washn'wear

pretty soon they will sue for the whole Christian faith - becasue they invented it donchya know!

No -- I don't try to live by them anymore.....don't even think about them They were invented by a man with Narcissistic Personality Disorder

I used to be annonymous--ish --- I posted as Washingtonweather - but lost the pastword - didn't bother to get it...achnaged my name...but I have also stated who I am on many posts because I felt no pressure from "waygb" (as Pmosh put it) about it. I didn't always - like when I first started posting on Waydale, I was still in and actually posted play by plays of the way idiots so called declarations of us up to the point we were dramatically m&a'ed.

It looks pretty close

Dot - about 8 years ago - when I was trying t get on as a substitute teacher, I called and had transcripts sent indicating that I had received an Associates which put me at a certain pay scale in this school district. I never saw the transcripts. It would be a good idea I think to call to get a copy for oneself just to know what they have as a legal record.

Awesome!!! -- I can't even imagine how many health issues you have solved or averted! The first wealth is Health!

I love everyday --- considering I have almost died 3 x now ---

Mstar - I understand your point...basic human needs and all, but my point is that no one group contains clones of eachother...

are they all the same ---hmm -- are Christians and Jews and atheists, Buddhists, Baha'i and Hindus all the same ?? really

These leaders in these "dictatorial" leadership roles many times fit the criteria laid out in the book "The subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse." Many years ago I posted the many points in that book that cause these outfits to be so subtle...It is emotional, deceptive and manipulative playing on people's genuine authentic desire to do right by God.

In some elementaries, there is time and emphasis on science and social studies (another area sorely lacking). These are the schools that are populated by children of educated parents and the children come to kindergarten already knowing most of the alphabet....(yes it all starts here) Then - in my school because we are swimming against the current, we focus almost entirely on math and reading to make our AYP. With crack babies, the up and coming ganstaa's and shaken baby syndrome and poor or malnourished children, it is difficult to say the least to please the "test Gods." The point is -- if it isn't easily dicernable - that it isn't surprising to me and has roots in issues far bigger than education ultimately.

I am glad to hear about the:

transparency is probably a whole other thread....but was mentioned on the Leno-Obama thread...so I am attempting to not derail it. Case in point...AIG - while I hate the stupidity of the company - MSNBC reported yesterday morning that these "bailout stimulus packages" had in provisions in them that all contracts were to be honored....it appears they didn't read this package bill either... this isn't transparent. It also reeks of laziness on our legislatures' part. I am not so sure 90% tax is the best answer. Paw _ I know this will go to the political forum, but wanted to get comments from a broader base than just those who frequent the political - soap forum.

Weelll this is a standard for cults - self imposed sense of grandiosity and importance paralleled to none.

If you google Juarez, Mexico you will see horrbile crime rates and most of it is drug or prostition related. 2000 death as of last week in the last year. Women disappear frequently. It is the town right across from El Paso on the Texas border.