That's your opinion, but I don't think there is anything "gay" about having beliefs. Even secular artists have thrown in personal hints to their own beliefs, even in metal (for example System of a Down's Forest) if you think that believing in something and making music based upon somehow sucks, then it's your problem, but remember that almost all music is written based on someone's view of their world.

Just wanted to say hi to everyone. I just noticed this section the other day and replied to a couple of posts. Any christians on this site from Minnesota or Western Wisconsin?

Read the lyrics of beauty through the eyes of a predator. It's basically about being given into a reprobate mindset. I play dead is a haunting song as well.

couldn't have said it better myself. no one is truly righteous not anyone.

True. This is where things kinda go wrong... I knew of a christian girl (or supposedly christian girl) who got married after high school just so they could have a "green light" and their husband came home to find them occupied with someone else. whoops....I believe in marrying for love and love only, when the time is right. No one should ruin their life and run into something head on at a young age when they have so much to do either. i've seen people give up their ambitions just to be married and they regret it later on in life.

I believed Christ died for me, and everyone else on this polluted planet. He paid for my sins and he took on every bit of infirmity that I have or will experience in my lifetime. He took on the entire world's sickness because he loved us that much. Without him, whether humanity as a whole chooses to believe it or not, we wouldn't be here.

Demon Hunter is a great band, but with some young people their songs bring great conviction. it can be really depressing to hear some of their material if you read into their lyrics.

How do you fight your deepest inner temptations? How did Christ come against Satan when he took him to the pinnacle of the temple? Stand firm, there is more power with he who is inside of you than he who is in the world. Some people's temptations bring nothing but sorrow, be aware of that.

Here is the way I feel about it, as a Christian... now don't everyone jump down my throat and call me a heretic or whatnot. I'm an unmarried virgin. I'm young, only 24 years old and I don't plan on being a virgin when I'm in my 30s. Now we know what it is written about fornication in Corinthians "if a man and woman long for eachother, let them marry for it is better than to burn with passion"(but in Corinthians it also said that women must cover their heads in the church because they aren't the glory of God but of man), so there are some things that are left up to interpretation. I am not a "casual dater" nor do take part in what many people do my age and go from one bedroom to another. I would like to remain a virgin until marriage, but I am an imperfect human being. There are many christians with unrealistic expectations from their faith. They believe that they will be miraculously paired up with "the one", have a short courtship and have a long marriage with good sexual chemistry that lasts happily ever after. IT DOES WORK FOR SOME, but NOT all. I have to burst a few bubbles there, knowing friends who have had unhappy relationships for those reasons and well, being the product of a less than happy marriage. You cannot just start up a basically platonic relationship with someone, take the plunge and think that you're going to have great sexual chemistry. This is especially true if one or both partners is a virgin and has no idea what they're doing (like i said don't jump my throat on this one). A marriage needs to have consistent emotional/sexual chemistry or it will not survive. People that walk into a union with a prudent mindset aren't going to do so well.Just ask yourself this question; why would you go for the long haul with someone when you have no idea how well you do with them in a very important area? This is why infidelity occurs. While I have the ideal of remaining chaste until the day I marry the woman I fall in love with, I cannot make this as a total "set in stone" promise. I would be a liar if I did that. While I do not condone fornication, I still have to be realistic and say that something may happen with the right woman if we have been together long enough, even if marriage isn't in the foreseeable near future. Love happens, and no one can tell me that two people that decided to make a mistake and be intimate with one another before matrimony are somehow evil, or worse than two people who waited. And yes, sex is meant for much more than procreation. It was meant to be enjoyed. So for the time being, I am still a pure man and going through the journey of life until I find her or she finds me and I finally have someone to spend eternity with.

depends on how i felt about her. if it was something i found out eventually after starting a relationship with her, i would still be a little weirded out by it, but i might find a way of getting passed it. if i knew right after she'd started going out with me, probably no way in hell would i live with that...

from my experience, when a girl has really been into me. She will give me consistent eye contact, she will try to start a conversation. I've also had a girl put her hand on my leg at the bar and rub it while she talked to me, but she was drunk and probably would have done it to anyone lol. When I'm interested in a girl, i also give her eye contact, and i will try to start a conversation(if im not nervous at the time) There's also other signs like the aforementioned dilation of the pupils (i've yet to have seen that up close, but I'm bound to see it at some point) and their feet will be pointing towards you, not away because you are the center of their attention. I've also noticed women who had no real interest, but momentary curiosity give a "look of approval" which i think is more of a naturally triggered response than anything else. They're looking for a mate, so they will look at whatever catches their eye, even if they have no intent on following through with hooking up with that person. People think that attraction is merely a sight based feeling that builds on the surface, but there is an internal animal science behind it too.

