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  The rapture isn't what it is.

  by Jofi_Wofo in

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  i mentioned in my other thread that my mind wandered during the zoom meeting today.

  this was my second observation.

  note this exerpt on the rapture, from the july 15, 2015 wt and let's see what's wrong with it:.

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  Great examples of doublespeak.
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  Global Government to fight Coronavirus...... ?

  by mikeflood in

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  former united kingdom prime minister gordon brown calls for "creating a form of global government....to tackle the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus".. isn't that crazy?

  that's a dangerous idea.

  what do you guys think?.

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  Do you have a source for that please MikeFlood so I can see the context?
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  Covid-19 (Coronavirus) - Status Update Thread

  by Simon in

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  this topic is to focus on status updates & advice (no opinion or politics please).. status.

  latest status is that it's serious, probably isn't going to be contained and most large companies are making contingency plans, cancelling large events etc... which i don't think would happen if it was just people being alarmist.

  the incubation period means it may have already spread further and infected many more people than are currently known, so expect jumps in the numbers over the coming days and weeks.. tracking.

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  Liver damage in mild cases of COVID-19 is often transient and can return to normal without any special treatment.
  
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  Put the Blame Where it Belongs

  by cofty in

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  Good - and short - article in The Atlantic...

  China Is Avoiding Blame by Trolling the World; Beijing is successfully dodging culpability for its role in spreading the coronavirus.

  The government only instituted a lockdown in Wuhan on January 23—seven weeks after the virus first appeared. As events in Italy, the United States, Spain, and France have shown, quite a lot can happen in a week, much less seven. By then, mayor Zhou Xianwang admitted that more than 5 million people had already left Wuhan.
  
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  Jehovah's Witnesses Mistaken Ideas About What The Bible Teaches

  by Vanderhoven7 in

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  let's add to the following list.

  jws are mistaken when they believe the bible teaches:.

  1. that their leaders somehow represent the faithful and wise servant.

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  Their teaching that Jesus put an end to the need for his disciples to keep the Jewish Law. That is a profound misunderstanding of Jesus and his work.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses Mistaken Ideas About What The Bible Teaches

  by Vanderhoven7 in

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  let's add to the following list.

  jws are mistaken when they believe the bible teaches:.

  1. that their leaders somehow represent the faithful and wise servant.

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  EverApostate - don't you think that threads should be allowed that assume the authority of the bible as a premise for further conversation?
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  Jehovah's Witnesses Mistaken Ideas About What The Bible Teaches

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
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  let's add to the following list.

  jws are mistaken when they believe the bible teaches:.

  1. that their leaders somehow represent the faithful and wise servant.

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  I would put the ransom at number one.

  The Jesus of Paul and the Gospels died in place of sinners. The Jesus of the Watchtower died 'to buy back the value of Adam's perfect life'.

  The difference is crucial - pun intended.
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  Put the Blame Where it Belongs

  by cofty in

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  Jwundubbed - you could hardly be more wrong.

  These viruses are endemic in animal species. They only get to make the jump to humans because of shameful way Chinese people behave with their wet markets. It is cruel, dirty and medieval.

  The problem was made 1000x worse by the Chinese Communist Party who lied for weeks and persecuted doctors who were trying to alert the world.

  It is totally the fault of China and you are what Lennin used to call a ' useful idiot' - although well meaning and naive no doubt.

  This pandemic has a fatality rate of less than 1% Just wait until we get a bird flu from China with a rate closer to 60%.

  Action against the CCP MUST follow. It is an existential threat to all mankind.
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  Put the Blame Where it Belongs

  by cofty in

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  Covid-19 (Coronavirus) - Status Update Thread

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this topic is to focus on status updates & advice (no opinion or politics please).. status.

  latest status is that it's serious, probably isn't going to be contained and most large companies are making contingency plans, cancelling large events etc... which i don't think would happen if it was just people being alarmist.

  the incubation period means it may have already spread further and infected many more people than are currently known, so expect jumps in the numbers over the coming days and weeks.. tracking.

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  SBF - Cases are massively under reported everywhere apart from S Korea where there will still be some under reporting. Death rate in S Korea will not be less than in other western countries. Death rate will not exceed 0.6% of the 30-50% who will be infected. Stop fear-mongering.