Posts by rabotnik

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Big Boys Don't Cry........
by ISP in
1. jw
2. friends
big boys don't cry!

well that's what we are told anyway!

and i guess this convention is widespread in many cultures.
rabotnik

OK, Expatbrit -- I appreciate your contribution but sense a contradiction here. The freedom to cry or not to cry is up to the individual -- but Jesus' weeping should be seen in reference to his clothing? What should he have been wearing? Capri pants?
At the same time, I do not judge a man who does cry over extreme circumstances. His
ideas of self esteem do not have to be the same as mine, and if they differ they are not
inferior.... Men should not all have to conform to a current politically correct idea about weeping.
And anyone who says something like "well Jesus wept"....Jesus wore a friggin' robe all
day too!
The best,
nr
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The "Servant" of God Speaks The &quot...
by MDS in
1. jw
2. friends
god's "servant" speaks the "good news" to modern-day "israel" .

-- see isaiah 53:1; john 12:38.. this is his message for israel today...his special message to be delivered to jehovah's witnesses, of our day...all jehovah's witnesses, present-day or ex-...even bible studies of jehovah's witnesses... speaks to all of them.

also, as mentioned above in isaiah 50:10 it states,.
rabotnik

For God's sake, MDS -- Lighten up! You're about as much fun as wet shoes!
"Those whom God wishes to destroy, he first makes mad." -- Euripides
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Who wants $20?
by mommy in
1. watchtower
2. medical
i just recieved this in my email today and i thought i would share.

a well known speaker startes off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill in a room of 200 people, and asked," who would like this $20 bill?".

hands started going up.. he said," i am going to give this $20 bill to one of you, but first let me do this..." he proceeded to crumple the $20 bill up.. he then asked," who still wants it?".
rabotnik

Thanks Wendy,
I'm sending it to a friend right now who could use it.
Wow! People are such works of art! Priceless!
r.
"Peter Pan," Wendy cried, clutching him, "you don't mean to tell me that there is a fairy in this room!"
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Masturbation
by CoolBreeze in
1. social
2. relationships
the title of this thread was one of the stumbling blocks of my study.

as a single full time father(with no time for dating)of a soon to be tenage son this was a major point of imprt to me.

the point came up during a discussion on porneia(sp?).
rabotnik

Hello everyone,
I recently saw a Woody Allen movie and there was a line that went:
"What's wrong with masturbation? It's sex with someone I love."
The best,
R.
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Ecce Homo -- John 19:5
by rabotnik in
1. social
2. relationships
are there any former jws who have come out as gay or lesbian?

if so, were you disfellowshipped?

and how did your family react?
rabotnik

To RedHorseWoman and larc,
Thank you so much for your comments. Yes, RedHorseWoman, I've been checking out the sites you mention.
The best,
rabotnik
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Ecce Homo -- John 19:5
by rabotnik in
1. social
2. relationships
are there any former jws who have come out as gay or lesbian?

if so, were you disfellowshipped?

and how did your family react?
rabotnik

Wow! Guess I'm just lucky! *phew!*
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Ecce Homo -- John 19:5
by rabotnik in
1. social
2. relationships
are there any former jws who have come out as gay or lesbian?

if so, were you disfellowshipped?

and how did your family react?
rabotnik

To Mommy (Wendy) and larc,
I appreciated your responses deeply. It is obvious, both of you have had journeys of transformation in your own special ways. Yes, despite life's ever present brutality -- beauty is abundant.
Thanks again (and I have to be leaving for the day ... so will check in latter this evening (West Coast Pacific Time).
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Ecce Homo -- John 19:5
by rabotnik in
1. social
2. relationships
are there any former jws who have come out as gay or lesbian?

if so, were you disfellowshipped?

and how did your family react?
rabotnik

My, my, my logi-
Your self-appointed appellation is revealing itself to be a grand misnomer! If you want, I could help you pick a new one?
For someone who calls himself logical -- well, my dear brother, better go back to the dictionary. You should know that all questions contain not only content but intent. Your intent has become quite transparent. It makes your questions selfishly manipulating and rhetorical. Truly unworthy of a response.
Your logic in these last few posts is blatantly illogical and has holes big enough to fly a 747 through. According to your logic: since most pedophiles are heterosexual -- heterosexuality is not natural. I certainly disagree with that!
Also, logi-, it is very bad form for someone who purports to be "logical" to resort to an ad hominem attack on larc. Name calling? Now really!
Logi-, you express a great negative intensity when it comes to the subject of homosexuality. And you know what psychologists say that means: "Repressed, latent homosexuals squeel the loudest." Is there anything you want to share with your friends here on the board?
Come out, come out -- wherever you are.
Big loves and kisses to you buddy! (Of course, in the manner of Paul.)
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Ecce Homo -- John 19:5
by rabotnik in
1. social
2. relationships
are there any former jws who have come out as gay or lesbian?

if so, were you disfellowshipped?

and how did your family react?
rabotnik

to logi,
Question
What is your purpose in asking this question?
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Ecce Homo -- John 19:5
by rabotnik in
1. social
2. relationships
are there any former jws who have come out as gay or lesbian?

if so, were you disfellowshipped?

and how did your family react?
rabotnik

2nd letter to log-,
Well, we now know clearly your thinking on the matter!
A minor point, but from your usage you don't know what "asexual" means. And therefore, your reasoning is not logical ... or we could say it is ill-logical.
All the best to you,
The former congregational Queer.
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