ohio amish shaken by fatal shooting
prank turns deadly when motorist shoots tomato thrower
associated press
People are losing it everywhere, you have to be careful not to provoke anyone, especially on the road. Tomatoes are one thing, they said they had paintball guns too, now that would have pissed me off, brats!
Wonder how long it will take for the Awake to come out with a "dangers of playing pranks" article including throwing veggies at cars?
anyone here ever try past life regression hypnotism?
i'm curious and wondering what my "imagination" will come up with.
maybe it's true.
Anyone here ever try past life regression hypnotism? I'm curious and wondering what my "imagination" will come up with. Maybe it's true. I'm engaging in "learning" and thought I'd give it a try since my aunt is into that and swears she has lived before. Should be interesting, even if it is just my creative streak having fun. I guess part of it is that I believe there is something that still lives on when we die and every now and then I get so darn curious about it. The coincidences and "deja vu" experiences fascinate me at times.
Anyone?
what was the weirdest meeting hours you've ever seen or had?
sundays, we had 4 congregations for one kh.
one meeting on sunday was from 4pm to 6pm.
To The Nines
That's the latest one where she heads to Vegas I think. I haven't made it that far in the series. I've just been introduced to them. My aunt was reading one and kept laughing to herself so I had to borrow some and now I'm hooked!
Anne
i have been thinking about this a lot.. my family treats child molesters better than they treat me.
my sister-in-law's father was accused of child abuse by her sister.
since there weren't two witnesses to this terrible violation, he is still in good standing in the congregation to this day.
I could never shun anyone, especially if all they did was having a smoking addiction, in fact, I felt like they needed moral support more than anything and would try to be encouraging.
I talked to the elders about my friend's problems with drinking. I really believed it was related to her being sexually molested by her brother-in-law who just happened to still be in good standing although he admitted to raping his own daughter in the past and supposedly got some counsel for it. He said he "didn't remember" any events with my friend. Can you imagine answering accusations like that with, "I don't remember"? She is looked down on because she can't handle her drinking at times and gets depressed and misses meetings, but Mr. Child Molester who likes to rape his own daughter can go out in service, sit at meetings and get treated with respect. Makes me sick. She still attends meetings to appease her family. I did what I could and feel sorry for her, but they've got her deeply brainwashed. If I found out anyone did anything to my children they would wish they were dead.
And yeah, I'm treated worse than a child molester by JW's too since I walked away and disassociated myself. Big deal, they aren't worth the energy.
what was the weirdest meeting hours you've ever seen or had?
sundays, we had 4 congregations for one kh.
one meeting on sunday was from 4pm to 6pm.
I used to absolutely hate dragging my baby out in the winter on cold, dark, snowy nights to the service meeting. That was the worst torture, lol. Oh, what a freedom to not have to go to "meetings". Am I missing out on my "spiritual food"? Nah, getting well fed on Harry Potter, Janet Evanovich and Food Network, heehee.
Anne
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jehovah's witnesses must "believe" whatever the watchtower bible & tract society publishes.
now that you aren't forced to accept beliefs that you might not have wholeheartedly endorsed, there must be many different things that you don't accept.....what comes to mind?
I don't believe that demons will try to attack me in my sleep.
I don't believe in armageddon and am able to reflect on the possibility of life after death (heaven, reincarnation, what have you)
I can smoke a cigar just for the hell of it.
I don't believe it's wrong to celebrate halloween anymore, in fact, I can't wait to dress up and beg for candy.
it's been a very freeing experience and there are so many things I could list, but the freedom to think for myself and not feel guilty about it is the best.
Anne
for some of us on this forum, we're so far away from one another.
out of curiosity, do any of you have any photos of where you are from, or the communities that you live in?
here's one of toronto.
my backyard, there are benches, an arbor with a table and chairs and glider and a trampoline and kid pool. I love it in the summertime.....all thanks to the ex, he has the greenthumb and tries to teach me how to care for it which is a huge chore, but worth it
i have been doing contract work for about four years now and i have been trying to get a permanent position for well over a year.
last week i did an interview for a job that would have been perfect.
it was even very close to where i live... within a five minute drive.. this morning i got feedback and they really liked me, but decided to go with another candidate.
It's the same thing here in Michigan. I've been looking for a fulltime job for a year. I'm struggling with web design jobs and freelance writing, but I need good insurance and more stability. Seems employers want you to do the work of three people for the price of one and everybody and his brother is trying to get the same job you apply for. I hate it, never been so frustrated trying to find work ever!
I'm still trying, but I've also been looking for a need to fill, create my own small business opportunities for now.
good luck everyone
i just rented "gangs of new york".
i watched it last night and my daughter watched it this morning, we agree it was the worst thing we have endured in the last two years.
we both thought it was terrible.
I wasn't crazy about it, especially the gore, but I've seen worse this summer.
Punch Drunk Love was abolutely horrible. Don't do it!
okay, so i got annoyed yesterday when someone told me i looked like debra winger.
i find her most unfeminine and unattractive.
but it doesn't piss me off half as much as when i'm told i look like liza minelli.
Monica Belluci and Bettie Page look the most like me on my good days
and on my hangover mornings I think I look like Steven Tyler, lol.
