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I am proud to be a Christian, a believer of Jesus Christ! I am not one to cram it down others throats or preach it on every corner but if someone is wanting to know about my God, I will be more than happy to share! I believe everyone needs something to believe in good or bad, I like believing that there's something so much better after this hard life were all living and one day I'll get to experience that!

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There is a perfectly good christian forum available to post.

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Can I just get some moral support from people who have had or is having the same surgery that I want?

Have you not gotten support on VST?

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Not in here. Came here for like support but everyone in here is too busy complaining about christians. But we're the better people because we don't judge? Lmfao. Yeah right. Guess I need to start my own forum "people who really don't care what u do, unless you are sleeved". Lol

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So how many of you all have been sleeved and what was your experience?

I was sleeved a couple years ago, it has been awesome throughout. Love it!!

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Not in here. Came here for like support but everyone in here is too busy complaining about christians. But we're the better people because we don't judge? Lmfao. Yeah right. Guess I need to start my own forum "people who really don't care what u do' date=' unless you are sleeved". Lol[/quote']

Huh? Are you having a hard time with the fact that atheists are posting in the atheist sub forums? If so there is a Christians forum you can go post in. If you think we're being judgmental, guess what? We don't give a rat's ass. It's the atheists forum and you better believe that if I went over into the Christian forum and started criticizing all of them there would be a bunch of pissed off bible thumpers.

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Huh? Are you having a hard time with the fact that atheists are posting in the atheist sub forums? If so there is a Christians forum you can go post in. If you think we're being judgmental' date=' guess what? We don't give a rat's ass. It's the atheists forum and you better believe that if I went over into the Christian forum and started criticizing all of them there would be a bunch of pissed off bible thumpers.[/quote']

Ummmm...first of all I believe in nothing and everything.

I thought this person was just saying lets get another conversation started here about weight loss instead of making the whole thread about

Religion? You know some on going conversation?

I could be wrong , haha I almost wrote "lord knows its happened before" :P

By the way I'm married to a recovering catholic.

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A lot of our sub-forums are not just for discussing the sleeve, but for also meeting people who have similar interests to our own and discussing those interests. Therefore, it is not uncommon for many discussions that take place in the special interest groups to not necessarily be specifically related to the sleeve.

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A lot of our sub-forums are not just for discussing the sleeve' date=' but for also meeting people who have similar interests to our own and discussing those interests. Therefore, it is not uncommon for many discussions that take place in the special interest groups to not necessarily be specifically related to the sleeve.

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I guess only "super echelon"

Will know what he or she meant.. I thought maybe that person by their post was agnostic/atheist

Sorry guys :)

Ps sorry if I offended anyone I really don't have strong beliefs one way or another so I should not poke my nose in this forum again..

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Ummmm...first of all I believe in nothing and everything.

I thought this person was just saying lets get another conversation started here about weight loss instead of making the whole thread about

Religion? You know some on going conversation?

I could be wrong ' date=' haha I almost wrote "lord knows its happened before" :P

By the way I'm married to a recovering catholic.

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Laura your absolutely right, this is what I meant. I don't care what the other forums are discussing, I was in here for support and for butterthebean, u just wanted to say some slick **** and sound like an idiot. Kick rocks please and thank u.

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A lot of our sub-forums are not just for discussing the sleeve' date=' but for also meeting people who have similar interests to our own and discussing those interests. Therefore, it is not uncommon for many discussions that take place in the special interest groups to not necessarily be specifically related to the sleeve.

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Oh see, I assumed that the sub forum in a "vertical sleeve talk forum" would still be about being sleeved. My apologies for venting.

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Laura-Ven, you sure as heck didn't offend me, you know I love ya girl!

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Ummmm...first of all I believe in nothing and everything.

I thought this person was just saying lets get another conversation started here about weight loss instead of making the whole thread about

Religion? You know some on going conversation?

I could be wrong ' date=' haha I almost wrote "lord knows its happened before" :P

By the way I'm married to a recovering catholic.

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So you're saying I was being too harsh?

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