there is a article on firefox "would you stand up to an oppressive regime or would you conform?
here's the science" taken from "the conversation" by nick chater.
10-9-2019.. perhaps someone with computer skills can copy and post this article on this forum.
Oppressive regimes tend to make extreme public examples of what happens to rebels and those that don't conform thus 'encouraging' those remaining to fall into line.
Does it seem that picture of the elder and the erring Witness looks like some hanky-panky about to happen? Their sleeves are touching and they look too close for comfort.
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.
My wife was informed today (Thursday) that her circuit assembly in Janesville, Wisconsin scheduled for March 14th, was cancelled. There has not been a lot of COVID-19 in the area.
how much has meeting attendance gone down say the last 10-15 years at khs do you think?
in percentage.
Even as a non-JW, I've noticed a drop in attendance. I drop my JW wife off at meetings and have seen the number of cars in the lot go down over time. I would estimate the number is about 2/3 of what it used to be. The KH now houses four congregations. A nearby KH was closed this year and the single congregation was relocated here. The relocated congregation has their Sunday meeting on Saturday morning. Meeting times for 2020 will rotate next week. My wife's goes to 3:30 pm. Ugh.
To be fair, it's happening in other denominations as well. At my Christmas evening service, there were plenty of seats available. It used to be packed and overflow seating was needed.
Somebody used to always park in the stall furthest from the KH building even though they could have parked much closer. Being a wise guy, I asked my wife if that was disfellowshipped parking.
i am not sure if this has been discussed but last night mid week meeting about organisational accomplishments really got my goat as the example of the temple was used.
people contributed to the building of the jewish temple and now the museum and bethel in warwick.
this supposed .be evidence of god s guidance.
To find your way, follow the Yellow Brick Road Blue Ribbon.
first of all, there's a new imaginary picture of jws during the great tribulation:.
then there's a picture of a jw family refusing to listen to "apostate lies" via pre-programed, self imposed information control:.
the description says:.
Around here that unfinished attic would be rather toasty in the summer and frigid in the winter. Just where are they supposed to go to the bathroom while up there?
here is a photo of the milwaukee brewers ( american baseball team) county stadium.
for some reason, we were assigned this outdoor stadium for our 1975 four-day summer convention.
our congregation was located 90 miles away on the north side of chicago.. some congregation members stayed at milwaukee hotels for the four-day convention.
In 2014, the in-laws traveled almost 500 miles (7 hours) each way to Kansas City, Missouri. Normally, they travel *only* about 230 miles (3.5 hours) each way to Fargo, North Dakota. My late FIL used to talk about the trip the family made in the 50's to the Yankee Stadium convention. From the Dakotas, that was over 1500 miles (pre-Interstate) highway each way. They camped in canvas tents. It had to be a big culture shock to a very rural rancher.
after busting my butt at work this week, half of saturday would be out in service half of sunday would be at the meeting.
then i would be stressing to get the yard in shape for the summer.
and maybe after that have a couple hours to relax!.
It could be worse, like spending your Mem-Day holiday weekend at the RC in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
these images were posted on one of my fb news feeds.
they are legit.
looks like an upscale commercial bldg.
careful,
This KH is located in a midwestern US state. It is situated just outside of town in a rural area. The old KH was the standard windowless brick building with the overhang. From what I heard, there was flooding in the basement, HVAC and some structural issues, big minuses in trying to sell. In the end, the LDC must have decided it was more cost effective to demolish and build new onsite. Anyone else wishing to build new could just buy readily available vacant land without having to deal with demolition. Out there, it's an hour each way to the next town with a KH.
these images were posted on one of my fb news feeds.
they are legit.
looks like an upscale commercial bldg.
My relatives' KH was recently replaced. The original was fairly sizable and had a basement. It had been put up for sale but there were no takers. Then the decision was made to demolish it and replace it with this architectural marvel. The interior is 'cozy' with a capacity of about 50.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmnnefnfj2q.
seems to be a real jw sponsored song?
sounds almost like country/folk.
Well, that's three minutes and thirty-three seconds of my life that I'll never get back.
