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  • Ten Thought Patterns that Trip Up Former Bible Believers (July 17th, 2022)
    “I am an unchurched person, I don’t attend any and all houses of worship regularly. I don’t consume religious content of any kind anymore (virtual, media, and in-person.) As a human right person, I would only attend any house or worship such as interfaith and secular coalitions for international human rights purposes only. I gain insightfulness from all secular ideologies and all religious texts. I am a figuratist, not a literalist. I am transitioning from believing to knowing. “ -Antonio Myers. “Never feeling good enough. Since we are acutely aware of our own failings, it can be hard internally to stay out of the bad-guy box. Some of us toggle between “I’m awesome” and “I suck.” Others have a nagging internal critic that tells us nothing we do is ever quite good enough. After all, it isn’t perfect, and that’s the biblical standard.
    Hyperactive guilt detection. Biblical Christianity gives tremendous moral weight to all of this, and the practice of “confessing our sins one to another” turns believers into guilt-muscle body builders. We live in a world of shoulds and should-nots, and in the Protestant ethic, those daily failings are moral failings. A nagging sense of guilt can become baseline normal, with little bursts of extra guilt as we notice one thing or another that we have left undone or goals where we have fallen short.” I don’t think any religious text is completely divinely inspired, completely completely divinely breathed, completely Sola Scriptura, and completely ordained by any supernatural figure. I know that all religious texts are fallible and errant. I do not practice any religion. No religious text is the word of any deity nor any Christ figure. I don’t abide by any religious creeds, religious doctrines, religious dogmas, religious statutes, religious tenets, religious precepts, religious laws, religious commandments, and religious beliefs.
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    21 min
  • I am a secular humanist and I abide by secular humanism
    “H7. Children shall not be subjected to physical and mental abuse, nor to religious or political indoctrination by parents or others. The rights of children should be codified in a charter of children's' rights.
    While parents, guardians and elders have a responsibility towards their children (and vice versa) this responsibility does not give a carte blanche for them. Today most legal jurisdiction interdict physical and sexual abuse of children by anybody including parents. This is as should be. But what the law does not do is to prevent the political and religious indoctrination of children. Religions are allowed to conduct ceremonies like Baptism in Christianity, circumcision in Judaism and Islam and the thread ceremony of Hinduism. Children are incapable of understanding what is done to them in such ceremonies. Humanists should deny the existence of such rights for parents, priests and the like. This rule does not mean that children should not be inculcated in ethical standards. But these should be a basic non-religious kind of ethical standards such as those that Humanists promote. There is still no formal charter of Children's' Rights. The biggest impediment to the creation of such a charter will come not from theists who will not give up their right to automatically impose their religion on their children.”
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    55 min
  • I look forward to my successful vasectomy and my successful penile circumcision!

    "I don't mind if I have to use adult products or adult enhancement products or get adult surgeries to keep my sex life hot! Plus, I like nail spas, so I don't want to injure anyone." -Antonio Myers

    "Sexual Benefits of Circumcision

    Although the CDC notes that circumcision is a procedure with more benefits than risks, particularly associated with the reduction of sexually transmitted infections, there are conflicting reports about the sexual benefits of circumcision.  Although the evidence is not conclusive, there are several facts that are clear.


    The foreskin has sensory nerve receptors. However, there is no evidence that these additional nerve receptors add sexual pleasure to the experience of uncircumcised men when compared to circumcised men. In fact, some men seek circumcision because they feel they have too much sensitivity in the penis, which leads to early ejaculation in some cases. Other men who are not circumcised complain of pain during sexual intercourse.  Masters and Johnson, the well-known sex researchers, tested both circumcised and uncircumcised men in 1966 and they found no difference. There have been several studies in the United States, including two that were published in 2002 that demonstrated equivalent or greater sexual satisfaction in men after undergoing adult circumcision. One study found no difference in penile sensitivity. 50% of the men in the imaging study reported by Fink said they had increased sexual satisfaction. Another study performed in Turkey showed an increase in ejaculatory latency time, which resulted in prolonged erections and was considered by men to be an advantage when having sexual intercourse. There have been a number of similar studies published with similar results.

