paulsifer42
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You sure about that?
Haha, I doubt the OP really wants to put in the time to be this fast. Not to mention, in a home defense situation it's high adrenaline; no one is going to be that fast or that accurate. Home-defenders will need space or surprise. :)
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Love both of those. but you tend to get bit more of the standard fare of fantasy type clothing. nothing too bad tho, at least from what i can remember.
Oh, a little bit, I guess. It's so pixelated I forgot. Anyone can look it up on YouTube though and decide if it's more than they feel they should see.
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Interesting. I thought anything can end up on NetFlix. That's what it looks like with 80% of it being garbage in my opinion. .
I don't have Netflix, but I do have Amazon Prime. From what I've heard, Prime generally has better stuff, but it sure has some dumb stuff too.
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Journey, myst Series, Portal 1 and 2 (unfortunately for one you have to get the orange pack which i believes involves team fortress and half life). Aquaria, altho its concept of Gods and what they do can be a bit unsettling or depressing (the story is rather dark). Escape velocity, Escape Velocity Override, Escape Velocity Nova, realmZ, Nox, maybe planescape torment,
Mega Punch, Machinarium,
If you have an older system I highly recommend the Exile series by spiderweb software or its spiritual succsessor the Geneforge series. I also highly recommend escape velocity Nova (It's a spaceship RPG, you never see any people in the game).
RPG wiseyour going to be hardpressed to find any RPG that doesnt include a few bikini outfits.
I haven't beat Planescape, but what I've played isn't bad. If you like that one, you could try Baldur's Gate, and Baldur's Gate II. Both are solid and, as I remember, not offensive.
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Actually, I believe that I saw good in the church and its members BECAUSE of the holy spirit's guidance. I understand that you guys may not have meant any harm in your questioning, but you might want to be a bit more careful while questioning the validity of someone's faith and choices. It might rub someone the wrong way if not worded carefully.
It wouldn't be hard to convince me to believe the Spirit helped you see the good in the church and its members also. why have you continued going to church?
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Just to add a little more to also urstadt said: know what you're going to do with the gun before you get it and be prepared for that. It sounds like I haven't done all he proposes to do, but I also don't conceal carry yet, nor do I have my gun really accessible. I want to be better trained and informed before I take those steps. I guess what I'm saying is, part of being responsible is being honest with yourself. Am I ready to conceal carry? Am I ready to have my gun easily accessible? If that's what I want, what steps do I need to take to prepare for that?
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I own a ruger sr 22. It's a .22 long rifle handgun. After the shootings, stories of home invasion, long talks and some saving we bought it. I don't like guns, never have, but feel like, to protect my family, it's a good idea to have one. We bought a .22 in how that our shots had a chance of not killing the attacker, but enough power to cause enough pain to make them stop. I will say that gun ownership shouldn't be taken lightly. If you get one, please do the research to handle and store it safely and practice enough to be affective. Not saying it needs to take over your life, just saying you need to be responsible.
- Just_A_Guy and Urstadt
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But sometimes there are complications...survivors of childhood sexual abuse can (and usually do) struggle with intimacy. It has nothing to do with lack of acceptance of their spouses and more to do with how trauma rewires our brains....
This is OT...but I love that talk. I think it is interesting that he outlines so clearly there why sex before marriage is so wrong, and yet when someone is struggling to overcome sexual abuse we say, 'Forgive and let go" --as if the offense was not all that serious. You might not interpret it that way, but I assure you many survivors do.
I'm not at all saying those aren't legitimately concerns, also, I'm not saying sex is the only way to show that acceptance, just that is a good one. Obviously, different circumstances will require sensitivity and unique approaches.
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I don't understand what this post has to do with sex. Feeling accepted is not a byproduct of sex. Sex is the byproduct of being accepted. Raising a family is not a byproduct of sex. The decision to raise a family and the love present to come to such a decision comes waaaay before sex - in the normal scenario. One doesn't go through thick and thin together because one had sex. The decision to do that and the love present happened way before sex... Ergo, sex is an expression of love. A powerful expression, sure. But acceptance has happened before sex. But, one can express love and acceptance in many many many other ways. Sex is a temporary expression at best. An old person should not have to require Viagra to express love to his spouse.
