hi everyone, hope all are well :).
just wondering, with all these zoom meetings and cancelled assemblies, just how the financial contribution system works in 2020?.
i obviously am wondering if it will have a huge impact on the wt org.. can someone kindly summarise how contributions are managed nowadays, both officially and anecdotally in kh's.. i was last attending around 2004, where there were x2 contribution boxes, the world wide work and kh fund.
Online to the jw.irg sight you can look up your local congregation and donate through them. I have no idea about fees, float until the money transfers, or such. The other choice is for the world wide interests. The lions share if the local donation is pledged right back anyway.
Wife (pimi) and I donate only to the locals.
idiot muslims do it again.
when will libtards learn.
and now scotland wants to prosecute people for saying things in their own homes the muslims deem hate speech.
If you think beheading hurts now just wait until they have to use a butter knife.
There are people who should be locked away for the good of all.
what`s wrong with american politics ?.
96% of american people who got off there arse to vote, chose hillary clinton to be president of the united states of america over donald trump.. and the electoral college overode the will of the majority of the people who bothered to vote , and gave the office of president to donald trump who was the 2nd choice, an also ran , of the will of the people.. it`s a furphy to say that some larger blue/red states can dictate to smaller red/blue states or vice versa to rig the elections ,simply because people can, and do change there preferences in any one state whether it be traditionally red or blue.. both democrats and republicans are both guilty and responsible for the gerrymander that is the electoral college.. there i`ve said it ,.
nobody else seems to be able to say it how it is ,.
Political parties. Ask a question and if an answer is given (lots of dancing around really saying anything) it is the party line. I want a representative who will address my wants and needs, while being aware of needs others have so as to not trample on them.
Have one party who wants nothing but more taxes and control; the other wants to make everything private money. Medical care? Free? Or anything you can afford? No in between
in a recent effort to entice me back to meetings, an elder friend gave me the example of his dad.. he said that his pioneer/elder/ex-missionary dad went through the anticipation and disappointment of 1975 and yet, he kept going faithfully for decades afterwards.
the obvious point was that, if his dad can deal with disappointment, then, surely a nobody like me could do the same in regards to the scrapping of the 1914 generation doctrine, and all the other changes.
his 'encouragement' was to tell me that it was only me that felt like this, everyone else is fine and have no problems with the changes.
1975 was supposed to be year 6000 of the 7th creative day. So the 1000 year reign HAD to start then to maintain the time table.
I Think a lot of it is habit, along with social networks.
Right now 1914 generation is "explained "word for word from the WT but they start on 3rd base with erroneous assumptions about 607bc-- remember the public WT that said maybe the Bible record missed dates of kings so you cannot count back and get to 607.
this 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.
Simonsez
Some of us have family in hospital jobs. We know there is covid, also hear of the missteps that happen. People are avoiding doctors because there is the restriction and the hoops to jump through.
Where I live the cases are going up. We are not told what test is used, ages, co morbidity,; one TV station did mention that the number of deaths are those who have covid but died from something else it, .
back in the first century we read that the apostles would "lay their hands" on someone and the holy spirit would be imparted to that one.
appointments of older men were made in this way - at that time.
in modern times the wts has claimed that their own elders ,min.
A long time gone friend said all that was missing was the cigars.
They have explanations for the USSR getting in spies, nepotism, philandering , you name it. None if them make sense
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court-justice-sworn-in/.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dylevocee10.
Sarcasm anyone? Even Ginsberg said the president holds office for all 4 years.
I half expect a challenge to her appointment.
hello all - no 2020 midweek meeting content has been published yet.
anyone know or hear of what will be changed for 2020 due to the pandemic?
even my pimi family (i am pimo) is scratching their heads wondering why we are still reviewing content from 2017-2019 that talk about all the future plans, field service, etc etc etc....that have all been derailed due to covid-19.
Waiting for the election. Then we will know if the world is screwed or if the world is screwed.
Maybe a big announcement was made at the annual meeting.
To much to hope for zoom to continue forever. No tie, ice cream, nap; just wake up enough to giggle at the announcements
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court-justice-sworn-in/.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dylevocee10.
Will she recuse herself when the question of appointnents comes up?
The constitution clearly states that every 4 years a president is elected for a 3 year term and all congress votes on judges
i've been out of the loop for a while so some things have passed me by.
so i'm curious how jw's are affected by the covid virus.
are they still preaching or having meetings etc?.
Doc
You have to know how to get time in. Write a letter. Time it. Then run it off and count piece work.