    CIRCUMCISION AND SEXUAL SATISFACTION

    An objective way to measure sexual satisfaction is by measurement of nerve conduction “evoked potentials” at the pudendal nerve, which carries stimulation from the glans penis and penis. One study measured pudendal evoked potentials and the researchers concluded that circumcision contributed to sexual satisfaction by prolonging the latency of nerve impulses, thus increasing the time of intercourse. Another study of arousal used thermal imaging to measure sensation and found no difference in sensation during arousal between circumcised and uncircumcised penises. There does not appear to be a consistent difference in sensation during arousal between circumcised and uncircumcised men.  The sensitivity of the flaccid penis is also very similar, with no significant differences seen in most studies. However, it is also clear that circumcision does not impair sexual enjoyment in any way and may contribute to longer erections."

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    47 min
  • I fully support The Women's Health for Protection Act of 2022, Ensuring Access to Abortion Act of 2022, and codifying the right to access contraception!

    "SEC. 8. ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Attorney General.—The Attorney General may commence a civil action on behalf of the United States against any State that violates, or against any government official (including a person described in section 7(c)) that implements or enforces a limitation or requirement that violates, section 4. The court shall hold unlawful and set aside the limitation or requirement if it is in violation of this Act.

    (b) Private Right Of Action.—

    (1) IN GENERAL.—Any individual or entity, including any health care provider or patient, adversely affected by an alleged violation of this Act, may commence a civil action against any State that violates, or against any government official (including a person described in section 7(c)) that implements or enforces a limitation or requirement that violates, section 4. The court shall hold unlawful and set aside the limitation or requirement if it is in violation of this Act.

    (2) HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.—A health care provider may commence an action for relief on its own behalf, on behalf of the provider’s staff, and on behalf of the provider’s patients who are or may be adversely affected by an alleged violation of this Act.

    (c) Equitable Relief.—In any action under this section, the court may award appropriate equitable relief, including temporary, preliminary, or permanent injunctive relief.

    (d) Costs.—In any action under this section, the court shall award costs of litigation, as well as reasonable attorney’s fees, to any prevailing plaintiff. A plaintiff shall not be liable to a defendant for costs or attorney’s fees in any non-frivolous action under this section.

    (e) Jurisdiction.—The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction over proceedings under this Act and shall exercise the same without regard to whether the party aggrieved shall have exhausted any administrative or other remedies that may be provided for by law.

    (f) Abrogation Of State Immunity.—Neither a State that enforces or maintains, nor a government official (including a person described in section 7(c)) who is permitted to implement or enforce any limitation or requirement that violates section 4 shall be immune under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, or any other source of law, from an action in a Federal or State court of competent jurisdiction challenging that limitation or requirement."

    https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8296/text?r=1&s=1

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    46 min
  • As a future adult content media creator, here are the questions that I ask of my potential on-screen partners and my potential off-screen partners!
    "What does this look like in practice?

    It’s pretty common to act differently on varying types of attraction.

    You might:

    • enjoy kissing and cuddling partners of one gender but only have sex with people of another gender
    • enjoy a specific type of sex with one gender, but have different kinds of sex with other genders
    • develop romantic attachments with people of one gender and pursue physical relationships with people of other genders
    • These are all valid relationship styles. Just take care to practice good communication!

      What makes this different from being bisexual or pansexual?

      On the surface, sexual fluidity might seem pretty similar to bisexuality and pansexuality. Remember, though, bisexuality and pansexuality are orientations, and sexual fluidity is not.

      Bisexuality doesn’t mean the same thing to everyone, but it’s typically recognized as a fairly consistent attraction to two groups: people of your gender and people of other genders.

      Some people who identify as bisexual might only feel attracted to people of two genders. Others might develop attractions to people of multiple genders.

      Pansexuality, on the other hand, means you might experience attraction to any person, regardless of their gender. In other words, you’re attracted to people of all genders.

      You can be both sexually fluid and bisexual or pansexual. For example:

      • Sexually fluid pansexual people might occasionally feel most attracted to people of one gender, then more attracted to different genders again.
      • Sexually fluid bisexual people might temporarily feel more attracted to one gender over another, but this won’t permanently alter their overall attraction to people of other genders."
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        25 min
      • Membership in pro-sex work entities

        To: Adult Media Production Companies & Distributors

        End Racism and Wage Discrimination in Porn!

