Pete Zahut

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  Creepy display

  by neat blue dog in

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  i dunno about you, but if i walked up to this display at an expo i'd be a little creeped out..

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  Pete Zahut

  Scientologists have Segways, is this next for JWs?

  Only if there are Segways that are built for two and there is a "modesty" panel on the front to keep the sisters skirts from blowing upward.
  
  
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  Creepy display

  by neat blue dog in

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  i dunno about you, but if i walked up to this display at an expo i'd be a little creeped out..

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  I'm always wary of people who seem to be trying way too hard and these folks look like they are in full love bomb mode.
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  Publisher ID - I Saw It In Person & It Was Terrifying!

  by thedepressedsoul in

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  i'd like to start off this post by saying, we all know that the wt loves control.

  it's clear by their history, their wt's, the elder arrangement and so on.

  however, after witnessing and using the publish id program in person, it takes this need for control to a whole new level & it was scary.. if you've ever seen builder assist (the website program used for ldc volunteers) or the metro program, it actually looks pretty similar to that.

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  Pete Zahut

  I've heard on this forum that there are those who because of their elder husbands carelessness, looked at the congregation files. I could see this happening someday, if someones PIMO wife or teen, hacked into the database via his elder husband/father's access, sending every JW he knows, a link to JWfacts (for example) or worse, changing the data base to show anyone he chooses, as disfellowshipped.
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  Not official representatives?

  by Lost in the fog in

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  just copying this article from a us newspaper website.

  it was the section of the article that said, ".

  when a reporter asks about jehovah's witness beliefs, a church elder refers her to the website jw.org, explaining that the quinoneses and wellses aren't official church spokespersons.".

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  Pete Zahut

  They weren't asked if they were the official spokesmen for the organization, they were asked what their beliefs are. As per usual, their beliefs are based on emotion (fear obligation guilt) rather than on facts and they are unable to explain why they are doing what they are doing.

  It's nice for them that they can be so casual and cavalier these days. They seem to be promoting a way of life ("the best life ever") rather than out there with an "urgent life saving message" doing whatever it takes to get the word out, because peoples lives are at stake and their time is at hand.

  They've basically become another mainstream fundamentalist religion and we'll always have trouble with the ways of the current JW's as long as we look at the organization through the eyes of those who learned the "Truth" in decades past.
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  Update/Change In OD Coming Soon

  by mr_doubtful in

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  there will be an update/change in the od book coming soon.

  i have it on good word that this change in the od book has already been pushed out & notified to the “higher ups”.

  newwww light!.

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  Pete Zahut

  This is good news indeed ! Once the O.D. book is updated, JW's actually WILL be the one true religion on earth !
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  Do You Think Jehovah’s Witnesses Are A Threat To Any Government?

  by minimus in

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  russia believes they are a threat.

  the usa has put witnesses in jail in the past.

  other countries look at jws as a nuisance.. do you think the witnesses are a threat to governments?

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  Pete Zahut

  Do You Think Jehovah's Witnesses Are A Threat To Any Government?

  Not really, and if God exists and has a government, Russia and other earthly governments, can't possibly be a threat to it (even though JW's accuse them of being such) .
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  California Fires-Contact from elders

  by SouthCentral in

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  the fires have been hitting many areas of los angeles lately.

  recently, i checked my home voicemail and noticed messages from several elders.

  they were calling everyone on their “books” to ensure that they were ok.. i assume this is the protocol for a natural disaster.

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  Pete Zahut

  You didn't say if these "elders" knew previously, but I'd say that it was a case of their files not being up to date and they were calling everyone from an old list.

  There was a Youtube video going around of a former prominent elder who left the organization and several years later he was called by someone from another hall to come and give a substitute talk because his name was still on an old list. So he did an "apostate" version of a Sunday talk and got booted off the stage about half way through.
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  Did You Think Jehovah’s Witnesses Were Typically “Racists”?

  by minimus in

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  i was a jw from infancy.

  we had a melting pot type of congregation.

  i grew up with all types of witnesses , all with different backgrounds.

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  Did You Think JW's Were Typically "Racist"?

  No not typically but as in any cross section of the population, but there were those who had to unlearn or constantly keep their old non JW approved attitudes in check, no matter what race they were.

  A person may be fascinated by fire, talk about it a lot etc. but he's not considered to be an Arsonist until he actually sets a building on fire. When it comes to racism, it used to be that you actually had to do something harmful to someone because of their race. These days it seems that all you have to do is disagree with someone of another race, use a wrong phrase or tone of voice and you could be thought of as being an all out racist.
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  Did you EVER falsify your report card ?

  by Chook in

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  every single watchtower soldier lied to god out of fear of the brooklyn popes..

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  Pete Zahut

  I would never lie about my own time sheet (that would be plain wrong) but as a kid I’d sometimes turn in time slips for other people ( loaded with lots of hours, return visits, books and bible studies) just to see what would happen. Sometimes I’d turn in a normal slip, with no name on it . It was such a power rush when they’d announce from the platform that the “Phantom Publisher has struck again”

  P.S... I made that all up... I only wish I’d have thought of it LOL!
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  PIMO Elder with a Dilemma

  by xjwsrock in

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  i haven’t been on here in awhile and this is my second user name because i was busted by my pimi wife on the first one.

  i have been basically awake since 2013. i have a super dub wife that i love and don’t want to lose and my sick mom in the hall that is a true believer.

  stupid religion has gotten between my wife and i (of course).

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  Pete Zahut

  I might tend to let things get really ugly so these guys expose what they’re really like and open your wife’s eyes.

  Is there a way to drag this out without making yourself look like the problem?

  Maybe discuss with her the reasonable tack you will take when you meet with them. Then when you get there let them have it with both barrels so they have no choice but to throw the book at you.

  Don’t do or say anything apostate but flip this thing around so you are seen as the victim that you really are. Perhaps your wife will be incensed and take your side.