Your closet to come out of

[kurupt87]

I'm a Christian and I like BSDM. Figure that one out. (And no, I'm not the one who wrote the letter to Love FAQ).

BDSM is a very common fetish amongst the religious. It tends to be because religions just tell you to repress things that you're told are wrong or you'll be punished. The idea of punishment simmers in the mind and as your personality forms that becomes part of it. People keep their 'wrong' thoughts private and they also tend to keep their sexual practices quiet, they influence each other over time.

Because they repress their urges more, when they do let them out they tend to be more 'intense' and/or fetishistic than those of a sexual liberal. It's for this reason that states like Texas have a much higher proportion of paid membership to specialist sites than states like New Jersey.

OT: I'm a dom.

Edit: I just thought I'd make it clear that I meant it's just the most common fetish. I didn't mean to imply that it's more likely than not that they'd have it.

Also, it's equally likely that the person would be submissive as they'd be dominant, or even switch between. There's no hard and fast rule for which way they go, that is a much more personal development.

 

[infinity^infinity]

I haven't told my parents that my entire motivation towards going to college and the reason why I decided to go into the major I chose, Astrophysics, was the result of a delusional plan to become Doctor Who.

 

[KefkaCultist]

I'm a transvestite. I'm an atheist. I haven't told my parents about this. I don't think I ever will. So what's your closet that you haven't come out of yet? I'm not just talking LBGT stuff, I'm talking any kind of lifestyle choice that your parents (or other people close to you) wouldn't approve of or that for other reasons you're keeping secret.

Is being a Atheist a bad thing? I heard all the time that most American's are very religious people, but here in the UK, you are pretty much deemed a social outcast for not being one. Which is quite strange considering how religious focused our country was in the past.

i believe we sent all the religious people to america to get them to stop bugging us.

So you people are the cause for the WBC? You bastards.

OT: Well I'm bi (pan/omni actually, but bi is just easier and requires less explanation) and only the internet and a handfull of people I know in real know about it. I told my mother once, but she seemed shocked by it so I just played it off as that I was joking around like I tend to do. I'm pretty sure my friends have picked up on the hints though.

Other than that not much since I'm the kind of person that won't flat out say I'm into something because it's usually not necessary, but if someone asks me if I'm into something I have no problem telling them.

 

[Helmholtz Watson]

Today i became a brony.
I haven't told anyone yet, and i don't recon i will in a long time.

Welcome to the herd bro. i too am a brony.

I'm bipolar. the ponies actually help with the depression tho. so that's kewl.

same here, it has alleviated my depression as well.

though when i first became a brony, i was all like "NO ONE MUST KNOW" and such lol.

i find this image helpful when people try to mock me.
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and this is what comes to mind when I think of bronies

now that is a little harsh.....we weren't insulting or imposing on anyone here, why would you feel the need to post that?

If someone wants to be in my face about being a brony, I reserve the right to respond to them. Also, it's not as if I bad mouthed somebody for being non-heterosexual/white/my political beliefs. It's a cartoon that I insulted.

 

[Marcus Kehoe]

Their the nicest people I know and follow the bible the closest then any other form of Christianity

hmm...not to sure about that. I think Eastern Orthodox Christians would be the nearest thing to original Christianity.

Possibly, but in my area they do the best, and its never made more sense, I can actually read the bible know and understand it. I just like the way they do things, its a form of Christianity where the church is run by its goers not by a paid priest, it seems like the way things should be.

I hate to be petty, but the one thing I can't stand about is how they say Jehovah, because that is not how you say the name of G-d in Hebrew, but maybe that's just the Jew in me.

Yeah that bothered me a lot too. But a form of god's name is provided in the bible hundreds of times and it says that salvation comes through gods name. NO one has the exact way to say gods name, but Jehovah is close. Imagine if you went to another country and they couldn't say you name. would you not answer them if you knew that your name sounded different in their language? Or would yo rather them just call you by your title or sex by the rest of your life. god knows what we mean when we say his name. The name Yahweh is same as Jehovah in meaning which is he causes to become. God knows want were trying to do, even if we can't express it in words correctly he reads it in our heart.

 

[Dtox333]

Today i became a brony.
I haven't told anyone yet, and i don't recon i will in a long time.

Welcome to the herd bro. i too am a brony.

I'm bipolar. the ponies actually help with the depression tho. so that's kewl.

same here, it has alleviated my depression as well.

though when i first became a brony, i was all like "NO ONE MUST KNOW" and such lol.

i find this image helpful when people try to mock me.
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and this is what comes to mind when I think of bronies

now that is a little harsh.....we weren't insulting or imposing on anyone here, why would you feel the need to post that?

