Posts by Incense_and

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If WTS fell today, where should the money go?

by sleepy in

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friends

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if the watchtower society fell today , where should the money go?.

think of all those millions, even billions that are tied up in brooklyn bethal , in shares, in banks, assembly hall and kingdom halls.. where would the money legaly have to go?.

Incense_and_Peppermints

they should set up a children's fund and use the 95 million or so to provide counseling for those who have been abused, victimized and traumatized by the wts. also another fund for the bereaved parents who lost their precious children (or anyone for that matter) to the "no blood" clause... we've all been traumatized in one way or another, but i would happily give any monies to someone who truly needed it, like an innocent child in desperate need of counseling or treatment... that would indeed be poetic justice.

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On The Art Of Fading

by expatbrit in

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friends

in october of 2000, i faded away from the watchtower.

like most people, i have family and friends who are jw's (including my wife and parents).

fading is generally the best method for people in that situation.

Incense_and_Peppermints

wow. you should turn this into a book, seriously. awesome, well-thought-out narrative.

p.s. "bunch of dingoes kidneys", good one

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christmas

by Incense_and_Peppermints in

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friends

i wonder what lurkers would think if our profiles all said we lived in christmas island .

anyway, soon some of you newly liberated ones can celebrate your first christmas... hooray!

here's some christmas stuf to get you in the mood.... (a christmas countdown: http://www.christmas.com/pe/56.

Incense_and_Peppermints

i found out where it is ... (don't they have a cool flag?)

Location

Geography and Climate

The Island is the summit of a submarine mountain. It rises steeply to a central plateau dominated by stands of rainforest. The plateau reaches heights of up to 361 metres and consists mainly of limestone with layers of volcanic rock.

The Island's 80 kilometre coastline is an almost continuous sea cliff, ranging in height to 20 metres. In a few places (about 13) breaks in the cliff give way to shallow bays and small sand and coral beaches. The largest of these bays forms the Island's port at Flying Fish Cove.

The Island is surrounded by an encircling coral reef. There is virtually no coastal shelf and the sea plummets to a depth of about 5 000 metres within 200 metres of the shore.

The climate is tropical and temperatures range from 21C to 32C. Humidity is around 80-90% and south-east trade winds provide pleasant weather for most of the year, although during the wet season, between November and April it is common for some storm activity to occur, producing a swell in seas around the island. The average rainfall is 2,000 mm per annum.

Time Difference

1 hour behind Western Standard Time (WST). 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time (EST) eg. 9.00am EST is 6.00am on the Island. Add one hour for daylight saving eg. 9.00am EST is 5.00am on the Island.

History

Christmas Island was named on Christmas day 1643 by Captain William Mynors, the master of a passing ship. The first landing was recorded by William Dampier in 1688. For the next two centuries, little interest was shown in the island due to its rugged coastline.

Following the discovery of phosphate deposits, the island was annexed by Britain in 1888.

Christmas Island was occupied by Japanese forces from March 1942 until the end of the Second World War, and in 1946 became a dependency of Singapore.

By agreement with the United Kingdom, sovereignty was transferred to the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 October 1958 under the Christmas Island Act 1958.

The extensive phosphate deposits on Christmas Island have been mined for many years. The Phosphate Mining Corporation of Christmas Island ceased business in late 1987. The mine was reopened in 1990 by a local consortium and is now operated by Phosphate Resources Ltd (trading as Christmas Island Phosphates).

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christmas

by Incense_and_Peppermints in

jw
friends

i wonder what lurkers would think if our profiles all said we lived in christmas island .

anyway, soon some of you newly liberated ones can celebrate your first christmas... hooray!

here's some christmas stuf to get you in the mood.... (a christmas countdown: http://www.christmas.com/pe/56.

Incense_and_Peppermints

i wonder what lurkers would think if our profiles all said we lived in christmas island . someone mentioned christmas island and i thought it would be a smashing idea, so i changed my profile country to christmas island. (does anyone know where that is?)

anyway, soon some of you newly liberated ones can celebrate your first christmas... hooray! here's some christmas stuf to get you in the mood...

