after 8 months of social isolation do they continue to think its loveing?
they also said social isolation was bullying..
Hebrews 10:25 ("do not forsake the gathering of yourselves together") used to have a marginal reference to Matt. 18;20 (where two or more are gathered in my name there my spirit will be also) e listed. When the silver bible came out it was removed, am I remembering that correctly?
It seems like we had a thread on that and the consensus was they didn't want people thinking they could form or meet for small study groups.
Of course now its ok I guess?
if biden wins i hope trump starts the trump news network and hires out from fox the good casters.
the people who made fox what it is are starting to get sick of how its turning to the left or dark side.
this would give trump a voice and keep alive real journalism.
Second, they'll be supporting a younger, more intelligent, more capable candidate in 4 years' time.
Any thoughts on who that might be?
as i had mentioned in one of my past posts, i strongly felt the democrats would win the presidency because they know they can cheat and not get prosecuted.
case in point; everyone involved in the russian conspiracy.
and the republicans just don’t understand that they need to get in the gutter and fight back like the democrats.
Why do I keep seeing Biden perched in front of a backboard that says "Office of the President Elect"
Is there such a thing?
So I went looking and found this:
To that end, provisions such as office space, telecommunication services, transition staff members are allotted, upon request, to the president-elect, though the Act grants the President-elect no official powers and makes no mention of an "Office of the President-Elect."
President-elect of the United States - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › President-elect_of_the_United_.
He is not the first one to do this. Trump did it and so did Obama.
To me, it seems like jumping the gate or having a dual leadership.
just going by the topic titles you've been using these last few weeks.. do you think you can survive a whole four years with someone that's not exactly your favorite candidate?.
i know i'm in the minority from what i've been reading here, but i'm glad for the change!.
well, we all can't be satisfied altogether can we?.
MeanMrMustard (how I do love that name)
Pale is passing over what I said because he didn't care for it. I was mistakenly sucked in by his appearance of genuinely wanting to understand. .
I have asked in the past for someone to please explain to me how socialism (lets just call the radical left by its real name shall we?) is a desirable thing (unless you are part of the 1%) and NO ONE took me up on it.
No one answered my question.
I didnt want to be of that same ilk which is why I took Pale at face value.
I would do it again.
I dont claim that my views are right. I am just making a genuine effort to have the right view. I welcome anyone who can help me have a better one. I just wont be thrown off by shiny bells and whistles like freebies from the government or faux sweeping magnanimity like "everyone deserves to come live in America".
Life is tough. That is a fact. If you want to make it a little easier on yourself - do the work. No shortcuts.
Why does only approximately half of America get that?
many world leaders have proclaimed peace and security, yet no end occurred.
everyone assumes it’s not the “big one” yet that will set off the annihilation of billions.
the current governing body are made up of all jws that are not anointed, the anointed ones have all passed away and are awaiting jehovah’s command to kill all the non jws in armageddon.
Great writing Bourne!
To me, it sounds a lot like the economy version of Scientology
just going by the topic titles you've been using these last few weeks.. do you think you can survive a whole four years with someone that's not exactly your favorite candidate?.
i know i'm in the minority from what i've been reading here, but i'm glad for the change!.
well, we all can't be satisfied altogether can we?.
You do know she is equally rich in her own right from her own businesses don't you?
Besides, what does whether they stay married or not have to do with the fact that the country needs and was benefitting from his business acumen?
I dont understand the pearl-clutching.
it was no secret that it was coming.
mr. trebek certainly showed everyone how to approach the end of life.
rest in peace, alex trebek.
A class act.
as i had mentioned in one of my past posts, i strongly felt the democrats would win the presidency because they know they can cheat and not get prosecuted.
case in point; everyone involved in the russian conspiracy.
and the republicans just don’t understand that they need to get in the gutter and fight back like the democrats.
I have to say I agree with you.
Having grown up as a JW that is!
For instance, I never knew until last year that the woman who founded Planned Parenthood (Margaret Sanger) was a racist and believed in eugenics as a way to cut down on undesirables such as black people. I also did not know that currently, the majority of babies aborted in the US are African American.
You can learn more about her thinking from her paper "Negro Project" online even!
When you compare that to the Governing Body of JWs ordering its young women to only mate with men the GB has appointed (and therefore have control over) it all makes sense doesnt it? Control the breeding stock - control the future.
Does it matter if the "authority figure" provides you with free birth control and abortions or if the "authority figure" promises you eternal panda petting?
Of course not.
just going by the topic titles you've been using these last few weeks.. do you think you can survive a whole four years with someone that's not exactly your favorite candidate?.
i know i'm in the minority from what i've been reading here, but i'm glad for the change!.
well, we all can't be satisfied altogether can we?.
pale.emperor2 hours ago
All snarky comments aside. Can someone seriously explain to me what the appeal of Trump is/was? Because I can't get my head around how anyone managed to ignore his incoherent ramblings, making fun of a disabled reporter, refusal to denounce white supremacists, calling Mexicans rapists, bragging about molesting women etc etc etc
Genuinely seeking answers. Surely you wouldn't accept this stuff from Biden?