If someone wants to be in my face about being a brony, I reserve the right to respond to them. Also, it's not as if I bad mouthed somebody for being non-heterosexual/white/my political beliefs. It's a cartoon that I insulted.

but...no one was in your face about it....we were just talking about our own experiences and what not, nothing that concerned you.

And i couldn't care less if you were insulting the cartoon. I was more referring to the caption below the picture, and is terribly insulting and generalizing of the fandom as a whole, which, if you ask me, is quite bigoted.

 

[Queen Michael]

Though I'm not a Jehovah Witness I go to their churches a believe what they believe. I believe in what I learn and have never been happier with my region, but people really don't like Jehovah witnesses. Their the nicest people I know and follow the bible the closest then any other form of Christianity, but they cause a lot of flak if you mention their name. I want to stick up more for what I believe but I don't want to alienate people.

But if ypu go to their churches and share their faith, then doesn't that mean you are one?

 

[Helmholtz Watson]

Their the nicest people I know and follow the bible the closest then any other form of Christianity

hmm...not to sure about that. I think Eastern Orthodox Christians would be the nearest thing to original Christianity.

Possibly, but in my area they do the best, and its never made more sense, I can actually read the bible know and understand it. I just like the way they do things, its a form of Christianity where the church is run by its goers not by a paid priest, it seems like the way things should be.

I hate to be petty, but the one thing I can't stand about is how they say Jehovah, because that is not how you say the name of G-d in Hebrew, but maybe that's just the Jew in me.

Yeah that bothered me a lot too. But a form of god's name is provided in the bible hundreds of times and it says that salvation comes through gods name. NO one has the exact way to say gods name, but Jehovah is close. Imagine if you went to another country and they couldn't say you name. would you not answer them if you knew that your name sounded different in their language? Or would yo rather them just call you by your title or sex by the rest of your life. god knows what we mean when we say his name. The name Yahweh is same as Jehovah in meaning which is he causes to become. God knows want were trying to do, even if we can't express it in words correctly he reads it in our heart.

Ok another thing I hate to see is when people type the name Y***eh because if you are religious and you know that name, you should also know that your not supposed to say it, type/write it. Instead, say/type the word Hashem. It irritates me to no end when religious Christians go around and say that name. If your atheist, fine, it doesn't mean anything to you. However if your a religious Christian and you say that word, all I can do is smh at you for doing so. The only thing more annoying than that is Christianity's claim that hell exist (bullsh*t that Christianity tacked on) or that salvation is through the savior (bullsh*t again). sorry I went off topic there.

 

[Queen Michael]

Today i became a brony.
I haven't told anyone yet, and i don't recon i will in a long time.

Welcome to the herd bro. i too am a brony.

I'm bipolar. the ponies actually help with the depression tho. so that's kewl.

same here, it has alleviated my depression as well.

though when i first became a brony, i was all like "NO ONE MUST KNOW" and such lol.

i find this image helpful when people try to mock me.
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and this is what comes to mind when I think of bronies

now that is a little harsh.....we weren't insulting or imposing on anyone here, why would you feel the need to post that?

If someone wants to be in my face about being a brony, I reserve the right to respond to them. Also, it's not as if I bad mouthed somebody for being non-heterosexual/white/my political beliefs. It's a cartoon that I insulted.

1. Nobody was "being in your face," like you're implying.
2. That picture doesn't insult the cartoon, it insults the fans of the cartoon. The text beneath the photo makes that clear.

So what you're implying isn't true, and what you're saying isn't true.

 

[BRex21]

Hmmm, do severe touch phobias count? Seriously, people never get it when i tell them i don't want people touching me. Hands on shoulders or arms are just inappropriate and people who "feel the material" of my clothes make my skin crawl.
Its been something of a relationship killer, as my significant others usually don't want to wait for the necessary trust to build up for intimacy. Plus my mom thinks I'm gay! Its just not an easy thing to explain.

 

[Marcus Kehoe]

If you dont mind me askig. I have never understood BDM, what is sexy about hurting or being hurt by those you love ? It just seems weird to me. lso I dont know much aout denomnations but are methodists the peope who belive they tlk in tounges or something ? I kno there are some groups who do that, but cant remember who.

I've more or less had this fixation since I was a child--being unusually interested in the parts of cartoons where somebody's tied up and all that--and I think I've figured out it's more or less about control. When you're helpless like that, somebody else is completely in control and you are completely out of control. Meaning you are free from making decisions and conscious choices, and they are free to make any decisions they like regardless of the consequences. So it's a way of thinking, really. I can definitely see why you wouldn't get it though, lol.

