Stayed Too Long

"There is virtually no way the catholic church can be bankrupted....." Tucson and Portland Diocese's have filed because of the sexual abuse payments.

"I see adults all over the place wanting to be a teen again or still wishing to be part of the cool group, to bad because this is the time the most discipline and guidance is needed. We learn to be adults by making choices that is good for a community outside of our own protective families. That is what these girls learned, simply enough, if these girls where shot or hurt in some way I wonder if you would scream the home owner was wrong for defending her property, esp. if they were there for less than honorable reasons." Hap said they rang the door bell and left so how could they have ever been shot? What does "adults all over the place wanting to be a teen again or still wishing to be part of the cool group.....,". What does this statement have to do with the situation of these two girls? Are you inferring their parents were 'part of the problem'? This sounds to me like a money hungary woman and her lawyer wanting to line their pockets.

Provides a whole new meaning to "cork it" buddy.

Hogwash....our children's lives are to precious to worry about someone who can't spell for heavens sakes. It has been done in the U.S. for some time now and I haven't heard of any doctors being attached. At least we know where these preditors live and can protect our kids from them. This coming from the same England which believes a burglar has the right to expect he will not be shot while breaking into your home. Some residents of the country are questioning the absurdity of this belief and once again want the right to arm and protect themselves, their family, and property. God save the Queen.

I hope the community is great at holding grudges and using this woman as an example of what being a money hungery person is all about.

And Ermal puffing on his pipe saying, "Pappy was talkin' to him about the storm comin' in, and you better get the Corp inside before they get drenched". Course there were storm clouds all around.

"Some just close their ears and eyes because it's easier to continue on status quo existing and believing what they're told to believe rather than face facts and have to deal with them. It's too painful to admit that something that you loved and trusted in wasn't what you thought it was at all." This is why I stayed way too long.....the ONLY belief and support system I had was TWI's. How could I admit it was wrong and survive? I knew there was no one in the Way I could turn to if I left....I would be immediately shunned. I made no 'unbeliever' friends in my new area, because I didn't want to be "unequally yoked together with them." Leadership would have stopped it anyway......had to account for every hour of the day to them. And then there was the dreaded 'greasespot by midnight' of LCM's hanging over my head. And to be honest I probably never would have left, but, thankfully, they 'marked and avoided' me so I had no choice. The first months were absolute hell for me. The constant condemnation for leaving 'God's Ministry', letting the 'household' down, and waiting for God to 'zap' me, was almost unbearable. As time went on I noticed I was waking up each morning and not dead, no fatal diseases had taken me over, I was holding my head up much more, and I felt like my life was slowly once again becoming mine. I have never looked back since then. Greasespot Cafe was such a termednous part of my recovery.....I can't imagine what it would have been like not seeing ex wayfers posting the exact same things I was thinking and going through. No doubt I would have made it but who knows how much longer it would have taken figuring things out myself. I have said this many times before but I want to thank Pawtucket from the bottom of my heart for having this web site available.

'Braveheart' Becomes Role Model for Christian Men Men should become less passive and "engage" those around them, particularly their wives and children.

Hey P-Mosh.......substitute the word 'liberal' for 'Oklahoma' in all your posts on this thread and you will have a bird's eye view of yourself. "The people are generally lazy, rude, and a lot more ignorant than I am." Pretty much sums up the liberal thought process. Now back to the topic.....................

I have bid only once. I had priced a particular model of gas furnace to install in my garage and decided to watch e-bay for a used one. The exact model was found, and the bidding lasted for a week or so. I put in my bid and followed closely everyday until the bid hit the same price as a new one. I checked back later and found the successful bidder paid $28 more than the price for a new one, plus shipping and handling. Haven't been back since.

Loy's Way or the Hiway. Fortune 500 Ministries Prevailing Greasespots Ladies Nite In Ministries The Cleaned up Household HomoErectus Blaster's

Bishops Screen Priests On Cruises The bishops have approved more than 650 priests to work on cruise lines in a process designed to weed out unsuitable candidates such as clergy who were suspended in the church's sex abuse scandal or those who have left the priesthood. Now this makes me feel really good!!

"...if he were to contact me, personally acknowledge the damage he he did to me, apologize for the heartbreak, and ask me to forgive him......I am pretty sure that I would have it within me." This is a huge step in your life!! Hopefully I will be able to do the same if someone who has wronged me asked forgiveness. On the flip side of the coin, if I were to go to someone and ask for their forgiveness, hopefully they would respond positively.

