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  SILENTLAMBS BULLITIN 30 DAYS

  by silentlambs in

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  silentlambs bullitin .

  well today marks thirty days before the silentlambs march in brooklyn new york on september 27th.

  we are excited to see such a positive response and look forward to seeing you there.

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  Just me again... bttt!
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  Oprah Awards $50,000 to Silent Lambs

  by abbagail in

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  ah ha!!

  now that i got your attention.... well, oprah hasn't yet awarded $50,000 to silent lambs, but she very well could if enough of us "nominate" silentlambs (bill/sheila/joe/barbara, et al) for oprah's "use your life award.

  " any regular oprah-watchers will know what i'm referring to; that during the season, she presents various individuals (on monday's show each week) with this award for their service to their cause (along with the big fat check)... .

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  Hi Out: Yeah, with about 25 or so people who have nominated Bill/Silent Lambs, I would surely hope the Oprah staff has seen enough to at least do a little research of their own about this. I can't imagine they could resist, actually!

  Tomorrow (Monday 9-2-02) the show is going to be all "Use Your Life Award" recipients (this could be a repeat show, since the new season has not begun yet). If anybody watches it, compare what B.Bowen has done with what these other Award recipients have done, and what do you think on a Scale of 1 to 10? (We already know the answer, but it might be interesting to watch the show with that thought in mind!) ;)

  Thanks everyone!
  GRITS
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  DF story in Detroit Newspaper on Shirley Jackson

  by blondie in

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  http://www.detnews.com/2002/religion/0208/30/d05w-574630.htm

  the detroit news

  'disfellowshipped' jehovah's witnesses speak out against practice.

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  Hi Everyone! Let's remember to Write a THANK YOU to The Detroit News!!! Here's some contact info:

  STAFF EMAILS at The Detroit News: < http://www.detnews.com/search/staff.htm>; The list of contacts is a mile long. I don't know which one would be correct, so here's the Publisher & Editor: Mark Silverman, Publisher & Editor: [email protected]

  You can also post a comment to possibly be displayed in their Talk Back section. Place your Comment on This Story by clicking on the link on the same page as the article: http://www.detnews.com/2002/religion/0208/30/d05w-574630.htm

  Thanks!
  Grits
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  SILENTLAMBS BULLITIN 30 DAYS

  by silentlambs in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  silentlambs bullitin .

  well today marks thirty days before the silentlambs march in brooklyn new york on september 27th.

  we are excited to see such a positive response and look forward to seeing you there.

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  FYI for anyone who may try ordering the Tee's or Lapel Pins, Bumper Stickers, Coffee Mugs, etc. from the Silent Lambs website:

  I went there earlier to use the PayPal link at Silent Lambs. However, the SL site is set up with PRE-SET amounts (something like $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, etc.). If your total order is not close to any of those amounts and/or if you wish to pay/order for another specific amount not listed, here's what I did:

  I went to PayPal (since I already have an account there anyway), and I sent my order in from the PayPal website. I sent it to [email protected] and Bill received it and already replied. He said he had forgotten about the pre-set PayPal amounts at the SL website.

  FWIW.

  Grits
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  COFFEE OVERDOSE!!!

  by writerpen in

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  wow!.

  i've only had about ten cups of coffee in my entire life (i'm 30 now).

  last night i didn't get to bed until 2:30 a.m. so i was dragging about an hour ago.

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  LOL! @ writerpen! I have several chores you can do if you want to F-L-Y on over! LOL!

  How fast is your typing speed while intoxicated on the black gold?

  I never heard of a coffee sandwich either. What is THAT???

  However, Coffee-Flavored YOGURT is YUMMMMMM.

  Just my two cents, but I would RESIST getting addicted to coffee if you can help it (yes, I am addicted, which is why I am giving forewarning). Remember with every sip and resultant bathroom urge, you are "peeing your bones away" (as described on Oprah by a doc on the show, coffee = calcium drain - osteoporosis); dehydrating yourself; causing staining of teeth; constricts all of your blood vessels; causes build up in the arteries... need I go on???

  When I first drank "drip" coffee over 20 years ago with my best JW-girlfriend (she was HOOKED bad), my hands and arms would tremble and shake. Even though I loved the "social atmosphere" of drinking coffee and laughing our heads off with this "former" JW friend, I finally had to put my foot down and made myself quit drinking it. I couldn't handle it physically. Of course, THAT was THEN, and NOW it's another story. Got hooked on it again in the early '90's when exhausted and desperate at work to keep up the pace, and have been hooked ever since, unfortunately. Now I use Maxwell House LITE (1/2 the Caf), and top it off with a flavored coffee, Vanilla Nut or something like that. Yummmm.

  I, too, hope your "crash down" is a peaceful one. Let us know how it turns out!

  It was hilarious reading this thread! Thanks for the laughs!

  Grits
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  DF story in Detroit Newspaper on Shirley Jackson

  by blondie in

  1. social
  2. current

  http://www.detnews.com/2002/religion/0208/30/d05w-574630.htm

  the detroit news

  'disfellowshipped' jehovah's witnesses speak out against practice.

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  Wow, how about that? I didn't realize a local St. Pete story like that would be of interest in another far away town. I guess it's the DF issue that is of interest. And it WAS a really good article. Thanks for keeping us informed, Blondie!

