FOR SOME REASON I CANNOT SEND PRIVATE MESSAGES. WHEN I HIT 'Send' I GET A MESSAGE THAT AN ERROR OCCURRED. YET, I CAN POST REPLIES TO THREADS. CAN ANYONE HELP? THANKS!
Rufus T. Firefly
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ATTN: MODERATORS (technical difficulty)
by Rufus T. Firefly infor some reason i cannot send private messages.
when i hit 'send' i get a message that an error occurred.
yet, i can post replies to threads.
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Hello, its good to be back, seriously!
by AllTimeJeff infor the last year or so, the opening lyrics to gloria estefan's "always tomorrow" have been howling at me.. i've been alone inside myself, far too long.
never really wanted it that way, but i let it happen..... .
(btw, the message in that song is great for former jw's, if you want to think about the lyrics that way....).
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Rufus T. Firefly
For some reason, I cannot send you the pm, Jeff. Message me, and I'll try to reply.
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Hello, its good to be back, seriously!
by AllTimeJeff infor the last year or so, the opening lyrics to gloria estefan's "always tomorrow" have been howling at me.. i've been alone inside myself, far too long.
never really wanted it that way, but i let it happen..... .
(btw, the message in that song is great for former jw's, if you want to think about the lyrics that way....).
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Rufus T. Firefly
AllTimeJeff, check your private messages. ~ Rufus
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Rufus T. Firefly
Although there is no conflict for a Christian, each body of elders decides what is acceptable for its congregation. I know of congregations which permitted members to belong to the YMCA even though the organization said joining is apostasy.
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Do you have smoking ban in your community?
by Iamallcool indoes it include all public places, etc...?.
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Rufus T. Firefly
Yes, the town in which I live prohibits smoking in all public places. I love it. It has been good for businesses, too, even the nightclubs. Smoking is a sign of ignorance and low-class.
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Honest survey question on effectiveness of 'apostacy'
by Simon init seems like lots of people have big dreams of 'destroying the watchtower'.
it's usually linked to a story of how they were wronged and want some revenge.
do these 'in your face' attempts to convince people that the truth isn't the truth really have an effect?.
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Rufus T. Firefly
I believe you are 100% correct, Simon. "I've learned that people only pay attention to what they discover for themselves." (The last line spoken by Anthony Perkins in the classic film "Pretty Poison.")
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Many JWs are chaste or virtuous homosexuals and "in good standing"
by Rufus T. Firefly in[it gets under my skin when people post that a jw was df'd for being homosexual.
if one ever was df'd simply for being homosexual, one would have ample grounds for a lawsuit.
the comments in brackets are mine.].
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Rufus T. Firefly
[It gets under my skin when people post that a JW was df'd for being homosexual. If one ever was df'd simply for being homosexual, one would have ample grounds for a lawsuit. See the following. The comments in brackets are mine.]
"What Is Homosexuality? To help get this clear, consider dictionary definitions of homosexuality:
"Webster’s Third New International Dictionary of the English Language: 'Erotic activity with a member of one’s own sex.'
"The American Heritage Dictionary: '1. Sexual *desire* for others of one’s own sex [even if one is celibate]. 2. Sexual activity with another of the same sex.'
"The Random House Dictionary of the English Language: 'Sexual *desire* or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one’s own sex.'
"It is interesting that, according to dictionary definitions, homosexuality includes sexual DESIRE for others of one’s own sex [whether one acts on such desire or not]. Yet the Bible makes a *distinction* between the *practice* of what is bad and sinful *desires* or *tendencies* [or orientation]. These desires may be present despite determined efforts to eradicate them from mind and body. Because of their earlier life environment, and perhaps other factors, we may have Christian brothers and sisters who from time to time have the urge for sexual relations with members of their own sex [and who, therefore, by definition, ARE homosexual]. But they fight that unnatural, Satan-inspired desire—and they do not give in to it. So they are not practicing homosexuals [but they ARE homosexuals]. They get control of their thinking, knowing that wrong desire that is allowed to grow fertile is bound to express itself in wrong acts.
"What is condemned by God in the Bible, and is a disfellowshipping offense, is the “erotic activity,” or ‘sexual behavior,’ directed toward another person of one’s own sex. . . . Persons who may have homosexual desires [and who, by definition, are homosexuals] need to fight hard against them.”
(June 1, 1983, WATCHTOWER, page 25.)
[In view of the foregoing information, no JW is disfellowshipped simply for being homosexual. A JW may be disfellowshipped for fornication, whether it be homosexual or heterosexual in nature.]
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Trying to overcome my homophobia.
by Julia Orwell ini had a music album by a gay guy before i was a jw and had no problem listening to it.
it's good music.
some of the lyrics are what you might call 'gay', that is there's some talk about boyfriends, gay bars, and queens and the intolerance the artist encountered as a gay man.
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Rufus T. Firefly
Julia, you have a personal message from yours truly. ~ Rufus
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I hate being ugly!
by Space Madness ini finally came to the realization that i am ugly.
i'm 28 years old and never had a girlfriend.
women pay me absolutely no attention when i'm in public.
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Rufus T. Firefly
Create something of beauty. Something that is completely your own. Then others will be able to see your inner beauty.
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My decision to openly greet df persons in the hall
by Daniel1555 inat the moment i am still going to all the meetings (for family reasons).. we have at the moment 1 df person who regularly comes (already df for 1.5 years).. when i opened him the door i always greeted him but in the hall i didn't as others could see it.. now i decided that my conscience can not bear this any longer.
i will greet him also in the hall or when others are around.. if any elders notice it and talk to me, i tell them my conscience does not allow to not greet that person.. did any of you do that too and have some experiences?.
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Rufus T. Firefly
WHEN IN DOUBT, DO THE KIND THING. Daniel, my mother was a devout and exemplary JW, and she greeted EVERYONE who came to the KH. I made a point of greeting DF'd ones who came to the KH, and nothing was ever said to me. Good for you, and don't shrink back. If anyone says anything, remind them of the father in Jesus' parable of the prodigal son. That ought to shut them up.