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  Great Trib is Starting!

  by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

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  just received a text yesterday...lovebombing to return with so called proof of the gt starting...scaremongering at its peak!.

  "hey.

  missing you at the meetings.

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  WTWizard

  Great tribulation, my eye. Did they remember anything about the Spanish flu, polio, or the Plague? Those were far worse, both in terms of numbers infected and numbers of people killed or left severely incapacitated. From what I have seen, very few healthy people are being left permanently disabled from this (unlike polio), and the death rate is well below Spanish flu, let alone the plague. Given enough time, an asymptomatic version of coronavirus will spread, partially immunizing the whole population from this--or it will be more like the other 4 coronavirus strains that merely give you colds.

  But, if they keep pushing this rubbish from the bible, we will soon lose our freedom. Not just in one country--worldwide. That is what the bible is about--a curse on the whole earth. Create the pandemic, wait for a reaction demanding hard quarantines and loss of freedom to fight it, then impose full communism that will be far worse than the virus (and I am actually more afraid of the communism than the virus. I am even more afraid of communism than I am of the panic and fights that will break out when supplies run out, which is going to be worse than the virus in of itself.) And the bible gives them the energy to carry this out. Dump the bible, stop going to those coronavirus breeding places called churches, and cut yourself from this. You might still get the virus, but at least your energy will go toward healing instead of toward bringing us all communism.
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  Do You Think Trump Is Doing.A Good Job Dealing With The Coronavirus?

  by minimus in

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  who needs a press secretary when the president details what is happening every day to keep us informed?

  i think he’s doing a very good job considering what is happening in the usa and the world..

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  He is not perfect. Far from it--it is absolutely idiotic to expect everything to return to normal by April 12. Do that, and I guarantee you that within 2 weeks, we are going to have a super whopper of an outbreak through the whole country that will have everything shut down for 6-18 months. They need to keep stupid things closed down--and that goes especially for churches and mosques (and, as New York City can attest, synagogues are not exempt). It simply is not worth it, and especially when churches are supposed to be packed this Easter. They deserve to be empty or closed down in a regular year, and more so this year.

  But, it could have been worse. They tried putting in rubbish riders into the relief bill, that would have enforced political correctness, the green rubbish, and just about everything else. And, he could have declared martial law, suspended the Constitution, and instituted Noahide Law. He rejected the rubbish riders, forcing them to bring a clean bill for the relief and put the riders in separate bills (which I hope get vetoed).

  Personally, I don't think this virus itself is so dreadful as the potential consequences. Long after the virus is gone, we will have those reptilians on this earth bossing everyone else around, we will all have RFID chips, and there will be no individuality. None. We will all be as the greys. I, personally, would rather have a weak or sloppy response to the virus that isn't going to lead to this outcome than a tight and effective response that will--even if quite a few people have to die, more have had to die in other acts of defense to our freedom.
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  Counting Memorial Attendees and Partakers

  by caves in

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  how will the borg be able to count the partakers(144,000 anointed) since jws are to celebrate the memorial at home?

  what about accurate counts for attendees?

  what challenges do you see?

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  They will give a number of partakers that is well below 1,000 this year to scare people into thinking the end is nigh. Since they have no way of verifying whether someone partook or not, they will simply assume they did not. All they need is a number like 180 to make everyone think this is it. They could also post attendance well in the 30 million range, simply based on connecting for even a split second--you look at the stream because you want to see what nonsense they are spouting, click the big red X at the top right, and you are counted in.

  Obviously, if they do have the audacity to hold a real live Supreme Boasting Session, they deserve to be shut down. Most bars are closed, many supermarkets are operating limited hours (and are devoting the earliest hours to seniors), all amusement and fun parks are closed, quite a few stores that are deemed "non-essential" are closed. And there is something to gain for your coronavirus risk in these places. With this wastefest, there is nothing. Even when I was in and there was no pandemic, I always felt the whole thing was more stressful even than going to work. Worth it?
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  Do you know anyone with corona virus?

  by eyeslice2 in

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  just asking if any here personally know anyone with or who has had the corona virus?.

  what was their experience like?

  are they on the mend?.

