The thousand mile bullshit stare

by bohm 33 Replies latest jw friends

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  Cota Samuel

  ohh sorry, i haven't understand the topic of the thread. Let me try again! Ok, it might still not be a thousand miles look but this is the face you make when

  
  

  you subconciously know you are trapped in a high control cult and you don't know what to do to escape.
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  GoneAwol

  "Hey! The bible doesn't say ANYTHING about masturbation! COOL!! Thanks god!"
  
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  bohm

  freemindfade: Lol, good catch! It seems like there were fewer bullshit stares in 2012, perhaps the bible was less profound back then?
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  Witness 007

  ...I get that stare after a few drinks and start mumbling about the 1914 generation.
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  Divergent

  
  

  Seriously, this girl is hot! Too bad she's a sister though... =(
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  prologos

  "Hey! The bible doesn't say ANYTHING about masturbation! COOL!! Thanks god!"
  

  google or use the Concordance: Onan.
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  Divergent

  Onan wasted his semen on the ground after having relations with his brother's wife... he ejaculated after intercourse, not masturbated
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  prologos

  Onan wasted his semen on the ground after having relations with his brother's wife... he ejaculated after intercourse, not masturbated
  

  thanks for the clarification, in some languages, the word for masturbation is actually the verb form of that name.The act was greed to keep his finances. so the girl's smiling stare was because of coitus interruptus.-- she is not pregnant?
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  Divergent

  Coitus interruptus... that was the term I was trying to recall! Didn't know that was translated into 'masturbation' in some languages

  Seriously, masturbation is not.mentioned at all in the Bible. This is even admitted by the org:

  
  

  10 What is the Bible’s view of masturbation?
  ▪ Answer: The Bible does not specifically mention masturbation—the deliberate self-stimulation that produces sexual arousal and orgasm. However, God’s Word commands Christians: “Deaden, therefore, your body members that are upon the earth as respects fornication, uncleanness, [and improper] sexual appetite.”—Colossians 3:5.
  Masturbation fosters a distorted and self-centered view of sex. The Bible assures us that God can impart “power beyond what is normal” to those who make a sincere effort to break this habit.—2 Corinthians 4:7; Philippians 4:13.

  Questions: If masturbation is so wrong, why is it not specifically mentioned in the Bible? If God can be so specific about far less significant things in the Mosaic Law, why can't he also be specific about masturbation if that is so wrong? If the scriptures quoted above are in support of non-masturbation, why are they so vague that they go against 1 Corinthians 4: 6 if used to apply to masturbation? If masturbation is so wrong, why is it that masturbation itself is not a disfellowshipping offense but viewing pornography is? If God can impart "power beyond what is normal" to those who make a sincere habit to break this habit, why was it that I received no such power despite making an earnest & sincere effort???
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  username

  You know how good an actor we could be when we were part of this cult. I constantly had a smile on my face although deep inside I was totally messed up! I was a great actor as everyone said I always looked cheerful.