Pete Zahut

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  JW Memorial Gallery

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jwdotorg released a picture gallery with dozens of images from around the world of jws celebrating ('commemorating') via zoom, organized by continent:.

  https://www.jw.org/en/news/jw/region/global/2020-memorial-commemoration-international-photo-gallery/.

  the vast majority of photos show the people's faces, but this european 'brother' is a rare exception.

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  Pete Zahut

  As usual, everything is professionally photographed and carefully staged to project just the right image. Sort of like anything that comes out of North Korea.
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  Ashya king's father plague sent by god

  by Fadeaway1962 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11530647/ashya-king-brain-cancer-mum-spain-split/ .

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  There are so many holes and gaps in this story that I can't quite believe that her husband is saying that Corona19 is literally the end or if he is saying it's a sign of the end. As a JW, she should know that they believe that Plagues (plural) along with other events, are considered sings of the end.

  Her credibility, in my book, is questionable due to the fact that she asked for or agreed to an interview that would air her families business in public.

  I'm guessing that like most things in the news these days, this story is distorted because a plausible explanation would be just too ordinary to print.
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  Reasonable question - looking for reasonable responses!

  by BoogerMan in

  1. social
  2. current

  why are taxi firms still operating during a "deadly pandemic?".

  i was shopping yesterday and saw taxi after taxi picking people & their shopping up at the supermarket.

  none of the drivers or any of the passengers wore masks or gloves, nor did they keep any distance from each other - in or out of the car.. the drivers all helped to load the bags into the boots/trunks of their cars.taxi-drivers must be seriously at risk of catching/spreading covid 19...

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  People who do risky jobs even in the best of times, are used to making certain calculated risks. For them there isn't a question of whether or not they will take the risk but how they can get their job done as safely as possible.

  I think in the last month we've been so bombarded with Covid19 horror stories, that we've become a bit desensitized to it. Most of us are sick of being cooped up and if we aren't in high risk group, we are willing to take our chances.

  Since in this case, the enemy is unseen, certain taxi drivers and others who are used to real time dangers, are probably finding it easy to go on about their business and hope for the best. It seems to me that they could at least wear a mask.How hard is that to do?
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  Politically Neutral and No Part of this World....

  by Davros in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  nice to be here.

  still a pimo and struggling through my fade.

  i still have several jw friends on social media.

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  Pete Zahut

  The Witnesses of today are a watered down version of what JW's used to be. I think this will be the case more and more until eventually they become just another mainstream religion. The old time JW's that I knew, if they were still alive, would be blown away by how much the doctrinal based lines have been blurred.
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  Do You Think It’s Time For Businesses To Reopen Even Though Coronavirus Is Not Obliterated?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  i think it’s time for business to reopen and let’s get the economy going again!

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  what say you??

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  A recent survey showed that 85% of Americans will still quarantine themselves if things reopen. If that's the case I think they should reopen once there is a plentiful supply of, masks, alcohol, disinfecting wipes, bleach etc. As it is now, there haven't been any of those things available for over a month in our area.
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  What is this forum for?

  by Kate14 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i'm new.. my first post here asking for a little support was deleted by myself due to the frosty and rude replies i received.

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  i don't actually understand what this forum is for if it is filled with hostile people.. little confused.. why is everyone here?.

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  Pete Zahut

  In Could you give an example of a comment that you feel is belittling? I’m not seeing any. Sometimes when we’re in a low mood or have hit a rough patch we read things into what people say or do. Is it possible that you could be misinterpreting people’s replies?

  Either way, why not tell us specifically what’s going on? Maybe we can help, after all, it’s part of the human experience to feel lost and alone at times and it’s also part of the human experience to cheer each other up.
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  Are Jehovah Witnesses still trying to bring the good news to others during the pandemic?

  by Maria Nieves in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i am no longer a study.

  during the onset of the pandemic the person who used to be my bible study teacher began to reach out to me.

  initially, i just thought that she wanted to know that i was well.

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  They only associate with other JW's who are the same way and I don't think they hear themselves anymore or recognize the ironies. Once they've got what they want in the way of material possessions and financial security, they seem ready to condemn others who pursue a higher education, financial security and fine material possessions of their own.

  It was a common thing to have a wealthy Elder who builds and sells large expensive houses to worldly people, give a talk or make a comment from the audience about the materialistic world that has no time for Jehovah because they are out working to support their materialistic pursuits and are storing treasures on earth rather than in heaven. They seem to ignore the fact that those materialistic world people and their ways are providing a fine living for him and his business is participating in distracting people with showy high priced homes rather than modest affordable ones.

  Often there'd be a talk given about the closeness of the end and the urgency of the message and then after the meeting the speaker or other JW's would tell you about their upcoming cruise or their 14 day vacation to some sunny destination or invite you out for lunch as if they had all the time in the world.

  During this pandemic, they are attending meetings via Zoom and writing letters to householders from their own home and are contacting backsliding relatives. Some are forming parades and driving by each others homes honking their horns and waving "we miss you" signs out the window as an encouragement or as something fun they can do to while away the time and not feel guilty.

  Nothing wrong with any of those things but once they start condemning the world and claiming that the end is here, they set themselves up for having their own lives scrutinized.
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  What is this forum for?

  by Kate14 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i'm new.. my first post here asking for a little support was deleted by myself due to the frosty and rude replies i received.

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  i don't actually understand what this forum is for if it is filled with hostile people.. little confused.. why is everyone here?.

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  Pete Zahut

  I don't actually understand what this forum is for if it is filled with hostile people.

  Hard to say what happened in your case without seeing your post but the opening page(below) tells you what this forum for.

  
  
  
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  Alone

  by Youngaposthate in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey you all, i'm honestly pretty depressed on my own out there.

  it's quite terrifying being on your own out there in a lone wolf kinda way.

  i'm not sure how much my brain can tolerate this mest up feeling of social abandonment caused by the borg and family.

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  Pete Zahut

  Hope you're feeling more positive.

  If you should ever want to talk to someone you can call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741.
  
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  Hello

  by BoogerMan in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  not a lot to say, except that i studied with jw's then gave up when i realised it wasn't the truth as they call it.. the ordinary jw's are generally nice people, but their elders are mostly little dictators from what i saw.

  look forward to meeting people here who are less judgemental..

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  Pete Zahut

  All people are flawed and you have look past all that and your personal self and sacrifice that you give.Not what others are doing that is just peing being petty.

  So are you saying that so long as you look past other peoples flaws, it doesn't matter what religion you belong to then? Are JW's being petty when they criticize other religions and their leaders?
  

  Please tell us what the truth is as you say?

  He didn't say what the truth was or that he had found it. He said that in his opinion JW's don't have THE truth as they claim to. To me, just the fact that they claim to be God's modern day Israelites and his earthly organization, is proof enough for most. After all, how can one possibly prove something like that?