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A question about online relationships
LonerAndy replied to TonyT316's topic in Do you want to just ask a question?
I am not disagreeing with anything you said. However, I also want to be fair and balanced. I really was not addressing scams. To me, scams are ridiculously obvious. If the woman on the other end, is more interested in how you can help her, than she is about getting married to you, or anything about you..... uh.... how much more obvious does that need to be? This is why I do advocate finding a quality international dating company. Because when you pay that company to get your wifes papers ready so she can come to the US.... that money is going to get her papers ready to come to the US. When you deal with someone one on one, that is a when someone can scam you, because you have no idea what they are using that money for. I can sue a dating company. Can't sue some random person who I never even verified who they were, in another country. My point was largely with people who want to get married, but are willing to lie or fabricate who they really are. As I said in my prior post, I know people who have found their spouses online. In fact, I oddly know over a dozen now that met their spouse online. I'm not sure why I know so many online started successful marriages, but I do. Lots of people meet their spouse online, and succeed. But you are right, there are scams, and there are liars. My point to anyone looking at a potential online marriage, is that simply that you need to be aware. You need to do your due diligence. Let's be honest. Scammers and gold diggers, and the like, have existed since the dawn of time. Sure it was easier back in the day, when everyone went to church, and you knew their parents in your town, and knew where they came from, and how they grew up. Life moves on. I can remember people being scammed back in the 1990s, before the internet existed. Girls playing multiple boyfriends, and using them for whatever they could get out of them. And that's with people meeting face to face, in real life. My point is only that a person who wishes to find a spouse, needs to be aware, and intentional. How are you going to meet? How are you going to move forward? What are the next steps? Where the scams come in, or where the 20 year old in Germany ends up being a 40 year old with 3 kids in Spain, is that you don't take any steps to find out and verify who this person is. If you just sit back in the relationship waters, and coast along, you are going to swept where the current goes, whether it's to a scenic river bend, or crashing on white water rocks. Like I said, I know a dozen people who have done it, and found fantastic wives (and one husband), and have (at least to my eyes) pretty good marriages, and they seem happy together, and have been together for years most of them. You just have to be intentional. That's the key. You have to keep your eyes open, and if they start saying funny things, like we can't meet yet, well.... then call me back next year, when you can meet. The only good thing about scammers and liars, is they typically hang themselves in their own lies, if you listen well enough and give them some time. -
Unless you know of a verse saying "Thou shalt not tattoo" or something similar in the new testament, I don't even see why this is contentious. So first, you are part of a Christian Church congregation, I would assume. You have local church, that you go to, and that you fellowship with. Ask your pastor. If you don't have a church, then for future reference, I would suggest you make that a priority in your life. Online churches are fine, but you need a church that you personally, are directly participating in. I don't know anything at all about pastor John Piper, but his views seem in-line with what the Bible says. Perfectly permissible, just not advisable. I actually know of a couple, a Christian Couple which has tattoos up and down their entire bodies, and when they became Christians, they had all of their 'questionable' tattoo choices down over, with various christian symbolism and a few verses. Today, they use their tattoos and their looks, to reach out to motorcycle gangs. I think they went to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally last month, spreading the good news of salvation, in a way that a clean cut, paper white, guy like me, could never do. So while I'm not a fan of tattoos, I'm also not opposed to Christian people using what they have for G-d's glory. I think if I were you, and the removal wasn't financially a good option, then I would go have it redone. The only thing I would make sure about, is that if you are going to put a Christian symbol, or a Bible verse, or anything like that.... if you are going to put a tattoo on your body, that refers to the Kingdom of G-d.... then I would suggest you do the absolute best possible tattoo you can. Don't do something half-baked, that looks lame. Like they say, if it's worth doing, then it's worth doing right. If you are going to do this, then do it to the very best you possibly can.
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2 Questions on Demonic Possession
LonerAndy replied to Open7's topic in Do you want to just ask a question?
