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Posted by: Fascinated in the Midwest ( )
Date: September 21, 2018 09:01AM

From today's article about the drunkest towns in America:

The area’s low excessive drinking rate is likely because the majority of residents in Utah are Mormons, and the Mormon church teaches its members to abstain from alcohol.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2018/05/15/the-drunkest-and-driest-cities-in-america/34901003/

Looks like the editors and writers at USA Today were not paying attention or disregarded (yes?) the Church's request about its current moniker.

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Posted by: ificouldhietokolob ( )
Date: September 21, 2018 09:03AM

LDS church: We no longer want you to call us Mormons. We want you to use our full name, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

USA Today: Yeah, no. That's too long. You're mormons. And nobody knows what a latter-day saint is.

LDS church: (hissy fit ensues)

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Posted by: Heidi GWOTR ( )
Date: September 21, 2018 10:16AM

I can just picture Russ throwing one of those!

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Posted by: Elder Berry ( )
Date: September 21, 2018 02:05PM

ificouldhietokolob Wrote:
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> LDS church: (hissy fit ensues)


LDS church: ;( ***Persecution complex deepens***

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Posted by: nonmo_1 ( )
Date: September 22, 2018 10:42AM

Uh...KUTV in SLC still uses the LDS moniker.

KSL radio station had a commercial for Mormon.org.


The ..."Church"...still can't figure this one out..

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Posted by: rosysam ( )
Date: September 26, 2018 08:37PM

We just refer to them as The Church of Cheese and Crackers. When we say that Mormon's either have that look of what? or with disgust. Then I chime in that we also love wine with our cheese and crackers.

We find it a great way to immediately cease any conversation with annoying Mormons, especially at parties or large group gatherings.

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Posted by: messygoop ( )
Date: September 21, 2018 01:46PM

Their own training video for public communication directors (1987) had no qualms about using Mormon or LDS. In fact, they remind people to use shortened terms when creating fact sheets to help editors write stories about the church.

Maybe Rusty needs to hustle and check out YT to see how it's done.

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Posted by: StillAnon ( )
Date: September 21, 2018 08:58PM

"Meet the Mormons".
"I'm a skateboarder and I'm a Mormon".
They spent millions on those campaigns when Monson was still drooling. So much for revelation.


Just call them "Ziontologists".

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Posted by: beansandbrews ( )
Date: September 22, 2018 03:17AM

I so love this term. Been sharing it with whoever I can

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Posted by: badam2 ( )
Date: September 22, 2018 05:50AM

I have never seen one skateboarder Mormon in my life.

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Posted by: StillAnon ( )
Date: September 22, 2018 10:35AM

https://www.mormon.org/kevin

On the official church website. You know; theChurchofJesusChrist ofLatter-DaySaints.org

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Posted by: Concerned Citizen 2.0 ( )
Date: September 22, 2018 07:23PM

..."Hi, I'm a self flagellator, and I'm a Mormon!"

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Posted by: elderolddog ( )
Date: September 23, 2018 12:08PM

My first look at a skateboarder, ever, was in Mexico City in 1965, when Elder Michael Smith, of Long Beach, CA, stood on his skateboard and went up and down the aisle of the street car as it braked and then accelerated.

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Posted by: amiable ( )
Date: September 21, 2018 09:48PM

I so need a "like" button and a "haha" button. You guys are awesome!

"Ziontologists" is what I use from now on.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/21/2018 09:49PM by amiable.

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Posted by: Alan XL ( )
Date: September 22, 2018 05:17AM

With the world so desperately in need of direction from God the best Rusty can come up with is that God doesn't like Nicknames.

World's problems solved!

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Posted by: badam2 ( )
Date: September 22, 2018 05:51AM

Haha and don't masturbate of course.

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Posted by: anonculus ( )
Date: September 22, 2018 02:22PM

As copyeditors love to say, "If you want specific wording, buy an ad".

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Posted by: presleynfactsrock ( )
Date: September 22, 2018 06:26PM

The article uses the wrong name, plus does not realize that the statistics on alcohol use being less in Utah is way of the mark as lying is taught over and over in Utah by the cult.

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Posted by: bluebutterfly ( )
Date: September 23, 2018 03:05PM

Ha! Ziontologists! Perfect!

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Posted by: Brother Of Jerry ( )
Date: September 23, 2018 05:41PM

And Mormon Pioneers will now be called.....?

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Posted by: StillAnon ( )
Date: September 23, 2018 06:28PM

"Clueless Morons of Beginning Day's Fools"?

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Posted by: Nightingale ( )
Date: September 27, 2018 01:29AM

Church teaches members to abstain? More like takes your toys away if you imbibe. Do you get exxed for that? You can't get baptised if you drink. That's more than a suggestion not to partake.

I made huge sacrifice to quit tea. Tough for a Brit. I was shocked to be offered one of those powdery coffee-ish drinks (Vienna?) by a Mormon. Looks like coffee. Smells like coffee. Tastes like it. It's hot. May as well just drink the real stuff. Made me mad. Family thinks I'm bonkers re the tea embargo while mos are still getting their fix if only by fake taste.

Not a lot of teaching about it. More like compulsion. They misrepresent themselves.

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