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75Coronavirus Positive
by snare&racket inhey all,.
i'm day six of isolation, confirmed to have coronavirus.
i have been seeing very sick cv positive patients over the last month in my a&e role (emergency physician) it was inevitable i would contract it.. just wanted to give some symptom and treatment advice, it's anecdotal but may help.. started as sore throat and headache, then croaky voice, then dry cough, then episodic transient fevers, all this over the first few days.
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Covid-19 (Coronavirus) - Status Update Thread
by Simon inthis topic is to focus on status updates & advice (no opinion or politics please).. status.
latest status is that it's serious, probably isn't going to be contained and most large companies are making contingency plans, cancelling large events etc... which i don't think would happen if it was just people being alarmist.
the incubation period means it may have already spread further and infected many more people than are currently known, so expect jumps in the numbers over the coming days and weeks.. tracking.
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caves
A human named "Gloria Gaynor' filmed herself singing at her bathroom sink. LMAO That caught me off guard.
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why did jehovah create corona virus?
by stan livedeath inwhy did jehovah create the strains of corona virus ?.
is it part of the great tribulation that is closer than ever now ?.
what if lots of his people die from it ?.
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Wakanda-Not if you live with your perp, like the vast majority.
That has crossed my mind many times since this pandemic started.__________
If anyone believes in this 'jehovah forever floaty thingy', then absolutely he/ she/ it /thang did create it, by merely allowing it. All creation belongs to Jehovah.
Oh I just saw the question was 'Why' did jeho create it? Because watching billions of people die naturally throughout the course of 1000s of years gets boring so he causes disease to entertain himself. No god I would ever worship would allow such a thing to prove a point. That no one was alive now to even witness to really prove his point.
Why do they even pray to 'jehovah'. I mean the dumb ass does nothing now. Hes outsources his work to jesus. and the 4 horsemen. Literally gave the throne away. And Tony Morris is going to become a king or priest in spirit form to help an apparently weak ass piece of shit son that needs help from 'sinful humans' that he 'bought' from earth, only 144,000. Must have been a tight budget year in heaven.
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Post some short, fun videos
by frozen2018 insheltering in place, working from home, watching the news...nice to take a break with a fun video.
what gave you a good laugh?
post it here.
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Post some short, fun videos
by frozen2018 insheltering in place, working from home, watching the news...nice to take a break with a fun video.
what gave you a good laugh?
post it here.
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Post some short, fun videos
by frozen2018 insheltering in place, working from home, watching the news...nice to take a break with a fun video.
what gave you a good laugh?
post it here.
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caves
Frozen2018, Those are lovely. I personally have been so wrapped up watching the news about Covid , navigating all the changes of life due to the pandemic I totally neglected to sooth myself with good news. I saw those two vids on the 'Goodnews network' (a news network with only good news) no politics, no religion. It brought tears to my eyes, which is surprising since I'm supposed to only have a cold dead black heart. lol
I just found this old horse commercial .Super cute!
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Legal Concerns About "Zoom" Meetings!
by Atlantis inthis whole "zoom" thing has got me wondering whether some of it is legal or not.
if a person has to dress up for a zoom meeting the way the watchtower dictates, doesn't this really go "beyond" cult?.
even the cults who committed mass suicide were able to dress the way they wanted for their meetings.
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caves
And if an elder takes down notes because a JW wears jeans in his own home for a Zoom meeting, doesn't this border-line on breaking the Data Protection Laws?
No. And if it did how in the world would you make a case of it. Zooms legal terms of agreement when you use their services, free them of any liability.
An elder can write what he wants...You can dress how you want. In turn, they can also df/ shun/ call you spiritually weak/counsel you/ or whatever strikes their fancy so long you remain a member.
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Sister Not Sure If She Is 144 000 or Great Crowd
by Awake at last ini haven’t posted here for years as i have now moved on and am satisfied with the choice i have made to leave watchtower.
however in light of the coronavirus and people in australia and other countries being asked to stay at home i became concerned for a witness sister who lives in melbourne alone who is 88 years old.
today i gave her a call as i don’t trust the local witnesses to care for her.
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notsure- yes it is strange.... I understood what you meant. I didn't mean to make it sound like I didn't. Sorry.
I was more wanting to hopefully off set someone who might read the post but not really consider the angles and comment about how they should wake her up not realizing shes 88.
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Sister Not Sure If She Is 144 000 or Great Crowd
by Awake at last ini haven’t posted here for years as i have now moved on and am satisfied with the choice i have made to leave watchtower.
however in light of the coronavirus and people in australia and other countries being asked to stay at home i became concerned for a witness sister who lives in melbourne alone who is 88 years old.
today i gave her a call as i don’t trust the local witnesses to care for her.
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notsurewheretogo- Shes flippin 88! Would you condemn her to the last of life trying to loosen her cognitive dissonance? She could die from the stress of it you know! In my mind that would make me a murderer.
It is the right thing to do in this circumstance given the info.
Example- My uncles father was hallucinating in the days before he passed away in the hospital. He saw (thought he saw) a spider on the wall, his son with tears in his eyes went to the wall and smacked it and said 'I got it dad, its gone." His dad calmed back down. Did the son lie? Yes! Under the circumstances that was the right thing to do.
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Sister Not Sure If She Is 144 000 or Great Crowd
by Awake at last ini haven’t posted here for years as i have now moved on and am satisfied with the choice i have made to leave watchtower.
however in light of the coronavirus and people in australia and other countries being asked to stay at home i became concerned for a witness sister who lives in melbourne alone who is 88 years old.
today i gave her a call as i don’t trust the local witnesses to care for her.
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caves
I like what Pete Zahut said-JWs love to think of Jehovah as a reader of hearts. It brings them comfort to think that no matter what, he knows their true motive and understands their human frailties.
Tell her that Jehovah undoubtedly understands how conflicted she is and undoubtedly appreciates her taking the matter seriously and being respectful enough to withhold from partaking from the emblems when she’s not all together sure.
& TTWSYF's It's great that you have even reached out to this lonely elderly woman. Just giving her your time is showing great love.
I think considering her age simply telling her that jehovah is the reader of hearts , combined with just listening to her (giving her your time) will do wonders. I would ask about other things that are important to her or things she likes. Make idol chit chat. Let her know that your there for her if she needs someone to talk to. That will do wonders.
My Great Grandmother was pulled into the borg when she was 75 by her daughter. She got baptized and then disfellowshiped at 78, for being a 'slut'. LMAO.(actually not very funny) She had Alzheimer's and Dementia and would frequently have guys over to help her with fixing things. So someone saw it and turned her in. Dfed, as she got violent(dementia) and was unrepentant(she did nothing wrong). And it made the old age declining mental health problems way worse. I loath those probably now dead elders and my bio fam for doing that to her. I spent lots of time with her even when she was dfd and she simply adored the company. And I enjoyed listening to what she shared about her life.
My point to that is at her age 88, I would let her lead the conversation and just be there with a listening ear. She's lonely, a little hurt and scared. Just needs a person to talk to. Keep it up beat as possible. In this case I wouldn't bring up anything contrary to her beliefs. Sometimes the greater sacrifice or way to show love is keeping our mouth shut when we want to scream. I feel for her.And for you.
Good luck.