Posts by twinkletoes

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Anyone vegetarian and why??????????

by BLISSISIGNORANCE in

i'm not vegetarian.

being italian and brought up on the mediterranian diet i tend to eat a lot of fruit, vegetables, cheese, pasta, rice and some meat.. i'm just curious to know who here is vegeterian and why?????.

cheers, bliss

twinkletoes

I've been a veggi for over 22 years, I don't eat meat, fish or anything derived from animals - lard etc.

Reason - I don't believe that we need to kill animals to survive, I'm very healthy and well fed too,but unfortunately not very slim, as I love food and cooking too.

As someone else has said, I also live near a chicken farm and am surrounded by farms, it's very sad to see the way that animals are really treated.

When chickens are taken to slaughter, they are hune up by their feet, then sprayed with water and an electric shock is given to them, to stun them , they tghen have their throats slit, whilst still alive and are allowed to bleed to death. after that they then go through a de-feathering machine and eventually arrive at the supermarket looking quite presentable !

Twink

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Welcome Newbies!!!!!

by kls in

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we seem to be having on run on new members,,,,,,,yippie .

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welcome to all you newbies glad you decided to join us.

twinkletoes

A BIG WARM WELCOME TO ALL OF THE NEW ONES - IT'S GOOD TO SEE SO MANY

twinkletoes

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Only One Religion's WebSite Ignores the Desaster in South Asia

by GermanXJW in

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to whatever religion's website you surf, all have a comment on the tsunami in south asia: be it catholic, protestant, adventist, mormon, new apostolic or whatever.

they try to give comfort and encourage people to donate for the suffering people there.

but if you go to http://www.watchtower.org or http://www.jw-media.org there is no mention of it (at least by now).

twinkletoes

Just as many others have said, while we were witnesses, we were encouraged not to donate to worldly organisations - but after coming out of the JWs it is so good to feel HUMAN again, to cry at the plight of the poor people who have lost everything and to feel free to donate with a willing heart. Even if there is a word CROSS in Red Cross!

TWINK

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JW email forward about the tsunami

by cyber-sista in

anyway, this is an email i received this morning.

don't want to give any disrepectuful comments about it as this tragedy is overwhelming and i am grateful for any who have come out of this alive.

but yet i am still suspicious of any of these jw reports.

twinkletoes

A small comment to Pierce-Crystal - we used to give money to our local congregation for disabled access - a fund was set up by brothers and sisters for a chairlift as our hall was on the first floor with no access for ones in wheelchairs. but the elders decided to change the fund to a "special needs" fund, against the Charity Laws I believe - we never did get access for the disabled......your money would be safer with a recognised charity.

I too heard that it was 7am when the tsunami hit and was probably not much later when it hit India, I didn't think they had meetings or field service so early in the day!

twink

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Banned from the Kingdom Hall?

by devinsmom in

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so i was just wonderin' if anyone has ever heard of someone getting banned from the kingdom hall.

my dad who was a very looked up to elder before my parents divorce and allways a very devout jw recently got banned from the kh, this is the 1st time hearing of someone getting banned, see this elder was talkin to his new wife a little too much and he thought they were gettin a little too close and he told this dude to back off and he didnt so this elder had a talk one night and my dad stood up in the middle of the hall right as this dude got on stage and announced that he better stay away from his wife, he was asked to leave and he refused so they called the cops on him and the cops came right in and escorted him out.

so anywho they wont let him come back, they didnt df him or reprove him or anything just banned his ass-way to go dad, probably the best thing that ever happened to him, too bad he allready wasted 2/3 of is life in that sh*t. so has anyone else ever heard of getting banned?-april

twinkletoes

Devinsmom

It's good news really that your dad has been banned - give him time, perhaps he will see them for what they really are. If he would be prepared to read other material I'm sure that many here would agree with me that Ray Franz books are really the way to open his eyes.

SheilaM

I can well believe your husband's situation, with the back problem. My husband had a similar experience. He was in great pain suffering from an "exploded disk" when an elder called to our home and asked if he had managed to get to the circuit assembly. He (hubby) was lying on a mattress on the floor at the time (4 months) and could only get up with assistance !!

On returning to the KH he found that the only privilege he had (carrying the microphone)- was taken from him,,,,,,,,,,,,when he questioned the elders he was told his monthly hours were inconsistent.

twink

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tobacco shares thread ?

by twinkletoes in

can anyone tell me the thread for the info on shares in tobacco manufacturing.

i'm sure i saw it a few months ago and can't find it now.

i'm compiling a file ( a large file!

twinkletoes

thanks Scully, that was really quick.

Twink

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tobacco shares thread ?

by twinkletoes in

can anyone tell me the thread for the info on shares in tobacco manufacturing.

i'm sure i saw it a few months ago and can't find it now.

i'm compiling a file ( a large file!

twinkletoes

Hello all,

can anyone tell me the thread for the info on shares in tobacco manufacturing. I'm sure I saw it a few months ago and can't find it now

I'm compiling a file ( a large file!) of all of the lies and deceptions of the WT. and these details are missing at present.

Many thanks in advance

Twinkletoes

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What made you "see the light"?

by hubert in

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friends

i realize many (or all) of the ex-j.w.

's in this forum have either gotten out of the org., faded, or in some way have come to the conclusion that the watchtower is not the "faithful and discreet slave", and is not the "true" religion that they claim to be.

i am curious to know..... "what made you see the light"?.

twinkletoes

I must have hit the wrong button - I hadn't quite finished, just wanted to say that this forum was a great help to us too. Twinkletoes

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What made you "see the light"?

by hubert in

jw
friends

i realize many (or all) of the ex-j.w.

's in this forum have either gotten out of the org., faded, or in some way have come to the conclusion that the watchtower is not the "faithful and discreet slave", and is not the "true" religion that they claim to be.

i am curious to know..... "what made you see the light"?.

twinkletoes

First our son came across the UN/JW involvement, we just couldn't believe it - we thought it was all made up by apostates ! Eventually, we telephoned the UN and they confirmed it, we also go them to put it in writing which they very kindly did for us. This revelation then led on to all the other things 607bce and other false prophecies. The final straw was reading Ray Franz books, what an eyeopener, 2 Years on and we still talk about the mind control of the Org.

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What made you "see the light"?

by hubert in

jw
friends

i realize many (or all) of the ex-j.w.

's in this forum have either gotten out of the org., faded, or in some way have come to the conclusion that the watchtower is not the "faithful and discreet slave", and is not the "true" religion that they claim to be.

i am curious to know..... "what made you see the light"?.

twinkletoes

First our son came across the UN/JW involvement, we just couldn't believe it - we thought it was all made up by apostates ! Eventually, we telephoned the UN and they confirmed it, we also go them to put it in writing which they very kindly did for us. This revelation then led on to all the other things 607bce and other false prophecies. The final straw was reading Ray Franz books, what an eyeopener, 2 Years on and we still talk about the mind control of the Org.