some towns in massachusetts are fining people 1000 dollars for not wearing a mask đˇ outdoors.
starting wednesday, the governor mandates everyone from 2 years of age up, must wear a mask or get a 300 dollar fine!.
of course some governors are recommending that you rat out anyone that doesnât follow their orders.. i donât like it!đđż.
People who wonât wear a mask in public (and I donât mean taking a walk with no one else anywhere near them) are selfish and foolish. The put others at risk unnecessarily.
Hereâs an excellent OpEd by Tom Ridge about the recent protests:Tom Ridge was the 43rd governor of Pennsylvania and
first U.S. secretary of Homeland Security. He served as an infantry
staff sergeant in Vietnam, earning the Bronze Star for Valor. He is a registered Republican.
my wife is getting regular emails from the cobe ... you know we have the truth, the world is in the dark, we're special, hang in there, read this encouraging watchtower ... blah blah blah ... just wondering if these are coordinated from org.. recent mass email example .... " .... an excellent watchtower article in the july 2020. it is entitled âbe convinced that you have the truthâ.
the scripture is from 2 tim 3:14. we are to continue in the things we have learned and be persuaded to believe.
reflect for a moment what appealed to you about the truth which drew you to jehovah.
The think they have "the Truth," but we have: The Truth About The Truth!
i guess you could make a case of more families being together although that might not be the best situation.
less cars and pollutants mean we can breathe better.
if you were ever uncomfortable in crowds, this could be good news.
Well . . . I learned thatâbeyond a shadow of a doubtânone of the elders in the local congregations give a shit about me because none of them have even tried to contact me recently despite direction from the GB to contact "Inactive Ones."
In fact, it's been over five years since an elder checked-in just to see how I was doing!
For context: I'm am merely faded, not DF'd or disassociated. I've lived in the same house for nine years and have the same phone number and email address I've had for over 20 years. Before I faded, I was a JW for 25 years, 20 of which I was an elder. So there's that!
Let's review: It's a cult!
wonderfully entertaining.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkm7ubizgkk.
That was fun.
Itâs impressive that he knew and could pull off all of those different dance moves!
relationship issues: boundaries, freedom of choice and codependency .
i just read a very interesting thought in the book, "boundaries" by cloud & townsend.
the basic problem in human relationship is that of freedom.
Bumpin' it for the newbies!
there was a letter read sunday at our meeting that mentioned some parts of us are starting to open back up.
however, regardless of things opening up that no kingdom halls should be used for any meetings of any kind.
also, no door-to-door ministry or any form of in-person ministry is allowed.
I would think this would be really difficult for the hardcore, all-in, Kool-Aid drinking JWs.
All of their lives theyâve been told that the two most important activities are being at the Kingdom Hall and going out in âthe ministry.â Now they are being told to NOT do either until further notice.
The cognitive dissonance must be intense.
there was a letter read sunday at our meeting that mentioned some parts of us are starting to open back up.
however, regardless of things opening up that no kingdom halls should be used for any meetings of any kind.
also, no door-to-door ministry or any form of in-person ministry is allowed.
Thanks for the update, Petra.
It pays to be cautious in this regard. But it is interesting that two forum members (JWTom and FedUpJW) both say they personally heard that announcement.
jp
this has been a horrible month.
my best friendâs wife just called to tell me that my friend had to be hospitalized due to severe coronavirus complications.
he has severe pneumonia, is put on a ventilator and is in a coma .
Minimus, I'm sorry about your friend. I hope he continues to recover. - jp
yes, i listened to it.
my sister has received the invite to watch this from a hopeful relative.
it's been talked about here and on reddit.
The WTBTS has been proclaiming âThe Endâ since 1879.
Thatâs an awfully long time to be wrong.
some light entertainment ... there are apparently 39 beatles songs hidden in the picture, but depending on how to interpret some of them you may come up with more.. please post one each, to give everyone a go, and describe where the song is in the picture (so it's not just coming up with a list of beatles songs).
also, check for existing answers - i'll post summaries to show the ones already identified.. .
The little girl and the smaller boy about to enter the Strawberry Field are holding hands.
That would be a good fit for âI Want to Hold Your Hand.â