        I fully support all of these initiatives of The BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color,) Adult Industry Collective:

        "- An elimination of wage disparity based solely on race.

        - An increase of BIPOC behind the scenes in every aspect of production, including make-up artists, grips, gaffers, catering, editors, directors, and producers. 
        - An industry-funded career development pipeline to provide performers looking to move behind the camera with the proper education, tools, paid internships, and employment opportunities to do so. 
        - Instead of eliminating the terms “IR,” “Interracial,” and “Ethnic” from online search engines, copy, and award shows, we instead seek to change the language surrounding marginalized people and ask these terms to be expanded to be more inclusive all BIPOC performers with non-BIPOC performers.
        - Performers want autonomy over how they wish to be identified in terms of ethnicity, age, body type, gender identity, and sexual orientation in all copy, regardless of medium.
        - An increase in BIPOC writers, including screenwriters, publicists, journalists, copywriters, and social media managers at all companies and media outlets within the commercial sex trade.
        - Expanding descriptions of performers beyond ethnicity to include identifiers such as hair and eye color, body type, and other relevant SEO keywords.
        - A rejection of derogatory terms & themes as they relate to race, gender identity, and sexual orientation from all forms of media and copy.
        - An end to a mockery of religion, ethnicity, age, and body types; we acknowledge that sexual desire & fantasy are fluid and ask the industry to explore ways to cover these themes without using slurs and making fun of the people represented in these communities.
        - All digital spaces that allow consumers to upload commentary, content, or interact with performers must establish and implement filters that block racially charged language and abusive behavior. The safety and mental health of performers should always come first, and the industry must stand against online violence towards performers.
        - Paid Diversity Consultants at every company in the commercial sex industry.
        - Intimacy Consultants on sets.
        - On-Camera Consent Negotiation Training for all performers, Directors, and Producers.
        - Diverse staffing at every company to include women, BIPOC, Queer, and Trans people.
        - We are calling for a complete reform of Booking agents and Talent managers. 
        - During the booking process, performers will receive a complete copy of a model release that consists of the project title.
        - Companies will provide performers with any title changes for subsequent releases and compilations, with the option of opting out due to the title. 
        - Before a booking can be confirmed, a conversation between directors or producers and talent must take place in order to confirm the talent is fully aware of the nature of the project, producers are aware of talent's personal limitations, "no" & "yes" lists, and any pertinent information regarding the project.
        - We want to see an increased presence of BIPOC and LGBTQIA representation in nominations, on stage, and on red carpets at all awards shows."

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        27 min
      • H.R.5448 - SAFE SEX Workers Study Act and Men Can Be Men and Wear Dresses, Too: Gender Equality in Fashion

        "The Congress finds the following:

        (1) People who engage in consensual, transactional sex utilize online platforms to protect their health, safety, and independence. This use includes building community connections, distribution of harm reduction information and techniques, identification and screening of potential clients, and negotiating the terms of consensual, transactional sex services, including condom use and other harm reduction strategies.

        (2) Widespread discrimination against populations, including LGBTQI+ individuals, particularly transgender women of color, prevents many from accessing formal employment resources and educational opportunities.

        (3) In the 2015 United States Transgender Survey conducted by the National Center for Transgender Equality, 19 percent of respondents reported having exchanged sex for resources, such as for money, food, or a place to sleep. Transgender women of color, including Black (42 percent), American Indian (28 percent), multiracial (27 percent), Latina (23 percent), and Asian (22 percent) respondents were more likely to have participated in sex work than the overall sample.

        (4) In the 2015 United States Transgender Survey, respondents who experienced homelessness in the past year (17 percent) were more than three times as likely to have participated in sex work during that year compared to the overall sample.

        (5) On a broader scale, internet platforms foster connections between people and play an integral part in American society. Meaningful regulation of internet platforms must take into account the role they play in the health, safety, and privacy of all people’s lives.

        (6) While policymakers, representatives of internet platforms, and some advocates have discussed ways to mitigate the use of internet platforms to decrease exploitation, people who consensually trade sex are rarely involved in the drafting of legislation or policies, or in assessing their impact, despite being amongst the populations who are impacted by legislation and policies related to the regulation of these internet platforms.

