Shawnster

Where were you when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor? Where were you when man landed on the moon? Where were you when Lincoln, Kennedy, or Reagan was Shot? Where were you when the Challenger exploded? Where were you when 9/11 happened? My apologies for the US-sentric examples. What is your EARLIEST "where were you when" moment? It might be the moon landing. It might be the Union Carbide deaths in India. It might the Chernobyl disaster. It does not mattw5 what the historical event was. What I want to know is what is the earliest event that happened during your life that is now in the history books?

While I see what you both are saying and I can agree, I also have to admit it's Jehovah's one thought. I have no idea how that idea will be implemented. I've grown to be open to something unimaginable.

Why does there need to be any excuse?

AI is a tool, nothing more. Like a by tool, potential for abuse exists. This potential abuse is not the fault of the tool but, rather, the user. The amount of people currently abusing this tool is saddening and is only getting worse.

Except it's Jehovah that brings about the Great Tribulation, right?

Republican politics is killing churches... Only because the stereotypical Democrat already stopped going decades ago

The United States is not the only country with nuclear weapons. The US President is not the only leader with a button to push. Could? Possibly. If not today, then maybe tomorrow. There are plenty of movies that warn of such an event. In real life there has been at least (maybe more) where a nuclear launch was almost triggered due to an accident. For example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Soviet_nuclear_false_alarm_incident Is it likely? No. Am I worried in the slightest? Absolutely not. Why do I say this? From my understanding, a nuclear war would destroy much of the planet Earth. In fact, so much would be destroyed that this would affect Bible prophecy. Nobody's going to saying, thinking, or believing in "Peace and Security" when they are digging all the major cities out of nuclear rubble while millions die from starvation, disease, and radiation exposure. Therefore, my faith has convinced me Jehovah would intervene if there was ever such a full scale war. Does that mean nuclear weapons would never be used? No, it does not mean that. 2 such weapons have already been used in Japan 80+ years ago. Jehovah did not stop those bombs so we should be open to the possibility another such device could be used in the future. However, from everything I've read such use would need to be limited and it would depend on which group detonated such a bomb. A nuclear exchange between Russia and the United States would likely be full scale while India or Israel using the Bomb might be more limited and the likelihood of some rogue terrorist state having more than a single bomb is unlikely.

That too.

$3.87 at Costco yesterday

It's easy to see how this happens. Jehovah's people are conservative people. Conservative politicians pay lip service to values that are echoed in the scriptures such as traditional family values, life begins at conception, marriage should be between one man and one woman. From there, though, the slope begins to get very steep and slippery. Certain fiscal political topics might benefit us more than others. We might find ourselves agreeing with the thinking or way still other hot button topics are presented. Before we know it we can find ourselves thinking in our heart that one man's (or group) way of rule is preferred over the other. The best thing to do is stop drinking the Kool aid. Stop feeding on political stories. Realize that there is a difference between the news (this is a thing that happened) and politics (the supposed why the thing happened). The why is not that important. Jehovah is the only one with the solution. Move away from people, even if they sound like they have a better solution.

On the JW board I was on at that time (might have been WOL Witnesses Online) we had 1 member whose brother, also a Witness, died in the attack. Can't remember the sister's name now.

It was not clear to me you were focused on Witnesses being offended by the word. My impression was you meant the US culture as a whole.

That's not "super" offensive in the US by any stretch. Hasn't been for decades. Emphasis on "super"

Why do you feel it is a big deal?