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Can someone teach me how to put a picture on my post?
by Apostate Kate ini am almost at 1000 posts, i think it is time to learn this.
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thank you.
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The WTBTS is selling land in Brooklyn to settle sex abuse lawsuits
by What-A-Coincidence inla archdiocese could sell land to settle sex abuse lawsuitsposted on sun, dec. 03, 2006. los angeles - the archdiocese of los angeles could end up selling off some of its vast southern california land holdings to help cover the cost of potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in sex abuse settlement payments.. the nation's largest roman catholic archdiocese said friday it will pay $60 million to settle 45 abuse lawsuits.
as many as 485 suits are still pending.. to make the payments, the archdiocese may unload some of its roughly 1,600 area properties, valued at $4 billion, the los angeles times reported today.. while most of the properties are devoted to churches and schools, the archdiocese also owns oil wells, farm parcels, parking lots, and commercial buildings.. the debate over whether to sell the land is likely to focus on who controls parish holdings - church officials or the parishioners.. seeking to limit the plaintiffs' access to archdiocese assets, cardinal roger mahony has claimed that churches and schools belong to individual parishes, and officials do not have the authority to sell them.. but church scholars said mahony has nearly unchecked authority to liquidate church property, ultimately answering only to the pope.. "the cardinal can sell whatever he wants," said charles zech, an economics professor at villanova university.
"each bishop or each cardinal is the 'pope' of his archdiocese.".
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Anyone here, have you had enough religion for the rest of your life?
by restrangled inthats how i feel,..... no disrespect for those who find another way or place to worship.
i for one cannot stand any religion on any level.
how do you feel?.
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My Personal Experiences thus far
by Ken O ini was brought up around the "truth" as a child.
my parents studied some then later after they were divorced, we (mom, sis and i) moved in with my grandparents, who were inactive witnesses.
though inactive, they still touted all the wts lingo and doctrine.
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Puke Alert! Today's Daily Text.....
by AK - Jeff inmonday, december 18. .
moseswasbyfarthemeekestofallthemenwhowereuponthesurfaceoftheground.num.12:3.. among the many bible examples that highlight how humble people are favored with a glimpse of gods glory is moses, who enjoyed an intimate relationship with god.
this humble man, who spent 40 years as a lowly shepherd, likely much of it on the arabian peninsula, was highly favored by the creator in many ways.
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What do you do.......
by Heather inwhen your jw family member tells you it would have been so much better if you had just faded instead of daing yourself.
that to them daing yourself is much worse then dfing yourself.
if only you had hung in there and faded they would treat you as family but now it tears at them that they can't talk to you.
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I'm back (sort of)
by nonamegiven inwell, its good to be back, sorta back that is.
i wont go into my story or why im here.
if you dont know, you can read my past posts.
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A Major Dream Has Been Fulfilled!!!!!
by XJW4EVR init has always been a dream of mine to transfer to, and graduate from the university of southern california.
last year i applied, and about two weeks ago i was accepted.
that was cool, but i had no way of paying for it, and the financial aid i applied for would not cover enough of the tuition, and other fees.
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When you left......
by nonamegiven inwhat was your first indulgence?
mine is watching all those r-rated movies i missed out on.
man, i'm loving it!
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Did you stop singing the songs BEFORE you stopped going to meetings?
by zack inafter i found out the truth abouth the troof, i could not--- i mean physically could not---- sing a note of a jw song at a meeting.. this was way before i decided to make a plan and a final break.
this happen to anyone?.