DesirousOfChange

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  What’s Your Opinion of Companies That Decide To Stop Doing Business With You Because of Politics?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  i think it’s terrible.

  if someone wants to believe in a political party they should not be punished or censured because of who they like or what their politics are, right or left.

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  DesirousOfChange

  We certainly made some recent choices based on corporate decisions regarding politics. We no longer shop at Macy's or buy Estee Lauder products (nor have we purchased anything "Nike" for a long time). When such corporations public announce that they spend their profits to support political policies or candidates with which/whom I completely disagree, I am not going to let it be "my" profits. OTOH, I don't care what the CEO's do personally and in fact I would have no way of knowing if they kept their political opinions private.

  Similarly, though never a rabid fan of (US) football, I have chosen to NOT watch any game this season. I'll likely watch some of the Super Bowl (because I have biz interests in KC) and need to be "in the loop" to discuss the game when it comes up later.
  
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  Jehovah is steering the new Ramapo Facility, but somehow needs volunteer labor and donations

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  life and ministry meeting workbook | september 2020. living as christians.

  can you contribute your time and energy?.

  ramapo, new york.

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  DesirousOfChange

  Obviously" (™) Armageddon isn't coming prior to 2026 or else Joe Hoover would not be promoting the project.

  
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  How Many Masks Will You Wear?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there are recommendations that we should start doubling up on masks.

  some have even suggested that tripling masks would even be better!

  what’s your opinion of wearing numerous masks?

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  IF A FART CAN FIND IT'S WAY THROUGH YOUR BVD'S

  DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT FLIMSY MASK IS GOING TO KEEP OUT A VIRUS?
  
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  the GB has just cancelled the next two years

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  even some democrats are advocating for reopening society, and are at least hoping for some point in 2021, but the governing body just announced that they're canceling the assemblies in 2022 as well, aiming to restart in 2023. .

  they're really milking this 'pandemic', because as soon as things go back to normal that sense of urgency will start to die again, and publisher counts / meeting attendance will go down as well.

  i wonder how many jws are suffering form (additional) depression from this as well, because with meetings, assemblies and conventions at least you could see and meet new people, as well as socialize.

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  DesirousOfChange

  many JWs sincerely believe that the pandemic will lead to the Great Tribulation.

  Just as many sincere JW's believe other events were leading right into their Great Tribulation

  WWI

  Great Depression

  WWII

  Cold War

  End of 6000 years of mankind's existence (1975)

  International Year of Peace

  HIV/AIDS Epidemic

  9/11

  End of the 20th Century

  BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH
  
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  Zoom meetings

  by molybdenum in

  1. social
  2. humour

  being pimo i attend the meetings regularly over zoom.

  ( i have to as my wife is a dyed -in - the wool, and stick-in-the mud pioneer witness.

  i have no possibility of leaving as it would create havoc in my life and at 68 years of age i just don't want the hassle of having to cope with the ramifications of disassociating myself.

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  One thing they boast about is how wonderful the GB is for getting ahead of this pandemic before the world did, (which is a lie_)

  It musta been Holy Spirit!

  Thank you Joe Hoover!
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  U.K. Nurse Vaccinated With Covid Shot Has Covid Weeks After Getting Vac!

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  someone i know from england is a nurse.

  she told me there was an outbreak at the hospital and she got the virus after being vaccinated.

  she said she was told it probably would have been much worse for her had she not gotten vaccinated.

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  It was government.......who love us all so much....that they fucked everything up ROYALLY....and it ain't never coming back.

  Really? (sarcastic smirk)

  Are you familiar with the acronym "SNAFU"?

  Situation Normal. All Fucked Up.

  That acronym is credited to the US Army.

  At least here, that equally applies to the Government's Covid management. (But Slo-Joe and the Ho will fix it!)
  

  Thank you, Uncle Sam!
  
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  Where is the school for the 144,000?

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the watchtower has many schools to teach their members on how to become more effective in various assignments in jehovah's organization.

  they are trained to strengthen and help the congregations and branches around the world.

  here is a list of some of the schools the society run:.

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  DesirousOfChange

  Aren`t those that now claim to be of the anointed and partake of the bread & wine classed as having mental problems /

  The first piece of evidence is any video performance by Steven Lett.
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  Keystone XL Pipeline & Watchtower Research

  by IWant2Leave in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  you may know that president joe biden canceled the permits for the xl canadian pipeline on his first day in office.

  this was a controversial move, and there has been discussion and videos floating around the office where i work.

  one of my co-workers showed a video of all the jobs being lost.

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  Yeah! Let's use GREEN electric powered everything.

  Just plug it all into the current "clean" source of energy.

  
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  Larry King died of COVID

  by pistolpete in

  1. social
  2. current

  the reason i familiar with larry king is because of all his wives.

  king became well known for his repeat trips to the altar, marrying a total of eight times .

  in the resurrection, which woman does larry get?.

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  DesirousOfChange

  After EIGHT wives, he probably just WANTED TO DIE.
  
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  Witness posts JW.borg link on post about a dead child 🤦🏾‍♂️ on LinkedIn!

  by usualusername1 in

  1. jw
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  the link to the jw post is here https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6755559934110269440?commenturn=urn%3ali%3acomment%3a%28activity%3a6755559934110269440%2c6756112912068186112%29.

  am mulling over how to reply.

  any suggestions?.

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  DesirousOfChange

  I don't think there is anything you can say that would be uplifting. These people lost their young son. They find comfort in believing that he will be resurrected "perfect" in mind and body and walking with them in the future.

  Similarly, there is the reply from another lady that expresses her & her children's belief that they will play hockey together "in heaven".

  Do you think it's better that you (or anyone) awaken them to the fact that there will be no resurrection, or there is no "heaven", or anything else beyond NOW -- other than DEATH?

  If one of my children or grandchildren were to die unexpectedly ahead of my own death, I'd damn well wish that I again had the certainty that there was more for them somewhere/sometime. I would love to know that some Supreme, All-Wise Being is "going to fix it all" in his own due time. But I have come to the point in my cynical life that I only accept hard evidence. No more fairy tales and false promises.

  Don't be a shit-disturber. Let them have some peace.