You're just getting started guy. Don't let one incident get you down. You've made the first step of getting out there to meet people like you. The rest will come in time.
It's kinda like learning how to date all over again, isn't it?
jstalin
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My story - update
by InquiryMan inthis past week have had some up and downs, but mostly at normal level.
i had my 2nd discussion with the first gay man i ever met at the gay health centre.
he was really touched with my story, and when we departed he gave me a warm hug.
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Ghostbusters like scene in downtown LA
by Pleasuredome in.
does anyone here know anything about this strange black gue that has been appearing in downtown la?.
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_3529716
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jstalin
Anyone ever see Amityville Horror?
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Is it possible for a person to EARN being president?
by DavidChristopher incould we have a contest when a bunch of unsolved problems start plagueing our society?
get together all the brightests minds around, put them on tv.
give them the problems and see which one has the best ideas?
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jstalin
This assumes that the president and/or government should be the solution to societal problems. Most often, government is a cause of problems, not the solution.
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February 2007 - The Prophecy Experiment
by nicolaou in.
here's how it works.
you make a prophecy that is due to be fulfilled a year from now, in february 2007. now of course, experience has taught us that if a prophecy is too specific the probablities that it will be fulfilled are reduced, conversely, if the prophecy is too vague any fulfillment will be difficult to assess and of little value.. so, make a prophecy with tight enough parameters so that it will generate interest and allow the observer to be "on the watch" but broad enough to give yourself the widest possible chance of fulfullment.. sure, it's a long term prophecy and we all have the attention span of a soap bubble but i'll bump the thread periodically and make a note in my diary for this time next year.. february 2007 - we should be able to anoint our new, chief prophet!
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jstalin
Feb 2007 - The army of the north will meet the army of the south for a beer.
Of course, the terms "army," "north," "south," "meet," and "beer," shall be very much open to interpretation as they are symbolic terms.
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Question about "good works" ??? ???
by Kristofer innot ever having been a jw, i was curious to know something.... are witnesses ever encouraged to do good works for the less fortunate?
(giving to the poor, working in a soup kitchen, helping the elderly, other volunteer work, etc..).
i know scripture states you will know believers by their "fruit".
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jstalin
The Watchtower is a business masquerading as a benevolent religious organisation.
Are you sure you don't mean malevolent? :)
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Scholarship for former JW's Proposal
by NYCkid insince such a program does not exist as far as i'm aware of, i am proposing setting up a scholarship program for former jw's.
from my understanding, a non-profit entity and a committee would need to be formed (not sure of legal criteria for european, australian, asian, latin american and south american countries).
although specific scholarship criteria would be discussed and formed by a committee, i believe this should only be offered to those who have taken the step to leave the organization and who have enrolled in a two-year or four-year undergraduate and graduate programs.. anyway, i've mentioned this to former jw friends in the past who all think it's a great idea but it goes nowhere...anyone on this board interested?
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jstalin
A few questions to ponder:
1) How would you determine if an applicant is actually a former JW? What kind of proof would be possible?
2) Perhaps current JWs could also apply. Getting them into college will help break the bonds.
It would be cool to be able to put a button on web pages like JWD so folks could donate $10 or $20 pretty easily.
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Moms' Genetics Might Help Produce Gay Sons
by truthseeker ini thought this article was very interesting and seems to indicate that homosexuality is something inherent.. i tend to agree with this, but also believe that people can be introduced to the lifestyle either through curiosity or environment.. http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20060222/hl_hsn/momsgeneticsmighthelpproducegaysons.
moms' genetics might help produce gay sons.
by randy dotinga.
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jstalin
i have talked with 1000's of gay men...
Lol joel - just "talked"?
Anyways, I think that perhaps the article's conclusion is one part of the puzzle, but my dad's side of the family has 3 or 4 homosexuals, that I know of, and both my sister and I are gay. Because of that, I'm pretty sure that it is genetic, but not necessarily passed only through men or women. The X chromosome issue the article talks about could be one genetic trigger which combines with others.
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Scholarship for former JW's Proposal
by NYCkid insince such a program does not exist as far as i'm aware of, i am proposing setting up a scholarship program for former jw's.
from my understanding, a non-profit entity and a committee would need to be formed (not sure of legal criteria for european, australian, asian, latin american and south american countries).
although specific scholarship criteria would be discussed and formed by a committee, i believe this should only be offered to those who have taken the step to leave the organization and who have enrolled in a two-year or four-year undergraduate and graduate programs.. anyway, i've mentioned this to former jw friends in the past who all think it's a great idea but it goes nowhere...anyone on this board interested?
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jstalin
It might be easier to set up a scholarship through a foundation that already exists, thus bypassing the need to set up a separate entity. Often times community foundations will create separate scholarship funds that have been endowed by specific people and those endowers usually set the rules for who can receive the scholarship.We'd have to find a foundation willing to set up a separate fund.
Here's an example of a scholarship fund management organization: http://www.scholarshipamerica.org/sms/programs.php
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Wonder their reaction
by FallenOne ini am moving soon to pennsylvania and no one will know i live there.
i've always had a great desire to play some tricks on the poor jabba's witnesses stuck out in street work and liven up thier drab routine.
here are some thoughts, what would your reaction be.. .
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jstalin
Dammit, I wish JWs would come to my door... i feel like i'm missing out....
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Holacaust Denier Gets 3 Years In Prison In Austria!
by minimus incan you believe that "historians" are trying to deny that such an event ever occured??
this guy was getting 300 letters a week because of his anti-jewish stand.
makes me sick!
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jstalin
His speech IS incitement to harm others NOW. He is essentially a propoganda officer for violent neo-nazis. The entire philosophy his revisonism supports ends in violence. There is no 'Shiny Happy National Socialism' movement; Irving is directly associated with people who support the use of terror in Germany to destabilize the given social and political system to pave the way to a new NS revolution.
This ignores the responsibility of the acting agent. I can say all day that I hate Jews or blacks or white folks from Michigan, but I'm not killing them. If some wanker decides he likes what I say and decides to kill someone, the killer is responsible for the murder. Placing blame on what someone says and not on the actual murderer's act is the same logic that the Nazis themseleves used.
"Hitler ordered me to do it! It wasn't my fault! I was only following orders!" No, it doesn't work that way. We all have ultimate responsibility for our actions.
Saying something negative about a person doesn't harm that person. Basic human rights don't include the right not to be offended. Once we squelch speech, we only make it more attractive to engage in. I never considered burning a flag, but if it was illegal here, I would promptly burn one, just because it is a violation of my natural rights to restrict my speech where no one is harmed by it.