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  Whatever happened to tv.jw.org

  by cognitivedizzy in

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  looks like they pulled the plug on the streaming service 24/7 .

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  It always was garbage. Endless buffering and video blocking from this site--is that how we watch videos?
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  covid-19 Australia jworg style.

  by jonahstourguide in

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  hi all.. i wanted to post this somewhere that all could see it.. here is a letter being circulated in melbourne australia area.. covid-19 announcement dear friends, the local body of elders have agreed on the following actions in relation to today’s announcement.

  theocratic events at this stage congregation meetings will continue to run as normal.

  no publisher should feel obligated to attend congregation meetings at this time if they feel concerned or anxious about doing so.

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  "No publisher should feel obligated to attend congregation meetings at this time..."

  However, there is the unspoken rule that anyone that skips a boasting session for coronavirus is "spiritually weak". Those who go despite the virus (and despite getting it, spreading it through the whole congregation) are ballyhooed as "spiritually strong" and get extra points for "privileges".

  More hogwash. It is not worth it to attend a boasting session, even without coronavirus. The time and energy wasted does not get you benefits equal to or greater than what you are wasting. Throw in a pandemic, and it really is not worth it. This is a potentially dangerous situation--not only with a death rate that fluctuates between 2 and 9% and is higher among elderly and infirm people, but it could mutate into something that gives three months' suffering and kills more than 99%, including healthy young people. This is unpredictable--and the more people that donate their energy to this thing through reading and abiding by the bible or quran, or anything in the name of either of those filthy books, the more likely such a strain will come up or we will get communism as the result (which is, to me, even worse than outright dying).

  I can only hope they are smart enough to cancel the whole memorial. For a boring 45 minute talk and the chance to pass a plate and glass (touched by something like 200 hands--which one has the coronavirus?), you risk picking up the disease. They want me to go? They had better use field circus time studying German--I have something like 1 1/2 years' head start on them.
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  How was it possible that some members fall asleep or nod off during meetings?

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  2. beliefs

  a while back, we had a saturday wedding reception for a brother and sister from our kingdom hall.

  the reception ended at midnight.

  most of us got home at around 1:00 a.m. our sunday public talk meeting started at 9:30 a.m. .

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  I have noticed more than drifting off to sleep at boring boasting sessions (presumably so my brain can be directly programmed to accept hardships). I have come back from a big, great, or grand boasting session feeling more drained than I would have been had I been at work during the same period. It is, in fact, worse to be at one of these things than to be at work washing dishes during the same period. This is because energy is being drained so joke-hova can use it to enslave us all.

  And it can be more than just a headache, especially this year. You catch whatever is going around more easily when you are drained like this. Not only you are exposed to more colds and flu (and coronavirus, as the case is this year), but your resistance is drained. This is far worse than going out in the cold without a coat (which puts a load on you that is roughly equal to briskly walking or running, which people do all the time without getting sick). Spiritual energy is drained, curses are directly placed on you directly from the bible (and you are half asleep, rendering you more vulnerable to those), and the virus is right there at the boasting session. And, with all those references to the extreme hardships suffered, your brain is programmed to get sick.

  I suppose that, in years ahead, there is going to be an even worse pandemic and they are going to reference 2020 when people continued holding boasting sessions and field circus despite coronavirus. They are going to say "We had a pandemic. Many places banned the work because of this. Yet, we persevered through that. We can, and we will, persevere through this one as well. Joke-hova will protect us now, as it did then."
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  CDC recommends no events of more than 50 people for next eight weeks

  by Quandary in

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  https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/487702-cdc-recommends-no-events-of-50-or-more-people-for-next-eight-weeks.

  let's see what "mother" directs in view of this latest news..

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  The organization doesn't care. The leaders are nicely quarantined in their safe spots, nice and safe so they can laugh at those who are dumb enough to continue while they drag their feet in issuing orders or issue the wrong orders.

