Bob

Cannot believe this. Truly a sad day.. I really, really appreciated his sense of humor. I will miss him.. 😥

Jamieson is some pretty good stuff. I get probably 3 or 4 bottles a year.

No doubt!

I am gonna be careful how I say this but I have to be honest. The organization seems to be realizing that some policies have little or no biblical support, so those become conscious issues. But that’s a good thing because it makes us more reliant on God. So that’s how I see these changes, personally.

I’m actually not surprised at all that this change was made.

This post is part of the reason why I have always believed covid is “random” - and what I mean by that is there is nothing we can really do to stop it after the lockdowns ended so it’s just gonna spread and probably hit every single person at some point. If two shots and a booster doesn’t prevent illness, a mask is virtually useless (not saying you shouldn’t wear one but I’m just making a point). So it just makes sense to allow people the choice to mask seeing how nothing we did has stopped it or will ever stop it from spreading. If a vaccine doesn’t prevent illness then basically nothing will, other than not getting covid to begin with, which is aided by wearing a mask.

Yeah I haven’t worn a mask in public or at work, shopping, etc since June 2021 when the mandate was lifted by our Governor. So it’s no problem for me.

Well, if you’re anything like me, this portion of the announcement is long overdue (slight amount of sarcasm) 😝 But in all seriousness, people have identified with their personalize masks and have gotten used to them and depend on them. But since masks are not BANNED then there is no reason to fear - we can still wear one. I know the announcement isn’t in effect yet and there is more to come, as it stands, it’s a personal choice.

Yeah. It will be a conscious issue, not a directive. So that won’t apply in this case.

Interesting JWB. I watched his remarks twice. Usually the brothers try not to repeat false accusations so not to give those accusations free publicity. My guess is those allegations have gained enough traction among the brothers and have caused enough concern to warrant a JWB about it.

Awesome news! If we can meeting in person for the meetings, then the conventions are a no-brainer in my view.

I feel you bro.

Just a brief point on the spread of this thing. Omicron and Delta evaded vaccines in the sense that vaccinated people are spreading it. That’s not anti science. “ A vaccine breakthrough infection happens when a fully vaccinated person gets infected with COVID-19. People with vaccine breakthrough infections may spread COVID-19 to others” https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/effectiveness/why-measure-effectiveness/breakthrough-cases.html It’s been proven that cloth masks, has no affect on Omicron. Yet most people wear them still: https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/9091574002 So it’s not really about the mandates - it’s about covid simply getting around the tools. So it’s gonna spread regardless, unless, society is completely shut down or partially shut down for indefinite periods of time.

Right. But they were rising WITH the mandates. Humans are limited. We can’t control covid. We can keep trying, though. But most states have stopped trying because they can’t.

Yeah. I didn’t contradict myself. I said NOW they don’t, as in since the tools have become available. Secondly, mandates have been largely dropped nationwide save a few locals. In Michigan, the Gov dropped all mandates last June and refuses to reinstate any.