        (7) On February 27, 2018, the House of Representatives passed the Allow States to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act, known as SESTA/FOSTA. While SESTA/FOSTA holds websites liable for user-generated content that facilitates sex trafficking, it also impacts online platforms where users discuss consensual sex work and related topics.

        (8) Contemporaneously with the passage of SESTA/FOSTA in the Senate on March 21, 2018, websites preemptively shut down, some directly citing the law’s passage as the rationale for closure."

        "If you need more arguments FOR males wearing dresses and skirts, consider the following:

        • Dresses and skirts are non-constricting and very comfortable.
        • Cool down by wearing them during the summer season or in hot climates.
        • People have the freedom to dress as they like.
        • Fabric is not sexualized; attitude is.
        • Women wear pants so why can’t men wear dresses?
        • The bottom line is it’s OK for men to be in skirts and boys to be in dresses. It doesn’t make you less of a man if you want to rock a floral gown. The Harry Styles photoshoot has proven that you can wear a dress and be a man at the same time. Whether you choose to wear it for the night or as part of your streetwear fashion, you do you."

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          45 min
        • I'm a global ethical porn icon! I'm a global mainstream porn with ethical practices icon too!

          https://wcsunews.com/bipoc-adult-industry-collective-formed-to-fight-racism/

          "Moving forward, the BIPOC-AIC requests the following:

          • An elimination of wage disparity based solely on race.
          • Over the past two weeks, the industry’s main talent agents, several performer coalitions and major trade publications have called for, or stated, that they will support this initiative. We look forward to witnessing progress made in this area over the next few weeks, as production resumes after a lengthy production moratorium due to COVID-19.
          • An increase of BIPOC below-the-line staff in all aspects of production, including makeup artists, grips, gaffers, catering, editors, directors and producers.
          • An industry-funded career development pipeline, to provide performers looking to move behind the camera with the proper education, tools, paid internships and employment opportunities to do so.
          • While we sincerely appreciate the gesture, BIPOC-AIC has concerns regarding the elimination of the terms “IR,” “Interracial,” and “Ethnic” from online search engines, copy and awards shows which may do more harm than good. Our concerns include how this elimination will affect product sales, brand management and the possible deletion of BIPOC from nominations and awards altogether. We instead seek to change the language surrounding marginalized people and ask these terms be expanded to be more inclusive.
          • Additional ways in which this should proceed:

            • An expansion of “Interracial” and “IR” to include all BIPOC performers with non-BIPOC performers
            • Performer autonomy over how they wish to be identified in terms of ethnicity, age, body type, gender identity and sexual orientation in all copy, regardless of medium.
            • An increase in BIPOC writers, including screenwriters, publicists, journalists, copywriters, marketers, and social media managers in the industry as direct hires or paid internships.
            • Educational/knowledge resources for industry media, as well as public relations and marketing professionals, in regards to language and tone for representing BIPOC.
            • Expanding descriptions of performers beyond ethnicity, to include identifiers such as hair and eye color, body type and other relevant SEO keywords.
            • A rejection of derogatory terms and themes as they relate to race, gender identity and sexual orientation from all forms of media and copy.
            • An end to a mockery of religion, ethnicity, age and body types; we acknowledge that sexual desire and fantasy are fluid and ask the industry to explore ways to cover these themes without using slurs and making fun of the people represented in these communities.
            • All digital spaces that allow consumers to upload commentary and content, or interact with performers, must establish and implement filters which block racially charged language and abusive behavior. The safety and mental health of performers should always come first, and the industry must stand against online violence towards performers."
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              57 min
            • I am in full favor of The Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act and The Protecting Our Election Workers Act of 2020
              "Key Solu­tions:
              • States should explore struc­tural changes to elec­tion admin­is­tra­tion to insu­late elec­tion offi­cials from polit­ical inter­fer­ence, includ­ing changes that estab­lish a protec­ted scope of author­ity for elec­tion offi­cials over­count­ing and certi­fy­ing elec­tions and guar­an­tee a minimum level of fund­ing. Citizen-sponsored ballot initi­at­ives may be required to make these changes.
              • Elec­tion offi­cials should develop a robust code of ethics to help guide discre­tion­ary decision-making and avoid poten­tial conflicts of interest.
              • States should ensure that elec­tion offi­cials have adequate legal repres­ent­a­tion to defend against polit­ic­ally motiv­ated lawsuits and invest­ig­a­tions, and elec­tion offi­cial asso­ci­ations should cultiv­ate and organ­ize pro bono legal assist­ance to the extent that states fail to do so.
              • Find­ing 4: Despite their found­a­tional import­ance to our demo­cratic system, local elec­tion offi­cials carry an unsus­tain­able work­load compared to other profes­sional staff.