Listening to the talk would probably help clear it up, but I'll do my best. Does acceptance come prior to sex, yes, but sex is a physical manifestation of that inward commitment, and when a commitment like that is manifest it helps the participants want to strengthen that commitment. Hence, helping build love. Is it the only way to build love? Absolutely not, but it is one way.
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Sex is an expression of love. It does not BUILD love. Love comes from the spirit.
Sex is a promise we make with our bodies. It's the ultimate form of acceptance and promises that those two people will be together to build a life together. I respectfully disagree with the idea that sex doesn't build love. When I feel accepted, when I'm promised once again that we're going to stay together, raise a family together, go through thick and thin together, I feel more loved, and am convinced to give more love, to choose to love more deeply and fully than I did before.
For a good talk about it, look up "Of Souls, Symbols, and Sacraments" on youtube. It's a talk Elder Holland gave once as the president of BYU - Provo, and then once again as an apostle.
- Backroads, auzziegirl and Just_A_Guy
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I guess the point of my original post wasn't clear. I guess it didn't really even have much of a point. I was mostly just impulsively venting a frustration. I don't expect the church to pay its musicians and have never said that they should. I do believe this usually sacrifices quality but I don't think this really matters to most people. I am mostly just torn about what to do regarding my calling. It's unfortunate no one else in my ward can play the organ.
Take it as a true calling, in you're corner of the world, you are the only person who can fulfill this role. :)
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Oh, I would recommend it too, I'm just saying people aren't in deep snow if they haven't, but have joined the church.
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Paulsifer42. Lately I've been really into Diablo 3: ros.
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I don't know if you have a system that plays portal 2, limbo, braid, final fantasy 6, phantom brave, final fantasy tactics, or final fantasy crystal chronicles, but all of those are good clean fun.
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Problematic does not necessarily mean catastrophic. It could be catastrophic. It is definitely problematic.
Definitely? Can we agree it's possibly problematic?
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I would love to, but I'd prefer my identity to be concealed. I do have a number of recordings online, though.
Well that's helpful... :) you could always pm me the link, just sayin'...
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It's not shaming to imply that one needs to gain a testimony by the Holy Ghost and that joining the church without doing so is problematic.
If one doesn't have a testimony by this means, one needs to go and get one by this means. And if one does not have a testimony by this means, then one's belief is, indeed, on rocky ground as compared to one who has a testimony by this means.
I disagree that it's problematic. I certainly didn't do that when I was eight. I believed, got baptized, and kept doing the things that gave me the spiritual experiences to fortify my faith. If he didn't do it, that's ok, so long as he keeps doing what he needs to do to gain those experiences. Ie. If he's not going to church, reading the scriptures, praying, then that's problematic.
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My calling right now is with the youth and I think it's a mixture of what has been answered. I think it starts with building a culture of acceptance and love, starting with the leaders. Leaders need to not make fun of the youth (I mean this to be mocking, not good married ribbing). Then talking with youth when they believe others, along with talking to those who have been belittled about being strong in the face of adversity.
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It will be interesting to see how this plays out. I would imagine that it will generate some interest among members and current investigators. Outside of that I can't imagine it will create much interest at all. I am sure there will be some, but I would imagine it to be minimal.
I just can't imagine my wife and I deciding to go out to a movie and upon arrival at the theatre getting to excited to see "Meet the Scientologists." I also don't imagine many teens or college students that are out for a friday show deciding to lay down their $10 for "Meet the Jehovah's Witnesses" or "Meet the Methodists" either.
Time will tell.
From what I've heard, the idea is to get enough buzz in the theatres for the documentary to end up on Netflix, where people regularly watch documentaries. Kids hearsay though.
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There was no shaming going on. A reasonable question was asked.
You read a lot into that question that wasn't there. That speaks to your mindset, and not to what was asked.
My mindset is that I know a lot of people who feel shamed by remarks that insinuate that their belief is somehow less than. If you'll read my original post, I point out that he may have many nothing by it, I was simply telling him how it might be perceived. Thank you for the criticism, I'll keep it in mind in the future.
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paulsifer I love that answer.
Awww, shucks...
Clean video games?
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Oh, yeah, Civ games are good. I've only played Revolution, and I guess some of the cleavage is a little more prominent than it should be, but I'd say a relatively clean game.