The feds are the ones really pushing political correctness to the upteenth degree. I work for an insurance company, and we do work with the federal government, which results in us having to take courses on being politically correct. We are prohibited from making any statements that could offend someone. For example lets say I went to a pawn shop, bargained with the owner, and got an item cheaper than what it was marked, I could not tell my coworkers "I Jewed him down" because it would be offensive to a Jewish person. Or if someone held back money from me I dare not say "you gyped me", because that would be offensive to a Gypsy. Blonde jokes?...excellent way to get yourself fired or suspended. Don't look at someone too long because it could be construed as an unwanted sexual overature. Prepare for a trip to human resources to explain yourself. We have become a nation obsessed with having to make everyone 'feel good', that we can't express ourselves. Satire is being attacked as offensive. Any joke you tell had better be thought out well so it doesn't step on someone's toes.

Awwww, yes nothing like a little dirt about the royal family to kick start the day. After all the Peterson trial is over and it is not much fun seeing all the death and destruction from the tsunami every day.

Congratulations!! If Cowgirl is a Canadian citizen and is planning to live in Texas, hope you are allowing lots of time for the immigration paper work to take place.....can be a real nightmare. I almost got married to a Canadian. Was in the middle of getting the immigration stuff done and decided to break it off. A lot of illegal options available, but if you get caught can spell real trouble. Talk to a reputable attorney.

Lord Chose Me

me too!!

We called our grandmothers by their physical size---one loved it....the other not to sure. Big gramma and Little gramma.

No Drugs From Canada

Religion through out time has always had to be dragged along kicking and screaming. Sometimes for centuries those who defy the church are killed and/or made to suffer. Then when it can no longer justify the dogma, through some decree or letter, it reverses the practice or belief, and washes itself clean of all the death and destruction inflicted. The church believed the earth was the center of the universe for centuries. Today we scoff at the idea, but when science challenged this belief, many were put to death. Just in my life time the changes have been dramatic. As a boy if you ate a piece of meat on Friday and died, he was damned to hell. Can you image how I felt when my uncle died on Saturday, after seeing him eat a hamburger on Friday at a company picnic? Our whole family was distraught knowing he was in hell forever for this sin. And then a few years later the rule was changed to allow eating meat on Fridays. If he had just lived a couple more years he would be enjoying life in heaven with God instead of eternal torment in hell with the devil. Most all of us have personal examples of how the church has changed it doctrine to 'keep up with the timess'. Woman's issues come to mind. Being able to work on Sundays are another. I remember when a Christian shouldn't dance. Fertilizing a woman's egg outside the womb was unthinkable to a church person a few years back....now most Christians look at it as a miracle. Sometime in the future a person stumbling across this thread will wonder what all the big stink was back in '05 about homosexuals? Someday it will be as acceptable as a person being left handed (that used to be a real no no). It will just take the church, again, a while to 'catch up' with the rest of society. And when it does, they will open their arms and act like nothing ever happened.

Back in the 60's and 70's prophet's of doom were standing on soap boxes at every corner proclaiming "the end is near". Some found a few followers and convinced them to sell everything and go to a mountain top and wait for the end. When they finally ran out of breath, the message moved inside to the studio of the televangalist, where it seems to still be enjoying much success. I will venture to say within the next 10 years, when people realize they are still waking up each morning and going to work, still coming home and letting the dog out, still turning on the news and hear 'of wars and rumors of war', this current round of the 'eminent return' will die a quiet death. The only thing we can be sure of is it will be replaced with something just as compelling and riviting, to ensure a continuous flow of cash into the studio.

wwjesuslaughat: ________________________________________________ I would also suggest perhaps a different picture on your home webpage. The current picture of an alluring young woman in a somewhat provocative pose with a guy nuzzling her neck doesn't seem to promote the ideas you're putting out there. ________________________________________________ I would hardly put that pic in the catagory of a 'somewhat provocative pose'.

Welcome garthman...you are out in force today.

How about these little gems? After the 'way king pin' begins chewing you out for screwing up, he/she adds "How did you miss the revelation? God would not have told me until He told you at least once!" Prior to my ex and I splitting up we went for 'counseling' from our coordinators. We were told they did not intend to spend much time with us, because "if we are really walking, we will only have to hear once what they have to say." "Endear yourself to leadership and open up to them." Once they did the axe fell quickly on some in our area. "Even if leadership is wrong God will bless you for doing what they ask."