They never disappear from the Earth, if that is what you are asking. Demons will be here, until they open the pit, and cast them all into the lake of fire. How can you tell that someone is demonically possessed.... That's not easy. I have only heard of about a dozen or less stories of demonic possession. What I can say, is that every example I've been told of, it was very obvious to a Christian. The pagans, will say they are having some sort of medical issue, or they are hallucinating or such. And sometimes that is in fact the case. But for Christians, if the spirit of G-d lives within you, when you get around someone who is actually possessed.... it will be like the very spirit of G-d inside you is warning you something is wrong. It will almost be like you can "feel evil". Thankfully I have never had this experience. I was talking about it with my father, and he said he only had one time where he was absolutely convinced someone was possessed. The person started talking in a strange voice, and saying things that, there was no possible way that he could know. He didn't go into detail about what exactly the man said that he couldn't possibly know, but he said all the hairs on his neck and arms stood straight up. And that's been a common theme in the stories of demonic possession is that you end up with a real physical reaction to a demonic presence. If you don't have that reaction... if it's just grammy saying some crazy stuff again... then it likely isn't demonic. There is one way I personally believe you can test. Demons hate, absolutely hate, the name of Jesus Christ the Lord. They can't praise him. They can't bless his name. So if person is possessed, they typically can't say the Apostle's Creed, or the Lord's Prayer, and sing praises to G-d. If you, or anyone can do those things, then it is my opinion that you are NOT possessed of a devil or something. -
A question about online relationships
LonerAndy replied to TonyT316's topic in Do you want to just ask a question?
Well... yes and no. Any relationship, is a relationship. I have a relationship with my boss at work. It is a "relationship". The problem with an online relationship, is that unless you are exceptionally diligent, the truth is that other person could be lying to you about everything. I could change my name to Tina, and tell you I'm an 18-year-old from Australia. How would you verify that? So, I had a roommate who was from Bangladesh, and he wanted a wife, who was still in Bangladesh. Well, she didn't just take his word for it. Her parents, called up his university that he claimed he had a degree from, and verified it. They called his parents, and talk to them. They called his job where he worked, and verified that he worked there. They even called one of his neighbors, and asked if they had any complaints. Was he parting and drinking, or doing drugs or something in the neighborhood. And they required other things on top of that, to verify who he was, and what he was really like, and that he is who he said he was. We don't do that here in the US, and it causes problems. Because truthfully, how much about this other person, do you really honestly know as a concrete fact? Anyone online can say anything. I had this happen to me. Now thankfully it wasn't a romantic interest, or it likely would have hurt really badly. But I had an online "friend" who I used to play online games with. This was over 10 years ago. And over the course of 6 months, I started noticing that she would describe herself one way on one day, and completely different way on another day. And after awhile of hearing her say completely contradictory things about herself, I questioned her on it, and she said "I like to role-play when I'm online". That's when I realized how difficult 'truth' is online, and how easily one can lie about who they are. Because I to this day, have no idea if any of those things she said was true. I don't know even know if she was really a girl, or maybe guy, maybe she was old, or young, or married or single, or had kids, or anything. And by the way, this is also why you should never lie to anyone. Because after I knew she was just lying, I never had any reason to talk to her. Why talk to someone, when you can't take a single thing they say at face value? If she had said it was a warm sunny day, I would have wondered did she mean, where she was in reality, or where she was in her fictional "role-playing" world? Or where she was in some video game? How would I know? Now I don't mean to imply that online relationship can't work. They can. I know people who have met their wives online. I know people who used international dating sites to find a wife, and marry them from another country. But you need to be intentional, to make it real. I know men who flew half way around the world to meet the parents, and propose to their future wife. Here's is my only real advice on this... if you are just playing around, and you don't intend to marry this girl.... break it off. Relationships are not play things for your amusement when you are not serious. And if you are serious, then you need to start planning out your next steps. How are you going to meet this lady? How are you going to verify who she is? How are you going to take her out on a real date, meet her parents, and take this seriously? You are at one point on this path, and the marriage is at the other end of the path. What are you going to do, to start walking the path? What is your next step? I don't know what that step is, and no one who isn't in your situation can tell you. But you have to move forward, or you need to break this off, and find someone you can move forward with. Now I'm not saying rush it. I'm not saying jump off the cliff without checking for a parachute first. But you need to move. -
Is abortion a free-trip to heaven?
