i saw it for the first time.
in a very pricy shopping center in an upscale area, these two witnesses couples had a booth, very similar to those for cellphones, and they were trying to attract people to it and passing out magazines and other literature.
after the shock, i got to thinking: .
I've seen them at the airport and at the mall both. I was very shocked to see it the first time too. Then others told me it wasn't uncommon. It was bad enough going door to door when you knew most of the people weren't going to answer. At the mall and at the airport everyone would be looking at you like a freak show. How embarassing.
Sherry
the koran and the bible says to do the same acts of violence to anyone who worships a different god.. deuteronomy 13:6-8, it reads: "if thy brother, the son of thy mother.
or thy son, or thy daughter, or thy wife of thy bosom.
or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, let us go and serve other gods which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; (7) namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth unto the other end of the earth (8) thou shalt not consent unto him, nor harken unto him; neither shalt thou conceal him (9) but thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people.
My concept of got/goddess is very much like the analogy of the blind men and the elephant. The blind men knew nothing of what an elephant was and asked to be taken to one. On being shown in to the elephant the first man grasped the elephant's tail, and said, "oh the elephant is a leathery ropelike creature." The second encircled the elephants leg with both arms and said, "the elephant is a leathery column." The third felt the elephant's ear, the fourth it's trunk. Each had a totally different concept of the same thing, much like we do of god/goddess.
Sherry
maybe we are the crazy ones!
but, after a chat with the po of our congo, we felt a little better with the knowledge that we are not alone on the inside.
let us explain .... today we went to the ministry as every saturday :(.
I'm not taking a position on this, cool if true, not sure the motives if not. BUT OTB cannot tell you if they are a troll if they don't know what that is. You all ask them but no one defined it for them. I've been on here a long time and have run in to one or two but I still don't know if I could explain it to someone. Please, someone have a stab at it. Not sure they would admit to it but at least they'll know what they're accused of.
Sherry
bigdreaux's thread caused me to think back on similar threads where the poster's have been blasted for their exit threads.
most try to reason with the poster with positive responses and try to get them to stay with us, but a few have posted negative thoughts to being downright nasty.. i have noticed various post's stating "you'll be back" (in sarcasm) to those who outright state that we are better off without you (the poster who says goodbye.).
there have been good people here, bigdreaux included, who are ostracised for their post to say goodbye.
Its all good, bigdreaux, I meant the ones that criticize have esteem issues. I never thought that about you!
BTW - I'm glad you stayed.
Sherry
bigdreaux's thread caused me to think back on similar threads where the poster's have been blasted for their exit threads.
most try to reason with the poster with positive responses and try to get them to stay with us, but a few have posted negative thoughts to being downright nasty.. i have noticed various post's stating "you'll be back" (in sarcasm) to those who outright state that we are better off without you (the poster who says goodbye.).
there have been good people here, bigdreaux included, who are ostracised for their post to say goodbye.
I don't think good-bye threads are dramatic or people looking for drama. I think over time you do form a bond to certain posters, if you are lucky, lots of other posters. It really wouldn't be fair to just drop out on your friends, and one post is a lot easier than a lot of PMs.
Some need the closure, they need to say, I needed this place and I grew here but now I need to move on. Its healing to state that truth and let others hear it.
I don't see the need for sarcasm or rudeness about it, the fact that others think thats necessary makes me think they may have a little self esteem issue of their own or anger issues or abandonment issues. The good-byes aren't posted for their benefit anyway.
Sherry
it's been a long time since i posted here but i often read your messages when ian (dansk) logs on.
as most of you will know, ian will be going back into hospital on monday for an allogeneic stem cell transplant and will be away from the forum for a good few weeks (hopefully he'll be back home within 4-6 weeks).
last time he was in hospital many of you sent messages to his ward and i know they cheered him up immensely.
(((((Ian and Claire))))) Bless you both. So sorry to hear about this bug, hope the zap it quickly and get you back recovering again.
Sherry
the reason im wondering this is because i like to wonder this.
say one who is quite hot and has been in it for ohh..say...... 25years.
did i mention she's hot..
Hell yes, especially if she was hot!
not overly bothered myself...but i'm sure many will be.
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2406549.ece.
Awesome, I love Led Zep. Everyone else is having a reunion tour they might as well go for it too.
Sherry
they just dropped the price $200 on the iphone.. then apple also released ipod touch yesterday.
which is iphone without the phone..
I just read in the news that they are offering a $100 rebate to early buyers.
Sherry
i've just been writing away the past few days about my thoughts and feelings since my husband and i decided to finally call it quits and stop going to meetings.
in fact, he's the one who told me about this website.
he's a lurker though, so i don't think any have heard from him.
Thanks for sharing your story. Don't give up, you know you're doing the right thing. I've been out almost 15 years now. I've really discovered what true friends really are, not to mention found family closer than blood ties.
Sherry
