Jovita and Hanna sat at a table with a book on Jewish law in front of each of them. Hanna was giving background for the text they were studying, but Jovita's mind wasn't focused on the lesson. Her eyes wandered to the stack of artwork in the corner of Hanna's small apartment. Then they glanced out the window. The autumn weather was inviting, but Jovita was s...
You come from a religious family. You have religious parents. You’re not sure about the whole thing yourself but you were raised to believe. To be honest you were always kind of skeptical about the idea of a higher power described in those old books. Especially after reading through many of the passages yourself. That is until the day you discovered somethin...
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***Part 2. With more to come as time goes by. Thank you, and please comment/vote. ~ Floater_320*** God dammit! You know what pisses me off right now? Life. When you're born, no one gives you a "how to" manual. Nobody warns you how frustrating and absurd some things in life are. High on that list right now is people. Let's be realistic. 70% of the people...
My name is Anneke Von Hauser. I was born in the City of Heidelberg, in the Baden-Wurttemberg region of Germany, but raised in the City of Ottawa, Province of Ontario. I'm a first generation German-Canadian. My parents Adele and Alwin Von Hauser are immigrants, and we're very proud of our German heritage as we adjust to Canadian culture. After living in the O...
The next day, Jane signed the decree calling the general elections. Only two parties competed: the "Blue" party, which was a full member of the Liberal International and a Socialist International observer; and the "Red" party, which was a full member of the Socialist International and a Liberal International observer. The night before the elections, Jane we...
LXX Ivory Towers Gabrielle 2040 There was a demonstration going on in Oxford's city centre. Normally, Gabrielle wouldn't be worried by something like that, but the taxi she was in would have to pass through it and she was concerned for the safety of Ajit, her Chief Farm Manager. Would they notice that he was Pakistani? "Relax," said Ghazi who was also ac...
To Jews, Christians and Muslims, all one has to do is sincerely ask God for forgiveness and the one known as God, Yahweh, Allah and The Most High shall grant it. The entire world can't be wrong on something of that magnitude, can they? I wish I could believe that with time anything can be forgiven. Even something like me. I wish. Since I can't be sure of tha...
Hello, guys. I got a hot story for you. My name is Adam Dominus and I'm a thirty-year-old guy from the island of Jamaica living in the City of Brockton, Massachusetts. I moved to the United States of America from my native Jamaica ten years ago, and last week I turned twenty five. I love it here in New England, and I have many things to be thankful for. I re...
Have you ever watched those TV documentaries where they debunk conspiracy theories or paranormal phenomena? Yeah, well Penn & Teller's Bullshit isn't like that. Instead, the comedy duo offer their own unique take on the genre, shamelessly lampooning everything from Creationism to alternative medicine to self-proclaimed psychics like John Edwards. In particul...