Posts by Pete Zahut

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Rock band titles from JW history / culture

by sir82 in

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on another thread, undercover suggested "adam and the dinosaurs".. i came up with these:.

green bible dinosaurs.

jezebel and the fornicators.

Pete Zahut

No Ice Cream for Sophia

Rage Against the Society

Smashing Bumpkins

Errorsmiths

Soundgarden of Eden

Two Witness Rulers

Billy Idolatry

Mute Cart Standby

Prince (of peace)

The (faith) Police

The Sex is Wrong Pistols

Getting the best out of your Sonic Youth

Pearls Before Swine Jam

Beastiality Boys

They Might Be Nephilim

Don't Observe the Black Sabbath

Boys Into Men

Worldly Ways

Universal Soverigns

Sir Mix U Up

Lady Gog of May Gog

Sonny and Cher in Her Destruction

David Lee Wrath

The Who Did It ?

Johnny Give Us Your Cash

The Talking Head Cases

Millions Now Living are the Grateful Dead

Iron Shulamite Maiden

Stepphenwolves in Sheep's Clothing

Jusas Priestly Class

Twisted Fleshly Sister

Caleb and the Sparlocks

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Rock band titles from JW history / culture

by sir82 in

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friends

on another thread, undercover suggested "adam and the dinosaurs".. i came up with these:.

green bible dinosaurs.

jezebel and the fornicators.

Pete Zahut

Tony M. and the Molesters

Steven Lett and the Shunners

OutKasters

Rutherford's Mansion

Death Sarim

Charles Tazed and Confused

Dionne and the Warwick Weirdos

Preaching Pretenders

The Gee Bee's (stayin' alive till 75)

Bozo Dolls

The Millstones

Destiny's Child Abuse

Paradise Profiteers

Moron 5+2

Lett Zeplin

GB Clown Posse

Cart Crusaiders

Blue Logo Cult

Bloodguilty

Bon Jehovie

Nu Lies

Panic at the Convention

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People Asking Me To Help Them Leave

by pale.emperor in

i dont know if it's due to the last convention, the recent broadcasts, the internet or just plain fatigue - but since the convention i've had a few people contact me via facebook messenger asking how i am then cutting to the chase asking me what it's like "on the outside" or "how did you adjust after leaving?

" and asking me how they can leave the wt but keep their families.. my reply is always the same, i show real genuine interest and concern and listen to their situation.

then i suggest a fade, how to fade, to ignore or reject elders visits, to not talk about their doubts to active jws under any circumstances and finally point them to this site.

Pete Zahut

"But... if i leave, i lose everything." which is true. His wife is a full-time pioneer, his kids are best friends with elders kids, his family is in "the clique", he's being groomed to be an elder by his elder buddies, he's self employed and the majority of his customers are JW.

This reminds me of when someone is stuck in a job he hates simply because it has good employee benefits. They call those benefits, "Golden Handcuffs" because even though they are beneficial, they keep a person Imprisoned in a situation that they'd rather not be in. The same thing happens in bad marriages.

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Science corner

by The Real Edward Gentry in

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on other boards and new sites they are talking about contact with aliens in the next 20 years.

i think that would be reckless and dangerous.

how could you tell if it was a genuine space alien and not a demon?

Pete Zahut

I was speaking with Larry at a convention and he gave me food for thought. According to the latest research by Dr. Moody (Georgia Tech) our memory may well be stored outside of our brain

Who could say for sure or what purpose it would serve to have ones memory stored somewhere else. I suppose if you had a head injury, you could download all of the memories you might have lost. Either way, it's safe to conclude that as one of the "anointed" Larry is used to engaging in magical thinking that has no real evidence and would be the first one to be on board with such an idea.

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Has Politics Affected Your Friendships?

by minimus in

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i’ve read that some families are not looking forward to spending time with their families and friends during the holidays because of their opposing political views.. isn’t that just ridiculous?

?.

Pete Zahut

IMHO, religion and politics are two areas where it seems to be ok to be Narcissistic and to conclude (with deep emotion) that what YOU personally believe, is absolutely correct and is the most important thing in the world, therefore anyone who doesn't agree with you is wrong and they are either evil, ignorant or just plain stupid.

The more narcissistic your friends or family members are, the worse it will be.

