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My Word-of-Wisdom problem is that I think the so-called prophet
who gave us the so-called Word-of-Wisdom was a phony prophet, a
sexual predator, and a scumbag.
who gave us the so-called Word-of-Wisdom was a phony prophet, a
sexual predator, and a scumbag.
+1000
+1e100
Maybe you're looking for a church with some words of wisdom, but you can't find one....that's a problem.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/28/2013 03:40PM by twojedis.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/28/2013 03:40PM by twojedis.
My only problem with the word of wisdom is that i didn't start breaking it earlier
I started having a word of wisdom problem when I turned 16. My problem was spelled LETHBRIDGE PILSNER!
Ron Burr
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/01/2013 01:20AM by Lethbridge Reprobate.
Ron Burr
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/01/2013 01:20AM by Lethbridge Reprobate.
Having stolen the idea from the Temperance Movement and also Emma's pleadings to not spit on her floors, where in the fuck did he get the name, "Word of Wisdom" from?
Not any wisdom to be found in TSCC
Not any wisdom to be found in TSCC
If you read the section in the D&C, it's because the revelation was given not as a commandment, but as a word of wisdom. In other words, it was not intended to be mandatory, which is why early church members ignored it for the most part. It was simply advice on how to live healthier, even though a lot of it was bad advice, which is strange coming from an all knowing God who should have known better.
Sometime along the way, it became mandatory. I believe this was around the time of Prohibition and could be related to the church wanting its members to follow the law of the land, but I could be mistaken about the time frame. Either way the temperance movement started gaining a lot of ground in the 1890s, and kept gaining ground until prohibition past, when it quickly started losing ground, as all its flaws became clear.
Like the commandment against masturbation, it wasn't so much revelation, as the church trying to keep up with the crack pot social theories of the time. Unfortunately for the church, as the rest of the world was able to move on from its mistakes, the church could not, because its decisions supposedly came from God, and God could not be wrong, not even a little bit. So they have a tendency of getting stuck in little time warps when it comes to their social values.
Sometime along the way, it became mandatory. I believe this was around the time of Prohibition and could be related to the church wanting its members to follow the law of the land, but I could be mistaken about the time frame. Either way the temperance movement started gaining a lot of ground in the 1890s, and kept gaining ground until prohibition past, when it quickly started losing ground, as all its flaws became clear.
Like the commandment against masturbation, it wasn't so much revelation, as the church trying to keep up with the crack pot social theories of the time. Unfortunately for the church, as the rest of the world was able to move on from its mistakes, the church could not, because its decisions supposedly came from God, and God could not be wrong, not even a little bit. So they have a tendency of getting stuck in little time warps when it comes to their social values.
I thought it was tscc that had the word of wisdom problem. On so many levels.
Meh <shrug>
Meh <shrug>
Nice
You have *many* wordS of wisdom, baura. I'm just happy you stick around here and share them with us.
TSCC's minions will interpret that as you supplying us all with booze and ciggys.
TSCC's minions will interpret that as you supplying us all with booze and ciggys.
Too much wisdom to take TSCC leaders word for anything.
When I was growing up many of our ward members were obese....if you follow the WoW to a T, you shouldn't be overweight....so it begs the question????....Tommy was/is fat....OHOH!!
Ron Burr
Ron Burr