Posts by ValiantBoy

The difference is killing people hurts other people and show lack of respect for life. Consensual sex does not infringe on the rights or lives of anyone else.

And you follow the guidebook, but smoke week and drink and drive...hmmm...

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Men who lie with men.....

by cindykp in

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1corinthians 6:9 men who lie with men will not inherit gods kingdom.

so i guess its ok for women to lie with women cause we're not mentioned in there!

lol

ValiantBoy

While I disagree with your views, Barney, I do fully suppoert your right to voice them.

And I certainly see how you can view some things as disgusting and unnatural. That is how I view self righteousness, hypocrisy, and sheer idiocy. It disgusts me.

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Men who lie with men.....

by cindykp in

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1corinthians 6:9 men who lie with men will not inherit gods kingdom.

so i guess its ok for women to lie with women cause we're not mentioned in there!

lol

ValiantBoy

As a gay man, I would say I was born that way. I have just always known.

And Barney, homosexuality spreads disease? And heterosexuality doesn't? As you probably know, there are now more HIV/AIDS cases among heterosexuals than homosexuals., not to mention that no sexually transmitted disease is limited solely to gays. So, using your reasoning, heterosexuality would also be a sin.

As far as screwing a tree...all I can say is watch out for splinters.

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Youngest Known Disfellowshipping?

by Taylor S. in

hey guys ... what the youngest known case of disfellowshipping?

and what's the story behind it if you know?.

taylors

ValiantBoy

Back in the days of announced disassociation, there was an 11 year old in a neighboring cong that was disassociated. It was so strange to not be able to talk to him when I saw him at meetings or assemblies. Afterall, he was just a kid. I never knew why. He later was reinstated (was that the term they used when one was no longer disassociated? It's been so long I don't remeber) and got baptized and last I knew was still an active witness.

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Do you feel bad for all the things you did as a JW?

by rebel8 in

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i do: shunning df/da'ers and others i was told were "weak" or "bad association"telling on fellow dubs to the elderscalling the rc church and being hostile/rude while demanding they remove my name as a parishoneranything and everything i did in field service and informal witnessingintentionally having a distant relationship with my "unbelieving" dad and other relativestelling my relatives i was planning on going to bethel, which broke their hearts (of course i never went, because it was a lie--my mom made me say that sh-t)sitting during the pledge of allegiance/national anthem or during prayers when attending funerals/weddings in other churches (imo it's intentionally disrespectful--obnoxious--why make the point of being in the room and then disrupt--they should just leave the room if they can't be polite)being judgementalparticipating in the kh grapevineobeying my jw whack mother's rules and all the other jw rules, and tolerating mental abuse--i feel guilty for not displaying basic self respect.allowing my mother to continue spanking me until i was 18, again which showed lack of self-respect (lol, on my high school graduation day, she tried to punch me and i held her hands back, said, "you are never going to hit me again.

" younger sibs clapped!

ValiantBoy

I don't regret not celebrating holidays or anything else I did out of sincerity. What I do regret is how freakin self righteous I became before it was all over. I tried so hard to cover over and make up for my doubts that I became over zealous and inhumane.

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Jehovah's Witnesses call all members family -article

by under74 in

i don't know if anyone has posted this already but i just got the e-mail.

here's a very disturbing story about jehovah's witnesses called, "jehovah's witnesses call all members family.

" it paints a very rosy picture of the organization.

ValiantBoy

This article is just a saccharine type reporting that a small town paper does. It is part of their weekly series that should be called "let's kiss the churches's asses" It's gonna say something nice about every church in Payson. They don't want hard hitting journalism or scandal. They just wanted a feel good social piece. Anybody with half a brain that reads that article is gonna say "what a crock of bs...they seem like a bunch of loonies to me."

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Jersey Boy ... To BE, Or Not To Be Gay

by Taylor S. in

any jersey heads out there?

downtown jersey city here.

new to this site ... but it's such a god send to realize that i am so not alone.

ValiantBoy

Welcome, JerseyBou. Hope you enjoy being here.

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Jehovah's Witnesses Scammed

by Kenneson in

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members of an ousted family of jehovah's witnesses (disfellowshipped in florida) are in trouble once again.

caught in california.

see "members of family arrested in wide-ranging theft probe.

ValiantBoy

This is great. Witnesses always say to trust each other. Always trust your brothers. THey are better than outsider. Yeah right!!!

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WT a Member of International Federation of Religions and Minority Philosoph

by Bluegrass Tom in

i found an active web site: http://www.religion.qc.ca/fiches/fiche134.htm which indicates that the watchtower society is/was a member of the international federation of the religions and minority philosophies.

this website is in french.

if you use google to navigate to it, google will translate into english for you.. this is an association founded in switzerland and france on october 7, 1992, and is directed against the association's anti-sects.

ValiantBoy

And yet local congrgations are discouraged from having the meeting times listed on the church directory of the newspaper