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    Struggling with my sexuality...need some slap of reality

    Can't help you much. I've been divorced since 2009, haven't dated since, and-- the more I look in on the situation, the more I want to make heavy smoke and head for the horizon at full speed. Dating and marrying again just looks like a really bad idea.
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    Can you live without sex? (2)

    Gee, do you think I should tell David now or wait til later? Now?? OK. See, it's like this: You have to be careful-- REAL CAREFUL-- when you start demanding-- and let's be perfectly clear about this, it's David doing the demanding and not God-- that people only do "biblical marriage"...
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    Can you live without sex? (2)

    Ahhhh....... You might want to look up a few things about that. Seems that I've heard that once you start taking testosterone therapy your own body's natural supply begins to shut down-- making the need for testosterone therapy a life-long thing from then on.
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    Can you live without sex? (2)

    Keep in mind that I, as a man, can have a sexless, loveless, sleep-alone-on-the-couch existence right now. No need for a marriage or even a GF to achieve this, and no pastor of any church will accuse me of sinning if I live a sexless life as a bachelor. If--- a big IF-- getting married...
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    ? for those who went to a therapist

    Ouch. How can the therapist be any good if she's not even listening? I can talk to myself perfectly fine, don't need to pay big bucks to a therapist for that. But, that's just my opinion.
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    when an abuser repents

    He prayed that for everybody there--- he didn't know Saul would later become Paul, in fact Saul was probably shouting for Stephen's death as loudly as anybody there. Consider that within days, Saul was at the Sanhedrin, seeking authority to hunt down any and all who were members of "The Way" as...
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    when an abuser repents

    Maybe I oughta add this for your consideration. Let's just suppose my ex-wife, who so sorely abused me half a decade ago, was to come to me today, confess she was wrong to do what she did and ask forgiveness. Further, she were to show signs of genuine repentance. In order to do this, it seems...
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    Is smoking a sin?

    Smoking is not a sin if you are 1. A train. 2. A big diesel truck. 3. A blast furnace. Otherwise-- no, it's not listed in the Bible as a sin, but the evidence is overwhelming that it's not good for you either. It causes cancer, it yellows your teeth-- as well as everything in your...
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    when an abuser repents

    Tom, you're absolutely right about it being a waste of time to post these links. I didn't bother to click even one of them because the rest of your post poses a major problem. See, it's like this: I have in my possession a NIV study bible, two NASB bibles, and somewhere around here I have a...
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    when an abuser repents

    So, lemme see if I got this straight. God forgives me because He is gracious. OK, got that. Tom, you say I don't have to forgive my abuser if she comes to me and asks that I forgive her? (For those that don't know, I was a male victim of domestic violence.) How do I work around that one...
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    Car buying jitters

    That Honda is still a pup. Tires are something every car needs once in a while, pop for the new tires and don't worry about it. Same thing for brakes-- they wear, every now and then you'll have to spring for a brake-job. But-- as long as the engine and [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse] are still sound, I'd be inclined to...
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    Car buying jitters

    Hey-- don't look at me. I'm driving a 16-year-old van with nearly half a million miles on it--still going strong. Gotta love those old Chevy vans. Note: Dave Ramsey has the right idea. Buying a new car and taking on car payments is a non-starter. Better to buy an older car and keep the...
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    How would you react to spousal abuse?

    I say again: If it had been me, punching my girlfriend and putting her lights out like that, on security-camera footage in the hands of the police-- I would be in jail right now facing serious charges. I'm not rich and famous, my name isn't a household name, nobody buys clothing with my name on...
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    How would you react to spousal abuse?

    First, I'm divorced right now because of domestic violence (she hit me) amongst other things-- so it goes both ways. Having said that-- the Rice incident shows how money and prestige go a long way towards deciding the outcome. Ray Rice "got away with it" as long as he did-- even though the...
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    What's the weather like where you are? (9)

    Sunny today, mid 70s. Tomorrow is supposed to be good too. But, after that......(insert "Jaws" theme music here.)
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    Fellas: Suit up!

    OK. This is gonna go somewhat against my better judgement, but---. First a few words. I never-- NEVER--wore a military uniform in my life. Second-- yeah, it's Photoshopped, but not by me. Back in the days when the MyOpera/Debates&Discussions forums existed, I made a comment that I could...
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    What's the weather like where you are? (9)

    Right now, 68F, sunny. Should get to 82F under clear skies today. Yesterday, we had a cold-front pass. Threats of storms that didn't materialize as the rain system went South of us.
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    Bibles that Pentecostals like (besides the KJV)

    The best wild guess is that he may have been a Jehovah's Witness at some time in the past. Some keep the NWT for comparison purposes, some-- like me-- get rid of the NWT some time after coming over to other churches. Right now, I have the New American Standard and the New International...
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    No Christian Females!!!!

    "Maaawww, we got anudder one!" I've been reading-- off and on-- the posts of another fellow who sounds a lot like you. Placed himself too high on the totem pole, and now can't be happy unless he can find a woman who is more intelligent and successful than he is-- because he doesn't want any...
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    Help! MY NEIGHBORS ARE BOTHERING ME LETTING THE WHOLE WORLD KNOW MY PRIVACY!

    I have a question. Assuming for a moment that you could get a lawyer to take this case (doubtful) and assuming the case made it to court--- how would you go about proving that your neighbors are reading your mind and publicizing whatever they get? I ask because this is the first question...