LonerAndy replied to CaptWalker's topic in Do you want to just ask a question?
I'm not entirely sure that having your head torn off, or your brains sucked out through a hose, can be described as a "free trip to Heaven". But yes, I think all children killed before the age of accountability, meaning before they are able to understand choices and actions regarding their eternal life, do in fact go to Heaven. I just find the way you described it, as if they have have this easy way of getting to Heaven, when the reality is they are being torn apart... didn't ring well with me. -
Time to cancel Netflix. (FYIs in case you missed it)
LonerAndy replied to LonerAndy's topic in General Discussion
So I gave you a chance to follow your own advice, or change what your advice is. If you can't even follow the advice that you yourself are giving... then I don't have anything more to talk to you about. So, I'm going to place you on ignore now, and I'm only letting you know as a courtesy, so that you are not posting and wondering why I'm not replying. Thanks for your time. Have a good one. -
Time to cancel Netflix. (FYIs in case you missed it)
LonerAndy replied to LonerAndy's topic in General Discussion
That is not the same as you having seen the movie, Andy. Actually yes it is. I don't need to read a porn magazine cover to cover, to see the front cover, see naked chicks, and know that there is nothing good inside that magazine. Do I need to inside that place, to figure out if it's a clean wholesome place? That is a place that exist down the street from me. Unfortunately we can't force it to close, because it is in another municipality. Do I really need to go in, and "experience" the entire thing to find out what "private dancer" means? No, I do not. Thanks, but you are wrong. My response to the op has less to do with the profane, vulgar, and perverse nature of the movie than with someone telling everyone how to behave. How about you try getting a little understanding before showing your shock and lack of understanding? So how about you follow your own advice? You posted that you were against people saying how others should be behave..... and then spent five paragraphs saying how you think the poster should behave. This is a forum. Every single post by every single poster, is an opinion on what others should do or believe. Every single post here is "This is my opinion, and how I think others should act". If you are telling me, that your big issue, is that you think it is wrong for others to give their opinion on what others should do. And then you yourself just gave your opinion on how you believe others should act? If you really believe that, how about you practice what you preach first? If you truly believe that people should not give their opinion on how others should act, then I should expect this post of yours, to be the last post you ever make on this forum, or any other forum. By your own standard, you should disappear from the internet. As for me, this is an open forum, and I intend to keep making posts as I see fit. And as for people who don't like my opinion... tough. You don't have to read it, nor respond to it, but I have no obligation to you or anyone else to stop, and nor will I. Clear enough? -
Time to cancel Netflix. (FYIs in case you missed it)
LonerAndy replied to LonerAndy's topic in General Discussion
Yes, I was concerned at the start that it was being exaggerated, so I investigated it myself. From the various descriptions of the movie, to the trailers, to the artwork posted about the movie... it is clearly and undeniably pedophilia. It is putting 11-year-old girls into a sexuallized twerking group, wearing skin revealing skin tight outfits, doing clearly suggestive dance moves. And again, even the description of the movie says as much. It says an 11-year-old girl rejects her conservative parents, and joins a twerking dance group, and "Explores her femininity". Now of course Netflix didn't say "We support pedophilia". But if you had such a movie on your service, and someone told you it's pedophilia, and you review it and see a bunch of 11-year-olds in clothe barely larger than a bikini, and dancing around twerking with their butts up in the air.... You would move to remove the movie. Netflix gave several statements, that all said the same thing which roughly translated to we support diversity and a variety of cultures. That's basically them defending the movie, and openly saying they will not remove it. Unless you tell Netflix why the subscription is being canceled they will neither know nor care. Be wise, not just holy. That's fine.... if that's how you want to roll. The book of Revelations says that things will get worse before the end. So I for one, basically accept the fact that this is the direction our world is going. So the purpose of this action, is not about Netflix knowing why they are being canceled, or careing. This is how the world is going. We are not going to stop it, by complaining at Netflix. So why is it my opinion you should cancel your Netflix? Because we are stewards of the money G-d has given us. Do you see? It's not our money. It is G-d's money. And now that you know that