The Witnesses of today are a watered down version of what JW's used to be. I think this will be the case more and more until eventually they become just another mainstream religion. The old time JW's that I knew, if they were still alive, would be blown away by how much the doctrinal based lines have been blurred.
Pete Zahut
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Politically Neutral and No Part of this World....
by Davros innice to be here.
still a pimo and struggling through my fade.
i still have several jw friends on social media.
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Do You Think It’s Time For Businesses To Reopen Even Though Coronavirus Is Not Obliterated?
by minimus ini think it’s time for business to reopen and let’s get the economy going again!
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what say you??
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Pete Zahut
A recent survey showed that 85% of Americans will still quarantine themselves if things reopen. If that's the case I think they should reopen once there is a plentiful supply of, masks, alcohol, disinfecting wipes, bleach etc. As it is now, there haven't been any of those things available for over a month in our area.
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What is this forum for?
by Kate14 ini'm new.. my first post here asking for a little support was deleted by myself due to the frosty and rude replies i received.
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i don't actually understand what this forum is for if it is filled with hostile people.. little confused.. why is everyone here?.
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Pete Zahut
In Could you give an example of a comment that you feel is belittling? I’m not seeing any. Sometimes when we’re in a low mood or have hit a rough patch we read things into what people say or do. Is it possible that you could be misinterpreting people’s replies?
Either way, why not tell us specifically what’s going on? Maybe we can help, after all, it’s part of the human experience to feel lost and alone at times and it’s also part of the human experience to cheer each other up.
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Are Jehovah Witnesses still trying to bring the good news to others during the pandemic?
by Maria Nieves ini am no longer a study.
during the onset of the pandemic the person who used to be my bible study teacher began to reach out to me.
initially, i just thought that she wanted to know that i was well.
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Pete Zahut
They only associate with other JW's who are the same way and I don't think they hear themselves anymore or recognize the ironies. Once they've got what they want in the way of material possessions and financial security, they seem ready to condemn others who pursue a higher education, financial security and fine material possessions of their own.
It was a common thing to have a wealthy Elder who builds and sells large expensive houses to worldly people, give a talk or make a comment from the audience about the materialistic world that has no time for Jehovah because they are out working to support their materialistic pursuits and are storing treasures on earth rather than in heaven. They seem to ignore the fact that those materialistic world people and their ways are providing a fine living for him and his business is participating in distracting people with showy high priced homes rather than modest affordable ones.
Often there'd be a talk given about the closeness of the end and the urgency of the message and then after the meeting the speaker or other JW's would tell you about their upcoming cruise or their 14 day vacation to some sunny destination or invite you out for lunch as if they had all the time in the world.
During this pandemic, they are attending meetings via Zoom and writing letters to householders from their own home and are contacting backsliding relatives. Some are forming parades and driving by each others homes honking their horns and waving "we miss you" signs out the window as an encouragement or as something fun they can do to while away the time and not feel guilty.
Nothing wrong with any of those things but once they start condemning the world and claiming that the end is here, they set themselves up for having their own lives scrutinized.
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What is this forum for?
by Kate14 ini'm new.. my first post here asking for a little support was deleted by myself due to the frosty and rude replies i received.
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i don't actually understand what this forum is for if it is filled with hostile people.. little confused.. why is everyone here?.
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Pete Zahut
I don't actually understand what this forum is for if it is filled with hostile people.
Hard to say what happened in your case without seeing your post but the opening page(below) tells you what this forum for.
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Alone
by Youngaposthate inhey you all, i'm honestly pretty depressed on my own out there.
it's quite terrifying being on your own out there in a lone wolf kinda way.
i'm not sure how much my brain can tolerate this mest up feeling of social abandonment caused by the borg and family.
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Pete Zahut
Hope you're feeling more positive.
If you should ever want to talk to someone you can call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741.
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Hello
by BoogerMan innot a lot to say, except that i studied with jw's then gave up when i realised it wasn't the truth as they call it.. the ordinary jw's are generally nice people, but their elders are mostly little dictators from what i saw.
look forward to meeting people here who are less judgemental..
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Pete Zahut
All people are flawed and you have look past all that and your personal self and sacrifice that you give.Not what others are doing that is just
peingbeing petty.So are you saying that so long as you look past other peoples flaws, it doesn't matter what religion you belong to then? Are JW's being petty when they criticize other religions and their leaders?
Please tell us what the truth is as you say?
He didn't say what the truth was or that he had found it. He said that in his opinion JW's don't have THE truth as they claim to. To me, just the fact that they claim to be God's modern day Israelites and his earthly organization, is proof enough for most. After all, how can one possibly prove something like that?
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Sad News Of Zing
by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara invery sad news .i am zing's partner.
first time on any kind of blog so please forgive any mistakes.
we have lost zing to the coronavirus this saturday gone, in the early hours.
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Pete Zahut
Shocking news indeed....so sorry for your loss. Thank you for letting us know.
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US Letter Read Sunday 4/26 at Meeting - No KH Use and No Field Service Indefinitely
by JWTom inthere was a letter read sunday at our meeting that mentioned some parts of us are starting to open back up.
however, regardless of things opening up that no kingdom halls should be used for any meetings of any kind.
also, no door-to-door ministry or any form of in-person ministry is allowed.
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Pete Zahut
I'm guessing there will be a lot of JW's who will realize that they like not having to go to meetings and their lives won't necessarily fall apart if they don't go. They might find that they've been away from the indoctrination long enough that when they do finally go back, they'll be seeing things with new eyes and the whole thing will seem weird to them.
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Do You Think It’s Time For Businesses To Reopen Even Though Coronavirus Is Not Obliterated?
by minimus ini think it’s time for business to reopen and let’s get the economy going again!
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what say you??
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Pete Zahut
I'm afraid opening things up again, too soon, will be like when you're taking antibiotics. If you stop taking them when you're feeling better instead of taking the whole bottle until it's empty, the infection will come back even worse than it was originally and is much more difficult to kick.