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  Will You Take A Covid Vac!

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  yes.

  right now i would like to see how good the vaccine really is.

  i’ve never taken a flu shot and so far, no flu..

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  GrreatTeacher

  I will take it. I have asthma and am concerned about respiratory infections. Any chest cold causes my asthma to act up.

  I got my flu shot already. I have had the flu several times in my life and every time I get sick, the asthma gets me again. One of the worse times was when I was pregnant. I had a fever over 104° and was shaking so bad my husband had to sit on me. I ended up in the hospital. I still wonder if I didn't fry some of his little brain cells.

  Once I started teaching, I got the flu shot every year. Kids are nasty little germ factories.
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  First Day of Winter

  by frozen2018 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  here's a drone video shot not far from my house (not taken by me) to brighten the day:.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbn_be38fhy.

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  They have some of the same mannerisms as house cats.

  Beautiful shots.
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  Biden will never be President

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  here is an interesting take.. https://www.facebook.com/pastorlocke/videos/2885572641768280/.

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  I'm a middle of the road Democrat and live around a lot of moderate Republicans.

  Maryland is a Democratic state, but currently has a moderate Republican governor, Larry Hogan.

  These moderate Republicans hate Trump, think he's a buffoon and can't wait to get him out of office.

  They are cautious about saying it aloud, but once Trump is out of office, they'll do anything to make sure he doesn't run again.
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  Return From ISIS

  by frozen2018 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm watching pbs's frontline.

  the story, "return from isis," is about an american woman who went to syria with her husband who was a isis soldier.

  now she wants to return to the states.

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  Good to see you again, Wings.

  Great summary.
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  The Meaning of Life (according to me)

  by Terry in

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  (by terry walstrom).

  ohhhhhhhh….. life is for the fun of it.

  it’s such a happy day for one and all .

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  GrreatTeacher

  I hate poetry, but I really liked this one!

  My favorite lines:

  "Longitude to latitude, the earth's prevailing attitude

  Seems to be no gratitude for all the fun in life!"

  You're a new age Dr. Seuss.
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  ExElder Friend Had To Go To His Former Kingdom Hall and this what he told me!

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  he was the secretary before he resigned years ago.

  he has a business that kept him involved with the kingdom hall.

  the hall was sold to another church.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Juan Viejo2, thank you for your excellent information.

  You say it was WTs heavy hand that caused the problem and I tend to agree.

  People respond better to honest communication than they do to authoritarian tactics.
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  So what have the rank and file been saying now that a vaccine is being given. What happened to Armageddon

  by goingthruthemotions in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  a vaccine is here!!!

  the light at the end of the tunnel is visible!!!

  so what happened to armageddon?.

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  " We've seen the light! Those doctors and scientists with all of their worldly education have saved us!"

  Just kidding. My parents have said that they'll get their shots as soon as they are offered, but I get a peculiar sense like they're talking to a worldy person and giving me the " right" answer, but there's something underneath that they are not saying.

  I wish I could figure it out.
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  Are there more Bethel layoffs in the immediate future?

  by LongHairGal in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just saw a post on reddit: ‘wt are prepping the r&f for changes in the march/april meeting workbook’.. in the post the person noted what they read (for march 8) and it mentioned bethel adjustments and reference was made to 2015 when bethelites were let go.. if this happens (yet again) another bunch of people are being sent home to fend for themselves in the big bad world at an advanced age with little to no preparation.

  even though this doesn’t surprise me, it could not come at a worse time with a global pandemic and massive job loss everywhere..congregations are already in turmoil because of so many who reached retirement age totally unprepared because they were told armageddon would be here before they reached that age.

  this is in addition to all the other ‘needy’ and troubled types in the congregations looking for as$istance.. i hope any bethelites there have a plan and some people they can contact.

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  A solid prediction.
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  The Mysterious Missing Islam.....

  by snare&racket in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've discussed this before but not in this context alone.. i remember being about 14 years old, 1994 and starting a study in the uk with a charming muslim from the congo.

  he was a very pleasant middle aged guy with a big family, two wives, always the most hospitable.

  at the time the watchtower had a book on many religions, a thick red book called 'mankind's search for god' so i would read and discuss the section on islam with him.. interestingly, but not surprising, many details they had were wrong about islam and he would explain how and correct me.

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  Well I feel stupid. I read "Congo" and thought it was was short for 'congregation' and wondered how there ever came to be "a charming Muslim from the Congo with. . . two wives."
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  “He’s Not My President “

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it’s already happening .

  biden was officially named president-elect yesterday.

  i think trump exhausted all of his avenues to keep the presidency.

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  He's just like the rest of us now.

  He caught Covid, lost his job and now will be evicted from his house.