Pete Zahut

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  Watchtower Study 23rd August

  by BluesBrother in

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  2. bible

  the subject is searching for lost sheep.

  how do the congregation view the inactive ones who no longer associate?

  not with disdain, we are told but as lost sheep “still our brothers “ it is said that god loves them and they too must do what they can to help them.. why have we strayed ?

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  Pete Zahut

  "Cheats with my best friend and they get reinstated 6 mos. later and I'm left riding the bus to work."

  
  
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  Noah's Ark : A structure that could never have been built in Noah's day

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the ark encounter located in kentucky (opened in 2016) is a large representation of noah's ark based on the genesis flood narrative contained in the bible.

  it is 510 feet (155 m) long, 85 feet (26 m) wide, and 51 feet (16 m) high.. .

  genesis 6: 14 so make yourself an ark of cypress[c] wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out.

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  Pete Zahut

  I love to visit the Kentucky ark if I ever get to that part of the world although they say it is quite expensive. The story is obviously a myth but cool nevertheless

  I hear it's all themed. They even have a simulated Jonah and the Whale watching tour and they say the $9.99 all you can eat Last Supper buffet is to die for.
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  What is Causing This Sudden Increase in Crime / Racial Tension???

  by RubaDub in

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  2. friends

  yes, there has been crime as long as we can remember.

  under 8 years of obama, there was crime.

  under 8 years of bush the younger, there was crime.

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  Pete Zahut

  Haven't seen the data but has crime really increased or did it just seem that way once the media became bored with reporting on Covid and focused their attention on the good ol standby and easy mark....racism instead ?

  I live a short drive from a major city that had a lot of media attention in the last few months. When you don't watch the news, none of it exists and your stop seeing things the way they've decided you should see them. Except for the masks, everyone seems to be going about their lives as normal.
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  They are giving a beautiful witness of Jehovah's Organization

  by Tameria2001 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  they are giving a beautiful witness of jehovah's organization, now let us see the fruits of their labor blossom.... ...nah i can't say that with a straight face.

  let me back up and explain why i said that.

  as many of you know that my husband's mother had been fighting cancer.

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  Pete Zahut

  JW's can be very vindictive, petty and officious when it comes to exercising the mere bit of power they are allowed to have. They like to think they are being loyal to Jehovah but in reality, their motivation is purely personal.

  We feel quite powerless when we lose someone in death and sometimes all we have left of the years we spent with them, is the mention of our name in their obituary or their eulogy. Too bad they're using this one last opportunity to show Christian kindness to her non-JW family, to be so small minded.

  Go to the funeral and show them how decent people behave in times like this.
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  I don't get it - Praying before eating while ...

  by menrov in

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  2. beliefs

  i noticed recently.

  there was an item in the news on some terrible / horrific child pornography in germany.

  really disgusting to hear what these people were doing with children as young as a few months.

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  Pete Zahut

  Maybe you are the one feeding yourself, which is also saying you are doing it at their expense.

  Maybe....but highly unlikely. Besides, the topic is "praying before eating" and no one is praying to thank me and I am not God nor do I have his ability to feed the world even if I were to starve myself.
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  I don't get it - Praying before eating while ...

  by menrov in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i noticed recently.

  there was an item in the news on some terrible / horrific child pornography in germany.

  really disgusting to hear what these people were doing with children as young as a few months.

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  Pete Zahut

  Thanking god for the food he's provided for you is also saying that he is responsible for NOT providing food for the millions who are malnourished or starving.
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  Baptism during Covid - pool must tough the ground?

  by jwfacts in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the july 2020 announcements mentions that baptism can be held in an “inflatable pool” as long as it touches the ground.

  the pool must not be “on a terrace, flat roof, balcony, etc.”.

  has anyone ever noticed that as a requirement?.

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  Pete Zahut

  Speaking of "safe" baptism procedures....

  https://youtu.be/MfL8Q9TCo4I
  
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  Going to see my abusive jw mother tomorrow

  by Simonsez in

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  2. experiences

  my me mother and i do not see eye to eye to say the least.

  my childhood was fraught with her abusive behavior.

  alas.she is old now and though i have not spoken to her in a year she called the other day and wanted to see me.

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  Pete Zahut

  You could go see her and have as pleasant of a visit as possible. If she brings up your brother or asks your advice or opinion on anything (other than the weather), you could say something along the lines of :

  "Mom....I'm not a JW anymore of course but I do still fully understand what that means in terms of you being able to fully trust anything a non JW like me, has to say about anything important. That being said, I'm going to refrain from making any comments or offering any advice other than to say that If you have concerns about what's going on with your personal affairs, why not have the elders check into it? That way you and I can have a nice visit today?"

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  Sometimes the less said the better. Not spilling your guts about your brother when given the perfect opportunity to do so, may garner her trust and spark further curiosity. She may look into the matter and find out what you already know and you'll come out smelling like a rose or at least won't be blamed for stirring the pot.
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  Was It Designed? (My head hurts)

  by Cadellin in

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  2. beliefs

  i know i shouldn't--i tell myself this over and over--but i can't help peeking at these silly articles.

  and then i see this and my head really starts hurting: so the gannet, if you don't know (and why would you?

  ) is a seabird that feeds on fish.

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  Pete Zahut

  To me the question is, why this bird (whether it evolved or created) needs to dive so deeply to get fish since there are plenty of other kinds of birds who live nearby who also feed on fish, without having to go to such extremes to catch them.

  Whether or not the bird in question evolved or was created, there is still no proof that God's name is Jehovah or that Jehovah's Witnesses are his chosen people as they claim to be.
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  So What Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Do Now?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  they don’t go to conventions .

  they don’t go to assemblies.

  they don’t go to meetings.

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  Pete Zahut

  We stayed at my (Elder) brother in laws house this weekend and it was his turn to conduct the meeting for field service via Zoom. He got dressed in his meeting clothes and held the meeting from his back bedroom. After the meeting the other JW's, also dressed in their meeting clothes, set about making calls and writing letters from their own home. He went back to a home improvement project that he had been previously working on.

  I said "It must be hard to arrange the car groups via zoom" . He laughed but I know that he sees how ridiculous it is to have to dress up as if you're actually going out from door to door.