Posts by Anders Andersen

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covid-19 Australia jworg style.

by jonahstourguide in

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hi all.. i wanted to post this somewhere that all could see it.. here is a letter being circulated in melbourne australia area.. covid-19 announcement dear friends, the local body of elders have agreed on the following actions in relation to today’s announcement.

theocratic events at this stage congregation meetings will continue to run as normal.

no publisher should feel obligated to attend congregation meetings at this time if they feel concerned or anxious about doing so.

Anders Andersen

No publisher should feel obligated to attend congregation meetings at this time if they feel concerned or anxious about doing so.

This implies that JW should (are made to) feel obligated to visit meetings during normal times...

Please be assured, you are not being unfaithful for taking such precautions.

What about the JW in Russia and other areas where JW are banned or bullied? Will JW who take sensible precautions and worship Jehovah from home, without going to illegal meetings or joining in illegal preaching activities, be seen as unfaithful?

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Italian--2020--March 4th--Letter--Coronavirus!

by Atlantis in

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2020 march 4, letter italian.

https://docdro.id/coljmy1.

petra!.

Anders Andersen

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.

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No Meetings, preaching work and circuits for JW's in Holland because of SARS-COVID-19 / Corona + Memorial only for JW's

by Gorbatchov in

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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.

Anders Andersen

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.

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German Files that Arrived Today!

by Atlantis in

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friends

german files that arrived today.. .

https://docdro.id/ju5bmo0.

https://docdro.id/njqydah.

Anders Andersen

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...

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How Are JWs Affected By The Coronavirus?

by minimus in

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will meetings and conventions be canceled?

the ministry?

shepherding calls, get togethers?

Anders Andersen

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.

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No more handwashing for JW's

by FedUpJW in

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!.

Anders Andersen

Jesus said: "There is nothing from outside a man that passes into him that can defile him"
Case closed.

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2020 March Announcements And Reminders!

by Atlantis in

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friends

just in case anyone needed this.. 2020-march-announcements and reminders.

https://docdro.id/pfczjnr.

petra.

Anders Andersen

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?

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Darkspilver case decided: his posts were fair use, not copyright infringement; subpoena quashed

by Corney in

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.

Anders Andersen

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...

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2020-02-27 German Coronavirus Letter!

by Atlantis in

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friends

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).

Anders Andersen

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....

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Name one POSITIVE thing you took from your experience as a Witness

by geodude in

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.

Anders Andersen

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.