Posts by BlackPearl

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First Kill

by cameo-d in

in genesis 3:7 we are told that adam and eve made the first clothing out of plant material.. (though the scriptures say fig leaves, it could have been similar to grass skirts, and adequate).

why did "god" find it necessary to kill an animal to clothe them?

(genesis 3:21 (septaugint) says "leather tunics").

First Kill

by cameo-d in

in genesis 3:7 we are told that adam and eve made the first clothing out of plant material.. (though the scriptures say fig leaves, it could have been similar to grass skirts, and adequate).

why did "god" find it necessary to kill an animal to clothe them?

(genesis 3:21 (septaugint) says "leather tunics").

God...can do anything. He created Earth out of thin air and pure energy...literally. So it stands to reason, perhaps He didn't kill anything to get the skins, perhaps he just made them. There are those that will find fault with anything...are you one of them? Yes, there is a God, and yes, you will have to answer to him. There's no getting around it, try as you may.

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George Benson and Mrs. George Benson

by Funchback in

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friends

so, i was chilling out at my favorite spot in phoenix, az called bobby c's this past saturday night.

it's small and intimate but it also has a dance floor, dj, soul food, and liquor.. george benson and his wife sat down at the bar a couple of stools down from me.

he was nursing a bottle of beer while socializing with some of the other patrons.

BlackPearl

I can here him now, breaking out into Kingdom Melodies!!

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i hope this breaks your heart

by chickpea in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prdowbexrkm.

my family is in a nascent period of adapting to our child's .

revelation that he is an ftm transgendered person...... above all else he is still just a person...... it is a scary reality that the majority of the world.

BlackPearl

oh, I see. Thanks for explaining from that perspective. Sometimes I/we just don't grasp the concept from another persons perspective. Best wishes to you Chickpea. BP

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i hope this breaks your heart

by chickpea in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prdowbexrkm.

my family is in a nascent period of adapting to our child's .

revelation that he is an ftm transgendered person...... above all else he is still just a person...... it is a scary reality that the majority of the world.

BlackPearl

chickpea, I hope all goes well for you and your son, who wants to be your daughter? Anyhow, I hope it all works out. I don't mean to be offensive, I guess I just don't understand. A question of curiosity though...since your son wants to be a woman, does he wish to have sex with a man as a woman? Is there a driving force there that suggests he wants to have sex with men but only as a woman? If so, is there any distant connection with wanting to be gay but not as a man, rather as a woman? So he can justify having sex with men? Again, I don't know, just exploring possibilities. BP

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i hope this breaks your heart

by chickpea in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prdowbexrkm.

my family is in a nascent period of adapting to our child's .

revelation that he is an ftm transgendered person...... above all else he is still just a person...... it is a scary reality that the majority of the world.

BlackPearl

Chickpea, Thanks for sharing the Wiki comments. Even though I don't go to meetings any more, I do still consider myself as a Christian, so I pondered this thought... While en-route from city to city Jesus would preach the Kingdom and heal the sick and afflicted. He healed the man with Leprosy and others with physical afflictions as we can attest from reading the scriptures. I wonder though.... what would Jesus have done had he come upon one afflicted with FTM or MTF? How would he have handled that? Of course he would be inclined to cure anyone with an affliction, as we have evidence of this. I am compelled to contemplate the scene as it was in the setting of ancient Israel.... He approaches the man and asks, "What is your affliction young man and how can I help?" The young man replies, "I have a condition called MTF." "Oh, and what is that?" Jesus asks. The young man says, "I feel like a woman inside my body, but my outside is that of a male, can you help me?" he says. Jesus says, "You were arranged as a male in the womb and born as a male, with the external features of a male, but yet you feel like a woman on the inside?" Says Jesus. "Yes", says the young man. "This is very perplexing" says Jesus. "Why", says the young man. "Well", says Jesus, "I have good news and I have bad news about your affliction." "Really", says the young man. "Yes" says Jesus. "The good news is that you're going remain a man because that is how you were formed" Jesus says. "And the bad news?" says the young man. "You're going to have to learn to work with your affliction, not even I can cure a request for a change in gender, it would go against the natural order of creation. Jehovah and I created you the way you are?" Says Jesus. I hope this does appear to be offensive, it's just the way I see it. BP

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i hope this breaks your heart

by chickpea in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prdowbexrkm.

my family is in a nascent period of adapting to our child's .

revelation that he is an ftm transgendered person...... above all else he is still just a person...... it is a scary reality that the majority of the world.

BlackPearl

Chickpea, Thanks for your insights on FTM. I wonder how societies have handled this for thousands of years? Since no medical treatment was available even 100 years ago, how did FTM's or MTF's deal with their dilemma? Is it because a medical transition makes it possible to "rearrange" things that this has become more prevalent? Let's see...how do I say this? OK, is FTM more prevalent because there are ways now to address it, whereas there weren't a few decades ago? I noticed in the video that most of the afflicted were very young, how do we explain this? Is our society producing this? I just don't know...but it would seem that this should afflict people of all age groups. Sorry if this does not hold the content in paragraph form, I just started using Apple's Safari browser to try it out. BP

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i hope this breaks your heart

by chickpea in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prdowbexrkm.

my family is in a nascent period of adapting to our child's .

revelation that he is an ftm transgendered person...... above all else he is still just a person...... it is a scary reality that the majority of the world.

BlackPearl

I'm sorry, but I don't know what "FTM" means. BP

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You don't have any rights here.

by yesidid in

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friends

you don't have any rights here.

you cannot do as you see fit - simon can.

you are just a poster on a free web site and simon is your host.

BlackPearl

Simon, and to all others, It's about time this got addressed. I was getting reluctant to even come to JWD to read others posts let alone post myself. I'm not anti-gay, I am, however, anti-shove it down your throat or you don't fit in. It seemed as if this board was becoming a pro-gay and pro-atheist board with very little to do about X-JW's needing support after having left. This is a place that people come to, to seek out comfort and friendship after leaving JWism. Perhaps it's time we get back to helping one another, the way this site was intended to do. BP

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Christians: I would like an answer, please.

by changeling in

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on another thread i asked: .

"f i do not renounce my atheism, repent and start believing in and worshipping the christian god, what will happen to me?".

i do not want your judgement or your opinion i want to know what your church/faith teaches on the subject or the fate of unbelievers.. no platitudes, please.

BlackPearl

Change, I don't think it matters what I believe. I just know that Jesus said, "He that is not with me, is against me." I think that sums it up.