  Grits
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  Oprah Awards $50,000 to Silent Lambs

  by abbagail in

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  ah ha!!

  now that i got your attention.... well, oprah hasn't yet awarded $50,000 to silent lambs, but she very well could if enough of us "nominate" silentlambs (bill/sheila/joe/barbara, et al) for oprah's "use your life award.

  " any regular oprah-watchers will know what i'm referring to; that during the season, she presents various individuals (on monday's show each week) with this award for their service to their cause (along with the big fat check)... .

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  Hi Scootergirl! There's no deadline for nominating Bill, until you actually see him on the Oprah show receiving the Award! :-) Thanks very much for taking the time to go to the site and put in a nomination!

  Grits
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  Forth Worth, TX molester-anyone know?

  by silentlambs in

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  2. child-abuse

  it has been brought to my attention there is an alleged jw child molester in the fort worth, texas

  area.

  it is my understanding he has been accused of molesting more than one child, his first name is mark.

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  Unfortunately, I am far from Texas and know nothing of this. But BTTT anyway, which is why I am posting!

  Grits
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  Press Release-YOU CAN HELP!

  by silentlambs in

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  the press conference will be on tuesday morning at 10:30 am with a group of about 6-10 persons from the new york area attending at the front door of 25 building.

  we ask you deliver an adapted version of the press release below as a representative of silentlambs to your local media and i will provide you with a prepared text to read at the press conference.

  at the end you deliver a stuffed lamb/lambs to the local kingdom hall.

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  Even if pigs never fly, it doesn't hurt to keep trying. Thinking of that reminded me of a WT article I read over two months ago. (I know I know, even though it was a WT article, the INFO was right on for going up against the WTS and its policies). Maybe this will be encouraging...

  Remember Jacob (how he, at 97 years old, was willing to grapple all night with an angel in order to get a blessing from him); and Rachel (how she put forth effort without letup to get the children she wanted so desperately); etc. She said, "With strenuous wrestlings I have wrestled with my sister. I have also come off winner!" (Genesis 30:1-8 and 35:24).

  It was about whether we give up? or keep putting forth effort KNOWING Jah will bless our efforts, i.e., KEEP FAITH and not give up, etc. The name of the article was "Earnest Effort - When is it blessed by Jehovah?" The first sentence starts out with the angel (picture WTS) saying to Jacob (picture B.Bowen), "LET ME GO, for the dawn has ascended." But Jacob replied, "I am NOT going to let you go UNTIL YOU FIRST BLESS ME." (Genesis 32:26-28). (Picture B.Bowen wrestling with the WTS.)

  The article was saying that in harmony with our prayers, we need to take DECISIVE ACTION (and it gave another example about Jacob and his brother Esau -- Genesis 32:1-32). -- So, we pray but then we can take ACTION and then Jah can BLESS THE ACTION to give us the RESULTS we are praying for. Then it said, "Like Jacob and Rachel, many today can TESTIFY that DILIGENT EFFORT is required to receive Jehovah's blessing. Their efforts are often accompanied with TEARS, DISCOURAGEMENT and FRUSTRATION."

  It continued, "Today, the pressures and difficulties we face may be just as frightening, frustraing, or even depressing (yes, especially when dealing with the WTS' policies! /Grits comment). The temptation to GIVE UP in the struggle ... Like Jacob and Rachel of old, let us cultivate the spirit of an Earnest Contender and Prevail over Satan's machinations (are not the WTS policies included in Satan's machinations???). The Devil would like nothing better than to see us resign ourselves to defeat, feeling that 'the situation is hopeless. There is nothing that can be done. It is no use.' How vital, then, for us all to guard against develping a fatalistic attitude ... Succumbing to such thoughts is self-destructive. Could it indicate that we have dropped our hands and are no longer contending until we receive a blessing? Remember, Jehovah blesses our earnest effort."

  "No matter how difficult your circumstances or how limited you may feel, do NOT give in to the 'sin that easily entangles us' i.e., - lack of faith. CONTINUE to contend UNTIL you receive a blessing. Exercise PATIENCE... Like the farmer who sows in the spring and waits for the harvest, PATIENTLY LOOK for Jehovah's blessing on YOUR spiritual activity..."

  "Stand firm, and REMAIN in the ranks of the CONTENDERS."

  The last sentence/scripture was great: "Those sowing seed with tears will reap even with a joyful cry."
  (Psalms 126:5; Galatians 6:9)

  FWIW.
  Grits

  Edited to fix the spacing.

  Edited by - Grits on 30 August 2002 9:33:6
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  Can Anyone Find this Article??

  by silentlambs in

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  subject: watchtower: `i can imprison you,' judge tells church man.

  `i can imprison you,' judge tells church man.

  a jehovah's witness elder has been told he could go to jail for not giving evidence against a former member of his church facing rape and sexual assault charges.

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  I don't blame you one bit Jesika, for letting FH have it. It makes me sick when silentlambs posts a legit thread with requests or info, then these hijackers take over. The other one I am thinking of is the recent one where B.Bowen listed the Help Wanted/Can You Help SL info, with the "job" descriptions, and that entire thread was hijacked by You Know Who. Out of five long pages of thread, there were only TWO LEGITIMATE REPLIES to the actual topic. The rest were bull. I'm glad Simon got rid of Fred Hall. So we can only hope the remaining FH-types will show some decency, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

  Grits