I know you to be a sincere person and I understand your basis for asking.
Many people who supported Trump feel as you do. You will notice the things you mentioned above were rather inflammatory in nature and were fed to us by the media. Lets set them aside a moment.
Imagine your little girl needed an emergency heart surgery...it had to be quick. You were told the BEST surgeon was a jack ass and a womanizer and racist but had never lost a patient and was considered the worlds best pediatric cardiology surgeon. kind of like Gregory House on House M.D. (the tv show). Your other choice was a fine Dr who was just competent but no genius and his track record was average.
Who do you choose? For myself, all my high moral ground would vanish and I would choose whomever I thought gave the best odds of success for my beloved child.
SO there are a lot of people who looked at Trumps presidency that way. He was shrewd in how he looked at the global economy. He was fearless in calling it as he saw it which made other world leaders who hide under rocks, for the most part, did not like it when he kicked over their rocks so to speak. He understood that just as a family (however goodhearted and charitable) could not keep taking strangers into their home endlessly without compromising the home - America as a home could not allow its self to be overrun with illegal immigrants. His wording was brash and harsh and he was abrupt and rude in dealing with people but it is a sign of wisdom to look beyond what is being said and look at what's being done. America was clambering to its feet again under his 4 years economically.
A lot of people were willing to overlook his lack of social ability based on his results. These are things that supporters of Trump have expressed to me. Business people who saw construction pick back up, farmers who saw a way to continue rather than sell out, military families (my personal experience) who saw respect coming back to the military.
Yes, you can go anywhere on line and see statistics that will say he did a terrible job. You can also find stats telling you what a fine job Democrats have done. Statistics be as they will, I mentioned above the things I personally witnessed that were positives for the country.
I dont think he started out to be who he is now. I think it was probably more of an "I can be president and do a good job" thing. But once he got there and they started the attacks, the leaders in the house SITTING and refusing to stand when he entered in an official capacity - the tattered state of the military - the general slime that coats all of our political leaders of both parties - it started to be personal to him - I believe he honestly thought our country was in more competent hands than he found it to be. He was wrong. We have all been wrong in thinking our leaders are leading.
Most of them (on both sides) have been bought out by the oligharchy of big business, big pharma, tech giants as well as Foundations such as the ones run by Gates and Soros. Facebook, Twitter, Google, control our information. Other giant monoliths control our food and water. Now with the virus, we get to see a high level of control over our choices there as well.
I dont think anyone, Republican or Democrat, if they speak from a non-emotional viewpoint, thinks Biden is up to the task of taking on all of that. But then, a lot of people (myself included) don't think people voted for Biden - it was more of a vote against Trump or for Trump. They just want him gone.
Humor me with one more illustration and I will stopImagine you are in a room with two men. Your goal is to get out of the room but you must take one - the other will not survive. One man is smelly, unkempt wino, and rude - the other is clear-eyed, intelligent and likable, charming in fact.
Most of us would pick the obvious guy. But what if you were told ahead of time he was Ted Bundy? Or just insert any clean, charming, intelligent sociopath here - it doesn't matter. The moral is, you can't always go by someone's offensive presentation when judging their skill and ability. People should have been looking at the reaction from the Democratic leaders each time Trump did something rash and offensive. Their disrespect for the office of the presidency, their utter rage at him pointing out their graft add incompetence.
IF I was a Democrat OR a Republican I would have been watching that just as closely as I watched Trump. And I will close with no, I don't think Biden is bad although I do see that he has covered over his son's misdeeds and I do find the hair sniffing of young girls off putting - I could look past that if I thought he could take on China and the rest of the world and if he could keep the big businesses from butting into the running of this country but alas he cannot. He is old, weak, and confused. It's the people running things behind the scenes I feel a pit in my stomach over.
I am afraid that in our (Americans) not liking the frying pan - we have jumped into the fire.
just going by the topic titles you've been using these last few weeks.. do you think you can survive a whole four years with someone that's not exactly your favorite candidate?.
i know i'm in the minority from what i've been reading here, but i'm glad for the change!.
well, we all can't be satisfied altogether can we?.
Thanks Magnum,
Its at moments like these where people show their internal character. I see posters on here who are longstanding Trump dislikers who are saying incredibly kind things - as a winner should - and then there are johnny just in the door posters looking to poke with their teeny weeny little wooden spears.
Over all its good. I personally like it when someone displays their character or lack of, then I know who to read and learn from and who to ignore. Saves time, doesnt it?
