december 25, 2020. to selected bodies of elders assigned to the covid-19.
re: adjustments to arrangements for meeting family food needs during the covid-19 pandemic.
dear brothers:.
separate congregation or circuit accounts should not be set up to fund purchases
The few savvy elders that are remaining should know NEVER NEVER NEVER put funds in a Cong account again. Keep the CASH on hand if you're going to have a "fund" for needy.
i can’t remember the last time i stayed in on new year’s eve.
every year we went out and made this date a real party.
it was a celebration that included a night out, a stay in a hotel , eating, drinking and dancing to live music!.
Freezing rain predicted. For some reason the weather is always shitting on NYE. Considered catching a flight to somewhere warm. Ft Lauderdale maybe. But traveling isn't all that fun anymore. TSA. Flight delays. Walking miles to the gates.Easier to stay near home.
On the other hand -- Local restaurants are closed due to Covid, so no better place to go than our own hot tub with a nice bottle of champagne (if we stay up til midnight).
i have a few jw relatives who are true believers.
by this i mean, they believe with all their heart that 1914 was the beginning of the last days, that this is the last generation, that we are in the very last of the last hour of this system of things, and that you should obey the governing body even if it does not make sense.
all of them are in their 60s and up into their 90s there is nothing you can say or show them to convince them or even cause a small doubt that the wt is not god organization.
The word "BELIEVERS" is a bit of a problem here.
IMO most JW's have NO IDEA what they believe!
They could no more explain the "time, times, and 1/2 a time" than explain quantum physics. They have no idea WTF this "overlapping" BS is about. All they know is JW dot ORG and that they are "SPECIAL" and only they will be saved and everyone else is "lesser" and will be destroyed and they will inherit all the "booty" left behind.
JW's no longer teach/learn any doctrine. It's just listen, obey, or get shunned.
the way he’s talking, i wouldn’t be surprised if he creates a third party .
he’s unhappy with republican leadership.
can you see trump leaving the gop and going rogue?
Frankly, I think we could use a new 3rd Party. The Dems and the GOP are really one and the same. They have both abandoned the middle class, middle American. But I don't mean some fringe group like the Green Party, etc that really doesn't matter in any election.
Trump could have enough influence to start such a thing. He has the grassroots connections to get things rolling. But as mentioned the man is 74 years old. I wouldn't want to be tackling this kind of thing and I'm younger than he is.
here we are, the family and i, moving along in our slow journey to freedom.
although they are unaware, for the most part, our ship is slowly veering off course.
not enough to cause attention, not enough to trigger alarm bells, but just enough.. since the summer dc, i have watched carefully, as the new releases remain on the coffee table, in plain sight, not touched, more of a decoration that anything.
I was excited to see a new message from Tech49 only to see it's a revived one.
Would love to hear how yall are doing!
Doc
Damn hard to believe that is from SEVEN YEARS AGO!
blondie, flipper, shirley w, where are you?
did this site get too republican for you?
i just take those threads with a grain of salt..
I think we don't see deeper discussions about JW stuff much anymore because JWdom is no longer deep. It has become less and less analytical because it got its butt kicked and is now playing it safe. As some have said, JWdom is morphing into a non-analytical mega church that focuses on feel-good stuff and lifestyle vs doctrine. — MAGNUM
I think that about sums up JWism today. “Where’s the beef?” No longer are there any discussions of the “deeper things“ because there are none. The new JW religion is all about feeling “warm and fuzzy“. And of course, shunning apostates and even “potential“ apostates so that the real TTATT not be revealed to the JW drones.
i think it should simply be there to help us citizens.
and besides giving money to other countries, stop giving money to the arts and entertainment..... give money to help taxpayers struggling with debt .
period!!!
Is there no one who likes the idea of so much funding leaving the United States and its citizens?
Apparently over 50% of the members of the US Congress like that idea.
so what is this weeks watchtower trash about.
wife is in cult mode and trying to see if there is a link.. thanks.
some people want limited government involvement in their lives.
the less government, the happier they are.
others feel there’s not enough government intervention.
If I could work the same kind of "deal" that Hunter Biden has, I'd be great with the "Government" taking care of me. I think I could squeak by on 100's of MILLION$ thanks to my "government" connections.
i think it should simply be there to help us citizens.
and besides giving money to other countries, stop giving money to the arts and entertainment..... give money to help taxpayers struggling with debt .
period!!!
LOW INFORMATION VOTERS
There really, really should be testing required to qualify to vote.
Read the constitution -- originally only landowners were allowed to vote. That raised "the bar" for who had a vote in important issues.Today, some places allow "illegals" to vote. Why should they have any "say" whatsoever in decisions in this nation?.
