very sad news .i am zing's partner.
first time on any kind of blog so please forgive any mistakes.
we have lost zing to the coronavirus this saturday gone, in the early hours.
I am very sorry to hear of this loss. Zing was a man of humour and intelligence. The virus is an indiscriminate monster.
Whether you close Zing's account or not. I suggest you stay around on this site, it is full of people who care. You will need that in the days to come.
Stay well we are thinking of you.
the watchtower witch-hunters are still sending out subpoena's and closing down websites.
it is safer for simon, this board, and us if we send out internal confidential documents privately.. from time to time i will let you know something has arrived that you might want.
just send us a "pm" and we will give you the download links.. you do not need to include any personal information.
Thanks Petra, wise and thoughtful.
humans are basically social animals.
see most any isolated mammal, whether in a zoo or even an outcast of its pride and you'll see one mentally disturbed creature.
maybe, after this pandemic has faded and humans are able to interact once more, some jw's might think twice before being so quick to shun.
Having experienced both, indeed disfellowshipping multiple times, I would say that isolation is nothing like as harrowing. You at least are able to communicate to your loved ones and although self-isolation is horrible you know it is a positive thing, has a limited span and is not a punishment.
what happened to all those new printing presses?
the wt said they were going to double the amount of mag's every month.
i wonder what ever happened.
Here is a press release from 2003 from the supplier MAN Roland who had an order for 7 of these humongous presses. Where are they now?
http://whattheythink.com/news/17031-watchtower-society-orders-seven-lithoman-presslines-man/
And then a printing industry article mentioning the worldwide purchase of 7 more of these machines and the fact that the London based one was put up for sale. Oh dear!
https://printbusiness.co.uk/news/Jehovahs-Witnesses-close-north-London-web-offset-operation/110571/
what happened to all those new printing presses?
the wt said they were going to double the amount of mag's every month.
i wonder what ever happened.
Well, my memory is that they "invested" in several huge all singing, all dancing high speed presses whose output would put half the trees in the world under threat. They bought one for London and it was off the scale mega. They were made by MAN Germany I believe.
2020-04-addendum letter.. https://docdro.id/n0hm6tg.
2020-04 shepherd the flock of god elder manual.
https://docdro.id/llechtz.
Nice to be ahead of 99.9% of those it was intended for. Thanks Petra
well as usual, the watchtower wants to make sure the rank & file keep the money coming in.
even if the jw's have nothing to eat.. 2020-04-10--congregation donations by electronic funds transfer.
https://docdro.id/himg31q.
Shameless.
what is it with italy, should it really be so risky driving across a bridge in a developed country?!.
i know there is china virus happening, but bridges haven't just gone to shit in the last month.. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52213898.
I suspect the influence of organised crime having sucked the quality from these civil engineering projects and converting it into corrupt cash. I know that is a sweeping generalisation but overall I believe that is a factor in Italian public life.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-52171712.
the bbc isn't even covering this story - it's merely publishing the front page of a newspaper which is!
why not bbc?.
She' gawn. She' gawn.
i am sitting at home, trying not to barf as this wt paragraph by paragraph tries to character assassinate those who have the temerity to take the emblems.
the unwritten, unspoken subtext is that they, the gb, the now distinct and separate “slave” are above all this.
they, the gold standard are immune to this questioning.
I am sitting at home, trying not to barf as this WT paragraph by paragraph tries to character assassinate those who have the temerity to take the emblems.
The unwritten, unspoken subtext is that they, the GB, the now distinct and separate “slave” are above all this. They, the gold standard are immune to this questioning.
Absolutely sickening.
