Ba da boom!Oh, it's probably because it's almost 4 in the middle of the night here.. but this cracked me up! Hahaha! xD
Ba da boom!Oh, it's probably because it's almost 4 in the middle of the night here.. but this cracked me up! Hahaha! xD
Ba da boom!
Don't confuse a formidable challenge to abject bullshit with crankiness.O.K. Mr. Cranky.
I'm not the least bit defensive either. Unlike many people, I don't have a problem with religion per se.See, why is it that whenever anyone brings up religion, there's always this default defensiveness that comes out?
There's not a damn thing you can tell me about Christianity I don't already know. I was raised in the South surrounded by bible bangers, and I have many close relationships with Catholics. However, in my own moderate mainstream freethinking Christian home, the lessons of the church were simply expressions of a fundamental humanistic morality and ethic, parables for conducting one's life with generosity, kindness, consideration and appreciation. I have since vastly expanded my spiritual horizons and undertaken an independent comparative study of world religions and philosophy, and I well understand the origins, the overlap, the parallels, and the common threads.Everyone thinks they know what Christianity is about. They think it's all about a list of do's and don'ts and living life in a state of self-inflicted fear.
I'm glad for you if you're comfortable in thinking you've found definitive answers to those questions. Hopefully you came to understanding through your own life experience, reflection and contemplation, not just because it was preached to you. Regardless, it's plain arrogance to think your answers may be superior to others' answers, or even others' lack of resolution on these most monumental of questions.The funny thing is, it can be incredibly empowering and give life new meaning, answers to questions like 'What is our purpose here?' and 'Why was I (specifically) put here on this earth?'
If Christianity is Act III of the three act play, should we conclude from that it provides the final resolution and supercedes the acts that came before, namely Judaism and Islam?But I'm not dense. I understand that everyone goes about trying to understand the world around them in different ways. There's no one right path to going about having a relationship with the Creator. Whether someone goes about doing this via Judaism, Christianity, Islam, or any other religion is irrelevant (if you ask me, Judaism-Christianity-Islam are like Acts I,II, and III of the same play).
That may or may not be true, but I find the way you expressed it somewhat trite and platitudinous. I don't necessarily see a high level of 'consciousness' reflected in your words either, particularly in your OP. That's not surprising or out of character though. I have noticed in past encounters on the board you display a rather unoriginal and simplistic mode of thinking.However, what I don't subscribe to is this idea that truth is relative. That I do not accept. There is ONE truth and ONE truth only. If we can accept this, then I believe that we can live more conscious lives.
I'm mildly curious to know for what "reason" you think your god "created" LGBT people. Do you also believe LGBT people are equal to heterosexuals in the eyes of your god? Since you believe "they should be treated just like anyone else", do you believe they have an equal right to marry and have children according to your idealized view of family life? Do believe think they are deserving of all the same rights and privileges heterosexuals enjoy, e.g. in employment, marriage tax credits, Social Security benefits, inheritance, etc.? Finally, do you believe laws should be written or amended to protect and guarantee their equal rights?And to answer your question, no, I don't condemn gays. I believe that God created gays for a reason. They should be treated just like anyone else, based on their own individual merit. In fact, gays gave me a lot of breaks in my life.
As you well know, I didn't say it was too crude for me, which means you're being deliberately deceitful, and your 'apology' is sarcastic and disingenuous. What would Jesus think of your underhanded, dishonest debate tactics? At the same time, I can't help but notice you failed to answer the second half of that same question, "Does your god approve of you talking about "balls" in polite company and calling women "hoes"?"And I'm sorry if me saying 'balls' was too crude for you. I apologize.
It's hypocritical of you to try to occupy some morally superior position and judge others for their "sin", while you are engaging in "sin" according to your own definition. Hypocrisy - another hallmark of judgemental Christians, excusing their "bad" behavior by protesting "I am no different than anybody else", while "habitually" continuing the behavior. Isn't the whole point of being a Christian to be "different", to be a better person?I said it before and I'll say it again. I am no different than anybody else. I sin habitually, but I do try to be the best person I can be. And why is it that just being on a forum like this is wrong? I don't necessarily feel that way, although it does distract me from doing more important things.
I'm only painting you with the brush you handed me through your own Holier-than-Thou words, dear Pharisee.Anyway, you need to chill out, bro. I'm sorry if you had bad experiences with religious types in the past, but don't paint us all with the same brush. :redface:
Hi,
I'm obviously not an innocent person (done things I'm not proud of). Also, being I'm a quasi-member on this site, to most of the world I'm probably kind of a pervert.
So I'm not trying to be holier than thou, but are there any members here with character, or morals?
There are a few reasons I ask:
1) A lot of members talk about random hookups with hoeish women (come on, while it is a turn-on to read about women who are enthusiastic about our dicks, these women are pretty much hoes).
