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  Born Gay?

  by Sam87 in

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  hi everyone, just wondering what your thoughts are on people that say they are born gay?

  ive heard that this isnt actually possible, and that there is no scientific backing to it, im personaly not gay but i was just wondering what some of you think on this matter, and if you have anything to back it up with, thanks,.

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  Gretchen956

  I wasn't going to comment on this thread, but I feel compelled to add one thing that has been ignored. Being gay isn't all about sex as some posters would suppose. Its also about love. Its about who you fall in love with. You don't pick who your heart races when you see them or when they speak to you. It happens. You get to know this person you share common experiences. You communicate, you form a bond. And this bond develops into love.

  LOVE

  And I know many many gay couples that have been monogamously attached and deeply in love for decades. You know, that unconditional love, that attraction, that respect, that honor. We raise children together, we pay our taxes together, and we stay together sometimes through the best and the worst of times. Sometimes through traumatic illness. The same deep abiding love that anyone feels for their partner no matter the gender.

  So really, what any heterosexual has for an opinion is just that. You haven't lived it so there is no way you could understand it. Not being able to understand it, some of you fear it. Well get over it. Because that is pretty damm self-centered.

  I squashed my "gayness" for 42 years. It was a CHOICE I made to try to be straight. But as Abaddon said it was a pretense and a farce. And many innocent people have been deeply hurt because of this farce that is forced on us by society.

  I prefer to salute all humans and not to try to pidgen-hole them by whom they sleep with.

  Sherry
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  How Many Clocks Did You Reset

  by Undecided in

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  i had 15 to reset to daylight saving time last night.

  there was the cook stove, coffee maker, mivrowave, tvs, alarm clocks, electric clocks, wind up clocks, car clocks, wrist watch.

  the dvd player and computers did it automatically.

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  Wow, lovely being single and living in a small apartment. I reset 6 and thought it was a lot until I saw this thread!

  Sherry
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  Have you studied "Church History" to know that Christians murdered many?

  by booker-t in

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  i am a college student working on my ba degree.

  i recently graduated with my "aa" degree and i just fell in love with school.

  at 40 i don't mind going to school with 19-20 year olds.

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  Hi Booker,
  The thing about generalizations is, you will always be speaking truth about a segment of whatever population you are referring to. Sometimes that number is very small, sometimes its very large. With christians that may depend on where you live. But I have personally met some very fine christians, two in particular on this discussion board.

  So when I pick up a piece of information like that it speaks to my own belief system, that I would not choose that path for that or for some other reason. But you have to respect the rights of others to choose their own path despite it's faults whatever those might be. You can't always throw the baby out with the bathwater.

  Good luck with your studies, Booker, and with your own path, where-ever that might lead you.

  Sherry
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  Two lesbians say "I do"

  by writerpen in

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  i'm always coming back to this site to read everyone's post and only start a thread when i really feel the need.

  only you guys would understand the irony of what happened yesterday.

  my partner and i had a commitment ceremony yesterday.

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  Gretchen956

  Congratulations on your union. Wish it could be a legal marriage. Perhaps someday people will realize the love and commitment are every bit as real. Bless you both on your journey together.

  Sherry
  (who is also a lesbian)
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  My story

  by FreeGirl2006 in

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  i was raised "in the faith" for most of my life.

  my mother married an elder when i was 1 1/2 years old.

  he came from a family of pedophiles (also jw's) and i was a pet project.

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  Welcome to our little forum! What a story, so sad what this sick, twisted organization will do with their power. Instead of using it to help and to heal they use it to divide, to cause fear, and to hurt. I'm glad you are out and on the path to recovery.

  Blessings,

  Sherry
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  The Warnings of the Diabolical things we were told about

  by The wanderer in

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  thing strange and unusual when an individual received the "truth.".

  on certain occasions you would hear about how a person was.

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  Gretchen956

  There are evil spirits and people that get involved with them through magic and Devil/demon worship do end up having serious emotional problems, those malign entities are very real. All mainstream religions are dead against occult and demonic contact.

  Spoken like you personally know this to be true. This is ridiculous. I am pagan. I know LOTS of people who are pagan. Some of them are professionals, some of them are blue collar, some are more hippies and work retail or other things. The only ones I know with serious emotional problems are those on the fringes. The vast majority live very happy peaceful lives. In fact, a lot of pagans are pacifists (not all), and believe that whatever energy (bad or good) you put out into the world will come back to you three-fold.

  I personally hold down a job with a respected company, pay my taxes, etc. The magick we do is in the form of a more interactive type of prayer with our higher power(s), and is usually for protection, for healing, or something along those lines. We don't believe in Satan or the demons. They are of judeo/christian construct. In my years of practice I have had no bad experiences with evil entities, nor do I personally know of any pagans that have. I subscribe to many list-servs which provide pagans a chance to interact and talk about things. This has not once been a topic of discussion on any of them.

  This is a stereotype that persists despite fact, and it is time someone called BS on it.

  Sherry
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  Gotta get this out today.

  by purplesofa in

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  i don't know where to begin to say what is all bottled up inside me.

  i may need to be on another forum, but i have come to respect the posts and input of so many here, and trust.....so it may be jumbled, and may take starting a few topics to fully get it out.. i have already posted about my youngest brother committing suicide.

  i have another brother also.. my mother divorced my father i am guessing when i was five or six.

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  ((((Purps))))) I'm so sorry to read the mess this woman has made of the lives of her children. As parents we all make mistakes, but when parents take a route that sets out to hurt and deceive, its pathetic, cruel, selfish, and masochistic. My parents were abusive, there were no secrets such as you described, but abuse can be physical and/or mentally inflicted. The absolutely best thing that ever happened to me was when they decided to shun me. I'm not sure of your status with your mom, its worth thinking about. But if her religion filled with fear and guilt can't make her change, I doubt there is anything you can say that will make her see the light.

  I'm sorry for your brother's pain and happy he has a sister such as yourself that can be there for him. I know how much you want to ease that pain for him somehow, but realize that you cannot heal him or control him or fix him. Did I read that he is getting therapy? That would be the absolute best thing. And your unconditional love and support is never wasted. I think one of the hardest things we ever have to do in life is watch a loved one in pain and not be able to help them to ease it.

  Blessings, Purps, this is a heavy load. I hope you have some emotional support as well. Glad you shared with us, it does help.

  You'll be in my prayers.

  Sherry
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  Guess who came around breakfast...

  by ColdRedRain in

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  yup.

  jw's.

  i told them to come over tomorrow.

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  Ask him how the court decision in California will affect the local congregation.

  Sherry
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  Mom spanked the gay out of me

  by katiekitten in

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  is this real?

  or a wind up?

  very funny tho.. http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1314410394.

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  Gretchen956

  Sorry I missed that, apparently the link no longer connects to that video.

  Sherry
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  Is the United Nations still the Antichrist??? Dec 1st Watchtower!

  by Gill in

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  according to the december 1st watchtower, the antichrist is:.

  ' "antichrist" means "against (or instead of) christ.

  " so, in its broadest sense, the term refers tol all who oppose or lyingly claim to be the christ or his representatives.

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  Gretchen956

  IC I was thinking the same thing. I guess all non-christians are technically "anti-christ" if you subscribe to the theory if you aren't for him you are against him. Nevermind the fact that I do respect his wisdom, I do not believe he was the son of god.

  Guess that means that the witnesses won't be associating with me. Ratz, and I was so looking forward to that.

  Sherry