Success with online dating is kind of dependent on how well you present yourself. It's really objective because women are looking for someone they find interesting based on a few pics and a paragraph, so that makes a little bit more challenging. Because of this being a free site that isn't advertised nearly to the extent that a site you pay for like Eharmony or Match.com is, it's likely to get fewer new members. Some people are also wary that a free site may attract scam artists and it sometimes does. I've had my best success putting up good pics and writing witty replies (when appropriate), but sometimes you will just get a read/delete or maybe even someone blocking you even when you have written a good reply. Mutual Match doesn't always work either, but it helps and it does make things easier than plentyoffish. Plentyoffish however... has a personality and chemistry test that gives you a slightly better idea of who a person is. I haven't had any luck on that site though, and my profile is slightly more complex than it is on here. I seem to have the best luck on Mingle2, so I guess that's where I'll focus my attention for right now.

i would most certainly date outside my race as i am composed of several myself. Recently, i have been dating more white women and it's really not a color issue, it's just who's been available at the time who had everything i was looking for. If a Latino, Asian, Hispanic...etc had the complete package and was actually interested in me, i wouldn't see the harm in giving things a shot.I once worked with an Ethiopian girl and we connected really well and would flirt all the time....but unfortunately she has a long term boyfriend who she intends to marry.

LMFAO wtf, where do you find this crap dude?

i went for the first day, kind of had to rush through everything but it was a good show, lots of oddball cars this year, but still too many chevys

this is MSRA back to the 50s, i'm surprised you dont know about this. there is 12,000 cars registered this year and the event started yesterday.it goes down at the fairgrounds every year in the middle of june. the last day is sunday which is the day of the swap meet.

alcohol and possibly narcotics. oh, and the creative acrobatics wouldn't hurt either...

what happened to "just dating"? i think dating just for the sake of dating is kind of pointless. I wouldn't want to start a relationship right off the bat, i know that's scary, but i would only begin dating someone that i would potentially want to be in a relationship with. If your goal is "just dating", then you're going to get a lot more people just looking for one night stands. Typically, many people date just so they can find someone that they are sexually compatible with. unfortunately, consequences aren't even considered, but the short-term benefits are always the first thing that comes to mind. I've met and known women that only wanted to date for the sake of dating-to meet new people, they think that guys are just disposable and they just pick the one that's the next best thing to what they actually want. you have to wonder what's wrong with someone who just goes to movies and dinner with you and then nothing beyond that after a handful of dates. they should at least declare their intentions or want to know your life somewhat deeper than just the 2 hours they spent with you a couple times a week. if someone is trying to pick you up on the dance floor, well... that's what people do when they go to night clubs. don't go dancing if you don't like being hit on or people "selling themselves" to you. I wish i had a girl put that much interest in me while at the club, so far what i've run into are drunk ditzes with the personality of a block of wood. i don't know what else to say other than relax and see who comes along, that's all any of us can do

what is up with all this personal agenda nonsense? I'm able to deal with competition from other men from a girl i like, but i will walk away if the girl is the one welcoming it. No one should have to "prove themselves" in order to show their validity as a potential mate. Love and dating should work as simple as this; they like you-you like them, they like being around you-you like being around them, they make you happy-you make them happy. Does that look simple enough? I get a little sick of this "finding the alpha male" bullcrap. It also gets tiring to hear about these women who whine about not wanting a "nice guy", but at the same time, they don't want a guy who's a cocky jackass either. People can't make up their minds anymore. Lots of good people, both men and women go without companionship all because of some stupid ideas that don't really mean anything in the end. If people need to play games to see who is worthy or unfit of their special attention, they deserve to be alone

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