I was glad to hear that your healing process is far enough along that you weren't too bothered by this totaly pathetic reaction to your presence. Experiences like this confirm that walking away from that group was the exact right thing for me to do.
Pete Zahut
JoinedPosts by Pete Zahut
-
44
I went to one of my previous halls remodel today and they did not recognize me...
by confusedandalone ini definitely look like a worldly person by jw standards... however i went to my old hall because they are remodelling and they are in the final p[hase.
it was not on purpose.
i had bnusiness on the street and happened to drive past.
-
-
-
15
JW.ORG link
by Pete Zahut ini was thinking about the thousands upon thousands of posts that have been made on this site over the years and all the valuable information contained in them.
i was also thinking about all the years that this site was in existence before i stumbled upon it.. i wondered if from now on, if each person making a post on this site, put the words jw.org at the end of the title of their post or somewhere in the body of their post itself, if it would somehow drive those who are looking for jw.org to this site instead?.
for example "what's up with those new literature carts ?
-
-
Pete Zahut
I was thinking about the thousands upon thousands of posts that have been made on this site over the years and all the valuable information contained in them. I was also thinking about all the years that this site was in existence before I stumbled upon it.
I wondered if from now on, if each person making a post on this site, put the words JW.ORG at the end of the title of their post or somewhere in the body of their post itself, if it would somehow drive those who are looking for JW.ORG to this site instead?
For example "What's up with those new literature carts ? JW.ORG
"Who's going to attend the International Assembly?" JW.ORG
Would that work?
-
5
We take you now to the DUH room for a New Light bulletin . . .
by Terry inimagine a large open field filled with old dudes wearing headphones attached to metal detectors searching for.
anything of value in the middle of nowhere .
imagine these old dudes are the governing body of jehovah's witnesses .
-
-
Pete Zahut
I wonder what Russell would think if he came back today and saw that the organization he started has found so much "new light" that it now rejects 95% of what he taught.
He'd have to renounce his former understandings or be branded an Apostate to the very religion he founded.
Come to think of it, I wonder if anyone from the past will be resurecetd since apparently none of them was "worshiping in truth" and in fact were responsible for spreading what turns out were false teachings, to interested ones and for going so far as to punish and likely ruin the lives of anyone who disagreed with them.
-
79
What Watchtower Belief/View Never Sat Right With You?
by minimus inbut their views on blood are just plain weird!
meat has blood in it even if it's bled.
still eating meat means consuming blood.
-
-
Pete Zahut
The reason "wickedness continues to our day" is supposedly because Satan challenged God saying he could turn all mankind away from him so God needed to prove to his creation once and for all times that they couldn't manage without him. Then when things started taking shape, he brought the flood and wiped them all out, just to have it start all over again.
God isn't slow respecting his promises but wants all to attain righteousness. The longer he waits, the more people the JW's can save. Yet more and more people are being born every day that are obviously not paying any heed to JW's.
-
17
Pre-Memorial territory coverage
by Blackbird Fly inhas anyone else seen the local congregation doing the usual field service push before the memorial?
i think its strange that we (nor our neighbors) havent seen them in the neighborhood yet.
only 2 weeks away and no territory blast?
-
-
Pete Zahut
No, we haven't seen them either. Last year they left an invite stuffed in our door with a note on it saying "We miss seeing you at the Hall".
This year, I'm going to tack up on the front door, a copy of the cover from the 1983 that shows all the old Bethelites looking heavanward and says "1914...The Generation That Won't Pass Away". I have a copy of it that shows the names and dates of the deaths or the elderly Bethelites on the cover. (I got it on this site)
-
38
3 days ago Apostate walks into Watchtower headquarters gets a new Bible Leaves his business card
by Watchtower-Free inbo juel jensen from norway was visiting new york 3 days ago .
he is an apostate activist and a child abuse survivor .. this is the video.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odluwssd_qy.
-
-
Pete Zahut
I've heard a JW's refer to the new Bible as the "Grey Guide" as well as the "Silver Sword". They tee hee about this as if it's so clever.
-
43
What do you think attracts new ones to the JW organization now?
by cultBgone inthis is an offshoot from the jws then and now thread...it made me wonder what exactly people find attractive about the cult today?
why are they joining?
any thoughts?.
-
-
Pete Zahut
If you build it, they will come .
No matter what kind of program you come up with or product you have to sell, there will always be a certain demographic of the public, even if only a small one, who will buy into it, especially if you keep at long enough and your members are your best customers and they market your product and program for free.
The Watchtower Society started out with religious fanatics who eventually began providing a pre packakaged program meant to appealed to those who liked or needed to be told what to do and who were made to feel safe warm and fuzzy by a substitute parental figure or "Sheeplike ones". It's a constant revolving door made up of those who have just arrived, those who are in and heavily involved in the recruiting work and those who are on their way out.
For as many years as they've been doing this and the billions of hours their members have spent recruiting, although constant, the success rate hasn't been very high,especially if God is supposedly backing their efforts.
Most of the congregations I knew of only saw growth from born-ins having children. I never saw a new one be recruited from the door to door work. The few new ones I did see, were brought in when a returning Df'd person dragged their newfound spouse back with them.
-
22
FUNERAL OUTLINE
by freeatlast36 ini knew it.
march 28, 2014 at 9:57pm.
nobody seemed to notice that i wasn't sitting with my immediate family.
-
-
Pete Zahut
JW funerals are very homogenized, one size fits all affairs. They sort of hijack the whole thing,even if it's not held at the Kingdom Hall. The main thing is that your Dad enjoyed his life and had people who loved him and that he also loved, till the end. Sounds like he did just that.
-
-
-
Pete Zahut
Doughboy was buried in a lightly greased coffin.
Dozens of celebrities turned out to pay their respects, including Mrs. Butterworth, Hungry Jack, the California Raisins, Betty Crocker,
the Hostess Twinkies and Captain Crunch.
The grave site was piled high with flours.
Aunt Jemima delivered the eulogy and lovingly described Doughboy as a man who never knew how much he was kneaded.
Doughboy rose quickly in show business, but his later life was filled with turnovers. He was not considered a very smart cookie, wasting much of his dough on half-baked schemes.
Despite being a little flaky at times, he still, as a crusty old man, was considered a roll model for millions.
Doughboy is survived by his wife, Play Dough; two children John Dough and Jane Dough; plus they had one in the oven.
He is also survived by his elderly father Pop Tart.
-
16
RBC accident report paperwork on jwleaks? why does it matter if elder
by ?me? inon one of the recent boe letters, they sent a rbc form to document any accidents on the jobsite.
there is a portion to check if the injured person was an elder, pioneer, ms, etc.... .
why does this matter?
-
-
Pete Zahut
The "rank" of the person who was injured might give them an idea of how credible the claim is and what strategy they might use to thwart any payout.
It also might give them data as to who is getting hurt so they can identify any pattern that indicate needed safety changes. Is it the high ranking supervisors or the worker bees, who are getting hurt or is it the low ranking publisers, or is it the foolish young ones who are given work that should be done by more experienced workers ?