Posts by Pete Zahut

34

The insensitivity and opportunistic nature of witness at the 9/11 site !

by stuckinarut2 in

i saw an online post with pictures of all the witnessing carts all around the 9/11 site during the anniversary of the tragedy.... im appalled at how opportunistic they are, and how they prey on people in a mourning and vulnerable state!.

apparantly they boast of: "there are 65 carts, with 200 witnesses manning the area... and so far 15 new studies started!".

.

Pete Zahut

New 911 JW poster to hang on Carts:

"Anthony Morris Knows Jehovah More Than Anyone Else And He Says Jehovah Is Going To Ressurect All Those That Died To Give Them Another Chance To Listen Obey And Be Blessed, Find Out More At JW.ORG.!"

Wouldn't you love to walk up to one of those carts and ask them if they think God will remember all those Men Women and Childern who died when the Trade Centers came crashing down.

Then after they explain the hope of the resurrection, ask them if they think God will kill those people for the second time if they somehow sin or if they don't want to be Jehovah's Witnesses.

45

A rose by any other name..............

by sparrowdown in

jw
friends

i'm curious, why and how did you choose your username?.

does it hold any special significance for you, is there a share-able back story?.

for me sparrowdown is a playful reference to matt 10:29 and the title of the movie black hawk down.. matt 10:29 was my go-to scrip to "prove" that god cares about us as individuals.

Pete Zahut

I have no idea....I must have been hungry that day

26

How many use iPads or tablets in your cong?

by stuckinarut2 in

jw
friends

a question for those that still attend meetings.... how many use tablets or ipads in your hall?.

i did roving microphones this week, and i counted 43 people (variety of ages) out of an audience of 98!.

just curious....

Pete Zahut

Coming soon: A Watchtower corperate disocount with Apple/Samsung/Nexus [fill in the blank]. Show your blood card and get a 15% discount on equipment & data plans.

The next thing you'll hear is that they are making tablets at Bethel and Bill Gates is marveling at how well made and inexpensive they are and he's sending his people over to tour the factory to see how they do it.

11

People Believe Jehovah Is A God Of Love Because He Is A Bully

by frankiespeakin in

yes the god of the bible has done his share of being a murderous bully(according to the mythology found in the book), his holly motto seems to be through out: "do what i say or i will kill you".

of coarse cringing christian's because of their fear of the deity will proclaim that all these acts of slaughter that the bible ascribes to god as an act of love, and chime in with approval and superlatives when 1john 4:8* is read.

and i atribute it mainly to god being a bully in the bible and threatening to kill every one not having faith in him.. 8 l anyone who does not love does not know god, because m god is love.. .

Pete Zahut

His holly motto seems to be through out: "Do What I Say Or I Will Kill You"

What should he do instead...what do you think would be the best way to keep order?

If he makes people obey the rules, he's a bully. If he lets everyone exercise their free will, there's chaos.

45

Lying about Shunning! jw.org conceals the "truth"

by Skinnedsheep in

jw
friends

http://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/shunning/ .

"those who were baptized as jehovahs witnesses but no longer preach to others, perhaps even drifting away from association with fellow believers, are not shunned.

in fact, we reach out to them and try to rekindle their spiritual interest.".

Pete Zahut

"Those who were baptized as Jehovah’s Witnesses but no longer preach to others, perhaps even drifting away from association with fellow believers, are not shunned. In fact, we reach out to them and try to rekindle their spiritual interest."

I don't think it's a lie. In my experience if you truly drift away from the preaching activity or meetings becacause you get busy or bored or distracted for any number of reasons, they do continue talking to you and encouraging you to come back. If you walk or fade away after raising objections to beliefs, policies or the actions of others, they do keep you at arms length and even go as far as to eliminate you from their life if you don't come around to their way of thinking.

12

Trailer for the "Awake to Reality" movie "coming out soon"

by cha ching in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnhq2vge7ym.

.

very professionaly done!.

Pete Zahut

Very compelling indeed.

I'm wondering though,if using the term "WATCHTOWER" throughout the movie will make it seem out of date or distance the information presented, from the current JW.org ? I think that's the hope and the goal behind the JW.org push lately.

140

How do we set up a "Used New Bike Fund" for Terry?

by BucketShopBill in

jw
friends

is there any way we can try to start a crowd-fund to help terry get some wheels quicker than he currently can?

with craigslist and a couple of bucks from a few members we can help terry get moving.

does anyone have any ideas how we can do a "theists for terry" bike fund raiser and challenge the atheists to a bucket-head challenge?

Pete Zahut

Anyone ever use this site? I've heard good things.

Somebody could set up a fund, then we could all contribute and the money would go directly to Terry.

https://fundanything.com/en/how

24

I still love Kingdom Melodies.

by POs Son in

jw
friends

ok, at the risk of getting flamed, i have been out for over 20 years, and still love kingdom melodies.

i remember them for the good times, the conventions and assemblies, hearing the orchestral versions, imagining the orchestra playing.

some pieces were really nice.

Pete Zahut

The new Sing to Jehovah doesn't hold a candle to the versions of the 80s and 90

I understand what you're saying but any music from memorable events of the past (especially ones youth) can conjur up nostalgic sentiments even when we weren't having such a nice time....it doesn't mean there was anything significant about that music in itself, it just happened to be the sound track that someone decided to lay down at that time. The younger 20 and 30 something JW's of today will in a decade of so (if they aren't already) be saying the kingdom songs of the 80's and 90's was the best and are the ones they love the most. It's the same reason why older folks always think the music from their youth is so much better than the music that is currently popular.

28

Audrey Hyde (Nathan Knorr's widow) died yesterday

by Absalom in

audrey hyde died yesterday.

.

Pete Zahut

Glen Hyde was a 'mans man'

What does that even mean?? (I know what it means but it almost sounds worse than being a Mamma's boy LOL !)

I knew Knorr in the last year of his life. He did seem pretty bland and no nonsense...very stuffed shirt like and his wife was just sort of...there....not much to say, but who wouldn't be that way after living most of ones life in a religious institution and having everyones eyes on you at all times looking for any hint of a flaw ? Can't imagine it....very sad.

39

I HAD MY BICYCLE STOLEN!

by Terry in

jw
friends

three months ago i had to stop driving my car.

it wouldn't pass inspection and it would cost about $3k to get it up to par.. well, it's a 98 honda accord with about 179 thousand miles on it, what did i expect?.

.. i decided i would switch to riding a bicycle instead.. it has worked out fairly well.. i put about 10 miles a day on it.

Pete Zahut

Sounds like the theif needed a bike at that moment and likely dumped it as soon as he got where he wanted. Keep an eye out for it in the vacinity, in parks, alleys or even at garage sales. Check at the police station or put up missing bike signs in the area. See if your town has some kind of social media where you can ask for people's help to find it. Keep your sales receipt and that photo with you so you can prove it's yours.