Netflix is actively defending and supporting clear unambiguous pedophilia.... how can you in good conscious give G-d's money to a company that supports this? How do you plan to face Jesus on judgement day, and have him ask you what's up with that? This entire thing has been rather shocking to me, that so many people can prioritize entertainment.... which is all this is. You don't need Netflix for your life. It's entertainment. I don't understand how people can pick having their entertainment over opposing Pedophilia. Just baffling to me that this discussion has gone on for 9 pages. My internet company is Wowway. If someone came to me and said that Wowway was directly supporting Pedophila. First I would verify the claim. And you can verify everything I said about Netflix and the movie cuties. There is plenty of information about this. And then once I verified it, I would have it canceled before the end of the month. I would never prioritize something that is clearly an optional service of society, over standing for what is right. -
Time to cancel Netflix. (FYIs in case you missed it)
LonerAndy replied to LonerAndy's topic in General Discussion
I don't have problem with different views either. I even said very specifically, if you have a different argument, by all means post it. What I do have a problem with, is when I post my view, and someone says "You don't have the authority to...." Post my opinion? Because if that is the standard, then logically unless the person saying that is Jesus himself, or one of the apostles, then the person posting "You don't have the authority..." also doesn't have the authority, and thus shouldn't be on here to begin with, if he followed his own standard. Beyond that, when you start spewing insults... direct personal insults... like "I would think that someone with beaker as an avatar, would know some science"... that is a direct personal insult, which some people on this forum, that I no longer talk to, have said to me.... Well I'm not obligated to be insulted by people on here. Of course I'm going to put those people on my ignore list. The problem isn't that they have a different view. The problem is that they are not discussing things without being rude and insulted. By all means, every can say whatever they want. But be an adult without insults or put downs... and don't sit there and tell others they don't have a right to their opinion, or the "authority" to have an opinion. I don't think those minimal requirements are unfair. -
Time to cancel Netflix. (FYIs in case you missed it)
LonerAndy replied to LonerAndy's topic in General Discussion
You are missing a fundamental problem. It's not just "you can block it". This isn't about us being able to block it. Honestly, it's not like I'm thinking that little pedophile gremlins are going to come out at night, drag you to your Netflix, and force you to watch 11-year-olds twerking in bikinis. That's not the point. Netflix has openly and directly said, that they support this. If you give your money to this company now, when you know directly, that Netflix supports 11-year-olds in bikinis twerking in front of men..... You are supporting pedophilia. I don't care if you block it or not. Now, you don't have to justify yourself to me. I'm nobody. But you should very much think about how you plan to justify your choices before G-d in Heaven on the day of judgement. I do. That's why I'm here. That's why I'm saying this. You are not the owner of your money. You are a steward of the money G-d has given you, just as I am of the money G-d has given me. And we need to think about what we directly support with our money. -
Time to cancel Netflix. (FYIs in case you missed it)
LonerAndy replied to LonerAndy's topic in General Discussion
Little different don't you think? At least with adult, who are choosing to engage in porn, they are adults. Right? These are 11-year-olds, being dressed as prostitutes, and twerking for men. I'm against porn. I have never seen porn. Never been to a porn shop, or strip club. But the girls in the strip club are over 18. They are adults making choices. They are not 11-year-olds. If we as Christians can't draw the line here... then honestly we should just stop calling ourselves Christians. -
Time to cancel Netflix. (FYIs in case you missed it)
LonerAndy replied to LonerAndy's topic in General Discussion
I just posted a video, of them talking to representatives of NetFlix, and Netflix openly said this. They were asked directly, this is pedophila. It says the 11-year-old girl joins a twerking group.... highly sexual dance group.... to explore her femininity, and rebel against her conservative family. The movie itself.... is rated TV-MA... for mature audiences only. Do you realize how disgusting that? The girls in the movie, that are doing the sexually suggestive acts that got it the TV-MA rating, themselves would not be allowed to see the movie they starred in. That should tell you all you need to know. You can go look up everything I'm telling you and verify it, just like I verified it. So people sent messages to Netflix about the film, pointed all of this out to them. "we understand that not all stores will