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Jews don’t believe we are the only true relgion. That’s why we’re one of the few religions that do NOT seek converts. We believe there are many roads to God. I can respect your religious beliefs as long as they don’t harm me. Why can’t other religions do the same for us? Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I agree with you 100%. I’m Jewish and Jews do not seek converts. We believe there are many roads to God and can respect others as long as they are not harming us. Why can’t all religions adopt this “live and let live” policy? Frankly, I find it insulting and condescending when others try to convert me for it implies that their religion is better than mine. the Crusades, Spanish Inquisition and Holocaust have tortured and killed Jews for their beliefs. Why would I consider converting to a relgion that is not only intolerant of others’ beliefs, but will kill others “in the name of God”? Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I’m sorry for your experiences. I hope it improves> Perhaps, somebody (you or your husband) needs to tell them that if they continue to act unkindly, they will not see much of their son and you, then act accordingly. I did that with my mother (who was very hypercritical) and she finally changed her tune. YOur right, Christians certainly have no monopoly on intolerance. I know Orthodox Jews who are less than tolerant of the rest of us, but I”m unaware of institutionalized persecution of Christians by Jews on the scale of the Holocaust, Crusades & Spanish Inquisition. One could argue about Jewish treatment of Palestinians, but at least that is in self-defense and protection of our homeland. We don’t do suicide bombings. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I’m in a minority of females that enjoy gay porn as well as straight porn. In gay porn, the guys are generally younger and better looking, you get 2 cocks for the price of one and sex is sex is sex. It’s all arousing. I think another reason I can enjoy gay porn is that when watching straight porn, part of me is aroused, but another part of me is turned off by the way women are treated like objects. With gay porn, that’s obviously not an issue. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Yes! The men in gay porn are younger and better looking in general. All sex is arousing (unless it’s brutal). Lust is lust. I watch straight porn as well, but although it arouses me, part of me is pissed off about the way the women are treated like objects and they makes the experience less pleasurable. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I dispute your statement that “when you believe in Christ he changes your life and you want to do good works for Him”. I haven’t seen a lot of proof of that in everyday life. I also know many “saved” Christians who are thoughtless and mean and very intolerant. Being kind, unselfish and charitable does not come naturally to most people. We have to WORK at it. It’s not supposed to be easy; otherwise God would not have given us commandments. In all human endeavors, people need specific rules of correct behavior – in child rearing, baseball, playing the violin,etc. I’ve met too many Christians who use the “Jesus died for my sins” belief as an excuse for bad behavior or a copout to reject personal responsibility for their behavior. Good works means behaving with kindness, for
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Not all technological advances are seen as improvements. With cable TV, DVDs,etc. there are a lot of new options for entertainment. My elderly mother & aunts prefer to read, going to the library 3 times a week for new novels. They also go to movies. They do have cable TV, but there are so many choices and so much hassle to find the show you want, it can be more stressful than relaxing to enjoy this form of entertainment. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Yes, it’s true that my mother & aunt are confused by newer technologies, but they are able to live quite comfortably without them, e.g., my brother gave mom a computer so she could email her brother out of town easily. She tried, but preferred to continue calling and writing snail mail. I believe some newer electronic & digital devices can make things more impersonal. People use answering machines sometimes to screen calls in order to avoid unpleasant situations (bill collectors) or people they’d rather not talk to instead of having the guts to deal with these issues & people directly. Also, I still mail a hand written thank you note to anyone who gives me a gift. If they’ve taken the time and money to do something nice for me, I can take the time to write a note,which is much mo
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I don’t have a scientific answer, but as a 50 year old, I can understand both sides of the issue. When you’ve grown up with a TV that has 3 buttons – on/off, volume, and channel, it’s very confusing and intimidating to see a remote that has 30 different buttons to adjust. The buttons on the old TVs could be immediately understood w/o instruciton manuals. The instruction manual for my new TV is 68 pages! Who has time to go through that? I prefer simplicity, e.g., a microwave oven with 2 controls – time and temperature. With fewer options, you can do things more quickly, automatically. When I come home, I want to relax without having to study a 68 page manual to watch TV. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I suspect she made this up to shock you and see your reaction. I think the few people who have intercourse with animals must be pretty secretive. If it’s true, she can’t get pregnant, but she can get some nasty diseases. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I could be wrong, but it sounds to me like you’re not happy in your current relationship, but afraid to be alone. If you’re not happy, it’s only fair to either break up or discuss and try to fix the problem(s) with your partner. Or, you could have a discussion with your partner about dating others, not being exclusive. In any case, you need to be honest with yourself and your partner. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Communist countries used to do this; however, based on each person’s aptitude and skill, they choose the field someone would be trained for. I think community colleges & state colleges in this country were set up for the reasons you describe, but their costs have gotten so high that they’ve had to raise tuition so it’s out of reach for some. There are scholarships, though probably not as many as before. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Because the chances of your dying or being physcially maimed or psychologically damaged for life are much greater than in most occupations. A more benevolent interpretation of the phrase “signing your life away” may be that when you’re in the military, you take orders for the (perceived) good of the group and your personal decision making rights are severely limited by this. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I asked a medical student about this and he gave me an insight on the situation. We tend to imagine these male GYNs looking at naked sexy women all day getting turned on. What they actually see, apart from annual pap smears, is women with yeast infections and other vile stuff oozing out of their vaginas, women with symptoms of urinary and STDs that would digust the average person. Needless to say, none of that is a turn-on. Perhaps some of them have a hard time separating these experiences from their relationships with healthy women. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I agree. And how about those athletes with multi-million dollar contracts? Some get injured and can’t even play the season out. Thanks to TV & movies, some entertainers reach a much much bigger audience than any teacher or doctor can. They’re paid well because they bring in big bucks for their producers. Teachers are waaaay undervalued and underpaid, especially considering the hazards of kids with weapons. I quit teaching h.s. because of the parents. Most were uninvolved. They thought of us as babysitters. PUblic school teachers are underpaid because their salaries are paid by local governments and voters have been voting down increases in taxes for education. Just Curious
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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,
