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Even though the poster who wrote the quotation above has only 36 posts so far, this person has great understanding as to the why's and wherefores of GS. Their post should be put up as a flashing banner at the top of the GS home page.... If you take into account the ruin left in the wake of TWI, the suicides because of wierwille's sex program, committed with the assistance of howard allen, rueben wierwille, and the other HQ's leadership and body politic, the rapes performed by vp wierwill et al and the misery of the aftermath of that for the victims, the ministry's pattern of teaching their leadership from those running the way corps to those running TWI in the USA to the many running twig fellowships who all partook in abusing women sexually and of the victims left behind, the voices of the aborted fetus' done with the urging of twi leadership that subsequently will never be heard, the abusers of kids at Rome City and their victims, the pedifiles sent to home areas to run children's fellowship with twi hq knowing exactly what they were and their small victims, the crushing of thousands of men's and women's souls by dropping them and kicking them out of their life's vocations while turning their backs to them-some dealing with the pain of that event for decades before coming here and learning the truth, the loss of families, college education, wealth, the robbing of tithes, the loss of children, not even to mention the made up doctrines taught as the word of god, and when you compile all the victims of said abuse and more, the destruction of souls, the many God chosen believers who were real ministers called by God and were productive for God at one time but became lost souls who found their only salvation in a bottle after wierwille destroyed them, all of this occurring at the hands of TWI, with their leadership's anti-love and anti-people doctines and practices, then, just maybe, when you take that into consideration with the destruction that followed, and realize victor paul weirwille was a false prophet in sheep's clothing, then maybe you too will understand the reason why real people feel the way they do about the way international ministry. Please excuse the run on sentance-paragraph, my last point is, I resent any attempt to silence or censure the victims, they...we, have a right to speak out and uncover the hidden things of darkness. TWI has never made an apology or admittance of wrong doing, their feet need to be held to the fire, they owe their victims their witheld justice... among other things.

Hey, hey, that's very politically correct of you!

Not too easy, I just recognized the storyline. :B) I will post a new one later

Never would have guessed America did it too. Next one: Here we come, Walking down the street, We get the funniest looks from....

Finding Nemo?

Hey Rainbow's, thanks for the recipes, they look really special and good, I'll have to try them. I was unsure what they looked like so I looked up Sandbakkel and the Pecan Tassies, are the pics below what they should look like, or are yours different? What are the Sandbakkel cookies like? Are they similar to a sugar cookie or a shortbread cookie with a fine crumb or something else? Here's another recipe good for christmas and coffee lovers: Espresso Cookies Don't underbake these cookies: they should be very crisp and have a crumbly texture. For maximum flavour, for the ground coffee ingredient use espresso or another dark roast bean, and finely grind the beans to a flour-like consistency. You can substitute 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract for the coffee liqueur if you wish, or any other flavoring like almond or rum or chocolate would be good too. Espresso Cookies 1-3/4 cup all-purpose flour, sifted 1 tbsp finely ground coffee beans, preferably dark roast 1/4 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 3/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature 1/2 cup sugar, plus more for rolling 1/2 cup light brown sugar 2 tsp coffee liqueur 1 large egg, at room temperature 40 whole coffee beans, preferably dark roast Red or Green colored Christmas sugar for rolling. In medium bowl, combine flour, ground coffee, baking soda, baking powder and salt; set aside. In stand mixer fitted with paddle, mix butter and sugars on low speed for 30 seconds. Raise speed to medium-high and beat until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Turn speed to low and add coffee liqueur and egg, mixing until combined. Slowly add dry ingredients. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Form heaping tablespoons of dough into balls and roll in sugar, green or red colored christmas sugar makes them holidayish looking. Place slightly more than 2 inches apart on trays and flatten using your hand, or the flat bottom of a large jar. Place a coffee bean in the center of each cookie. Bake in 350F oven on middle rack until golden brown and no longer puffy, about 15 minutes. If pans won't fit side by side on middle rack, use top and middle, switching trays halfway through baking. Cool before storing in airtight container for up to 1 week. Makes 40 cookies. Great thread Rainbow's!!!! :)

Yes!

