Pete Zahut

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  Is JW.org blocking this site?

  by Comatose in

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  tried accessing a picture linked and got this... access deniedyou don't have permission to access "http://assets.jw.org/assets/m/w14/20140315/w14_20140315.art/2014205_univ_lsr_lg.jpg" on this server.. reference #18.39e24cae.1400781585.632ce346.

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  Pete Zahut

  " We are heartned to learn that many of Jehovah's people around the globe, have gotten rid of their Televisions and are acting out Bible scenes for wholesome commercial free family entertainment instead"
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  What I really hate....

  by Perversion of a truth in

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  is that i was born into this cult, taught and believed that i was going to live forever, , that i was never going to have to die.

  now i am in my mid 30's realizing that this life is all there is and that after that i am dead forever and i am terrified.

  i don't want this to be all there is, , i don't want to just live a few years on this beautiful planet and then become non existent forever!

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  Pete Zahut

  If you have a glass of wine and your symptoms are relieved or dissappear, you most likely have anxiety not heart problems. Same goes with physical activity such as exercise, if these things help you feel better, it's most likely anxiety.

  It's unlikely at your age and after having being checked thoroughly a year a go, that you could have developed a serious heart condition. If you are determined not to visit a doctor, (not a good idea) you can take your own pulse and you can check your blood pressure at the pharmacy. Do a Google search to see what your readings should be.

  Like the rest of us, you are having to come to grips with your own mortality all at once instead of little by little over your lifetime like everyone else in the world does . You havent developed the coping skills for this because like a drug addict, your religious beliefs numbed you from the reality you wanted to avoid. Trust me, you will come to terms with it and it will be a releif not to have the issue of eternal life and whether you deserve it or not, hanging over you. If I can do it, so can you . A few years ago I suffered terribly and would never have beleived I could have progressed this far so fast. I wish I'd have seen this forum during that time, much of my suffering would have been eliminated.

  If you want, you can PM me and I'll send you my phone number and I'll talk to you by phone if you think that would help. (west coast U.S.)

  Our feelings are caused by thoughts and our feelings are only as real as we let them be. Right now I want you to just trust that in time you will be able to handle the unpleasant sensations of anxiety. Don't run from them...turn and face them and the Lion that they seem like now, will shrink down to the size of a mouse.
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  I was a door-to-door magazine salesman...but I didn’t know it!

  by Londo111 in

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  2. beliefs

  both jws and former jws dont seem to remember that up until 1990, jws sold magazines, books, and brochures from door to door.

  you went to either the magazine or the literature counter and bought publications that you were going to sell.

  pioneers would get a slight discount.

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  Pete Zahut

  What about the stacks of unplaced "back issues" everyone had laying around their house but were too conscientious about them to throw them away ?

  They used to "encourage" every member to have their own magazine subscription and of course there was the door to door subscription campaigns, as if any non JW would want a years subscription of the magazines. I never could bring myself to ask anyone if they wanted one.

  I remember how you were supposed to put any left over "assembly meal tickets" back in the contribution box, rather than save them for the next assembly.

  They not only made profit on the food you ate and made money on food you didn't even get.
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  Did you ever write your disassociation letter?

  by make yourself in

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  but never gave it to the elders or anyone in the congregation?

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  Where did this idea of a disassociation letter come from anyway....is there some sort of JW rule somewhere that says this is the thing to do?
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  Did you ever write your disassociation letter?

  by make yourself in

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  but never gave it to the elders or anyone in the congregation?

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  Pete Zahut

  They changed a lot of the key doctrines that were supposed to be the TRUTH afterI was baptized which made null and void the terms under which I becane a dedicated member. I don't owe them any explaination....especially when doing so would be giving them even more sway over my life than I had already been misled into giving them.
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  The reason the Society keeps everyone busy with "campaigns"

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  2. beliefs

  im sure that many have had an experience where we try and keep little kids "occupied" while on a boring trip, such as a car ride or plane flight.. we come up with "games" like..."lets see how many green cars we can count", or "lets try and see who can sit still for the longest time".

  "the winner gets a prize!".

  obviously, until they are wise enough to cotton on, all we are doing is keeping them occupied to prevent them asking things like "are we there yet?!".

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  Pete Zahut

  Creating religious issues where none exist and urgent busy work for the rank and file, ensures that the folks at HQ have a job and get to continue living off of the donations of those who are still caught on the JW treadmill.
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  Ahhh Dagnabbit

  by Jon Preston in

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  well afyer two months i get a message from an elder wanting to go out in service a few nights a week and to hang out more....i must now be labelled in the spiritually weak and reach out to group in my hall.

  my hall is very nice and so are the people but dagnabbit i hate small towns.... i wonder if i should say no or just nite the bullet on behalf of our fade...hmm decisions.

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  Pete Zahut

  I must now be labelled in the spiritually weak and reach out to group in my hall.

  Yep....and it's probably " Invite a Heathen Out In Service- Week" down at the local Kingdom Hall. Don't say anyting one way or another about your JW stance. If pressed for an answer, be vague and very non committal.
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  Aposate crashes the memorial!

  by Batman89 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i should have posted this a few weeks ago, anyways this guy tony prime has guts!.

  check it!.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uadqh8-3qa0&list=uu7urkksine92mtdj2s33gwq.

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  Pete Zahut

  I'm ok with it but I thougt it was odd that he and the JW woman were having a big ol' conversation about their love of "worldly" music, at the Kingdom Hall let alone just before the memorial. JW's read in the magazines about the dangers of the world and the evils of the entertainment industry and use cognative dissonance to still be ok with listeng to it...even loving it.

  I'll bet that lady was pretty blown away that they had so much in common....and so quickly.
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  what to do when you have a crazy friend?

  by losingit in

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  it's hard for me to start this topic bc i feel like i'm being judgmental, a quality i don't like in others and one i try to stay away from as much as possible.

  i really do try to be an understanding, caring person.

  i essentially believe that all people are good and i am shocked to my core when i am betrayed.

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  Pete Zahut

  There is a difference between being judgemental and being discerning. You aren't labeling anyone or punishing them when you're being discerning. You are simply being perceptive and aware of people and situations you encounter.

  In this case I think you already know what you should do...all the signals are there.

  The trouble is, back when you were a JW you learned that it wasn't enough to be discerning you also had to put a label ( weak, apostate, Df'd, DA'd) on people and be part of a personal punishment that was handed down to them from a man made authority whether you agreed with it or not.

  That isn't the case here. You aren't going to insist that this womans friends and family snub her, you have made a decision that the direction this woman is heading, isn't one that you want to be involved with.
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  Are JEhovah's Witnesses reaching out to the Gay community ?

  by Watchtower-Free in

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  apostate & ex-jehovalarious meme collection.

  https://www.facebook.com/groups/jwmeme/.

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  Pete Zahut

  If you look closely, one of the magazines in their cart features a thought provoking article about Joseph and his coat of may colors. (wink wink)