Posts by Pete Zahut

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Repercussions for sexual immorality

by Veryconflicted in

hello, i was hoping to get some clarification about how people are disciplined for immorality as a jw.

i became involved with a co-worker a few years ago, she was fairly aggressive and she initiated a physical relationship very quickly.

at the time i did not know she was married and a jw.

Pete Zahut

I think the biggest issue here is why, after all she's done to you and others, you'd still think she's worth pursuing.

If I told you that I was in love with a woman who is cheating on her husband to be with me and was also sleeping other men besides me, was lying to her family and was going from door to door preaching the Bible to people the whole time, you'd think I was crazy. You'd wonder why I was being so pathetic.

You say you feel guilty and would like to apologize to her husband and are worried about what you might say when you see her again especially if she is with her family members lest you her into trouble with her church. I think the reality is that on some level you hope this is exactly what happens so that you can (understandably) get back at her for what she's done to you. If you truly felt guilty about this relationship, you'd want nothing more to do with her. You'd be thanking your lucky stars that you were free of this horrible person. It's as simple as that.

You need to talk to a professional about this and find out why your self worth is so low that you'd allow yourself to be treated this way and to find out why you'd want to continue a relationship with someone who is so dishonest and mixed up.

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Anyone know of someone doing this or maybe you have done it

by phoenixrising in

anyone ever hear of someone getting dfed in a congregation then moving cross country and joining another jw congregation and not telling them you were dfed.

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Pete Zahut

Anyone ever hear of someone getting DFed in a congregation then moving cross country and joining another JW congregation and not telling them you were DFed. ?

There was a 40 something guy who moved in to our territory and told everyone he was from Alaska and had gotten a job locally. He took up with a 40 something Sister who had never married. They were soon engaged but the Sister's family were suspicious of him because pieces of his story didn't jive and he seem just a little too good to be true. They had him checked out and just in time, they found out that he was DF'd and was still married and had kids.

Between the internet and the smallness of the JW world, I think any DF'd person trying to pass themselves off as someone else, would soon be found out.

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Craziest thing you ever saw in a KH?

by dubstepped in

i did this in my facebook group for my podcast and it was fun.. so what's the craziest thing you ever saw?.

for me it was watching a brother have a heart attack during the meeting in the auditorium.

i was a kid and noticed him shaking and acting strange.

Pete Zahut

The fidgety and bored young son of the guest speaker was sitting in front of us during the Sunday meeting and kept asking his Mother if he could go to the bathroom. She suspected he was just trying to break up the boredom and scornfully kept refusing him but eventually relented to let him go.

After a good period of time passed, the mother began looking back angrily to see what was taking him so long. Finally she went back to find him and in a few moments, dragged him back down the aisle by the collar and flung him into his seat where he sat sobbing and sniffling.

Suddenly it became apparent to everyone around him that all of his dark hair had been chopped off and you could see white patches of his bare skull through what was left of it. Apparently he had found a pair of scissors in the bathroom and given himself a haircut.

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An old Sister had been studying with a little boy she found out in the door to door ministry. His mother wasn't interested but finally agreed to let the Sister bring the boy to the Sunday meeting. During the meeting, someone through a stone through the window that was above the seat he was sitting in and glass showered down on him cutting his cheek and ear. The old Sister had to take him home and explain what had happened. Needless to say, the study was ended.

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My beautiful but slightly absent minded Mother used to play the Piano for our meetings so we always had to be there in time. One Thursday she was running late an in her haste to get out the door, put her coat on right over her slip instead of putting on her dress first.

The meeting had just begun when we got to the Hall, so she rushed up the aisle and sat down at the piano and began taking off her coat. Luckily when she felt the cold air on her shoulders she realized what had happened and quickly covered up and only a few people noticed. Us kids never let her live that one down though.

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How many JW`s have been infected with Covid19 in the USA ,How many have died ?

by smiddy3 in

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due to the high number of people that have been infected in the usa ,particulary in ny / ny state and elsewhere and the amount of deaths that have occured there ,i just wonder how many jw`s have been struck down by this virus ?.

in hq?.

in bethels ?.

Pete Zahut

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/total-covid-deaths-per-million

If there have been 872 deaths so far among the 8 million JW's (worldwide) , that means they have around 109 deaths per million. According to the data at the link above, they are below the U.S death rate so far but they are well above the death rate per million in Germany and many other countries. (roll your cursor over the map to see the data for each country)

Am I figuring this correctly?