(a christmas countdown: http://www.christmas.com/pe/56

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Should I Go To College?

by joeshmoe in

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friends

like a typical witness goody-goody-two-shoes, i eschewed college in favor of "theocratic pursuits" when i was a teen (i.e.

over 5 yrs at bethel).

now, at age 26, with my eyes opened and purged of the witness insanity, im thinking about college again.

Incense_and_Peppermints

everybody already answered your question, so i'm glad you're going. school starts for me in two weeks and i can't tell you how excited i am. good luck!

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Do you still read societys literature?

by haujobbz in

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i still got my insight books,bible,song book,revelation book,isiahia book,some tracts,awakes @watchtowers.

i did throw a lot of my magz away but still got these,what shall i do keep them,sell them to second hand book store,give to charity shop,or read them all again and brainwash myself with jw ideology.

Incense_and_Peppermints

i cherish books, and would never ever throw one away. but with jw material, i would make an exception. i threw out everything. every bit of it. why give it away and help spread their propoganda around? now that i think about it, i should have burned it all. good therapy...

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valis' picies made me think

by Incense_and_Peppermints in

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wear your love like heaven (wear your love like).

wear your love like heaven (wear your love).

Incense_and_Peppermints

I think so too, Moe.

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valis' picies made me think

by Incense_and_Peppermints in

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wear your love like heaven (wear your love like).

wear your love like heaven (wear your love).

Incense_and_Peppermints

oh i loved seeing all those picies from valis' apostofest. how wonderful to see everyone happy smiling joyful - strangers coming together amid more love and acceptance than in all those years in the kingdom halls.

it just made me think of this song... i started thinking of it when i saw lyineyes wearing overbeer's hat, of all things...

Donovan, Wear You Love Like Heaven

Colour in sky prussian blue
Scarlet fleece changes hue
Crimson ball sinks from view

Wear your love like heaven (wear your love like)
Wear your love like heaven (wear your love like)
Wear your love like heaven (wear your love)

Lord, kiss me once more
Fill me with song
Allah, kiss me once more
That I may, that I may
Wear my love like heaven (wear my love like)
Wear my love like heaven (wear my love)
La, la, la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la

Colour sky havana lake
Colour sky rose carmethene
Alizarian crimson

Wear your love like heaven (wear your love like)
Wear your love like heaven (wear your love like)
Wear your love like heaven (wear your love)

Lord, kiss me once more
Fill me with song
Allah, kiss me once more
That I may, that I may
Wear my love like heaven (wear my love like)
Wear my love like heaven (wear my love)
La, la, la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la

Can I believe what I see
All I have wished for will be
All our race proud and free

Wear your love like heaven (wear your love like)
Wear your love like heaven (wear your love like)
Wear your love like heaven (wear your love)

Lord, kiss me once more
Fill me with song
Allah, kiss me once more
That I may, that I may
Wear my love like heaven (wear my love like)
Wear my love like heaven (wear my love)

Edited by - Incense_and_Peppermints on 11 August 2002 23:43:3

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An Outcry! revisited!

by libra_spirit in

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friends

thanks for all your comments on my recent post an outcry!.

well i placed my outcry on many ex-jw sites and the result is very obvious to me.. it would seem that most ex-jw's are so caught up in new "like mind" groups that most cannot see beyond this and join in one united effort, one voice.

never was this more evident then the christian ex-jw's boards.

Incense_and_Peppermints

...i took you seriously. i know you're not saying anyone in particular called you a dreamer, but i wanted to explain this to you: when i added that "dream" pic to my post, it wasn't to call you a dreamer. it was meant to say "don't give up". i chose that picture because to some people a message in the sand might be hard to understand or accept as anything real, but to me it is very real, even if it only exists for a finite amount of time. (i hope this makes sense).

~incense through the glass

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