2020 march 4, letter italian.
https://docdro.id/coljmy1.
petra!.
So.....in The Netherlands, where the government is criticized for not being as strict when fighting corona as other EU countries, preaching and meetings have been completely shut down.
Yet in Italy, where the whole country is on total lockdown and people can't leave their own village without proper forms, JW continue to hold FS meetings, and go house-to-house?
W.
T.
F.
today all jw's in holland are informed that all meetings, the preaching work and the circuits are halted / closed because of sars-covid-19 / "corona".
first till march, 30 and then maybe longer.. the first time that the jw work in holland completely stopped.
the memorial will be held only for jw's.
They are very reluctant to cancel the Memorial, obviously
Which is quite odd considering that
more than 99.99% of those attending are merely 'respectful spectators'.
Jesus never invited any spectators when he initiated the memorial (in fact he kicked one out).
The Bible doesn't say spectators must watch the anointed pass the bread every year.
There was no provision in the Pascha meal for people not to join in the meal. Egyptians were not invited into the homes of the Jews to watch them eat. No, not even the Egyptians that later joined the Jews on their exodus (according to the myth).
So 99.99% of JW should have no issue staying at home and do some personal Thanksgiving.
Of course, the GB now all this, they just don't want JW to realize it too.
german files that arrived today.. .
https://docdro.id/ju5bmo0.
https://docdro.id/njqydah.
Ah, a reprint of magazines about infectious disease. Great way to capitalize on current fears to have some poor sods into their cult.
I hope they choke on their litterature, and that preaching restrictions make it impossible for them to spread their brain virus until corona is gone and their litterature is too late...
will meetings and conventions be canceled?
the ministry?
shepherding calls, get togethers?
What has happened to all the need-greaters in China? Did they get out and go to quarantine? They would have to write letters to keep up with their hour requirement.
Haha. Chinese JW don't really preach like we know anyway. JW preaching is a clandestine operation over there. So they don't do carts or house to house. They simply try to befriend colleagues, neighbours etc and after they trust each other enough they may introduce some 'you want a good family life too' nonsense.
Writing letters would be a great way for need greeters to be arrested and deported for engaging in illegal activities.
i was watching a program prompted by the covid-19 scare about youngsters in kindergarten and first grade being taught how to properly wash their hands to get rid of germs.
they were told that twenty seconds was needed, and that to time it they should sing the "happy birthday" song twice.. well i guess we all know that jw's will never be able to sing that song, so i guess they will have to teach their kids how to "take a stand for da troof" and tell their teachers they cannot was their hands anymore.. just think of all the 'periences they can cook up about caleb got the corona-virus and was oh so sick, but he took a stand against one of those pagan celebration inspired songs, and his teacher and several classmates all asked for watchtowers and studies.
hahahaha!.
Jesus said: "There is nothing from outside a man that passes into him that can defile him"
Case closed.
just in case anyone needed this.. 2020-march-announcements and reminders.
https://docdro.id/pfczjnr.
petra.
In an emergency, the durable power of attorney (DPA) card may be printed by elders from jw.org.—sfl chap. 11
Printing an empty DPA in an emergency doesn't make any sense, because that seems to be a little too late...
So does this mean all DPA that the publishers handed over to their elders were uploaded to JWorg?
Shepherd the Flock chap 11 doesn't mention this specifically.
Anyone have any info on this?
the final order was issued few hours ago:.
https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.336935/gov.uscourts.cand.336935.30.0.pdf.
the record establishes that darkspilver made fair use of the watch tower ad and chart.
You are aware that this case was actually inititated by Darkspilver when he contacted EFF and challenged the subpoena
First Watchtower filed a formal request at a District Court for the DMCA subpoena. That looks like initiating legal action to me.
And it wasn't just a takedown order as would be most common. It was a subpoena to get Darkspilver's identity in order to be able to sue him. Of course he's gonna defend himself...
2020-02-27 german coronavirus letter.
i will have to wait and see if we can also get the s-147 in german.
(announcements and reminders).
They should be cancelling the assembly!
Imagine the fine witness that would be given if a JW circuit assembly were to be a source of many infections. I call to mind the story of the South Korean cult that was at the source of many infections in that country.
Another related thing: in at least two occassions, preaching JW in The Netherlands have had the police called on them. People thought the JW were trying to scam them with their Corona virus stories.
There have been a few criminals who use Corona virus stories as chat tricks to scam or rob (mostly) elderly ppeople. Apparently JW today look and sound suspicious enough to be seen as scammers....
i was thinking about this at work the other day, and realized the one positive thing i can truly credit the jws with: .
i have no fear of public speaking.
i was a shy kid, fat, clumsy, with crooked glasses and worse teeth, who wore hand-me-downs in one of the wealthiest counties in all of america, who sat still while classmates got up to salute the flag or recite the pledge of allegiance.
I'm not afraid to not follow the herd.
As a JW, I learned how to deal with being different than everyone else, doing different things, not doing normal things.
In becoming an exjw I learned how to be different than all my friends and family.
So now I'm blessed with a two way street ability to (positively) not give a shit about what people may think of me.
I do not feel the need to align myself with either JW or regular behavior or traditions. I pick what I like (which is damn near nothing from JW behavior) without feeling awkward for not doing as everyone else does.
That, and having learned to stand for what I believe to be true and just.
there are a number of wtb&ts publications that are quite useful in doing research, but would be significantly better if they weren't theologically and self-servingly biased.
i'd like to find more reliable substitutions, especially from scholarly/secular sources, to help me, and others, get a look at the bible from a fresh perspective.
here's a short list of "cool" books i'd like for which id like to find corresponding replacements.. new world translation of the holy scriptures w/references = ?
Life, How did it Get Here? By Evolution or Creation? = ? (best books that compare biblical creationism to actual science)
I suggest the archives of the NCSE periodical: https://ncse.ngo/cej
Also https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Creationism as a starting point.
And of course http://corior.blogspot.com/2006/02/misquotations-in-creation-book.html just for fun.
If you're looking for actual books on the topic, I suggest Why Evolution Is True by Jerry Coyne. A must read even (or especially) if you're absolutely sure evolution is nonsense. It's a fantastic book that doesn't insult or make fun of anyone. It will give you an insight into why others think the idea makes sense, and may help you find arguments against evolution. Trust me, it will give you much more knowledge on the topic than the Evolution book of Watchtower ever did.