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  With the number of no-tests, I expect to get it at some point. Given the occupation I have, I expect to come in contact with someone with coronavirus (and probably someone that doesn't have symptoms yet). Even with all the hand washing and sanitizer, that only does so much if someone coughs in the vicinity. (And masks offer incomplete protection, too.) Not that I am specifically worried--I usually miss out on most flus, including the swine flu when it went widespread in my area.

  But, that doesn't mean I am doing nothing else about it. The next line of defense is to make it more of "Oh wow, that didn't even hurt!". I know that it doesn't get another chance, so if the first one doesn't hurt, that's it. Beyond vitamin C (and yes, that reduces my colds down to about half or slightly less), I have been taking vitamin D, astragalus, elderberry syrup (which is good to help the immune system), lycopene (so my immune system doesn't waste energy on inflammation where not warranted), schisandra berry powder (also helps the immune system), and numerous herbs and minerals for my pineal gland. I have echinacea and oregano oil on hand, just in case. That should reduce the chances of its hurting.

  More of an issue, I am finding widespread limits on grocery items in my area (as is the case everywhere). There are spotty supplies on toilet paper, Lysol, bleach, oatmeal, pasta, rice, peanut butter, and cleaning supplies. Once we get a total lockdown, I expect either the stores will be closed totally, or we will have to show papers to verify that we are going for necessities and not luxuries (and they decide what constitutes "necessities"). It might also be impossible for deliveries to enter or leave the area, meaning shortages of items that are even worse than we have now. And, if they do pack the churches this Easter, I expect we are going to see more people actually catching coronavirus from church, and then the problem will be even worse.
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  Meetings (CORONAVIRUS)

  by Iamallcool in

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  are the dubs still going to the meetings?.

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  WTWizard

  Good thing I don't even have a web cam, let alone this zoom. And if I did, I would simply disable the thing during this event, or better yet, click on the upper right corner of the window during it. And if the hounders show up to get me to sign up for zoom (and coronavirus, while they are at it), I will simply decline--all in German (and I doubt any of them will understand it).

  Not to mention, what if they had to worry about, say, my having an asymptomatic case of Spanish flu and the ability to give them a severe case of it? Just as they are about to contract coronavirus on top of that. One more thing they should be worrying about. Do they know I don't already have the flu and am barely showing any symptoms? Or, what if I already happen to have coronavirus (from where I work) and am not yet showing symptoms, or never get any at all aside the ability to pass it on to the whole congregation through one idiot hounder? This is why it is stupid for them to visit people and invite them to waste food money on some useless technology that is going to do no good.

  Speaking of cost, how much does Zoom cost upfront and per month? What about the cameras you need to use for this? I wonder how many jars of peanut butter one could get with that money. Or bags of rice, bundle packs of toilet paper, canned soup and vegetables, bread or crackers, butter, cheese, pasta, and the spices needed to make this as much fun as it can be. Or, a few video games for that old Nintendo 3DS (for entertainment). If they are really going to get people into church on Easter this year, I would be expecting a huge number of new coronavirus cases during the following weeks.
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  Warning!

  by FedUpJW in

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  no...not a warning from me, rather that is the subject of the "local needs" that i heard was presented via zoom tonight.. beware of apps!

  they harped on the idea that only apps approved by the governing body should ever be downloaded or used by jdubs.

  they said if they had not been featured in the litterature or specifically recommended by the governing body then jdubs should heed the warning and avoid them.. i guess they are, as we all suspected, very afraid of what the dubs will find out now that they have to use only electronic devices for their "food"..

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  WTWizard

  I have a number of apps on my desktop that do not come from the washtowel, and are not loaded with malware. I have the Amazon Music app and the Weatherbug app. I use the music app to buy my music (including sun-worship songs). So they want to make me listen to Kingdumb maladies instead of Led Zeppelin? Or to not be able to find out what the weather is going to be for the next few days? Does the washtowel have any approved weather apps that have reasonable accuracy?

