I'm not talking about feeling threatened, I'm talking about feeling uncomfortable. Not because of sexuality, but because you're uncomfortable doing your business with people who don't have the same plumbing as you. Because they don't understand you like your own sex understands you. Like I said...
Mm.. I don't think it's about demeanor or appearance, It's simply just being uncomfortable using the restroom and being vulnerable whilst doing it around the opposite sex. So yes, I suppose in a way it is about what anatomy they may or may not have. I feel more comfortable with people who have...
Cruelty is, like most things, relative. I know in this thread you've suggested that there's a universal idea of what is cruel, But I disagree. For example there is a parenting method in which you let your baby cry instead of attending them. Some people would consider it cruel, others would...
I suppose I'd recommend Worm, the web serial and Pact the web serial by the same author. Both have a dark atmosphere, Pact moreso. Worm is mostly morality/Anti-hero stuff, but it's really well done and even though it starts off a bit slow and typical it really grows on you.
For Dark Fantasy...
Fair enough.
Personally though I wouldn't let it lie, I'd specifically want to know why since it's not scriptural. And if I were going to let someone tell me what I'm allowed and not allowed, then I'd expect a thorough explanation. But that's just me.
But.. caffeine is practically coffee...
In fact I'm pretty sure the amount of caffeine in diet coke is as much as a cup of tea. I'm not sure I understand the rationale of those dietary restrictions.
Some people will consider you a Christian, others will likely think you're a heretic and some will think you're not good enough of a Christian to call yourself one. Everyone has different standards, so it really all depends on what you think of yourself.
Your relationship with God, your heart...
I don't approve of it, and I think it's a terrible idea because of the problems incest causes in their offspring but I don't feel like I have a right to dictate what consenting adults should do with their bodies and their lives. Morally, it's icky, but whatever floats your boat.
And no, I...
I don't take it literally, God isn't the kind of being I'd apply my perception of time to anyway.
That's just a number, and not one that's proven.
That's Jewish Law.
You'd have to provide scripture for me to properly address that.
That's Anti-Christian nonsense. The verse reads that the...
I take what is literal as literal and what is allegorical as allegorical.
'Course everyone says that. But I try and use my best judgement, and I think that's all thats expected. I don't assume that I'm right about everything though.
I'm Christian. Non-denom just means I don't subscribe to any denomination. So no specific doctrine/teachings, I just take the bible as is and everything else is optional.
It's their decision. I like to think of it like people think of the lottery, as a stupid tax. I'm not going to pity people who choose not to think for themselves.
Because we can't do anything about them. I have no more say over what happens in Saudi Arabia than I do with what happens in...
Because no one forces us to buy the new model phones. I still have a $50 pre-paid mobile I bought years ago, and it's brilliant. I've never owned and never intend to own a smartphone/Iphone.
Why would anyone protest commercials? That in itself is against freedom of speech.
And no, I don't...
I see plenty of Westerners protesting these things, Nike would be a good example. Our sins are that we demand, but it is their own corrupt governments who supply that demand with oppression. And you can't have it both ways, Either you want us to stay out of other countries business or you want...
All western societies have been exactly where the middle eastern ones are now. We progressed because people fought for it, even under threat of death, they fought.
And we didn't have things like the internet and mobiles to make it easier, But we still got it done. It all comes down to wanting...