TweetieBird

Joined

• started 191 topics
• posted 1,184 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by TweetieBird

• 
  20

  Has anyone read "In the Truth" - by Paul McCool?

  by AK - Jeff in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  just wondering if this novel written about witness life would be worthwhile to read, and then pass on, with a view to slow deprogramming of my niece who was df'd a few months back and i think still believes it it the truth?.

  anyone read it?

  thoughts?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  TweetieBird

  I haven't read it, but do remember some McCool's from the Orlando area. Do you know where this guy is from?
• 
  36

  Can you be disfellowshipped for taking a yoga class?

  by TweetieBird in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was just wondering since i've started taking a yoga class.

  not that i would mind being df'd but not ready to lose the family.

  i lost my wt library cd so i don't have access to the society's stand on yoga.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  TweetieBird

  Rebel8, yes I am still attending meetings unfortunately. I haven't told anyone about my yoga classes, and don't intend to. I told my kids not to let anyone know either. They think it's stupid that I have to hide it, one kid is a believing JW even though he's still not baptized (19 years old). As I said earlier, I'm almost to the point where I could really give a flip, the only thing that keeps me from not wanting to get df'd is there are some family members that it would kill. My kids however, would still associate with me regardless and that is really all that matters.
• 
  36

  Can you be disfellowshipped for taking a yoga class?

  by TweetieBird in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was just wondering since i've started taking a yoga class.

  not that i would mind being df'd but not ready to lose the family.

  i lost my wt library cd so i don't have access to the society's stand on yoga.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  TweetieBird

  I was just wondering since I've started taking a yoga class. Not that I would mind being df'd but not ready to lose the family. I lost my WT library CD so I don't have access to the society's stand on yoga. I've always heard that a witness shouldn't do it, but can you be df'd for it?
• 
  5

  Something funny I heard on Howard Stern

  by TweetieBird in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was listening to howard stern this morning and robin mentioned that someone approached her with the watchtower.

  she told the jw that she was not interested, he asked her if she had ever read the watchtower.

  she said yes, he asked her what she thought about it and i loved her reply...she said that she thought that she never wanted to read another one.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  TweetieBird

  I was listening to Howard Stern this morning and Robin mentioned that someone approached her with the Watchtower. She told the JW that she was not interested, he asked her if she had ever read the Watchtower. She said yes, he asked her what she thought about it and I loved her reply...she said that she thought that she never wanted to read another one. He thanked her for her honesty and walked away. Howard said that he could be a JW and not want to read it either. Enjoy the rest of your day.
• 
  24

  Disfellowshipping in absentia policy from "Organized to do Jehovah's Will"

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is the new disfellowshipping policy from the "organized to do jehovah's will" book.

  this book is now the replacement for the old "organized to accomplish our ministry" book, released in 1983. .

  chapter 14: maintaining the peace and cleaness of the congregation .

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  TweetieBird

  The only real change that I could see in the new book is that now when someone is disfellowshipped or disassociated the announcement will read, "so-in-so is no longer one of Jehovah's witnesses"
• 
  18

  WTS to go back on medical use of blood fractions?

  by Mark in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in my opinion, there is definitely a new trend in the way the wts

  deals with the medical use of blood fractions.

  the most recent publication on this topic (e.g.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  TweetieBird

  I will find out on Thursday nite. At the meeting yesterday, they said to be sure and be at meeting Thursday night as new blood information to be distributed. They did not use the term blood card, can't remember exactly what they said as I tend not to pay attention. I will let you know. TB
• 
  14

  New KM, With New Procedures!

  by Doubtfully Yours in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in the newest kingdom ministry publication comes the information of how they're combining the 'no blood' card and the 'health proxy' document into only one card.. the card will have pertinent information according to the region where the person lives.

  publishers will only need to change this card if personal information changes, otherwise one can keep the card forever instead of the nonsense of having to fill one out at the beginning of each year.. the wtbts sure is simplifying matters as time goes by.

  good!!!

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  TweetieBird

  XQ, Usually they do the blood card the 1st service meeting in January.
• 
  18

  Anyone in Northern California?

  by TweetieBird in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just wondering if there is anyone from northern california.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  TweetieBird

  Just wondering if there is anyone from Northern California.
• 
  16

  the united nation scandal and all other Watchtower Society scandals

  by booker-t in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was recently talking to a jw elder at my job that i have been working at for over 20 years(he knows that i am da'ed but still talks to me trying to get me to come back) and i brought up the un scandal and all of the wts scandals that are hitting the wts.

  he said it does not surprise him that "apostates" would try and deceive many jw's with lies and 1/2 truths.

  i told him that i can get a printed copy of the un ngo membership and that the wts was a member for over 10 years.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  TweetieBird

  Booker,

  Ask your elder friend this question, please...

  If there was nothing wrong with the WTS being affiliated with the UN for a library card, then why did they quickly disassociate themselves as soon as it was found out? I can't seem to get any logical thinking witness to answer that one.
• 
  7

  For our friends in Florida- BE SAFE

  by xenawarrior in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  please be careful and know that our thoughts are with you !

  it's awful that this is happening again so soon after the last hurricane just a few weeks ago.

  sending positive thoughts to the south and hoping frances is not as bad as they are expecting it to be.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  TweetieBird

  Thanks. We are pretty well prepared. We will board up our windows tomorrow, have plenty of water, a generator, etc. We are north of the predicted eye but we will definitely get hurricane force winds of about 90 miles an hour. Our house made it through Charley with only a few trees leaning, I feel pretty confident it will be okay, unless Frances decides to go north before making landfall.