appeal to all our viewers, which is why we always invest in a diverse range of content from all over the world. We also provide ratings, synopses, trailers and controls to help our members make the right viewing choices for themselves and their families." - Netflix. “‘Cuties’ is a social commentary against the sexualization of young children,” a Netflix spokesperson said in a statement to Variety. “It’s an award-winning film and a powerful story about the pressure young girls face on social media and from society more generally growing up — and we’d encourage anyone who cares about these important issues to watch the movie.” https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/netflix-defends-cuties-against-sexualization-young-girls-1234766347/ That's what they say.... which contradicts what the movie is about, in it's own description. The description says 11-year-old girl moves into a group of sexualized twerk dancers. How is that "against" sexualization of young children, by having a girl go be sexualized in a twerk group? Do you think pedophiles are going to watch the movie with a dozens scantly dressed 11 to 14 year olds, and think "Oooooohhhh!! It's a commentary!!!!".... no. of course not. Again, you can verify anything I'm telling you. -
Time to cancel Netflix. (FYIs in case you missed it)
LonerAndy replied to LonerAndy's topic in General Discussion
NetFlix is. They openly said, they support the movie. They told people who pointed out that it was clearly pedophilia, that they should watch the film, and that they would not remove it. They are defending the movie. https://youtu.be/1I3-bhhoNxk It is openly against conservative values (according to their very own description of the film by the way), and it is about sexualizing 11 year old girls (it even says as much in the description of the video). You can watch the Youtube clip yourself. Netflix directly is supporting this film, which is unambiguously pedophilia. -
New Peace Deal in the Middle East from Trump
LonerAndy replied to Mozart's Starling's topic in General Discussion
One thing is true of all people who end up president. It does change them. Some for the better, some for the worst, but having that much responsibility on your shoulders for 4 to 8 years, will change anyone. Time will tell whether Trump ends up a better person. Our job is to merely pray that G-d's will be done on Earth, as it is in Heaven. Right? -
New Peace Deal in the Middle East from Trump
LonerAndy replied to Mozart's Starling's topic in General Discussion
I pray for the peace of Israel. No matter how bad Trump has been in the past, he has done well as president. -
Time to cancel Netflix. (FYIs in case you missed it)
LonerAndy replied to LonerAndy's topic in General Discussion
Yeah it did win an award, which is insane. As for enabling the porn industry... should we boycott cameras? Should we boycott printers? Should we boycott magazines? Should we boycott paper? Should boycott trucks? If you want to talk about enabling.... there are millions of things that enable the porn industry, that we use on a routine daily basis. If you want to go that route... then logically you would need to become Amish. That's the only way to avoid using anything that could be used to enable porn. This is why we have to rationally determine where to draw a line. The line for me, it is when my money goes to something that DIRECTLY funds or supports, something that is pure evil. As I said before, my problem with Netflix isn't that this movie ended up on their service. My problem is that once they were confronted with the undeniably fact that this is unambiguous sexualizing of 11 year old girls, in prostitution outfits..... they defended it. This is horrific to me. I don't know how as a Christian, that I can give the money G-d gave to me, to a company that is openly going to support pedophilia. -
Well remember, that many Christians..... aren't. They are not Christians. So when you say, you see Christians cheering every dark practice the Bible condemns, remember that not all are Christians. Matthew 7:22 Says that on that day of judgement, many will come to Jesus saying "Lord lord! Did we not....." and Jesus will response "Depart from me. I never knew you". So not all the people saying crazy stuff, are all Christians. Additionally, some people are new to the faith. Not all Christians are at the same spot, on the Christian path. And that's hard for some of us who have been Christians our entire lives. Because we look at insane logic, and think "how can you think that?". But that's because we've walked this path for decades, and they became a Christian last week, and we expect them to know the Christian perspective, like they have read through the Bible every year, for the past 6 years, like I have. Well they haven't. They don't know what the Bible says yet. Most importantly, if you need to stay of social media do so. Not every person has a thick skin, and can handle the flames you find burning on social media 24/7. But understand, this is part of being in the world, but not of the world. It's simply the cross we must carry until Jesus returns and fixes this place to how it was supposed to be.
