People have lost their minds.
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Ha ha! My students are similarly amazed when I tell them that I grew up without video games (oh, the horror!) I also tell them that my childhood TV set was black and white with only 13 channels, not all of which were operational.
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Kentish, it was just yesterday that I was showing some of my students online images of a typewriter. They were agog, especially when I told them that I used to use one in college.
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The coaches and players in the Premier League always seem civil if not friendly to the opposing team once the game is over. Kentish, when you said that it was a "great day for the English," I was hoping that Aston Villa went a bit further in the Champions League. I had lost track of their progress. lol
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That's apples and oranges, Phil. The military is a job that pays decently and carries benefits. The military gives job training. Many employers value military service and give hiring precedence to veterans. Afterward, you can go to college or trade school on the GI Bill. You and your family can qualify for inexpensive insurance through USAA. You will qualify for certain veteran's benefits includi
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No, I forgot about it! I'll get to it at some point. My wish is that religions do not get a free pass when it comes to shielding child predators.
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I agree with you, Beth. Asking for two years of church service from all of the young men is just crazy. It's a completely unreasonable ask. Young people have better uses for their time.
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My back-woods ducks definitely keep an eye on me, as do the birds and other critters. Why? I provide them with food. Today's dinner includes cracked corn, seeds, peanuts and a chopped up ripe pear. I suspect the mallard couple has a nest going nearby. My bird friends start singing and chattering when they see me put food out each afternoon. I love it, and I don't mind that they watch me.
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A lot of MLMs are cult-like. It's no accident that Utah hosts its fair share of MLM companies.
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The Catholic church has been slowly closing their K-12 urban schools for many years now. They are still available to parents who are interested and who can pay the tuition. I can state flatly that Baltimore City public schools offer a quality education. But the school system is attempting to educate many dysfunctional children from dysfunctional families. These children are often rude, disres
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Winston, hold firm on not going on a mission. Remember, you don't need to JADE -- justify, argue, defend, or explain. You are an adult and you get to choose. Some of your peers who go on missions will be coming home early, anyway. They don't know it yet, but they will. The same goes in terms of your reasons for leaving the church. You don't need to justify anything to anyone. You can leave it
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I agree with the lack of activities being a problem. But I remember something about the church leadership polling the members a few years ago, and the members at that point didn't care about activities. They wanted temples. Whether or not that story is as I recall, the members are getting temples. Lots and lots of temples. Hope they enjoy them.
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Great advice, SiG.
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Welcome, Winston! We're glad to have you. I'm one of the board nevermos, as I was raised in another denomination. But I found church stifling as well. I was just thinking this morning how some people get something out of it each week. But I never did. It was the same old, same old. Feel free to jump in whenever you want.
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He wasn't wrong about that. Nowadays we give people meds if they have visions.
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Bradley's statement could be read with irony.
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Good response, Beth.
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Speaking as a neverMo, a church getting worked up about what underwear you put on is just odd. At what point do the TBMs nope their way out of that conversation?
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I personally think it's fine. Your tone was neutral. I do that all the time when people advertise their MLMs as being "business opportunities."
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I'm convinced that BYU's Special Collections section is where truthful or embarassing information goes to die. I think that all of the pioneer journals that were robbed from families ended up there.
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Beth, I think I would have lost *my* mind with all of that religious crap. I was bored enough with an hour of church on Sunday, and weekly catechism (indoctrination) classes. I remember once early in my teaching career, I had a routine conference with a parent. She was telling me all the activities that her daughter was signed up for, and there was something every day. I urged her to give her
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Nothing says "God's love" like an explosive device.
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Betty, I see it primarily as a business deal. BYU will make that $30 million back and more with broadcast rights, sponsorships, licensed clothing, alumni donations and support, etc. But I'm also mindful of the fact that corporate executives have been paid millions of dollars to drive perfectly good companies into the ground -- Sears, Bed Bath & Beyond, and Borders books being just a few e
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You would get more love and loyalty from a dog than you get from some people's god.
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The police have the cell tower records, video surveillance tapes, and also DNA evidence linking him to the crime scene.
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That makes sense.
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Yes, that's a part of it, but the population has been decreasing for a very long time. It's nothing new.
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This is why Nancy got her own toothpaste so she could squeeze it any way she likes. The divorce only came years later.
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I am sorry to hear of this. He made many valuable contributions to those who wished to leave Mormonism behind them.
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