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  Anyone interested in cyber sex?

  by RubyTuesday in

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  now that i have your attention.

  with the total anonymity available on-line, is it truly cheating, to flirt with, tease, or even "have sex" with someone via your computer?

  is this the same as actually committing adultery, or is it just generally "harmless" fun?

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  SanFranciscoJim

  I'm going to throw a proverbial monkey wrench into the works here:

  What if a person is engaging in cyber sex posing as someone else? Is it still cheating? Here are a couple of examples:

  I have a dear friend out in California who earns her income working for one of those phone-sex lines. She is a sweet girl with a delightful personality, and a soft, voluptuous voice. However, she is handicapped, quite obese, and (I hope she forgives me for saying this) homely. She has no intention of ever meeting any of the men who call her, even though she has several "regulars" who have been calling for years. It is her only means of income, and she makes a fortune. She bought a house last year -- something she could have never done on public assistance, since she cannot otherwise work. She is in a long-term relationship. She considers herself a performer, an actress. She and her boyfriend are in agreement that she is not cheating.

  Another example is a man in his mid-fifties I know in Canada, who poses as a 23 year old bodybuilder. He believes that most of the people he has cyber sex are not representing themselves truthfully either, but rather are play-acting fantasies. If any of his cyber-partners ask for his photo, he provides pictures of himself from thirty years ago! Again, he has no intention of meeting any of these people face-to-face. He believes that most of his cyber partners would not ask for a face-to-face meeting, either, simply because they are not in reality who they say they are. Is this cheating? I don't know.

  The only people I would pass judgement on would be those who deliberately misrepresent themselves with intentions of having a face-to-face meeting with their cyber partners in an effort to tantalize them into a sexual encounter. I know several people this has happened to, including a couple who travelled very long distances to meet someone who turned out to be an utter fraud.
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  Revoke Your JW Baptism Vows on this thread!

  by Sirona in

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  many of us here were baptised into the jw organisation.

  shotguns shootout thread (part 5) touches on the fact that since 1985 the vows included a dedication to "jehovahs organisation".. have you publicly revoked this?.

  why not use this opportunity to revoke your vows to the watchtower organisation?

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  I plan on doing it on a more formal level.

  In May 2005 (next year), I will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of my being disfellowshipped. Much as married couples renew their vows in a church ceremony on their 25th anniversary, I plan to call together a judicial committee on my anniversary to renew the fact that after 25 years I am still "unrepentant"!!
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  I missed the memorial? Damn.

  by Nosferatu in

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  i completely forgot it was yesterday.

  i was too busy setting my clocks one hour ahead.

  guess i was too involved in worldly things.

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  SanFranciscoJim

  I was busy watching the Green Acres marathon on TVLand.

  When I realized I'd missed the Memorial, I drank a swig of Diet Dr. Pepper and ate a couple of pork rinds.
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  Moscow Bans JW's

  by HoChiMin in

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  it must be satan?

  http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/r/russia_jehovahs_witnesses?site=apweb&section=home&template=default.

  mar 27, 12:26 pm est.

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  SanFranciscoJim

  I'm going to come out of lurk mode long enough to comment on this. While I personally abhor the WTBTS and what it represents, misleading the membership through less than ethical cultlike means, if you have been following this battle since it first started in Russian courts six years ago, then you know that the courts were heavily influenced by the leaders of the Russian Orthodox church in their decision making process. Not unlike the current administration in the USA where they are being heavily influenced by the leaders of conservative christianity, these religious leaders in both countries have delusions of godhood, and would make the political leaders mere figureheads while running a State Religion from behind the scenes. Did the world learn nothing from the Taliban's near-destruction of Afghanistan and its society?

  If you are going to ban Jehovah's Witnesses, ban the publishing company, not the belief system. By banning the JWs as a religious entity, this will only serve to make them martyrs (i.e. "another fulfilment of the prophecies of the 'last days'"), and drive them underground, thus strengthening their resolve and making them more difficult to reach through the educational process that would teach them that the WTBTS is misleading them.

  Back in the early to mid 1970s (when I was a JW), Russian movie theatres played an announcement that simply stated "Do not listen to Jehovah's Witnesses" on the screen before the movie started. Well, since the JWs were underground back then in the old USSR, most people had never heard of them, and they started asking questions about who these people are that the government felt the necessity to put an on screen warning about them in the theatres. Their numbers multiplied because of this. The same could happen again, therefore attracting even more people into the JWs.

