heard the lastest in jw land?
god commanded the org to sell buildings in new york cause corona virus was comming.
lots of jws see it as this is the true religion cause of that 🙃😊 ofcourse no one been mentioning why no warning before spanish flu 1918 or terrorism 9/11.
So if the price they were able to command for those valuable NYC properties had been very low because of a weak real estate market, would they still have sold at a slim profit margin or waited for a good market?
If they hadnt sold and instead were holding property and waiting for the market to rise and the Covid virus had hit, what would they say then?
I guess my point is they sold because they needed money and they had a valuable real estate portfolio. period.
jehovah`s witnesses have taken it upon themselves that they have been chosen by god to be his witnesses in what they believe to be the last days ,the time of the end spoken of by the prophets of old.. they are on record as stating in their publications that it is their calling and duty to preach this message of announcing jehovah`s kingdom loud and clear publicly and from house to house even when under ban.. which they have done on many occasions in the past putting their trust in jehovah .. taking to heart acts ch.5 : 17- 32 which states in a nutshell ," we must obey god as ruler rather than men " .
they are also on record that the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one satan the devil to mislead all mankind.. this includes all governments ,religious leaders ,economic, and social systems ,they have even stated that the united nations was a counterfeit kingdom in opposition to the kingdom of god for the benefit of mankind.. so what do we see today ?
true , we have a pandemic with this covid-19 virus that is wreaking havoc in the worlds health systems causing death to many people on a scale not seen since the spanish flu pandemic a century ago.. now i`m just speaking from a jehovah`s witness mindset here,to put there money where their mouth is.
They really don't have a choice this time.
Even if their "faith" (misguided or not) led them to carry on and minister to others at a time like this, authorities be damned as they answer a higher calling........
they cant.
Why?
Because they are under so much scrutiny for child abuse cases that they just can't afford the publicity. They cant defy anything else right now because they are guilty of that one big thing already.
Another reason might be now that org has commandeered ownership of all the Kingdom Halls, there could be liability issues if someone traced a covid outbreak to that as a source. They don't want to be stuck paying for anyone's long term care.
It's similar to how they won't let the K H s be used for hurricane or tornado shelters - although some states are now regulating that as well.
this has been a horrible month.
my best friend’s wife just called to tell me that my friend had to be hospitalized due to severe coronavirus complications.
he has severe pneumonia, is put on a ventilator and is in a coma .
Good news for sure,
Do you know what drug they gave him?
this is getting thrown about a lot to me from various jdumbs.. .
also got the perfect answer as retort!
beat that you jdumb morons!.
They are missing a tremendous chance at goodwill here.
They should offer assembly halls as places for the National Gaurd or nurses to stay who are visiting to help in NYC.
Or let them be used as hospitals - the same as you know, the churches are doing????
i’m just curious to know the local attendance figures for the memorial.
my father told me they had an attendance of 140. not flattering for a cong of 100 pubs.
i was sort of surprised at this considering the quarantine measures and everyone being forced to stay at home.
They are covered either way. If its low they can say it was the unusual circumstances and then theorize about the "true" number. They will provide lots of anecdotal unprovable "experiences" sent in by publishers to back up their non-existant proof.
That will be good enough for most.
i support local and state and federal government’s power to safeguard the public.
i wonder is it getting to a point where we will be told we can’t go out anymore, can’t use your phone or computer anymore because of the viruses that we can get, etc.
are we prolonging this virus at all ?
I think when everyone first saw this virus happening they were scared and scared people are more compliant.
Now that we know a lot more about the virus and that people are getting tired of this artificial way of living - the fear is being replaced. It's being replaced by restlessness.
Pretty soon people will begin revolting against restrictions. The government isn't big enough to contain the majority of the populace in every area at once. When it gets to that point you will either see the government step back or you will see anarchy which will be far more dangerous than the virus.
Officials know this and are walking the fine edge of that balancing act right now.
My thought is at the beginning of May they will try for a controlled release of certain regions. Whether they can make it last through April in order to do that is anyone's guess.
got this week a message from a jw friend about the jw.org headquarters move to warwick.. the message shows how even rational witness (my friend is a rational businessman) share the jw emotional madness that's going arround the jw social media now.
how sad!
read for your self:.
Oh good grief. I understand the need to take precautions but they couldn't have one of their information/literature booths set up? They couldn't have a couple of young men that would "man" the booth and offer comfort to anyone who might approach "Gods true people on earth today"? Wear masks and maintain social distance?
Grocery store clerks are working - many people are stepping up to run food supply distributions being handed out. Those people are afraid too. The difference is their sense of humanity.
The leadership of the org is pathetic. Craven cowards one and all.
this has been a horrible month.
my best friend’s wife just called to tell me that my friend had to be hospitalized due to severe coronavirus complications.
he has severe pneumonia, is put on a ventilator and is in a coma .
So sorry to hear this. Thank you for checking in and letting us know how your friend is doing and how you are doing. You have had a very difficult month. ((((hugs min))))
it’s cognac.
couldn’t sign-in for some reason so i created a new account.
just was wondering what’s going on with the memorial this year cause my kids father wants to have them during that time.
I heard about a single person who asked an elder "how should I go about passing the emblems? Pass the from left hand to right hand? Or?" and the elder told them to stand up and just walk around the table on which the emblems are placed.
Not unlike a Catholic procession or a witch circle lol...
like the guy or not, i don't know how this guy can talk so much, giving fact after fact and analyze what is going on, not just in new york but across the country.
he's not reading from notes and there are no teleprompters.
he gives about an hour to an hour and a half at press conferences every day and fox news carries it.. i mean, as i am listening, he's saying they moved 802 ventilators from this state to that state, 412 came here to new york .... on and on.
I dont know about a flash drive but he is smooth!
Yesterday he said he was going to go jogging with his daughter and he would be getting fast enough to beat her in a run soon.
Today he said that people have got to stay indoors and quit loosening the social restrictions and that people saying they want to "get outside and get fresh air" is wrong and now is NOT the time to let up.
I watched his facial expressions carefully and he didnt even bat an eye when he said it. Very smooth.