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Time to cancel Netflix. (FYIs in case you missed it)
LonerAndy replied to LonerAndy's topic in General Discussion
Amen Brother. Preach on. I don't know how anyone can sit there and say "Well this is just a matter of personal conviction". To me, that's almost like "sponsoring sex trafficking is a matter of personal conviction"... this is insane. We have a company saying that having 11-year-old girls twerking in prostitute outfits, is perfectly fine and good... and people who say they are Christian saying this should be a matter of personal conviction? I don't know how you can have that position. Honestly, this entire thread was in my opinion just supposed to be an FYI, because I couldn't imagine anyone anywhere even attempting a defense of this. Luke 16:8 Reminds of Jesus saying the children of the world will be wiser than the children of the light. I think we are there now. -
Time to cancel Netflix. (FYIs in case you missed it)
LonerAndy replied to LonerAndy's topic in General Discussion
And that is a point. I can say for myself that I have never had any porn or anything like that on my computer ever. And for me.... and this is just me apparently... My internet company is not funding directly, or indirectly, pedophilia. The company is not sponsoring sexualizing 11-year-olds, nor are they defending it. The internet provider is only engaged in one thing... providing internet. To say we shouldn't have the internet because you could if you choose, use it to look at underage girls in whore outfits.... is like saying you could use a car to drive to a strip club, or you could use a car to run people over and murder them. By that logic, no one should own a car? Because all through this entire ridiculous Covid-19 freak out over a sneeze shut down... I've been going to church online... over the internet. How you use the internet does matter, just like how you use your car matters.... do you agree? -
Time to cancel Netflix. (FYIs in case you missed it)
LonerAndy replied to LonerAndy's topic in General Discussion
Agreed! The funniest thing I ever saw, was my father trying to convince me that the History Channel and the Discovery Channel were good and wholesome. So we're sitting there talking, while they were playing some history thing or whatever.... and then three commercials came on... First one was a condom commercial, the second was a "sounds of the night" by Playboy, and third was a Viagra medication type commercial. I just laughed and laughed and laughed, and today (this was years ago), my father has internet sports, with no commercials, and that's it. Filter what you give your money to, and what you allow in your house. I think all Christians should do that. -
To everyone who gave comments on this, I have read each and every single one of them, whether I replied to them directly or not... and all have been very helpful. Thanks to everyone who commented thus far.
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Wow. Ok. I don't have a problem with it. I want women to be as armed and able to defend themselves, as much as they can. Now of course ultimately your help is the Lord. I would make that your prayer every day. Doesn't have to be a half our speech... just pray "I have this gun, but you are my protector Lord." Easy enough. And by the way, if at all possible, go learn some self defense. Basic moves to stop someone that is holding you. Plus it's gives you an excuse to do a little work out. But, no this doesn't bother me at all.
