Posts by Pete Zahut

although the watchtower and awake are companions, but in terms of readers they have strong competition.they are also popular among whole christian community.. check the stats.

https://tingtopten.com/2020/02/top-10-most-read-christian-magazines-of-2020/.

Pete Zahut

Well that tears it.....I'm going back !

After all everyone knows, magazine circulation is a sure fire way to identify the one true religion.

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Why do TV networks keep "bleeping" out Trumps comments and statement?

by RubaDub in

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i don't understand it.

we have a president who is typically considered a model for what young people want to be when they grow up.

yet, when trump talks, the tv networks keep bleeping out so many of his words, even on fox news.. why?

I never got the impression from anyone that D.T is considered a role model for young people and I've also never heard him "bleeped"out. If he actually is considered a role model (horrors) and he actually is using foul language, then it makes sense that they don't want "young people" hearing this from their so called "role model".

I've seen certain tabloid news broadcasts where they "bleep" out what a celebrity is saying even when you can read their lips and tell that they weren't using foul language. This is something they do for effect when they've got noting else to sensationalize the story with.

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Before cutting my hair my witness barber had to check with Bethel...really? Not a cult?

by Witness 007 in

i was balding and grey so i asked my witness barber friend to "just shave it all off" many brothers were doing the comb over which looked friggin stupid.

but oh no in the 1990's this was rebellious he had to call a brother we knew at bethel to see if it was ok. we got his ok to go ahead but at the time i could help thinking about the no beard rule and how controlled and cultish we were..

Pete Zahut

I recall a man with alopecia who came into the religion...probably in the 70's.

Was this in the Seattle area? We had the same thing happen in our congregation.

I always thought it was odd how they’d say, “Let’s look it up in the literature and see what the “thinking“ is on the matter”

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Lili Dale: The American Town Jehovahs Witnesses will not preach in!

by Diogenesister in

there's a wonderful channel called "the blue envelope" and the vlogger does exjw topics, oftentimes from a very interesting and unusual perspective.

a real treasure - he's a nerd's nerd!.

anyway this ones subject is the western new york connection with jws.

Pete Zahut

The local JWs refuse to preach there!!!

If that is truly the case, they must not have much confidence in Jehovah's ability to protect them against "evil spirit forces" while they do his work in that town.

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Another silly Bible story....Joshua and the killing hailstones

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

◄ joshua 10:11 ►.

and it came to pass, as they fled from before israel, and were in the going down to bethhoron, that the lord cast down great stones from heaven on them to azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of israel slew with the sword.. .

looks like the amorites came to the battle only wearing helmets.

Pete Zahut

With jehober fighting for and protecting the Israelites plus all the natural elements, like hail stones, etc., at their disposal, why the f*ck did they need nearly a million man army? lol

Why did he need an army period and why did he need to send stones flying from heaven? Was he just having a little fun with the Amorites? After all, in Egypt he had a single angel do all the necessary killing in one night.

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Another silly Bible story....Joshua and the killing hailstones

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

◄ joshua 10:11 ►.

and it came to pass, as they fled from before israel, and were in the going down to bethhoron, that the lord cast down great stones from heaven on them to azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of israel slew with the sword.. .

looks like the amorites came to the battle only wearing helmets.

Pete Zahut

and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.

This is one of those stories that makes no mention of how many Israelites were killed in the process and leads the reader to assume that none were.

I guess the Bible authors thought the Amorite soldiers were just naked in the field.

Not quite naked...they were wearing helmets and yellow skirts (apparently even they knew that a vertically striped skirt would be more flattering than a horizontally striped one).

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How the hell did Tony Morris get to be a GB member.

by JimmyYoung in

this guy was not a born in and did not really work his way up from the very bottom.

he kind of got some kind of fast track.

its a bit strange.

Pete Zahut

Those who became JW's as adults have a different mentality than those who were raised in it. I'm guessing that since TM wasn't raised as a JW and was in the military, he didn't have all of the take charge and cut throat drive systematically bred out of him. Quite the opposite...he was likely encouraged to plow right over everyone to get what he wanted in life and likely found it quite easy to employ the skills he learned in the "world" to plow ahead of all the sheeplike born in's, once he got a foot in the door. I'm sure S. Lett and the others are quite impressed by him and like the good JW boys they were raised to be, defer to him in every way.

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FOLLOW THE MONEY !!

by Phizzy in

this from j.w survey :.

https://jwsurvey.org/we knew they did this to a degree, but this is a blatant way of siphoning money to where the leaders want it, with no control, no transparency, and no way for anyone to be able to see where it has gone.

jehovah’s witness uk headquarters dissolves kingdom hall charities, seizes full control of property and finances.

Pete Zahut

I' m guessing that this change WILL make life for the Elders easier in terms of government forms and accounting but it will also make it easier for the"society" to sell individual Halls as they see fit, as well. They can do so more directly now without the formality of having to make it seem as if the local congregations have any real say in the matter and it will eliminate the risk of having another Menlo Park situation.

I'm not sure this will have a big impact on JW's in terms of seeing red flags. It seems to me that most of them are proud to be followers and take pride in being easily led. They view the money they donate and the time they spend working on Kingdom Halls as being for the overall "advancement of Jehovah's Kingdom" rather than being for their own benefit. They don't have a problem when they work on a building and then it's later sold for profit, they view this as a good thing since the profit can be used to "advance the kingdom interests and they were glad to do their part.

We know this new plan is "all of a piece" however they'll only see these changes individually rather than as part of an overall scheme that's being set in motion, so they won't have a problem with it. It's only when they start having to drive long distances because their Hall was sold, that they'll begin to wonder what's going on. Even then, they won't question out loud, as that wouldn't be sheeplike. They aren't suspicious of the GB the way we are suspicious of the Government. They aren't concerned about anyone profiting individually.

The problem I have with this new plan is that JW's aren't given enough information so as to see the big picture. It seems to me that the Governing Body doesn't view the average JW as being capable of understanding such matters and or they simply don't want the plain folk getting in their way with their annoying amateurish questions and petty local concerns. They don't want the individual JW getting involved with the details. Just give us your money and we'll handle the rest. I think most JW's are happy to be able to sit back and not be concerned with such matters and have a safe feeling that they are being looked after and by doing so, they are that much closer to everlasting life.