Posts by Pete Zahut

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Im "Going To Die In Armageddon"

by pale.emperor in

3 missed calls from my jw brother last night.

i didnt answer because he's actively shunning me and when he does ring it always to preach to me about how we're so close to the end and how i should "humble myself before the mighty hand of god" .

he then texts me saying "we need to talk".

Pete Zahut

Even for Jehovah's Witnesses, this behavior is over the top. You are clearly dealing with imbalanced individuals and there's no use trying to use normal logic when trying to figure out their motives. Best to steer clear of them when possible and resist the temptation to engage with them over anything JW related.

Perhaps a text messages saying " I love you Brother and Sister, thanks for your concern but please don't contact me unless there is a family emergency or a family related issue I need to know about".

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2017 Convention Video To Be Shown Regarding The 1975 Failure

by pale.emperor in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go3arnnsfkk&feature=youtu.be.

no mention whatsoever that it was watchtower themselves that strongly hinted towards this date.

instead they blame those who "put their trust in a date, not jehovah".. let's recap... .

Pete Zahut

Why would they bring this up?

You'd think they'd want this to vanish into the past but perhaps ( hopefully) there's been a recent up-tic in the amount of backlash they've been getting from younger ones who have grown up as JW and who've just now learned about the 1975 fiasco.

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2017 Convention Video To Be Shown Regarding The 1975 Failure

by pale.emperor in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go3arnnsfkk&feature=youtu.be.

no mention whatsoever that it was watchtower themselves that strongly hinted towards this date.

instead they blame those who "put their trust in a date, not jehovah".. let's recap... .

Pete Zahut

"We're DEEP in the time of the end Brothers....in fact, we're in the final minutes of this system. The 1914 generation is now of advanced age and as the scriptures say, they will not pass away before the end comes " -District Convention 1983

They told us not to "serve with a date in mind" yet they kept providing us with supposedly significant dates from which to make a countdown from and to prove that Armageddon was right around the corner. Now it's our own fault that we took them at their word.

Fool me twice....shame on me.

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Drama is about avoiding materialism. GB has $10k watch in one of the videos.

by ILoveTTATT2 in

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Pete Zahut

They have the dough to buy the legit thing... why would they buy fake?

Can't say for sure what the personal financial status of Jackson is but if he isn't wealthy or if he is and doesn't want to spend that kind of money on a watch, he might be so inclined as to buy a fake. The thing is, it could be considered a "showy display of ones means of life" by those who think it's real. They used to be big on not wanting to "stumble" anyone over our choices in dress and grooming.

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What Was/Is The Dumbest JW Belief?

by minimus in

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i think the finished mystery book probably contains the stupidest beliefs ever recorded!

almost any prophecy publication but especially anything to do with revelation, is unbelievable!

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Pete Zahut

2 Peter 3:9nJehovah is not slow in respect to his promise, as some people consider slowness. But, he is being patient with you because he does not desire for anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to attain repentance .

The belief (and false rationalization) that the end of the system of things hasn't arrived yet because Jehovah wants everyone to repent first. The trouble is, the longer he waits, the more new people are born into sin with the potential of not repenting, yet they continue to proclaim, decade upon decade, that we are living in the end of "this system".

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Drama is about avoiding materialism. GB has $10k watch in one of the videos.

by ILoveTTATT2 in

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Pete Zahut

I suppose it could be a knock-off. They've been available for some time time now. And I'd imagine this to be specially so in NY City where street vendors sell all sorts of knock-off versions of name brand products.

http://nypost.com/2015/03/12/45-fake-apple-watch-already-on-sale-in-china/

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BBC Programme Re. Contaminated Blood - Dub Blinkers

by BluesBrother in

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08qhmhc/panorama-contaminated-blood-the-search-for-the-truth.

an experienced j w of my acquaintance , who had best be nameless, urged me to watch this t v programme because it "proves the society were right all along in warning of the dangers of blood.. well, yes , it does in a way demonstrate that the potential dangers of blood products was not fully recognized.

in particular this is shown in respect of the aids/hiv virus which was a new threat when it occurred.. there were some important points deliberately ignored by my dub associate , though :.

Pete Zahut

It's one thing to choose for yourself to avoid using blood because there are health risks associated with it but it's another thing to used connect the dot scriptures to prove that using blood to save a life isn't allowable because it's against god's law and malign anyone who takes a transfusion.

There are risks in taking antibiotics and and certain other medications and simply checking into the hospital is a health risk in itself but when a person needs those things badly enough, the odds are usually worth the risk.

Just because there are health risks in using blood, doesn't mean the Watchtower Society was right about anything. Their stance was a biblical one rather than a health matter. Blood was abstained from because it was "sacred" not dangerous. Their religious stance just so happened to have an additional health related concern that worked in their favor.

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Leaving it all behind.

by Jazzbo in

i haven't been on an exjw site for months and months.

i frankly am way past the point where i define myself as an exjw, i am who i am and it doesn't have really anything to do with the way i was raised or spent a considerable portion of my life, i also refuse to be bound by witness requirements as to leaving, contact with witnesses, or some kind of responsibility to whack people who seem perfectly happy as witnesses over the head with 'the truth about the truth'.

i have recently run in to a few people that seems to simply obsess with their lives as witnesses and why they left and in some cases the way they were treated or mistreated, or the need to "do" something.

Pete Zahut

cyberjesus 2 hours ago
hello I'm posting to let you know that I am over posting here.
if you are still posting... well I feel sorry for you but I don't judge you.

Seems a bit redundant...like calling someone on the phone to tell them you sent them an email.

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May 15, 2017 TO ALL BODIES OF ELDERS Re: Regular Pioneers

by wifibandit in

may 15, 2017 to all bodies of elders re: regular pioneers.

uk version.

The Memorial.
Your baby's first memorial.
Giving your first talk.
Your Baptism.
The aninversary of your first talk or baptism.
Placing your first magazine.
The first time someone slams the door in your face.

(I think you get the idea)