2) A lot of members hook up with these hoeish women while drunk, or meet them in a bar.
Now, this worries me because I would like to think that when I get married, the woman I marry will not be the type to slink away with another man because he happens to be bigger than me (I don't care how big you are, there's always someone bigger, so don't give me that bullshit).
Yet, as I read these anecdotes, that's exactly what seems to be happening (assuming these stories are true, which some probably are).
So I guess what I'm saying is, it seems like great fun to talk about different encounters and 'noches de pasion' with strange women, but this behavior seems to be anathema to a healthy, one might say, Godly relationship.
Now, I'm inexperienced in the marriage realm, so hopefully, those of you who are married can provide some insight.
I'm just a guy who wants to make ONE women very happy one day, preferably a woman who has high enough morals and self-restraint not to sleep around with other men.
My question is, "How can you safeguard against a woman cheating on you with some dumb idiot who happens to catch her fancy one day?"
I'm thinking date and marry church-going people only. That's all I've got. I haven't really come up with any other solutions yet.
Hi,
I'm obviously not an innocent person (done things I'm not proud of). Also, being I'm a quasi-member on this site, to most of the world I'm probably kind of a pervert.
So I'm not trying to be holier than thou, but are there any members here with character, or morals?
There are a few reasons I ask:
1) A lot of members talk about random hookups with hoeish women (come on, while it is a turn-on to read about women who are enthusiastic about our dicks, these women are pretty much hoes).
2) A lot of members hook up with these hoeish women while drunk, or meet them in a bar.
Now, this worries me because I would like to think that when I get married, the woman I marry will not be the type to slink away with another man because he happens to be bigger than me (I don't care how big you are, there's always someone bigger, so don't give me that bullshit).
Yet, as I read these anecdotes, that's exactly what seems to be happening (assuming these stories are true, which some probably are).
So I guess what I'm saying is, it seems like great fun to talk about different encounters and 'noches de pasion' with strange women, but this behavior seems to be anathema to a healthy, one might say, Godly relationship.
Now, I'm inexperienced in the marriage realm, so hopefully, those of you who are married can provide some insight.
I'm just a guy who wants to make ONE women very happy one day, preferably a woman who has high enough morals and self-restraint not to sleep around with other men.
My question is, "How can you safeguard against a woman cheating on you with some dumb idiot who happens to catch her fancy one day?"
I'm thinking date and marry church-going people only. That's all I've got. I haven't really come up with any other solutions yet.
dude - if your perception of relationships in the real world is that colored by ONE website, or MANY pornographic websites, for that matter, I would suggest perhaps broadening your horizons.
ps - Is this a real question/dilemma anyway?
pps - since when have church and morals been mutually exclusive?
Probly he was instructed by the Lord.. . . . Also, why is it people with no pics, filled out REAL profiles or those do not contribute to the site at all, all the sudden pop up and say stuff that is DEFINITELY going to offend someone. Just sayin'
It's your version of god, you a##hole. Don't even try to impose your narrow minded, sexist version of morality on me. Why don't you take your fundamentalist crap some place else. You let your 'pastor' think for you. I think for myself. Oh, wasn't it Christ who told the religious hypocrites who were about to stone a 'fallen' woman ' Let he who is without sin cast the first stone". Forgot that didn't you.[/QUOTE
Agreed! Take your fundamentalist crap someplace else and let us "sinners" enjoy our time in Eden!
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1) A lot of members talk about random hookups with hoeish women (come on, while it is a turn-on to read about women who are enthusiastic about our dicks, these women are pretty much hoes).
2) A lot of members hook up with these hoeish women while drunk, or meet them in a bar.
So I guess what I'm saying is, it seems like great fun to talk about different encounters and 'noches de pasion' with strange women, but this behavior seems to be anathema to a healthy, one might say, Godly relationship.
I'm just a guy who wants to make ONE women very happy one day, preferably a woman who has high enough morals and self-restraint not to sleep around with other men.
My question is, "How can you safeguard against a woman cheating on you with some dumb idiot who happens to catch her fancy one day?"
I'm thinking date and marry church-going people only. That's all I've got. I haven't really come up with any other solutions yet.
I like men. I like sex. I am quite enthusiastic about dick. I have what I consider to be morals. I personally find your post to be offensive towards the female gender. Should women be held to a different set of standards than men?
There is no way to safe guard against a PERSON cheating on you. Some people cheat, it happens.
Going to church has nothing to do with whether or not someone cheats.
I like men. I like sex. I am quite enthusiastic about dick. I have what I consider to be morals. I personally find your post to be offensive towards the female gender. Should women be held to a different set of standards than men?
There is no way to safe guard against a PERSON cheating on you. Some people cheat, it happens.
Going to church has nothing to do with whether or not someone cheats.