Pete Zahut

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  "New light": how and when did this idea start?

  by psyco in

  1. watchtower
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  how and when did the "understanding" of the progressive ("new light") understanding start?.

  anybody knows?.

  thanks!.

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  Pete Zahut

  They use the word light to describe understanding....particularly bible understanding. Psalm 119:105 speaks of the word of god being a lamp to ones feet and ones pathway and Proverbs 4: 18 speaks of the path of the righteous becoming brighter and brighter until the full light of the day.

  Assuming that they are the chosen ones, whenever what they formerly claimed about the Bible doesn't come about or makes sense anymore, they change their understanding. They make it seem as though this is a good thing even though it proves that they were wrong in the past and they've shunned those who pointed it out to them years before. It's amazing that they continue to claim that whatever they currently believe, is the absolute truth and you'd better believe it and pass it along to others. Even more amazing is the fact that God once again agrees with whatever they've come up with.
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  Did Jesus Have A Dog?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a preteen asked me , “did jesus have a dog”?

  i thought the question was hysterical.

  why wouldn’t jesus have a dog or pet cat or sheep?

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  Pete Zahut

  Based on the scripture in Proverbs 26 about "a dog returning to his vomit" I'd say Jesus did indeed have a dog and his comment was loosely based on his experience as a dog owner.
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  Child Smugglers Drop Children Over Border Wall

  by Bangalore in

  1. social
  2. current

  https://news.sky.com/video/smugglers-drop-children-over-14ft-us-mexico-border-wall-12262371.

  https://www.breitbart.com/border/2021/03/31/exclusive-leaked-video-human-smugglers-drop-small-children-from-border-wall-in-new-mexico/.

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  Pete Zahut

  It broke my heart to see these little ones plummeting to the ground. Apparently the mothers had already snuck into in the U.S and have been located. Miraculously the kids are ok but you'd think the smugglers would have at least lowered the children down on a rope or something. This shows you the value these people place on human life.
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  Jw spokesman Says door to door preaching not coming back!

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://youtu.be/uaaztatkhkg.

  hope link works.

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  Pete Zahut

  I wonder if the JW woman in the news video was counseled for speculating and for not letting her husband speak in behalf of the family.
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  My son's observation: Mom wants to believe, But really doesn't that's why she can't defend her religion

  by goingthruthemotions in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my wife has been off the rails lately.

  she is not really a loving mom or wife.

  she is upset that me and the boys don't believe the same crap as her.

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  Pete Zahut

  I think she wants to believe it's true and that;s why she can't defend her beliefs

  Who wants to be on the defensive in their own home? That can't be much fun....I'm sure she probably feels outnumbered. Why not casually ask her simple questions once in awhile as if you simply want to understand things better rather than change her mind. Simply ask casual questions and accept whatever her answer is without comment.

  Example:

  You: "I've forgotten the Bible reasoning behind "headship". I remember that for some reason women are supposed to be in subjection to men and yet they can be part of the144,000 and will rule with Jesus and Judge mankind once they get to heaven but they can't even run the microphones at the Kingdom Hall here on earth."

  Her: "The Bible says at Ephesians 5 that Women are to be in subjection to their husbands."

  You: "Ok...so they're to be in subjection to their husbands but I was never clear on how that plays into having responsibilities at the Kingdom Hall. It's probably not all that important, I was just thinking about it. Anyway...pass the potatoes please."

  Often, in the process of answering a question, they can see the flaws in the JW reasoning on their own without having their noses rubbed in it. That way get can get comfortable questioning their understandings and can do so without feeling they need to defend them. That's what I did and it worked immediately.
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  Zoom Memorial

  by gabcol in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  well i did it.. i attended the zoom memorial ( in respect for my mum).

  it was very strange to say the least.

  everyone had bread and wine at their houses.

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  Pete Zahut

  When it comes to the Memorial, among other things, I was always puzzled by how fussy they were about the type of wine, the bread recipe and the day and the hour it was held. They wanted everything to be exactly like it was at the original event, yet weeks beforehand, they'd go around the community inviting complete strangers to the Memorial even though there was no indication that anyone but Jesus current associates were in attendance back in the day. There is no indication in the Bible that the Apostles went around inviting anyone else to attend the Last Supper.

  In terms of accuracy, the original meal was held in an upper room and they were all physically together in it. How true to the original can they be in this regard when everyone is attending via Zoom.
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  Just invited to a zoom memorial.

  by Overrated in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  walked away from the trooth years ago(over 20) my older sister sends me an invite to the memorial via zoom.

  i have no interest in jwism at all.

  should i ignore or respond?.

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  Pete Zahut

  Send a Text reply saying “What’s a Memorial ?”
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  Do You Think “Normal” Is Ever Going To Happen Again?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  since covid, our lives have all been affected.

  do you think people will ever get back to normal, pre-covid?

  are masks, vaccinations and social distancing the “new normal “?.

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  Pete Zahut

  My guess is that since mask wearing is now common, people may feel comfortable enough to carry on wearing them in certain situations such as flying.

  A lot of folks will continue on working from home and having groceries and restaurant food delivered more than they previously used to.

  I’m hoping that more and more people will grow tired of the bias in the media and stop watching the news altogether.
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  Does the Earth (as a planet) deserve to be colonised by humans?

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  do humans have the right to live on this planet?

  we have, in much less than a century, managed to fill the earth with so much plastic waste that tiny fragments of plastic have been found on the highest mountains and the deepest ocean depths.

  not satisfied with doing that, we stupidly continue to do it.

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  Pete Zahut

  It’s difficult to apply the word “deserve” to a planet since being deserving involves actions that earn deservedness.

  Perhaps the question should be “ do humans deserve to colonize the earth”. To which I’d say, some do and some don’t but either way we were given no choice in the matter. We all showed up here one by one and through no fault of our own, are victims of whatever circumstances came before us.
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  When You Were A Witness Did You Believe Everything Taught?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  obviously at some point you stopped believing the witnesses had the truth or else you wouldn’t be here.

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  but for the most part, were you a true believer or were you typically a rebel or a doubter?

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  Pete Zahut

  I didn’t necessarily believe everything they said but I believed I SHOULD believe everything they said and if I didn’t, my faith was somehow deficient . My faith should be strong enough to spread the misinformation far and wide and until there was “ new light” on a matter, the problem lay with me.