afterlife

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And the minute one of Amanda's undead friends disappears after texting the word, "help" (The undead-so dramatic!) she knows the afterlife is about to get really ugly.

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  • Not surprisingly, the group was quite diverse: men, 43.5 percent; women, 56.5 percent; median income, $25,000 to $45,000; median education, four years of college; professions, a wide range including computer graphic artists, homemakers, lawyers, geologists/ prisoners, students, airplane pilots, psychics, veterans, and healthcare professionals Statistics show broad agreement among Omni readers on the basic tenet that the afterlife is a place of light, joy, and bliss. —  Omni: Fall 1995
  • Intimations or what will happen in the afterlife are among the most human and intimate sentiments, plumbing the depths of the psyche, confronting the profoundest of fears and challenging the strongest of faiths. —  Omni: Fall 1995
  • As Greeley notes, "The only way to prepare for the afterlife is to have a great capacity for surprise." —  Omni: Fall 1995
  • El Paso church leaders say the tradition of doing good things in preperation for the afterlife is widely misunderstood.
  • "If you have a green tag, you want to be over at the other side of the ship …" One thing you have to concede to atheists: our afterlife is a whole lot simpler. —  National Review Online
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