During the U.S. Presidential election, it was quite alarming to see how rabid., otherwise rational people could become when posting their views on social media. I "blocked" a few people during that time because of it.

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Fasten Your Seatbelts - The Crazy Has Started (Also, bring the Koolaid)

by berrygerry in

from facebook:just saw my jw mother after not seeing her for more than 2 years.

when i do see her, it is brief, she never asks about my life, doesn't ask about my 4 children her grandchildren, doesn't ask about my grandchildren...her great grandchildren, she doesn't ask about my other 2 brothers that she is also alienated from, she doesn't ask about my brothers family.

she doesn't talk about the jw/org either.

Pete Zahut

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The Sin of Omission

by stuckinarut2 in

have we heard of the sin of omission?.

it refers to a situation where someone deliberately withholds some relevant or pertinent information from an investigation or enquiry.. in a criminal situation someone may purposely neglect to mention he was present, or involved in something.

it may lead the other person to a conclusion that is not accurate...and yet the person under investigation never actually lied.. now think of a jw "judicial committee" .

Pete Zahut

The individuals who they omit information from are overly trusting powerless JW nobodies, so apparently it doesn't count.

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Did Being a JW Make You a Better Person?

by Boredposter in

i heard many times when i was a witness how much "learning the truth" helped people.

many have been said to have become much better people.

addictions were given up.

Pete Zahut

Most people do better when they follow a routine, follow a set of rules or a lifestyle that is based around a positive set of behaviors. This can come in the form of joining the Boy Scouts, Joining AA, being part of a civic group or club, joining a church or religion....any religion.

Anyone who is a drug addict, living a debased life or a life with no moral compass , would benefit by replacing those activities with ones that involve joining others with positive goals. There are people whose lives were improved by becoming JW's but this doesn't mean that JW's have the one true religion and that if you aren't one of them, your life will be a train wreck or that you'll soon to be destroyed by God.

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"Slaving For Jehovah Is Great, Because Your Life Won't Go Wrong." Sigh...

by Sorry in

granted, i'm a pimo status, so i normally just play on my cell phone and ignore everything during meetings and assemblies.

but at the assembly this past weekend, my ears were pricked for two experiences of two sisters dedicating themselves to pioneering.

this was probably because i was extremely freaked out by both of them.

Pete Zahut

I know you're African-American yourself so it concerns you. But slaving for Jehovah is great, because he's a perfect God and your life won't go wrong if you serve him obediently".

The word "SLAVE" has negative connotations for anybody and it certainly doesn't make serving Jehovah, sound very pleasant. What about all the "JOY" that they claim to have? In addition, the word "SLAVE" has the desired dramatic effect of making the user of it, sound more virtuous and self sacrificing. Imagine if they were more literal and said "I quit my job so I could drive around knocking on the doors of empty houses or to stand silently by a literature cart, doing nothing". Besides, doesn't the bible say not to go "blowing a trumpet before yourself" when doing good works? What's up with these folks getting up on stage and bragging about how self sacrificing they are?

It's been my experience that there was often a self serving motive a play when anyone left a career or gave up opportunities, to "Slave for Jehovah" . Sometimes it was a way to "cop out " of the challenges of working or getting an education yet still have the adulation of their peers for doing so.

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Another reason Watchtower may be hurting financially

by shepherdless in

i don't think anyone else has raised this point.

below i set out the case that the jw demographic in usa has a steadily decreasing combined income, and as a consequence, has less money to donate.

not only is the flock not growing, the flock is producing less wool for the borg to fleece.

Pete Zahut

For a century, thousands of JW marched on Court Street in Colombia Heights, 24/7, wt winning every Court battle by the way.

Or did we only hear about the ones they won? Even today with all the media out there, most JW's don't know about the child abuse cases. Early on they lost a certain case and the GB was thrown in jail but as we all know, they only publicised that loss because they could spin it as part of a fulfillment of a bible prophecy, a prophecy that has been changed and rearranged but still hasn't come about.

Now, wt changed their position, they moved away from Court Street in downtown Brooklyn and are at Warwick

Not sure what you mean by Court Street in Brooklyn ? Their HQ was at 124 Columbia Heights in Brooklyn and today, of course, is in the Town of Warwick.