Posts by Pete Zahut

I don't have any advice to offer other than what has already been said. In terms of how you've handled this so far, it sounds like you and I are thinking along the same lines.

I just want to say how much I admire your generosity and no matter what the outcome is, you did the right thing. In terms of the "big picture" there's got to be good things in store for folks like you.

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Like / Dislike Display Issue

by Simon in

just a heads up, since the last update the like / dislike votes sometimes don't display immediately due to caching.

they are all definitely counted though and will appear eventually, the issue is purely with the display part.

i'll look at fixing the cache so it's more immediate..

Pete Zahut

THANKS Simon...for all you do !

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Jehovah's Limp Witnesses Pointed Me to JW.org When I Was Willing to Talk

by steve2 in

several months ago i approached a nice young couple who were standing by a jw literature stand in my local community.

they were pleasant and polite but incredibly stilted when it came to answering my "innocent" questions about their beliefs.

this was the occasion of jws featuring the article headlined "is religion dying?".

Pete Zahut

The JW male then attempted to hand me a tract that appeared to be designed to direct me to JW.org. I declined saying "Why would you refer me to your website when I'm standing right in front of you talking?

Ha !....I love this ...so true !!

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Scientology special on A&E tonight with Leah Remini

by nonjwspouse in

i'm not sure where it is airing elsewhere, but on the a&e channel, at 7p then again at 10p est tonight, leah remini is doing a scientology special.

it looks to be a great show.

i am not sure if it is one time, or the beginnings of a series.

Pete Zahut

I don't know much about Leah Remini but based upon what I've seen and heard, the image I've projected onto her is one of favor. I only hope she doesn't turn up missing after all this....as bad as JW's are about ruining people's lives, I'd say the Scientologists are capable of some scary stuff.

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Help! I'm having a cart attack!

by Funchback in

1. three jw ladies, standing on the avenue along the beach here in sunny, warm fortaleza, ceará (brazil)2. two jw guys sitting on a bench doing the same as the ladies in pic 13. let's see how productive they are being doing this urgent, life-saving work.

Pete Zahut

This photo reminds me of the times when I was a teenager we used to drive into the nearby city early in the mornings to do street witnessing for a few hours before we met for regular Field Service. This major west coast U.S. "City" wasn't actually in our congregations territory so a bunch of JW guys who were from the "City" and who were a little older than us, came up and told us to "get outta' their territory". They were deadly serious....they said they were sick of all the JW's from the suburbs coming out and making it hard for them to place magazines.

I couldn't believe it ! They were missing the whole point about reaching as many people as possible before "the end". It didn't matter who placed the magazines so long as the word got out....it wasn't as if we were getting commi$$ion !

From this photo, it looks as if the first group doesn't even know the other group exists and neither group would be motivated enough to move to another location .

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Jehovah God is Real

by TakeOffTheCrown in

there are many on this site that do not believe that jehovah truly exists; that he is not a real being.

but, he is as real as next breath you draw into your nostrils.. some of you say that there is no evidence that he exists.

yet, none of you can prove that he does not exits.. cofty, (you come to mind), i appreciate that you have stated, without reservation, that you do not believe that god exists.. yet, you cannot prove it.. hope in jehovah..

Pete Zahut

TakeOffTheCrown 3 hours ago

I find it difficult to believe that any one of you were once a part of the Christian Congregation.
God hears your prayers as well as what you write on the internet. Think before you write.

It's not so difficult to understand when you realize that like you, many of us began searching the internet when we realized that we weren't getting real answers at the Kingdom Hall. Some of us (me) had children or parents who died because of the blood issue. Some have lost all of their friends and family simply because they stopped going to the meetings. Others were unfairly disfellowshipped or were told to put our lives on hold and wait for a world ending event that never arrived. Like you however, we took heed of the Bible's admonition to keep testing our faith. Like you, we disobeyed the orders of those claiming to be commissioned by Jehovah to lead his people and we began communicating with other seekers. Like you, we saw that there are real answers and real evidence to be had and people who are willing to share what they've learned. That's why like you, even though it was frightening to be learning that our faith was based on untruths, we keep visiting this site, even though we were sternly warned not to do so.

Continue to convince yourself that ignoring your leaders orders not to visit websites like this, is ok. Continue rationalizing to yourself that you are the one exception to their rule about this and stick around here to see what you can learn. Remember though, as you said, Jehovah (if he exists) sees that you are visiting this site and he sees you disobeying the orders you were given, not to do so.

If you do keep visiting this site and if you must dispense advice and warnings to us, try to use your own thoughts and ideas rather than parrot what you've read in the latest Watchtower. We can smell Watchtower speak, a mile away. Remember that most of us (unlike yourself) are not Jehovah's Witnesses. Remember that in the eyes of the organization you are worse than us because you are pretending to be a true believer and someone who obeys the Governing Body. Unless you can openly admit to your congregation that you are engaging in discussions on sites like this, it could be said that, you in a sense, are a wolf in sheep's clothing.

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"Just around the corner." The dumbest song that I have ever heard..

by DATA-DOG in

i'm at my quasi-thanksgiving dinner with relatives.

i hear a haunting sound from another room.

"is that a children's song?

Pete Zahut

Are they trying to wake people up??? It seems to me that rather than it being an abstract notion, this video forces the JW viewer to visualize their beliefs about paradise and in doing so, forces them to realize how far fetched it all seems. Not to mention the old folks who've heard "just around the corner" since they were babies and are now facing the reality that never dying could very well be a false hope.

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You know it's time to give up the JW religion when your route call tells you to

by jambon1 in

jw
friends

lasting memory of the latter period of time in the organisation:.

i had a route call with the magazines whom i'd called on for a number of years.

eventually when i become a parent i became consumed with negativity, doubt (blood issue) & depression.

Pete Zahut

That elderly woman recognized this from the beginning and probably continued taking the magazines out of pity for you and your situation.

I came to the conclusion after a lifetime of being a JW. that going to the meetings was like going to a funeral 3 times a week. Even the decor of the Kingdom Hall was funeral parloresque. Constant reminders of imperfection, death, sin, Armageddon, pointing out the bad in the world coupled with their feeble Biblical reasonings....it eventually became too much.