As far as your question about Methodists, I don't believe I've known any others in my denomination who believe they've spoken in tongues. I know some evangelicals and Baptists are like that, but I like to consider the Methodists I run with to be the Canadians of the protestant Christians. We don't like to get involved with controversies, we don't like to be terribly open with hateful belligerence, and we don't really take any rash actions to make anybody else upset with us. We just say hello and smile and go about our business. Of course I understand there are some Methodists who have done such things, but again this is just the crowd I run with. Churches function on a very local basis, so the values my local churches hold may be radically different from others in different places.

Yeah I dont think I will ever understand it, personally I just dont see how I could enjoy hurting or being hurt by someone I loved, also the bondge thing I always found creepy, becuase it seems like rape. Im not saying people who re nto it re rapist, but or me it just dosent sit right.

Well I hae no idea who I was thinking of, maybe it was pentecostals. I dont mind christians, its just when I had some knockingmy door with creationism leaflets, luckily I just wokeup and looked like I jsut woke up, so they left. A few weeks later it was mormons knocking but they saw my mothers cross on the wall and didnt bother too much. Idont have issues with christians who dont try and convert people or bring up their religion at any oppertunity.

Though I'm not a Jehovah Witness I go to their churches a believe what they believe. I believe in what I learn and have never been happier with my region, but people really don't like Jehovah witnesses. Their the nicest people I know and follow the bible the closest then any other form of Christianity, but they cause a lot of flak if you mention their name. I want to stick up more for what I believe but I don't want to alienate people.

I dnt want to get into religious debate. But... Uh... Have you read the Bible ? like God seding bears to maul children for calling a guy bald. I find that funny, but if I took it seriously, it would be entirely different. Or Moses and the angel of deth killing firstborns who did fuck all to anyone

Their are a lot of things in the bible I don't quite get either, but I am making my way throughout he bible and trying to make sense of some of those weird things. A big thing about studying with Jehovah witnesses is that they know that you need to ask questions, and sometimes just believing isn't enough. Not to be a dick either, but Their have been a lot of stories and scriptures altered in the bible since it was originally written. The king James Bible is the biggest one I know of, Its been altered in very big ways from a lot of the original scriptures and contradicts itself a lot.

Oh I know the bible is a collection of books, and has been edited MNY times. But still, cant see any context where some of the stuff would be good.

As or the thing about Jehovas and conersion, I understnd they want to convince everyon becuase they belive it will help them, but some people just dont belive, im one of them unless I saw jGod/Jesus without any drugs envolved I willnever belive. people who m seem like they want the best fo us, just push us away and make us annoyed. Its like my mother, she couldnt convert me after the 1st attempt, or th second. And shestill occasionally tres. Not realising it just gets more annoying.

I'm not a Jehovah witness, and don't understand it 100% yet but I can see how its annoying. But I'm pretty sure if you ask them not to com back they won't, at least not on purpose. But you have to understand witnesses like your mother only try to do it out of love. My sister who studied before I did, quite studying with Jehovah witnesses because of a bad marriage, now even though she did believe it let material things get in the way of any kind of religion. I will never stop trying to convince her to try studying again because I love her, but I will not force it on her, nor should anybody.

 

[Berithil]

Today i became a brony.
I haven't told anyone yet, and i don't recon i will in a long time.

Welcome to the herd bro. i too am a brony.

I'm bipolar. the ponies actually help with the depression tho. so that's kewl.

same here, it has alleviated my depression as well.

though when i first became a brony, i was all like "NO ONE MUST KNOW" and such lol.

i find this image helpful when people try to mock me.
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and this is what comes to mind when I think of bronies

Ah, yes. The infamous image used to attack fans of the show. Do you really believe that all of us are as creepy and socialy awkward? Trust me, I watch the show. That's as far as it goes, at least with me ( and I'm sure lots of other people too). I don't own any merchandise or anything. I just enjoy the show. You got a problem with that?

I really hope this doesn't turn into another pony flamewar

 

[xitel]

I support cannibalism of previously deceased corpses as a method of recycling resources. I.e. soylent green style thing. We have the knowledge to make human meat safe to eat and avoid Creutzfeld-Jakobs disease, so instead of wasting not only the potential food source of bodies, we are also wasting vast amounts of land on graveyards and the like that could be used for shelter for the homeless or gardens to provide even more food.

