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  Fathers day

  by Emiliano in

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  i would like to wish my father felix a very first happy fathers day.. i have never given him a fathers day wish, card, hug or gift in my 44 yrs of life.

  and this year i will make a change and give him my expression of love in the way i have been forbidden in all these yrs.

  i will let him know that i always love him even on fathers day.

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  joelbear

  my dad neglected me

  thats why im a homo
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  SILENTLAMBS CONVENTION SIGNS!!!

  by VeniceIT in

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  these signs are ready for immediate duplication.

  (the bottom one entitled flyer is in actually dimensions.

  ) its 3x 4. it was done at fast signs which is a nationwide chain, (sign-a-rama or any other sign company can make these for you).

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  joelbear

  I think we should hit them over their heads with the signs until they can see reason.
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  "Sharing" a piece of myself - part 2

  by Tallyman in

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  if you don't want to read the small text, i've made an identical webpage.

  to the print appearing below @.

  * http://www.intrex.net/tallyman/sharing2.html.

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  joelbear

  Mommy,

  where in the heck did I say people here were preprogrammed? I meant that people online can be mean and its important to have a real support system nearby to make up for online coldness.

  stugs

  Joel
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  "Sharing" a piece of myself - part 2

  by Tallyman in

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  if you don't want to read the small text, i've made an identical webpage.

  to the print appearing below @.

  * http://www.intrex.net/tallyman/sharing2.html.

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  joelbear

  Hugs Tally,

  I think you put way too much importance on what people online have to say to you. I have made this same mistake in the past.

  I encourage you to develop a close knit support system offline, right where you are. Getting connected will help you with the terrible things that have happened to you.

  By comparison, I certainly don't have anything to complain about. It sounds like you have had a tough time for sure.

  I wish you peace and do really encourage you to form a close network of friends.

  hugs

  Joel
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  Sick of "prophecies"

  by lookingnow22 in

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  i'm going to ramble (rant) again!.

  i am so sick and tired of hearing about this prophecy in the bible, and that prophecy in the bible.

  i'm sick of hearing they were fulfilled by this person, that organization, some event.

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  joelbear

  looking,

  I can tell you what you know will say. Worthy is defined as those loyal to the "faithful and discreet slave".

  hugs

  Joel
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  Natural Guilt

  by joelbear in

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  basically, all religions have the same core tenets.

  1. have love for others.. 2. don't value material things more than you value each other.. i have a theory for this.

  i call it the natural guilt theory.

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  joelbear

  Larc,

  I don't think it is rose colored glasses. Life is all about survival. Life occurs on a number of levels.

  Individual
  Family
  Group
  Species
  Ecosystem
  Planet

  I think we have instincts that constantly struggle with each other internally, always attempting to sublimate each other.

  Survival instinct, familial ties, group dynamics, natural guilt among them. Of course this is a very simplistic approach.

  That is one of the reasons I am going back to school to study Sociology. I am fascinated by these concepts.

  hugs

  Joel
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  Sick of "prophecies"

  by lookingnow22 in

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  i'm going to ramble (rant) again!.

  i am so sick and tired of hearing about this prophecy in the bible, and that prophecy in the bible.

  i'm sick of hearing they were fulfilled by this person, that organization, some event.

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  joelbear

  Looking,

  You are right, prophecies are irrelevant.

  If you are living a good loving life toward your neighbor, you are following the message of the Bible. Everything else will take care of itself.

  hugs

  Joel
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  LATEST INSTALLMENT OF APOSTATE "DOOM"...

  by You Know in

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  as the last days wind down to their dramatic conclusion, prophecies that were heretofore obscure, over time have now come more sharply into focus.

  one such prophecy that bears review is the oft-quoted verse concerning the "increasing of lawlessness.

  " typically the watchtower has pointed to increasing criminal lawlessness in the world as evidence of the fulfillment of that particular feature of the sign of christ's imminent arrival.

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  joelbear

  Sticks and stones may break my bones but unfulfilled nonsensical prophecies will never hurt me.

  realistic hugs

  Joel
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  Natural Guilt

  by joelbear in

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  basically, all religions have the same core tenets.

  1. have love for others.. 2. don't value material things more than you value each other.. i have a theory for this.

  i call it the natural guilt theory.

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  joelbear

  Basically, all religions have the same core tenets.

  1. Have love for others.
  2. Don't value material things more than you value each other.

  I have a theory for this. I call it the Natural Guilt theory. That is, that we are born with a core value system that is part of nature's way of balancing our survival instincts against the needs of the greater whole of the living universe.

  All religions start with this core, then dilute it as survival and territorial instincts kick in.

  For example.

  Love your neighbor and place books.
  Love your neighbor and pray 5 times a day to Mecca.
  Love your neighbor and keep the sabbath.
  Love your neighbor and come to mass every day.

  etc. etc. etc.

  The core is there. Value the core.

  hugs

  Joel
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  I *witnessed* to the *Christians* last night--LOL!

  by LDH in

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  thought you all would enjoy this.. i went to a b'day party for a friend who is a bible-thumper in the worst way!

  (10x worse than most jw).. i'm sitting around like a zombie while everyone is talking about how "blessed" they are to "know christ" blah blah blah blah blah.. then my interest got peaked as one of the women started quoting scripture talking about how the reason her life is blessed is that her great great grandmother was a russian mennonite blah blah blah and the bible says that god will bless your offspring if you come to know him.

  blah blah blah.. so i start asking a few well placed questions like "well what does that mean for the poor muslim sop whose great great grandmother was a muslim?

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  joelbear

  Mulan,

  I read an introductory book on Buddhism about 1 year ago and walked away with the same impression you did. Basically, all religions have the same core tenets.

  1. Have love for others.
  2. Don't value material things more than you value each other.

  I have a theory for this. I call it the Natural Guilt theory. That is, that we are born with a core value system that is part of nature's way of balancing our survival instincts against the needs of the greater whole of the living universe.

  All religions start with this core, then dilute it as survival and territorial instincts kick in.

  For example.

  Love your neighbor and place books.
  Love your neighbor and pray 5 times a day to Mecca.
  Love your neighbor and keep the sabbath.
  Love your neighbor and come to mass every day.

  etc. etc. etc.

  The core is there. Value the core.

  hugs

  Joel