Posts by BlackSwan of Memphis

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~BLESSED SAMHAIN / HAPPY HALLOWEEN ~

by Sirona in

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blessed samhain.

hugs.

sirona.

BlackSwan of Memphis

Blessed Samhain and Happy Halloween to you and DB as well.

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Horrifying report on China/did anyone watch Planet in Peril last night?

by restrangled in

from the most digusting, filthy food growing conditions of which more and more of our own food is contaminated with to abuse and consumption of exotic animals, especially the endangered.

they are the worlds biggest contributors to the decline of endangered animals and are creating more.

750 large bears were shown in cages with huge metal tubes inserted into their stomachs to suction out bile every day for old chinese medicine recipes.

BlackSwan of Memphis

jeannie: you're right, you are absolutely right. <<shrug>>

eclipse, thank you for the link! and yup, if it were in our faces daily, it might be different. Endangered animals, hurting animals (cosmetic industry as well as the pharmaceutical like R brought up) it's all happening on a daily basis. And what people are more concerned about is the latest trend....and it is so stinking easy to get caught up in it....

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Horrifying report on China/did anyone watch Planet in Peril last night?

by restrangled in

from the most digusting, filthy food growing conditions of which more and more of our own food is contaminated with to abuse and consumption of exotic animals, especially the endangered.

they are the worlds biggest contributors to the decline of endangered animals and are creating more.

750 large bears were shown in cages with huge metal tubes inserted into their stomachs to suction out bile every day for old chinese medicine recipes.

BlackSwan of Memphis

Go a step further...

google sweatshops.

People Need to be aware of the reason we get things so cheap in developed countries and how big the consequences are for workers everywhere. It would and should affect our purchasing habits and our political views.

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Free Speech/Nathan

by Guest with Questions in

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i started this on another thread so a lot of it is in response to nathan's.. there is still free speech, even for christians.

a lot of people would like to take free speech away from christians; that we keep our mouths shut.

as americans, what do you think of the fairness doctrine that henry waxman wants to revive?

BlackSwan of Memphis

In regards to NN's comment on the other thread, from what I can recall it was not inflammatory or insensitive. It was an opinion expressed.

I think perhaps that sometimes our own, myself included, reactions are coming from raw nerves that are touched.

In this case, I didn't perceive his comments re God to be anything other than an opinion. Further, it is intersting that he actually made points that my husband and I had discussed earlier in that day. I was wondering if someone was going to comment about it.

I was less than thrilled with HOW we were told about Linda's non existance. Many of us were believing that Linda was indeed very real and her death was very sad.

Seems that there was a leap from subtle hints to in your face.

I personally didn't really read the thread re Online imposters. And so, had no idea that the mods were trying to "clue us in". I would have no reason to look at the title of that thread and connect the dots to Linda.

Around here, it may take a week or two before a memorial service takes place. So, I didn't find anything odd about the non information about her funeral. So, NN's suggestion that something was amiss was completely news to me.

In all, I am not seeing where NN was in the wrong. I might have chosen to do things differently in his initial post, but he did it, I suppose, in the way he felt was best. And well, ok, I actually think the picture is pretty funny now.

anyhow just my two cents....

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The Waning Year - Preparing for Samhuin (Halloween)

by diamondblue1974 in

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as the year slows down towards winter we enter a time reflection and preparation for the coming year, it is, for many pagans (as well as christians) a time for rememberance of those passed over, loved ones who are with us no more.

this fits in well with the belief of many that at this time of year the veil between the spirit world and the physical is at its thinnest and our ancesters/loved ones are closer to us.. for those loved and missed, who would you choose to remember at this time of year and why?.

g /|\.

BlackSwan of Memphis

thanks nvr. I just know that so many people die every year who have no one, absolutely no one, who even notices they are missing. They are often homeless and/or elderly. And they need someone to remember them, somehow....

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The Waning Year - Preparing for Samhuin (Halloween)

by diamondblue1974 in

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as the year slows down towards winter we enter a time reflection and preparation for the coming year, it is, for many pagans (as well as christians) a time for rememberance of those passed over, loved ones who are with us no more.

this fits in well with the belief of many that at this time of year the veil between the spirit world and the physical is at its thinnest and our ancesters/loved ones are closer to us.. for those loved and missed, who would you choose to remember at this time of year and why?.

g /|\.

BlackSwan of Memphis

Well Linda was going to have a place this year....

Other than that there have been a few people that passed on that will be remembered.

People who were JW, that I still cared very much for.

And as last year, we'll be remembering those who have fallen in the war, soldiers and civilians alike. And a candle will likely be lit for those who have died and have no one to remember them.

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Our Friend Linda

by iamfreenow in

julie and i have both known linda for over 25 years, from when she first became a jw, so we decided to write this tribute to her.. we first met linda in january 1981, when she attended her first ever meeting at our kingdom hall.

she had been taking the magazines for a few months, since just after she finished university, and had started studying a few weeks before, but this was the first time she had plucked up the courage to attend a meeting.

julie was having many doubts herself by then, and once again linda was supportive, as was trev.