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I knew Abraham Lincoln

by road to nowhere in

my great granddad met abraham lincoln when he was a boy.

when i was a kid i met him, he was 100+.

so according to the generation teaching i knew lincoln.

Pete Zahut

8 hours ago

My great granddad met Abraham Lincoln when he was a boy. When I was a kid I met him, he was 100+.
So according to the generation teaching I knew Lincoln.

According to WT overlapping logic, you couldn't say you actually knew Lincoln but you certainly could claim to be of the same generation as he was. That being the case, you should meet as many young people as possible so that they too can make the same claim.

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The New World's first Convention... - LMAO

by tresdecu in

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this was sent to me by a cooky uber-dub.

apparently it's making the rounds locally...it's typical lighthearted jw satire (that they think is great!!

smh :-/ ) .

Pete Zahut

Pete Z
That perfect keynote would be just right for tomo

It would have been perfect for him if only he had made it into the " new system"

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Do not miss your flight!

by Lets Think in

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Pete Zahut

Attention Ladies and Gentlemen...this is your captain speaking.

Due to unforeseen occurrences, new light and difficulties with interpretation, flight #1975 has been lovingly delayed, indefinitely.

As agreed to, your tickets are non refundable but rest assured, your cash will be used to purchase a better plane for ourselves and to build an additional wing onto our already fabulous existing airport. All this of course is in preparation for the influx of new passengers we expect you to ensnare for us.

Please, no murmuring as you exit the plane, return through security and pick up the shattered pieces of your lives. Stay tuned for further instructions.

Until then, Thank You for flying Paradise airlines....we hope we've earned your future business and unwavering loyalty.

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The New World's first Convention... - LMAO

by tresdecu in

jw
friends

this was sent to me by a cooky uber-dub.

apparently it's making the rounds locally...it's typical lighthearted jw satire (that they think is great!!

smh :-/ ) .

Pete Zahut

Public Speaking and How to Bring the House Down Every Time : - Sampson

Stretching Your Budget With Home Haircuts: - Delilah

This Old Mansion / Home Renovation Ideas: - Biblical Noteworthies

New Light / A Hilarious Look Back At What Was Once Called the Truth (part 1) : - A Six Hour Roundtable Discussion by Former Apostates.

That Never Happened: -Noah

Who's the Boss/ Letting Go of the Notion of Headship - Barbara Anderson Interviews Queen Esther.

So Your Spouse Didn't Make it / Making Better Choices the Second Time Around: - Adam

Keynote Address: You're Here, You're Perfect But That's Not Enough. - S. Lett

Concluding Song: "Heal the World" - M. Jackson

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Midweek Meeting looooooooong prayers.

by Davros in

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one thing that aggravates me is long concluding prayers, especially at the midweek meeting.

you work all day, rush home, grab a quick bite, dress up in meeting clothes.

then, go to the meeting.

Pete Zahut

Long Prayers:

Someone reached over and lightly "dinged" the bell used for timing talks in the ministry school

Our Hall was being remodeled so a multi congregational Memorial was held in a hotel conference facility. An old anointed Brother who had gotten too old to give the Memorial talk, was asked to give the closing prayer instead so he gave his Memorial talk anyway...in the form of a prayer. He reviewed all the points that were already covered in the Memorial talk, even quoted scriptures. The audience was huge and the ones toward the back began to murmur and talk amongst themselves. Soon people began packing up their things to go.

During a long prayer a frustrated little girl screamed "WHEN IS IT GONNA BE OVER !!" ( A lot of chuckles among the audience could be heard)

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The New World's first Convention... - LMAO

by tresdecu in

jw
friends

this was sent to me by a cooky uber-dub.

apparently it's making the rounds locally...it's typical lighthearted jw satire (that they think is great!!

smh :-/ ) .

Pete Zahut

The Value of a Low Sodium Diet - Lot's Wife interviewed

How to Make a Million Without Even Trying - Judge Rutherford.

Did I Say That ?? - Fred Franz

The Value of Letting Others Go First - Jeptha's Daughter interviewed.

On Single Motherhood - Lots Daughters interviewed

3000 Creative Ways to Serve Mana - Sarah and Miriam interviewed

When Your Dad is Your Grandfather - Symposium by Lots Grandsons

Keynote Address : What is HE Doing Here?? - Ray Franz

Concluding Song: When Doves Cry. -Prince