                Large numbers of elec­tion offi­cials have resigned in the past year, rais­ing alarm bells. foot­note14_siqcl6914 But the wave of depar­tures could soon turn into a tsunami. As of 2020 almost 35 percent of local elec­tion offi­cials were eligible to retire by the 2024 elec­tion, and it is not clear who will replace them, nor whether those will­ing to take the job in the future will share the commit­ment to free and fair elec­tions that was so crit­ical in 2020. foot­note15_7u2ukdo15 While elec­tion offi­cials cited many reas­ons for leav­ing the field, the unsus­tain­able work­load came up repeatedly in our inter­views.

                Key Solu­tions:
                • State and local elec­tion offi­cials should adopt creat­ive staff­ing solu­tions, includ­ing estab­lish­ing rela­tion­ships with colleges and univer­sit­ies, to ease work burdens and create a talent pool for future recruit­ment.
                • State legis­lat­ors should consol­id­ate elec­tions so that they occur concur­rently rather than repeatedly through­out the year.
                • Local elec­tion offi­cials should use exist­ing profes­sional networks (such as state and national elec­tion offi­cial asso­ci­ations) to improve work­ing condi­tions and to better empower elec­tion offi­cials to impact elec­tion policy. They should also hire staff to coordin­ate with these networks and focus on educa­tion, lobby­ing, and commu­nic­a­tions."
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                  38 min
                • DEADLY SILENCE OF THE CHURCH ON ABUSE: 5 SINFUL EXCUSES. (July 7th, 2022)
                  "Deadly Silence Excuse #1: It Will Detract From The Church’s Message.

                  We fear addressing these issues will negatively impact the local church’s witness. No one wants to imply that the church is not a safe place to attend.

                  But the reality is we have individuals in our churches as members and visitors who engage in emotional abuse, domestic violence, and sexual abuse.

                  Some come earnestly seeking help in their marriage and relationships, and some come as predators with evil intent. Some predators can even be leaders in the church.

                  Unfortunately, we encourage abusers to act out and test the limits of our willpower if we don’t have established policies that are regularly conveyed to our members and visitors.

                  However, when we boldly address these issues, protect the victim, and challenge the actions of evil individuals, the church’s witness is strong and vital.

                  Over time others will recognize us as a place of safety and refuge.

                  Deadly Silence Excuse #2: It Might Destroy Someone’s Reputation.

                  We are more afraid of false accusations than credible threats to the vulnerable.

                  Research from The National Sexual Violence Resource Center indicates that The prevalence of false reporting for sexual assault crimes is low — between two percent and 10 percent.

                  So many people lose sight of the fact that ninety to ninety-eight percent of allegations are true. These percentages should cause us to investigate every allegation seriously.

                  Instead, we often choose to believe the best about others even when reasonable evidence suggests otherwise. So even when we have nagging questions, we don’t want to ask.

                  Survivors are often hypervigilant because their experience has taught them that potential danger can come in unexpected places from people who appeared safe to everyone else. Therefore, we should listen very carefully to them for their insights.

                  We must communicate that the church will report all incidents to the legal authorities regardless of the circumstances or involved parties without exception.

                  Some will argue that contacting the legal authorities disregards the doctrine of grace and forgiveness. Others will contend that an offender is a good person who made a mistake. When this happens, the investigation stops.

                  Sadly, once offenses are confirmed, they are rarely a singular occurrence. A thorough examination of every allegation could have avoided so much damage."

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                  11 min

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                Autism is my super blessing! I'm a high-school valedictorian, college graduate, world traveler, disability advocate. I'm a Unitarian Universalist. I'm a Progressive Liberal. I'm about equal rights, human rights, civil & political rights, & economic, social, &cultural rights.