as spock would say " fascinating".. with 2020 being such a terrible year.
are people of the christian faith going to look at this as a sign of god, to give them hope and renew their faith?
coincidence?
There have been some really beautiful conjunctions during 2020, mainly consisting of the Moon, Saturn and Jupiter and lately, Mars, which is the bright orange object almost directly overhead in the early evening right now.
As an avid stargazer for most of my life, I am really looking forward to this event but, as an avid stargazer, I predict it will be a cloudy night where I live on the 21st December 2020.
i find it very disturbing that media outlets as well as facebook, instagram, google and others decide that a point of view is not acceptable simply because they don’t share an opinion.
perhaps it is at least right now but i think it’s very wrong.
what’s your view?
The way I understand it, social media is trying to prevent blatantly false news and are not necessarily picking on any single group.
hello all interested persons,.
whilst driving to work this morning listening to the radio, my ears pricked when the presenter began talking about jws.
it was on a programme which airs between 8.00 and 8.30 entitled am, and broadcast on the abc national radio.
Years ago, Australian Bethel printed literature for a large part of the oceania region as far as I remember. The printing there was pretty major. Do they still have all that equipment, or is it long gone?
whilst i have never quite understood whether petra and atlantis are one or multiple entities i recognise the value of their work and web of contacts.
i think it is fair to say that no-one has consistently contributed more solid gold intelligence to this site.
no one has reliably passed on more bomb shells and solid news as well as day to day minutiae.
Petra and Atlantis,
We will all be the poorer if you guys leave.
unbelievable.
okay actually it's very believable.
check out the latest video on jwdotorg:.
If a jw is stumbled because of a major change in doctrine, he is a weak, mentally diseased apostate.
When the gb changes a doctrine that was preached as truth to the world for decades in gods name, it was because they simply 'erred', however, they still expect unquestioning obedience.
There is a reason there is so much self righteous arrogance in the org. It starts at the top and flows down.
unbelievable.
okay actually it's very believable.
check out the latest video on jwdotorg:.
The video spends the first 7.5 mins quoting verses about Jesus being questioned and doubted by pharisees, setting up the premise that to question the GB is to question God.
It then goes on to point out a few glaring problems that have caused many to leave or question but assures us that its the individuals fault- never the GB.
A few interesting comments about the possibility of not having the normal JW experience in the future. Gives the impression that there is a possibility of downsizing, or trimming some fat. Probably meaningless but opens the door for change if they need it.
or..as i remember the title..circuit servants wives.
but then i left 40+ years ago.. any recollections of those females that led such an unnatural existence?.
those that i recall seemed such aloof creatures..
I seem to remember that they all had multiple eating disorders.
in a recent feel-good instagram post about the 2019 international convention, a jw remarked, "was it the last convention we will have?".
there is no doubt jw's feel they are truly special and that world events revolve around them directly.
there is also no doubt that whether we get a vaccine for covid or not, and at the moment, its looking very certain that we will, that the world will continue to spin and life will go on, regardless of the beliefs of the jw's.. once the pandemic is over i'm wondering if some jw's will realise that even though they lived through a notable period of time, life kept sailing on, and maybe they aren't that special after all?
In a recent feel-good instagram post about the 2019 international convention, a JW remarked, "was it the last convention we will have?"
There is no doubt JW's feel they are truly special and that world events revolve around them directly. There is also no doubt that whether we get a vaccine for covid or not, and at the moment, its looking very certain that we will, that the world will continue to spin and life will go on, regardless of the beliefs of the JW's.
Once the pandemic is over I'm wondering if some JW's will realise that even though they lived through a notable period of time, life kept sailing on, and maybe they aren't that special after all? Once things get back to normal, how will they feel?
latest news announcement is that there are two companies that have developed a vaccine for the covid virus which they say they will start being distributing to the public in a matter of weeks.. one comes from a company called moderna (94.5% effective) and the other is from pfizer (90% effective).
if all things go to plan you could see things return to normal once the majority of the general public is vaccinated by easter of next year.. yoo hoo .
One thing I have hated about the whole pandemic is how fast some people want to pigeon hole others for their opinions. Just because you think lockdowns, or a stricter approach to control covid has merit, doesnt automatically mean you are a tree hugging, vegan, gender-fluid liberal, who wants to see the end of capitalism. Thats insane. Also, letting it run wild through communities and take out the weak is reckless, and could easily backfire should the virus mutate into something nastier.
Sweden is not doing well by taking the latter approach. The only way to slow the virus is to restrict its transfer and that means restricting movement and interaction of the population. Its not rocket science. Humans have used quarantine for centuries.
in a recent conversation with my dad, i asked how he was enjoying the zoom meetings.
he lives in a rural part of australia, virtually untouched by covid-19, in fact, the state he lives in has a limit on religious gatherings of 300, which could easily handle the average attendance of congregation meetings.
so i asked why don't they resume meetings as usual?.
Hi p4xlm, nice bot account name.
The link you posted makes you sound a lot like my dad.
The message is- make sure that you never think about anything, don't question the governing body, even when the advice seems to not make sense.
To further drive home the importance of blind obedience to an organisation that has a track record of predicted failures, the daily text gives the account of the fictional character Joshua.