  Interference by religious leaders into matters of politics is as old as time itself, and is no less dangerous now than it was centuries or millenia ago. When Russia was part of the USSR, you were told to be an athiest under Stalinistic Communism. Now the Russian Orthodox church wants to swing the pendulum in the other direction, making theirs the official State Religion. If a person is told what to believe by their government (as directed by religious leaders), then they have no freedom of choice, even if that choice is a bad one. A society run by religion can create a society of reluctant hypocrites, interested only in obeying the laws of the religion to stay out of trouble with the law, not because they believe the tenets of that forced faith.

  A society that successfully separates religion from politics allows individuals to be educated by others who see their belief system as harmful, as we do with the JWs. If the Russian government wants to declare the JWs illegal, they should do so from a corporate standpoint, without any influence from religious leaders. You cannot take away a person's belief system, just because you've made it illegal.
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  What would be your dream career?

  by LyinEyes in

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  if you could have any job, career .......something you are very passionate about , what would it be?.

  i would be a photographer,,,,,,,taking picutures world wide, and hopefully be on the cover of time magazine , national geographic.. my second choice would be a makeup artist like kevin alcoin ( sp) , he could do magic and make anyone look like who he wanted them to be.

  truely an artist and too bad he passed away.

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  I'm living my dream career! I'm a published science fiction novelist. My first novel was released 2 months ago, and I have 2 more on the way that should be completed by next year.

  (PS) My new avatar is the cover of my book, Squares, Triangles, and Saucers. Yes, it's on Amazon.
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  any published writer out there?

  by rekless in

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  i am writing a book called yesterday's dreams, about my thirty five years of life in the borg as well as how i lost one child and my wife due to policies brought forth by the fds and my ignorance.i need a literary agent or publisher.. i have not any idea how to publish or market it.. any help will be appreciated.. thanks

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  SanFranciscoJim

  That is San Francisco Jim... haven't seen him here for a while.

  I'm here. Lurking. Just not saying anything.
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  Just bought an AWESOME book!!!!

  by Sunnygal41 in

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  hello you fellow apostatoes!

  i just went to get a coffee at the little coffee shop up the street from where i work.............. "leaves and pages" which also is a wonderful snuggly little book shop!

  it is one of my most favorite stores because i am a bookaholic!

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  SanFranciscoJim

  SanFranciscoJim - So what's the name of this book? If you don't want to post, send me a PM or point me to a link.

  The book is called Squares, Triangles, and Saucers. I've set up a website and am selling a limited number of autographed copies there: http://www.scifi-book.info.ms/

  It's also available on the Barnes & Noble website, and Amazon should be listing it within the next 2 weeks when they update their database again.

  Thanks for asking!
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  Just bought an AWESOME book!!!!

  by Sunnygal41 in

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  hello you fellow apostatoes!

  i just went to get a coffee at the little coffee shop up the street from where i work.............. "leaves and pages" which also is a wonderful snuggly little book shop!

  it is one of my most favorite stores because i am a bookaholic!

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  SanFranciscoJim

  But would authors be motivated by money?? Hard to believe...

  Speaking as a writer, I will say that I write because I love to write. Unfortunately, the landlord loves to collect rent. The electric company loves to send me a bill every month, as do the cable company and the telephone company. I also have the need to eat occasionally.

  The only way I can continue writing, which is my first passion, is by avoiding the rat race of a nine to five job. This is why I am hoping my new novel will be a success. Otherwise, I'll have to return to the world of Corporate America and watch yet another dream dashed to pieces. I am doing everything I can think of to promote my book so I can continue my writing career.
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  What will you say to God in your defense?

  by fearnotruth22 in

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  suppose god holds us accountable.

  what will you say to him in your defense to plead you cause?

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  SanFranciscoJim

  Suppose God holds us accountable. What will you say to him in your defense to plead you cause?

  I will not have to say a word. My heart will do my speaking for me.
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  Just bought an AWESOME book!!!!

  by Sunnygal41 in

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  hello you fellow apostatoes!

  i just went to get a coffee at the little coffee shop up the street from where i work.............. "leaves and pages" which also is a wonderful snuggly little book shop!

  it is one of my most favorite stores because i am a bookaholic!

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  SanFranciscoJim

  I've been too busy writing books lately to read any good ones!

  For those of you who missed my recent thread, my new science fiction novel was just released by the publisher last wekend. I'm busily working on my second novel now.

  I just saw my book listed on Barnes & Noble's web site. What a rush!