The comment at the meeting has the same nature as those of the anti-vaxers in this thread.
And concerning the Amish cf. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/140/3/e20170298
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Covid Vx likened to Jesus ransom
by KerryKing inthis morning i decided to log into the local cong meeting on zoom, during the public talk the speaker likened the covid vx to jesus ransom sacrifice, saying that those who didn't avail of the vx, the 'anti vaxxers', are just like people who refuse to put faith in jesus.. i felt sick, knowing my unvxed but active jw parents were sitting there, i logged off immediately.
surely such talk is pure blasphemy or am i just over reacting?!.
i appreciate your thoughts, it will hopefully help me to approach my jw family with facts and logic, i'm praying they wake up fully and 'get out of her', i know they have reservations that's why they refused the vx..
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What Happened to 2034?
by NotFormer insome years ago the wt started putting it out there that noah took 120 years to build the ark, and since the wt was the new ark, it may allow them up to 2034 (1914 + 120) before armageddon.
it could have been their new 1975 to get excited about, but i don't see any mention of it at all now.
what happened during the two decades since last i observed anything about the wt?.
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It would have a short-term boost. And as the French put it: "aprés moi, le deluge". And they would point to old literature: "Already then, we mentioned the 120 years." But the appointed time had not come, yet.
Let's wait and see. The periods with a focus on a specific year were flourishing times of the Watchtower. And as Hoffer put it in The True Believer, members in generally move together after a failed prophecy.
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What Happened to 2034?
by NotFormer insome years ago the wt started putting it out there that noah took 120 years to build the ark, and since the wt was the new ark, it may allow them up to 2034 (1914 + 120) before armageddon.
it could have been their new 1975 to get excited about, but i don't see any mention of it at all now.
what happened during the two decades since last i observed anything about the wt?.
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I would not be surprised if we see the mention of 2034 in the next years.
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Real reasons behind this change?
by Gorb injust a good conversation at home about the hour report change.. we think the change was not impmemented because the gb are such a lovely bunch of old grandpa's having the best in mind for us individuals.. there will be only, and we say only, an organizational reason for it.
a legal reason, to protect jw.org and it's officials and wealth.. next step?
maybe selling more kh and when jw hollywood studio's in rampoo are ready a change to tv subscription.. what do you think?
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Could it be related to high prices of paper that did not correlate with donations. They cannot say: preach less. So, they stop the reporting. Even, if not much literature is placed, every JW needs stocks. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WPU0911
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Do you play the LOTTERY?
by Fisherman injw view gambling as a sin and sadly people get addicted to gambling causing them financial and health problems.
but is playing a couple of bucks a week on some lottery tickets actually gambling?
what do you have to lose?
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When we helped an MS moving, a lottery receipt came to daylight behind the fridge. Was a little embarrassing. But no consequences followed as far as I remember. -
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Voting thumbs up
by peacefulpete inis anyone else having problem giving a thumbs up?
it has been happening for a long time.
i vote up , it appears, then disappears when i return to page.
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Nikolaus
My posting have always been on-topic.
User should not think that the thumbs-up/down reflect in any way the evaluation of the users of this board. The tendency is being manipulated.
Is there punishment for calling a user a dick?
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Voting thumbs up
by peacefulpete inis anyone else having problem giving a thumbs up?
it has been happening for a long time.
i vote up , it appears, then disappears when i return to page.
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Nikolaus
I have also been censored this way. My opinion has not been approved. Let's see how I will be disciplined for this post.
Well,...
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Truth about Covid vaccines
by Kosonen ini hope the truth about the covid vaccines becomes public knowledge as it does now in australia.
senator malcom roberts tells it all in his speach.
https://youtu.be/vrlm8ybdhiy.
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Nikolaus
"I never got jabbed but I survived without any problems because I ate a Snickers bar every day, and that is what protected me."
Not really, unless you have a medical study with significant test-/compare groups.
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Truth about Covid vaccines
by Kosonen ini hope the truth about the covid vaccines becomes public knowledge as it does now in australia.
senator malcom roberts tells it all in his speach.
https://youtu.be/vrlm8ybdhiy.
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Nikolaus
I notice that I am on a board of former members of a specific cult that preached against „mainstream medicine“ and had exclusive knowledge about world events.
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Truth about Covid vaccines
by Kosonen ini hope the truth about the covid vaccines becomes public knowledge as it does now in australia.
senator malcom roberts tells it all in his speach.
https://youtu.be/vrlm8ybdhiy.
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Nikolaus
The COVID vaccines helped us control the biggest pandemic since decades.