Must be, Muskrat Love, Captain and Tennille.

Wow Groucho, that branch leader sounds just like someone I remember from twi, were his initials GH? How horrible these abusive people were our "spiritual leaders"!

That is correct sir!!!!!

That's right, Raf!

More.... That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little run. So I ran to the end of the road. And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd run to the end of town. And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd just run across Greenbow County. And I figured, since I run this far, maybe I'd just run across the great state of Alabama. And that's what I did. I ran clear across Alabama. For no particular reason I just kept on going. I ran clear to the ocean. And when I got there, I figured, since I'd gone this far, I might as well turn around, just keep on going. When I got to another ocean, I figured, since I'd gone this far, I might as well just turn back, keep right on going. .......... In the land of China, people hardly got nothing at all. No possessions? And in China they never go to church. No religion too? Ah. Hard to imagine. Well it's easy if you try, Dick.

Dude, dolphins are intelligent and friendly. Intelligent and friendly on rye bread with some mayonnaise. ......... You see, we live in a liberal-democratic society, and democrats make sexual harassment laws, these laws tell us what we can and can't say in the work place, and what we can and can't do in the work place. Isn't that Fascism? No, because we don't call it Fascism. ......... Just remember what the MPAA says: Horrific, deplorable violence is okay, as long as people don't say any naughty words! ...................... I know hippies. I've hated them all my life. I've kept this town free of hippies on my own since I was five and a half. But I can't contain them on my own anymore. We have to do something, fast! I hate hippies! I mean, the way they always talk about protecting the earth' and then drive around in cars that get poor gas mileage and wear those stupid bracelets… I hate 'em! ...................

At one time in the "80's TWi was raking in so much dough (much more than they have now), that the Trustees bantered about the idea of publicly stopping the abundant sharing. Of course, the debate was probably a rouse, intended to impress the Trustee staff present, especially since they decided not to do it under the premise that it might prove to be a stumbling block for the people. Yes, doing what the bible says could be hazardous to a lockstep believer's health....uh, thanks a lot....remind me to send Howard Allen a thank you note for that....he's still alive, right?

Is it Grace Under Fire?

A lot of European countries are more Bbq'd sausage friendly than Americans-you tend to only see bratwurst on the grill here, unless there's a European influence in the family tree.

Thanks George! You know, I never look up the rules on the first page, I didn't even know it had to be the first line!

Bernie Mac Show?

Ok Dooj, I'll take it... "Youd seem em wearing their baggies, Huarachi sandals too, a bushy, bushy blonde hairdo"..

You know it's funny what a young man recollects? 'Cause I don't remember bein' born. I don't recall what I got for my first Christmas and I don't know when I went on my first outdoor picnic. But I do remember the first time I heard the sweetest voice in the wide world. That's what all these cripples down at the VA talk about: Jesus this and Jesus that. They even had a priest come and talk to me. He said God is listening and if I found Jesus, I'd get to walk beside him in the kingdom of Heaven. Did you hear what I said? WALK beside him in the kingdom of Heaven! Well kiss my crippled foot. God is listening? What a crock of dang. Were you scared in Vietnam? Yes. Well, I-I don't know. Sometimes it would stop raining long enough for the stars to come out... and then it was nice. It was like just before the sun goes to bed down on the bayou. There was always a million sparkles on the water... like that mountain lake. It was so clear, it looked like there were two skies one on top of the other. And then in the desert, when the sun comes up, I couldn't tell where heaven stopped and the earth began. It's so beautiful.

That's too much! Why not though..

Oh, and lest we forget, "You complete me". Such great one liners debuted on this flick.

Nope, same theme really, US govt interjecting itself into foreign nation's outcomes, except no coup in this one...yet....is it Charlie Wilson's War?

This sounds strangley familiar.....Is it - Missing?