  And since this is probably the stupidest excuse to go out, I advise everyone to not wait for an official notice. Do not go to the boasting sessions--even if the virus is still not in your area. (You are donating your energy to joke-hova to worsen the eventual communism that comes from the crisis, which leaves you more open to it when it does come). Do not go out in field circus, and I mean at all. No letter writing, no phone calls, no nothing. And especially door to door, where you are just searching for coronavirus to catch and spread through the whole territory. If you simply must give your energy to joke-hova, it is better to stream the boasting session on your device instead of going to the coronavirus hall. You still end up vulnerable, but you do not get exposed to the virus or spread it to others.
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  CALIFORNIA: Senior Citizens to Stay Home

  by compound complex in

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  sacramento — gov.

  gavin newsom called sunday for all senior citizens and residents with chronic conditions to isolate themselves at home, as well as for all bars, wineries and brewpubs to close, launching the state's most sweeping effort yet to slow the spread of coronavirus.. no other state has imposed such restrictions on residents age 65 and older.

  newsom said his orders do not come with enforcement but that he expects residents and counties to follow his protocols.

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  This is not a good time to unnecessarily venture into crowds. Even if all you get is "just a cold". For instance, I could pick up coronavirus and get "just a cold" from it, or nothing. Then, someone else could pick it up and get very sick. And if I got it, or spread it, through something as stupid as going to church, it definitely is not worth it.

  There are other ways to slow the spread. Coughing into your bare hands is absolutely the worst thing to do--a cough in the air (away from people) will go just so far, and that's it. In your hands, it can spread through dozens of surfaces. A cough in your elbow or a disposable tissue is better. Washing your hands with soap and water helps quite nicely, and is something I used to do when I was a dishwasher (to prevent spread of infections from dirty dishes to clean dishes). Staying away from places where people act like apes (and, from all the YouTube videos I have seen, Walmart comes to mind on this) also helps.

  And not smoking. If you smoke, now is a good time to use this pandemic to quit. The smoke lowers your resistance, plus the smoke you emit lowers others' resistance even if you do not have the virus. Then, the person exposed to your smoke gets exposed to the virus, and what could have been quickly squelched becomes a full infection. All because someone just had to have that cancer stick.

  If it isn't already too late, getting to the store before the crowds come is also a good idea. With the CDC declaring the pandemic, it might already be too late for that. Ordering things online might help (you still have to deal with delays due to demand issues). And, take your vitamins. Something so simple as starting 500 mg vitamin C and 4,000 IU vitamin D might throttle the virus if you get exposed. Other supplements that might throttle it include echinacea, elderberry syrup, oregano oil, schisandra berry powder, goldenseal, and astragalus. Taking some of these might throttle the virus enough for your immune system to take care of it. Then you do not become a case, you are not infectious or you are infectious for a shorter period, and it slows the progress of the whole pandemic.

  And this goes for everyone, not just the elderly. Obviously, stupid exposure is not advised for anyone. Even if you are 20 years old, never had a cold, and are in perfect health, you could pick up coronavirus on your clothing and spread it to the supermarket next time if you go to these stupid religious events. And I can't think of a stupider event than this upcoming April 7 wastefest. Perfect recipe for trouble. The public, coronavirus and all, is invited. You are crammed into close quarters with others that may be carrying this thing (and field circus is a great way to pick it up). You are going to handle two items that might be carrying the virus by the time you touch it, and then there is another 5-10 minutes plus the crowds to shove through to get home before you can wash your hands with soap and water. Your suit will probably also carry the virus.

  And for what? At least with a trip to the supermarket, you might come back with groceries. With this, you did nothing more than donate more energy for the reptilians to make this, and the communism that is the intended outcome, worse. More than before, I strongly urge that all that can skip this wastefest, should--whether you are vulnerable or not. Whether or not there is even a case in your area.
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  5 German Watchtower Letters Arrived!

  by Atlantis in

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  2020 march 10, letter.

  https://docdro.id/chspeam.

  2020 march 10, letter.

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  Aside the problems they are going to have trying to have this wastefest, at least I am bettering my German. If and when the hounders try to contact me, I will be that much more able to answer in German. And they won't understand a word of it.
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  5 German Watchtower Letters Arrived!

  by Atlantis in

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  2020 march 10, letter.

  https://docdro.id/chspeam.

  2020 march 10, letter.

