We weren't allowed to listen to ABBA because Jesus used that word when addressing his father.
Pete Zahut
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Demon Posessed Rock Bands I couldn’t listen to
by hoser inkiss.
steve miller band (abracadabra).
eagles.
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Good Business Ethics
by bola inhappy new year to everyone in this forum.. i need advice on business ethics like writing a curriculum vitae, being present for an interview, providing services like and answering customers needs.
thanks.
i am just 22 years and i need advice..
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Who else had to sit though last weeks WT study, 6th Jan 2019 - "Buy Truth and Never Sell It"
by skin inthat title, “buy truth and never sell it”.
is that not our goal has jw’s, to try to sell the truth to those who have the right heart condition to accept it?.
para 9: “when the fishermen peter and andrew were invited by jesus to become “fishers of men,” they “abandoned their nets.” (matt.
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Pete Zahut
"Never sell the truth.....always ask for a contribution. That way there's no sales tax"
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Good Business Ethics
by bola inhappy new year to everyone in this forum.. i need advice on business ethics like writing a curriculum vitae, being present for an interview, providing services like and answering customers needs.
thanks.
i am just 22 years and i need advice..
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Pete Zahut
As you know, you can do a google search for just about anything you need to know.
Here's are a few places to get you started.
My advice is to make it easy for a potential employer to find you and to hire you.
Write an easy to read resume that fits the job you are applying for by highlighting the skills or experience you have that match what are looking for.
Don't limit yourself to companies that are advertising open positions. At any given time, current employees are retiring, getting married, moving, having children or changing jobs. If you can get your resume in front of an employer and are ready to start work before the position that is about to be vacated is advertised, you've made his life easier because he doesn't have to wade through tons of applicants and you don't have to compete with others who may have more experience than you do right now.
If possible, do a little detective work and find out who makes the hiring decisions and visit them in person. Be dressed for an interview and have a copy of your resume and a one minute sales presentation about yourself ready to go, in case an opportunity to present yourself arises.
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WT has another 91 million for lawsuit payments now
by Bad_Wolf inthe last sale of their most valuable asset.
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2018/12/21/fortis-pays-91-million-for-former-watchtower-parking-lot/.
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Pete Zahut
I wonder if poor little Sophia can go ahead and get that Ice Cream cone she's been wanting?
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Secret Dating
by pinkpizza inso i moved out of my small town into the big city and staying with an older sister i’ve been having some fun in the big city wink wink.
but i have a good standing with the congregation in the city they are nice but don’t really pay a lot of attention to me.
i have been dating a “worldly guy” who is amazing love him but the older sister said he wasn’t allowed in the house.
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Pete Zahut
"You are not the first person who made an assumption that this site was a part of the JW religion. You will find the same thing on other sites. There is a lot of anger about the WTBTS, Elders, etc. Your dating options and living arrangement..... wink wink..... are the least of our concerns."
Pinkpizza: After reading your post, I got the impression that you, like most of us here, are another former JW trying to navigate your way through the difficult waters one encounters when transitioning into the non JW life .I got the idea that you knew well what this site was about and came here for a little support from those of us in the same boat.
Or did I miss something?
Anyway, it sounds like you're well on your way out and have managed to keep things relatively intact with your family. If I have any advice to offer, it would be to be aware that as a former JW you may still be a bit too trusting of others. This is oftern the case for young and or inexperienced people and especially so for former JW's who were used to giving our trust to people we've only just met.
Even though the JW religion isn't the absolute truth in this world, there were certain protections and safeguards that came along with being part of it. Be sure not to toss all of the moral values and rules of conduct aside because you don't want to be a JW and because you mistakenly think that JW's are the only one who follow them.
When speaking of non JW's or "the world" Witnesses like compare themselves to the worst examples out there. They make it seem as if it's impossible to live a clean upstanding life unless you're "in the Truth". Often, those of us who were raised JW, have a very black and white viewpoint about this at first and assume no one but JW"s have moral standards. Some even assume that once you're not a JW, you automatically have to run out and start living some debauched lifestyle and they get themselves into some serious trouble or make some unwise choices.
Hopefully you are taking this into consideration as you adjust to life outside the "organization".
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Is the org. Laying the groundwork for no earthly paradise?
by nowwhat? inin stephen letts annual meeting talk he spent about 15min.
talking about how the garden of eden compares to our spiritual paradise that we are currently inhabiting.
he didn't mention the earthly paradise until the very last sentence.
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Pete Zahut
He didn't mention the earthly paradise until the very last sentence
What exactly did he say in his very last sentence?
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Elders encouraging young ones to live in a fairy tale
by Addison0998 inso one of the elders at the meeting tonight addressed to parents in his talk, “if your child wants to flip burgers for the rest of their life, because that’s is the only job that will allow them to have a schedule for full time service, you would want to support them the best you can.” he has also said told parents that if their children already have plans to go to college, even in the near future, they should try to do everything to stop them.
there’s so much ranting i could do about that alone, but to make matters worse, this is a considerably well off man.
he has his own buisness, a nice house with an additional room he added on last year, and him and his wife just took a lavish european trip.
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Pete Zahut
"So one of the elders at the meeting tonight addressed to parents in his talk, “If your child wants to flip burgers for the rest of their life, because that’s is the only job that will allow them to have a schedule for full time service, you would want to support them the best you can.”
I wish I were at that meeting just so I could have raised my hand and said:
"It's easy to advise others to live in poverty when we ourselves can take expensive vacations and live in a large home with an addition".
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Gofundme account opened for funeral costs
by Amelia Ashton insimon, i hope this is ok to post here.. for those who dont know yesterday a terrible car accident took the life of a lovely young woman leah ryan.
she was the daughter of 2 members here who go by the names of sleeping beauty and her husband hairy he goat.. leah"s sister has started an account to help fund funeral costs.
for any wishing to donate here is the link.. https://www.gofundme.com/for-leah-my-beautiful-sisters-funeral?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fb_co_shareflow_m&fbclid=iwar1z971joytaqnsy0zyq1_admdyxzqjpgrlf7l2-teq1nalnnqc6wcsn3pq.
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Pete Zahut
Every parent's worst nightmare.
Is this the family that moved from England to Australia and back again a few years ago?
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If My Dad Were To See The Watchtower Org Now
by pale.emperor inas we all know, this org has metamorphosized from one ugly creature to another continuously since it's inception.
but more so it seems in the last 30 years.. i got to thinking what my dad would think if he were to be brought to life for 5 mins to see the way things are now.
how would he even react?.
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Pete Zahut
I'm sure that back in 2004 your father (like most) would have scoffed at the idea of the1914 generation dying off and this "system of things" still being here in the year 2019 and beyond.
They'd have viewed anyone who entertained such a notion as engaging in "dangerous speculation " or at the very least, they'd have considered such a person as "spiritually weak".
Those older folks back then would have quoted articles in the publications and the scriptures sited in them, to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that the "system" was as good as gone.