  Not to mention, there are plenty of apps for mobile devices (of which I do not have, because they cost too much money for service charges). Yes, you do need to be selective on which apps you install, but because your device has limited memory and having too many garbage apps will slow down your device or make it unstable. By all means get whatever useful apps you wish for your device, with this caution in mind. The washtowel app is probably the worst offender of being a waste of memory for your mobile device, and probably the worst in terms of compatibility and stability issues.
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  individual memorial portions

  by Dubtown in

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  this year locally the memorial will be broadcast to the congregation using zoom software.

  it will be a video broadcast, however no one locally will be partaking, so what arrangements are needed for bread and wine?.

  local elders plan to deliver small portions of the bread and wine to each household ready for the celebration..

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  WTWizard

  And why would the hounders be distributing the emblems--and the coronavirus--to individual households for this wastefest? That defeats the purpose of calling off the event, and ensures that everyone will get and spread coronavirus at homes. At least when the UPS or FedEx delivery person comes, they are delivering something useful.
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  Wouldn't it be ironic that Easter services were given the green light right after the memorial being cancelled?l

  by nowwhat? in

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  just sayin.

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  Though it would be better than the wastefest the washtowel holds, any religious activity (in the judaism, xian, or islam denominations) is extremely risky. I would rather just have decorations up that symbolize pagan rituals, such as the rabbits and chicks/eggs. Many other activities will simply have to wait. And especially anything where people go to church--I would like to see totally empty or closed-down churches on Easter as well as all those Supreme Boasting Sessions fully cancelled.
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  9 Files Arrived Today--(As of March 24, 2020)

  by Atlantis in

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  9 files arrived today.

  (as of march 24, 2020).

  2020-03-16--maintaining congregation meetings2020-03-16--public ministry during covid-192020-03-17--cancellation of branch visit2020-03-17--kingdom hall maintenance 2020-03-19--covid-19 events in kingdom halls2020-03-22--announcement2020-03-17--gbr--seldom-worked territory survey 20202020--setting up zoom manualzoom--online video-conferencing and meetingsall in zipped folder:https://we.tl/t-0tvs24jmlh petra!https://docdro.id/mzoh1pv

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  WTWizard

  Maintaining congregation boasting sessions: Don't. They simply are not worth it.

  You are better off trying to top off whatever preps you may have made for any shortages, if you still have time. It would have been better had they cancelled the boasting sessions in early January and encouraged people to start preparing instead of donating, wasting money on field circus, and attending these coronavirus sharing meetings. But no, they just had to maintain their status quo. And anyone that tries to hold this wastefest at the Coronavirus Hall is asking for more South Korea's (they got a mass infection from a xian cult) and New York City's (one rabbi turned what would have been a manageable problem into a disaster).

  You see those wastefests on April 7? You see anyone still going in field circus? If so, you can expect your city to be like New York City sometime late in April or early May. And they wonder why they need to be shut down? All the while, the leaders are securely locked down so they will not be exposed to coronavirus--or tuberculosis (which they richly deserve).
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  What drives these doomsday predictions?

  by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

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  "what drives these doomsday 'prophets'.

  many include wildly inaccurate readings of the book of revelation.

  often these pandemic prophets end their predictions with sign-offs such as "if you don't have a bible, buy one!.

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  It is, in fact, the bible that led to this in the first place through the curses on the planet it contains. You want coronavirus? (Or, for that matter, any of the other problems ranging from the flu to tuberculosis)? If so, then go to church. Not only will you be exposed to it more, but your energy will be drained to help joke-hova to take full control of the earth instead of helping you resist or fight off illness.

  And, I will simply laugh if there are "Limit 1" signs on displays of bibles for sale. My needs for those books of curses are zero. In fact, to me the bible is one of the very few things that I have even less use for than cancer sticks.