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  I would rather see "Das ganz Gedächtismahl ist abgesagt." Doing that would be so much simpler, because they wouldn't have to worry about what happens if someone hosting one of those small groups gets coronavirus at the last minute. Of course, canceling the whole thing would allow the jokehovians time to do independent research on the whole religion, and eliminate that source of spiritual energy that joke-hova needs to push World War III in the midst of this, making an already potentially dangerous situation even worse.
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  Coronavirus: Will the org invoke new donations direction?

  by The Fall Guy in

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  2. beliefs

  since donations boxes are going to lie empty for who knows how long, will the warwick parasites instruct (aka insist) jw's to now donate via bank standing order?.

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  They would rather have the machines at the boasting sessions as long as possible. And, when they are forced to cancel the boasting sessions, donations will be through their web site via credit card. Get into debt to donate, when you might just need the money to pay for your hospital bill if you get very sick. (And it need not be coronavirus. I have been planning for small and medium emergencies having nothing to do with the virus. Suppose I get a toothache during the worst of it. Obviously, I will not be seeing the dentist because then I might have coronavirus AND a toothache). Would it be better to get a bottle of ibuprofen or even cloves for this?

  Not to mention, in a quarantine, many will be temporarily out of work. Are they thinking that, if someone is out of work for a month, they might have trouble affording rent? Those bills do not take time out because of a pandemic. How much worse is that going to be if they are supposed to be further in debt donating to the washtowel? I think being in debt because of this preparation for the shortages (which are already starting to hit many areas) and that one might be that month behind in rent and utilities is enough. How do they know that, if they donate now, they won't be out of work for their month the very next week? Until this resolves, I advise donating nothing. And I mean NOTHING.

  The uncertainty is enough to warrant no stupid or unnecessary spending until you know how it will turn out. For me, that means not buying silver until I am sure I will not lose my job for a period of time, without pay. (Obviously, if it turns out that I work through it, and lose nothing, I will have extra money to buy that much more silver afterward.) I would rather risk losing the opportunity to pay $15 per ounce now than risk not making rent because of a 2-4 week suspension of work due to a lockdown or quarantine.

  Which means, if I can suspend buying silver until I know how my finances are going to turn out (all purchases I am making now are either to prepare for the coming shortages or to actually enjoy it a bit, or to improve my health to improve my chances of getting only a "cold" or not getting it at all), why can't the jokehovians suspend donating to the washtowel? Silver holds worth--there is the risk I could be paying more than $30 per ounce in July or August when I know I am not going to be out of work, but I already have quite a bit. Donations--well, what value do they have? What are they actually sacrificing by cutting donations to zero?
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  3 More Letters Dated March 13th, From the UK on Coronavirus!

  by Atlantis in

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  2. friends

  3 more letters dated march 13th, from the uk.

  there are different mailing addresses at the top.. 2020-03-13https://docdro.id/pxmmef72020-03-13https://docdro.id/adfw87y2020-03-13https://docdro.id/u2tov1ppetra!https://docdro.id/qqtzami

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  I wonder if, where they are still imposing boasting session attendance and field circus (including mandatory field circus report, and pious-sneering for the month), are afraid that taking time off will result in people questioning the whole religion. Imagine having people not wasting time in field circus. Instead of spreading coronavirus from door to door, they will be online looking up the whole washtowel doctrine, and maybe even the whole of Christi-SCAM-ity. Then, once the pandemic normalizes and things return to normal, most of the jokehovian witlesses stay home because the religion is bogus.

  To solve this, they would rather the publishers go from door to door spreading coronavirus. Better to get 100 people in the territory sick than to risk finding the real truth.
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  Are we talking about the Corona Virus?

  by DATA-DOG in

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  2. beliefs

  if you haven’t watched the joe rogan podcast dealing with this virus, you should.. i’m wondering if the deluded gb will continue to schedule meetings of large groups of dubs.

  they shouldn’t and neither should any other churches.. i can only cringe as i imagine groups of people coming together at mega-churches and conventions and conferences ( if you’re pentecostal ) and infecting each other while believing they are safe.. be smart everyone.

  be informed.. dd.

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  I hope each and every one of the members of the Filthful and Disgraceful Slavebugger get this virus, and the severe form at that. They are exposing whole congregations, and whole territories of innocent people to spread of this--one publisher can get coronavirus from one door, and the next day spread it through a whole territory along with the whole congregation. And I hope the worst for these members of the Filthful and Disgraceful Slavebugger while I refuse to participate in the Worldwide Coronavirus Spreading Work.