Posts by Pete Zahut

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There will be a Funeral service for Prince in the Kingdom Hall this sunday

by Farai in

about 30-50 high profile guests are expected among 300 other guests.

the kingdom hall has requested for support from the police for crowd/traffic control .

http://kstp.com/news/email-details-prince-funeral-minnetonka-jehovahs-witness-kindom-hall-police-traffic-crowd-control/4136002/http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2016/05/13/prince-memorial-scheduled/.

Pete Zahut

I'll bet some of them have been secretly doing this at home already but since it's ok now, all the Brothers should turn up to the memorial wearing high heels, tight pants and eyeliner.

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Possible Names For New XJW Books...

by JW_Rogue in

just what it sounds like list some titles that you think would be good for an xjw memoir or book.

just for fun:.

-the real, real life.

Pete Zahut

I Listened and I Obeyed (so what went wrong?)

Where's My Pet Lion? (tales of JW youths who grew old waiting)

GullableTravels ( reflections of a naive and overly trusting C.O and his wife and the decade they spent in the Circuit work )

Dangerous Liaison Committees ( an inside look at what can go wrong when amateurs dispense medical advice)

Lords of the Pinky Rings (confessions of a former G.B. helper)

Catch 22 (tales of a 22 year old ministerial servant and the women who were after him)

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There will be a Funeral service for Prince in the Kingdom Hall this sunday

by Farai in

about 30-50 high profile guests are expected among 300 other guests.

the kingdom hall has requested for support from the police for crowd/traffic control .

http://kstp.com/news/email-details-prince-funeral-minnetonka-jehovahs-witness-kindom-hall-police-traffic-crowd-control/4136002/http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2016/05/13/prince-memorial-scheduled/.

Just thought I'd mention.....I ran into a JW at Costco the other day and she hugged me and said everyone missus Mrs Zahut and I yadda yadda. Somehow we got onto the topic of Prince. She ( an elder's wife) mentioned on her own that she is very angry that the Society viewes him as "in good standing" when everyone else has to restrict pretty much every aspect of their lives to be considered such. She said she's writing an angry letter to the Society about this.

I'm sure she's not the only one. I've seen facebook comments to the same effect.

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What I like about being a witness

by molybdenum in

Pete Zahut

Nice folks generally, but their religion tends to cut into my day.

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shutting down topics now?

by disposable hero of hypocrisy in

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5744214272901120/suicide-idea?page=3&size=10.

i can't comment on this topic on either of my devices or multiple browsers.. so we're shutting down topics now are we?

i'm assuming you've disabled commenting due to your feeling that it's a troll.

Pete Zahut

Better to err on the side of caution in cases like this. I don't mind putting up with a Troll or an attention seeker if posting here satisfies their need for attention or answers their cry for help. In either case and for whatever reason, someone is feeling a void in their life or they are suffering and I can spare a little empathy if there's a chance it might help them.

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Shooting in the foot (homophobic video)

by Syme in

with the newly released homophobic video by the wts, it gets clearer that those people can't stop shooting themselves in the foot.

they are already under examination and de facto trial by the australian committee; more and more people and officials in western democracies inquire into their abusive tactics and put them under the microscope, and what do they do?

they release a video which confirms those worries.

Pete Zahut

The whole "hate the sin love the sinner" attitude is also still homophobic in nature. Homosexuality is only a sin because some old book says it's a sin.

How is that being Homophobic? They supposedly don't hate the Homosexual or the Heterosexual, That's a good thing right ? They hate the sins no matter who commits them and they are determined not to sin themselves . That seems perfectly logical and fair, even if you don't happen to share their definition of what a sin is, they should be able to regulate their own behavior according to their personal beliefs.

What if someone were to say, "I love religious people, but I hate it when they practice their religion. Their activities should be outlawed. We should be able to deny religious people services because I hate their practices. But I'm not hating them! Just what they're doing!"

What "if" they said grass is orange and the sky is green? They would be incorrect in saying so but they didn't say that and there was also noting in this video that indicated they wanted Homosexuals denied their civil rights or that anyone should be mean to them. You projected that idea into what was being said....they never said anything in this video about taking action against gay people or anyone else, it was about regulating their own behavior.

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Shooting in the foot (homophobic video)

by Syme in

with the newly released homophobic video by the wts, it gets clearer that those people can't stop shooting themselves in the foot.

they are already under examination and de facto trial by the australian committee; more and more people and officials in western democracies inquire into their abusive tactics and put them under the microscope, and what do they do?

they release a video which confirms those worries.

Pete Zahut

stillin
I wonder if I've been kicked off of this thread. My post from this AM is completely gone and I don't see anybody else's after cofty's comment.
I guess it's my abrasive natur.

No, I think somethings going on with this website, right now my post is showing up twice and it's on the side of the page rather than in the middle.