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Well it shouldn't be, because it means you haven't really read what I said. I said multiple times now in this thread, that I have worked at homeless shelters personally. I have given money to charities for the homeless since the late 90s. Don't take one statement out of context, and ignore everything else I said. This isn't CNN or something. First how did those people drugged out of their minds get there? Did they just randomly fall down and end up with a needle in them? No they choose to do drugs. And yes they are mentally ill. When you do drugs you end up mentally ill. There is large amount of research that shows a very clear, though not universal, a connection between drug use and ended up with mental illness. So these people are there by the choices they made. That is not to say I oppose helping them, but don't pretend they are victims either. My point to you is... do you think giving them money is helping them? Because I can promise you, given them cash that they'll use for their next shot of heroin, is not helping them. You understand the concept of "enabling" right? Where you think you are doing something nice, when in reality you are directly participating the in the destruction of the other person. My work at the homeless shelter was far more of a help to them. We didn't give them money on the street, so they could go buy another hit of heroin and shoot up again. We gave them real food. Real clothing. A warm bed. And... we did not allow people to abuse the generosity of others. People who were willing, we gave job training. Job placement. And helped them locate an apartment, or rental, and provided dishes, work outfits if their new job required it, toiletries, and bedding, even mattresses, and other furniture. We also have a free clinic, where we provided health care services, and in some cases free medications to those in need. But if all they wanted was to sit there collecting the generosity of others, and refused to do anything to move themselves out of their situation, then we gave them a dead line to move out. We helped the people who were willing to be helped. And didn't just sink all of our resources on people who could work, but refused to. Because here is what you need to understand about giving out charity. You don't have infinite dollars. No one does. And life is all about trade offs. Ever hour you have in this life, can only be used for one purpose or another. You can't spend an hour at work, and an hour with your husband or wife or your kids. There is a trade off. It can only be spent one way, or the other. Same with money. You can't help one person with a dollar, and at the same time help another person with that same dollar. You don't have unlimited money. One or the other. You can give it to the guy on the street that stumbles into the club to buy another hit, or you can give it to the work study/placement program that helps a guy get a job and improve his live. You can't give the same dollar to both. Now you can say, that guy on the street won't use it to buy drugs and beer..... I'm telling you, that I have seen it with my own eyes. I have directly watched this happen. I watched people use the money I gave them, to go into a club, and buy drugs and beer. Saw it with my eye. Not just once.... multiple times. To be blunt.... in all my 20+ years, every single time I have seen someone ask for money... they lied, and blew the money. 100%. Thus far at least. My advice.... if you care at all about actually helping people, and not using the money G-d gave you, to destroy people.... give money to charities that help people, not to people on the street. My opinion, my advice, based on over two decades of direct experience. Just my opinion.
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Time to cancel Netflix. (FYIs in case you missed it)
LonerAndy replied to LonerAndy's topic in General Discussion
What word? Crap? You know that the apostle Paul used that word? https://www.biola.edu/blogs/good-book-blog/2015/did-the-apostle-paul-use-profanity In Philippians 3:8, the apostle Paul compares his religious credentials to knowing Jesus. The difference could hardly be more emphatic: “knowing Christ Jesus my Lord” is of “surpassing value,” but Paul’s past success is like σκύβαλα (skubala). σκύβαλα is commonly translated as rubbish, refuse, or garbage, but sometimes more strongly as dung, in both ancient and modern translations (Vulgate, Tyndale, KJV, NET). Some have suggested another four-letter translation, stronger than dung. skubala. Slang word in New Testament times for..... crap. Crap isn't even a bad word honestly. Do you know where the word came from? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Crapper If you look at the word, before it was used to mean poop, it had no negative meaning at all. There is nothing wrong with the word crap. I don't know why you think that is a word no Christian should use. Based on what? If you can provide an actual reason a Christian shouldn't use that word, I'll stop. But if the apostle can call things crap, I don't why we shouldn't today. The problem you face here is.. your not Christ and you have no right, that means no authority what so ever to tell any other follow of Christ what to do. I've been very polite.... but oh for heaven sakes, grow up, both of you. Grow up. This is forum. It's a public forum, where people post their opinions. Do you really think I thought for a moment that I could come around and FORCE other people to cancel their Netflix subscriptions? Do you really? Quite frankly, Kay has been insulting, rude, childish and truthfully evil. She goes around DEMANDING that other people do what she thinks is right, and attacks anyone who disagrees with her. I put her on ignore, because I am not going to be insulted and talked down to, by a cruel person. I have never done that to her, or you. I gave you my opinion of what I honestly believe Christians should do. You don't want to? Okay? My opinion is my opinion, and if you want to support a company with openly pro-pedophilia media... that's your choice. By all means, justify that at the judgement. I'm not going to be there, remember? We'll all face judgement for ourselves. So spare me the "You don't have the authority... " Blaw blaw blaw. I have my opinion, and reasons for that opinion. I don't give a crap if you think I have the authority or not. My opinion, and I have a right to my opinion. You want to provide a counter argument, by all means, but spare me this "you don't have the authority to have an opinion on what other people should do". Don't care. Moving on. -
Time to cancel Netflix. (FYIs in case you missed it)
LonerAndy replied to LonerAndy's topic in General Discussion
Bad choice, but it's yours to make.