Well, religions certainly have too much special treatment. Religion gets a pass far too often, when it should be held accountable or challenged. And certainly every government on earth should tax those damned organizations.
Hortensia
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do religious believers have too many privileges
by WildeLover ini am sure that jws will use this as an impending sign that the beast will turn on babylon and ban all religions.
it will feed thier persecution complex quite a lot!.
http://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/do-religious-believers-have-too-many-privileges.
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My day
by Hortensia indecided to spend the day wasting time.
drove down to redding.
on the way i saw the real woody woodpecker -- every time i see one of those red-headed woodpeckers i think of the cartoon character.
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Oh come one now, surely some of you are as frivolous as I am? What's your story? How do you fritter away time?
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The Pope is not afraid to call the police about pedophiles.......
by sparky1 intake note governing body of jehovahs witnesses (tm).
even the pope realizes that it is important to get the secular authorities involved in child molestation cases.
wake up and smell the coffee!!!.
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Hortensia
Not cynical. Just calling a spade a spade. Religion has a lot to answer for, and now some of them are being called to account. When you think of all the terrible damage done by religion, what the pope is doing isn't enough. It's a start, but he's got the augean stables to deal with, and I don't see him trying to clean it all out. He's a realist. It doesn't make him a saint.
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My day
by Hortensia indecided to spend the day wasting time.
drove down to redding.
on the way i saw the real woody woodpecker -- every time i see one of those red-headed woodpeckers i think of the cartoon character.
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Hortensia
Yes, Lassen and Shasta look marvellous with their coats of snow. Shasta Lake, however, looks very sad.
Lisa - you're right, they are very funny birds. I always get a kick out of seeing them. As for christmas ornaments, sounds like fun to me. I'm not artistic or crafty, unfortunately, except that I'm an avid knitter. I just finished a beautiful scarf -- at least it's beautiful to me -- and am very satisfied with it. Waiting for yarn for the next project -- should arrive this week.
And naps are a vital part of life.
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by Hortensia indecided to spend the day wasting time.
drove down to redding.
on the way i saw the real woody woodpecker -- every time i see one of those red-headed woodpeckers i think of the cartoon character.
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Hortensia
So, Shirley and Frankie, what have you all been up to lately that is totally frivolous?
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My day
by Hortensia indecided to spend the day wasting time.
drove down to redding.
on the way i saw the real woody woodpecker -- every time i see one of those red-headed woodpeckers i think of the cartoon character.
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Hortensia
LOL, Shirley You made me laugh.
F**k Jah and his mighty spirit and his time-keeping poobahs. I had a great time without them!
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The Pope is not afraid to call the police about pedophiles.......
by sparky1 intake note governing body of jehovahs witnesses (tm).
even the pope realizes that it is important to get the secular authorities involved in child molestation cases.
wake up and smell the coffee!!!.
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Hortensia
Let's not start admiring this man, now. He's the head of a crazy religion, and he's just trying to limit the damage to the church. Maybe he's dealing with the pedophile issue, but what about all the crazy doctrines that oppress the members of the church?
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I need a good cry but I can't. Please help?
by ohnightdivine inbesides being overworked and overstressed almost everyday in the past few months,.
i've had to deal with a 'broken heart', insecurities with my physical appearance (gained a lot of weight),.
and being lonely because i started distancing myself from the 'congregation', i just want to cry, sob, and bawl out here in my bedroom.
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Hortensia
Yes, talk to your doctor and get some meds. Exercise outside in the sunshine every day, it makes a difference. When you are that depressed, it's very hard to help yourself, but it can be done. I used to make little bargains with myself: "I can be as miserable as possible, go to bed and hide, right after I do some exercise."
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Finally sent that letter, but not to mom...
by Odrade inno not that letter.. so we hobbled along with the family relationship.
my parents (super-devout, highly involved and connected in jw-land,) spoke with me occasionally with that sad mopey voice.
at one point about 6 years ago, my mom quit speaking to me.
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Hortensia
Good for you! People somehow mistakenly believe that they owe something to their parents, the parents who neglected, mistreated, abused and shunned their own children. We don't owe them anything. And telling the truth does relieve a lot of stress.
I had an ambivalent relationship with my JW mother until she died. Not as bad as many experiences I've read here, but not always good, either. It took going to a psychologist for therapy to finally realize that it was OK to feel the way I did. What else could she expect from me, considering all that had gone before?
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My day
by Hortensia indecided to spend the day wasting time.
drove down to redding.
on the way i saw the real woody woodpecker -- every time i see one of those red-headed woodpeckers i think of the cartoon character.
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Decided to spend the day wasting time. Drove down to Redding. On the way I saw the real Woody Woodpecker -- every time I see one of those red-headed woodpeckers I think of the cartoon character. I also saw a pair of wild turkeys. They seem strangely unafraid of people, I've heard that turkeys are pretty stupid, but you'd think the wild ones would have some smarts just to survive.
Shopped until I was completely tired. Had pseudo-tacos at Jack-in-the-Box (I love those tacos!). On the way back there's a spot on highway 5 where I could see both Mt. Lassen and Mt. Shasta, covered with snow and towering above all the other mountains around there. Listened to the three tenors, Paul Potts and Linda Ronstadt, sang loudly with them while driving.
I got a little lonely toward the end of the day, in a good kind of way. I took it to mean I was tired and hungry. Stopped for coffee and apple turnover.
A nice day all to myself, being completely irresponsible and idle.
And how was your day?