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Shooting in the foot (homophobic video)

by Syme in

with the newly released homophobic video by the wts, it gets clearer that those people can't stop shooting themselves in the foot.

they are already under examination and de facto trial by the australian committee; more and more people and officials in western democracies inquire into their abusive tactics and put them under the microscope, and what do they do?

they release a video which confirms those worries.

Pete Zahut

When did you decide to pursue a straight life? Time and date would be great thanks.
1.follow or chase (someone or something).
2.continue or proceed along (a path or route).

As is often the case when discussing this touchy subject, I realize that by singling out a single harmless word such as pursue, you are essentially straining the fly specks out of the pepper in an effort to seem like you have a valid point.

If you read my comment again, you'll see that I didn't use the word "decide", you added that yourself and it changed the intent of my comment. You assumed I was saying that someones sexuality is a choice and I wasn't, You may also me assuming I'm straight.

Since you asked however, I don't have a specific date but by the definitions you provided, I suppose once I realized what my sexual preference was, I followed or chased individuals that fit that preference, found someone who wanted to make a permanent arrangement based around that preference, and then continued or proceeded along that path or route ever since.

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Shooting in the foot (homophobic video)

by Syme in

with the newly released homophobic video by the wts, it gets clearer that those people can't stop shooting themselves in the foot.

they are already under examination and de facto trial by the australian committee; more and more people and officials in western democracies inquire into their abusive tactics and put them under the microscope, and what do they do?

they release a video which confirms those worries.

Pete Zahut

When did you decide to pursue a straight life? Time and date would be great thank
1. Follow or chase (someone or something)

2. continue or proceed along (a path or route).

As is generally the case in discussions on this topic, I realize you are trying to find something to be offended about and by singling out a single harmless word, you are essentially straining the fly specks out of the pepper rather than understand the intent of the comment. You might also be assuming I'm straight. If you look at my comment again, you'll see I didn't use the word "decide". You added that word and it changed the intent and meaning of my comment.

Since you asked however, I don't have a specific date of when I began to pursue my current lifestyle, but according to the definition you've provided for me, I suppose it was when I realized my sexual preference was a certain way and I followed or chased individuals with the same preference until I met someone who also wanted to make a permanent arrangement based on that preference and I've continued to proceed along that "path or route" ever since.

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Shooting in the foot (homophobic video)

by Syme in

with the newly released homophobic video by the wts, it gets clearer that those people can't stop shooting themselves in the foot.

they are already under examination and de facto trial by the australian committee; more and more people and officials in western democracies inquire into their abusive tactics and put them under the microscope, and what do they do?

they release a video which confirms those worries.

Pete Zahut

The fact that you're trying to compare fornication to being gay is truly abysmal.

Once again....another misconception of what was said. Read my comment again, I was not trying to compare a gay person to an adulterer, I was pointing out that when teaching their own children about their understanding of God's laws, JW's aren't just picking on Gay people as the title of this post is indicating.

I was trying to point out that when it comes to this particular topic (homosexuality) this video isn't being any more "Phobic" than it would be if the topic of the video been about about Immorality or Adultery for example. In either case, JW's believe, that breakers of God's law, whether Heterosexual or Homosexual, will not be allowed into the new system. (ie:destroyed) There is no Homophobia involved....they are equal opportunity condemners. Drunkards, smokers, drug users, apostates, adulterers, porn watchers, masturbators, people who don't comment enough at meetings, tax evaders, unwed mothers and gays according to JW's are all gonners when Armageddon comes.

It seems to me that when someone criticizes heterosexuals, they aren't called Hetero-Phobic. You can say pretty much anything you want about Heterosexuality. Gay people sometimes even use the word "Breeders" when referring to Heterosexuals yet when anything less than glowing or praiseworthy is even perceived to have been said about Gay people during a discussion such as this, people are quick to jumping to conclusions and using words like abysmal to describe an innocent comment. It's much the same when it comes to racial issues. White people (especially white men) can be blamed by non whites for just about every problem in the world but if a white person says anything even slightly critical of any other race, they are called bigots and or racists.

It used to be that you had to ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING bad to someone, to be considered a Racist or a Bigot. Now all you have to do is express an opposing opinion or use a non P.C. term and people come unglued.

I stand by my original opinion. To my understanding of the word this video is not "Phobic" in any way and as much as I disagree with them, JW's (just like anyone else) should in my opinion be allowed to express their views on any topic they want without having to apologize for them or have anyone try to censor them. I wouldn't want to live in a country where that wasn't the case. If however they were to condone the mistreatment of Gay people or start infringing on the rights of Gay people, that would be a different situation altogether. As I said before, it has been my experience that JW's are equal opportunity condemners when it comes to people they believe are breaking Gods laws.