always know how to spin ANYTHING to fit their narrative.

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7/16 OSB is selling for 60 bucks a sheet

by mickbobcat in

so in my area osb is up to 60 a sheet.

this is bsc insane.

from 10 to 12 bucks a year ago.

tresdecu

While I agree that Joe's a houseplant, lol. I think this is trickle down from pandemic shortages (from skimming a few articles)

According to this quote it's gone up since April of last year. I don't think it's Joe's fault or Trump's for that matter

The National Association of Home Builders says lumber prices have increased more than 200% since April 2020. The “price per thousand board feet” surpassed $1,100 in mid-April, up from less than $500 in June of 2020, the NAHB reported based on data from Random Lengths.

Here is another cut and paste from a builders website:

Early on in 2020, when the pandemic was just starting to gain global publicity, lumber prices slumped. Starting in early March, and continuing on through mid-June, prices plummeted and held at a relatively low mark.

The initial slump was a product of the global shutdown in response to the novel Corona Virus outbreak. Construction operations in most locations were shut down, and lumber mills and other processing facilities were left with an excess supply of material. So, are you wondering what caused lumber to increase from roughly $250 per 1000 board feet to over $850 per 1000 board feet?

We’ve seen some of the lowest interest rates in recent history over the past few months in the US as a response to the fragility in the economy.

Low-interest rates for both home mortgages and new construction financing led to a boom in the building and remodeling industries when businesses opened their doors in June.

The boom in the building/remodeling industries turned the tables on the lumber industry. Mills and other processing facilities went from having an excess supply of wood to a shortfall in what seemed like a moment’s notice.

Ultimately, as the demand for lumber continued to increase over the past few months, supply has not been able to catch up, resulting in an increase in lumber’s cost by 340% or more in particular locations.