 

[Belaam]

My atheism in my new town/job. Last place I lived was a large, multi-cultural city. This is a town of about 3,000 with 57 Christian churches and no other religions in town. It's an extremely conservative town and I am a teacher here. As I just started here, I don't even tell my fellow teachers and won't until I'm off my probationary period. The teacher next to me recommends TAs on the basis of being "good Christian kids" and the next one down is the wife of a local minister. I will probably stay closeted to co-workers until I'm both out of the probationary period and have a few years of kids who can all reassure their families that I never mention it in class.

As for the rest, I guess there are a few sexual practices my wife and I haven't told our families about, but we both have the kind of relationships where we don't tell them anything along those lines. Instead we have a cousin who has been directly instructed that in the case of our untimely demises, she is to come to our house, empty the two bottom drawers of each of our nightstands into the trash, dump the white box under the bed, and delete the file under My Documents that says "Firefox Update Logs".

Oh, my wife is also closeted to her family that we have made a deal with some friends that if we pass away, they are to get custody of our kids. Mostly because she doesn't want to deal with the fit her mom and sister would throw.

 

[Tanis]

Atheist, Socially liberal (IE: don't understand why folks hate homosexuals getting married, pro-choice, ect)......living in America.

 

[-Ezio-]

Today i became a brony.
I haven't told anyone yet, and i don't recon i will in a long time.

Welcome to the herd bro. i too am a brony.

I'm bipolar. the ponies actually help with the depression tho. so that's kewl.

same here, it has alleviated my depression as well.

though when i first became a brony, i was all like "NO ONE MUST KNOW" and such lol.

i find this image helpful when people try to mock me.
snip

and this is what comes to mind when I think of bronies
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now that is a little harsh.....we weren't insulting or imposing on anyone here, why would you feel the need to post that?

If someone wants to be in my face about being a brony, I reserve the right to respond to them. Also, it's not as if I bad mouthed somebody for being non-heterosexual/white/my political beliefs. It's a cartoon that I insulted.

but...no one was in your face about it....we were just talking about our own experiences and what not, nothing that concerned you.

And i couldn't care less if you were insulting the cartoon. I was more referring to the caption below the picture, and is terribly insulting and generalizing of the fandom as a whole, which, if you ask me, is quite bigoted.

is sad that people have to generalise.

 

[Marcus Kehoe]

Though I'm not a Jehovah Witness I go to their churches a believe what they believe. I believe in what I learn and have never been happier with my region, but people really don't like Jehovah witnesses. Their the nicest people I know and follow the bible the closest then any other form of Christianity, but they cause a lot of flak if you mention their name. I want to stick up more for what I believe but I don't want to alienate people.

I dnt want to get into religious debate. But... Uh... Have you read the Bible ? like God seding bears to maul children for calling a guy bald. I find that funny, but if I took it seriously, it would be entirely different. Or Moses and the angel of deth killing firstborns who did fuck all to anyone

Their are a lot of things in the bible I don't quite get either, but I am making my way throughout he bible and trying to make sense of some of those weird things. A big thing about studying with Jehovah witnesses is that they know that you need to ask questions, and sometimes just believing isn't enough. Not to be a dick either, but Their have been a lot of stories and scriptures altered in the bible since it was originally written. The king James Bible is the biggest one I know of, Its been altered in very big ways from a lot of the original scriptures and contradicts itself a lot.

It should be understood that the significance of things (such as rape, execution, certain punishments, etc.) for different cultures was entirely dependent on that cultures perception of how things should be.

Lets take how rape has been defined in past centuries. Ancient Greece for instance (and in fact not too long ago), rape wasn't so much considered as the unlawful forcing of yourself onto another person sexually, but rather the taking of something you do not have the right or authority to take. Such as the "rape" of Persephone, when Hades takes Persephone down into the underworld to have her marry him, he didn't actually have sex with her, but instead took her away without permission by Persephone's mother, Demeter.

Same as the "rape" of Helen, when Paris of Troy was invited into King Menelaus's home and unlawfully took Helen, Menelaus's wife, for himself and took her with him to Troy, causing the Trojan war.

The definition of and significance of rape has only changed within the pass couple of centuries, where before Dukes were allowed to lay with a woman right before she was married, because they had the AUTHORITY to do so. And more recently, a husband forcing himself onto his wife, even against her will, wasn't considered rape because she consented to marry him in the first place.

I'm just going to conclude with saying that Definitions and perceptions of terminology have altered with time, and being that the bible is fairly old (as well as being re-translated over centuries), it should be understood how certain actions and whatnot held different meaning and significance to different cultures involved in the bible.

^What he said, thank you.