Different? The outfit I was in was basically a death cult, just like the Mormons. They stayed in better shape, though. Since their organizations are both giant scams, higher rank only means more highly brainwashed. The US military, in spite of being the most expensive in the world, simply cannot win a real war. This isn't the Vietnam era when the men and machines were at their peak (we stil
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Why are you guys so hard on Chad? He only killed those kids after asking God for permission and receiving it by feeling good about it. Shouldn't God be on the hook for the murders?
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If everyone just followed gospel principles, everything would be fine.
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Beer pong
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God does not roll dice, but does he hang them from the rear view mirror of his Ford Galaxie 500?
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Invite them in to light some black candles and pray to Lucifer. They probably won't be back.
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All photons come from Kolob, so they must return to Kolob. Sometimes they travel through Mormons where the sun doesn't shine.
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"At the time, the law was criticized by some as an attempt to block LGBTQ+ families seeking to adopt." Looks like the old Jim Crow laws. We'll just ignore the constitution for people we don't like. See what ya get fer killin Jesus?
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I agree with Plato in that we are all metaphysical beings. That Jesus never lived is irrelevant. Christ lives in every human heart. That's as real as it gets. Mormon Jesus is a sock puppet for the church's agenda, with a $100B investment fund to show for it. Will the real Jesus please stand up?
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I suggest not patting down Snoop Dogg for weed.
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Our new AI overlords need a day of rest.
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Mormons have a knack for being Agatha Christie novels brought to life.
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God's laws take precedence. They just happen to be in charge of deciding what God's laws actually are.
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Smoking with Dogg? https://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyle/snoop-dogg-arrested-on-marijuana-charge-idUSTRE809002/ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/jun/29/snoop-dogg-marijuana-possession-norway https://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyle/snoop-dogg-arrested-in-california-idUSN27285905/
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How much do we really know about this HG? Other than it being a perk of church membership? You get the "gift of the Holy Ghost" for signing up. Aren't there cheaper ways to have the HG as your constant companion than paying 10% of your gross income? I can see how a high price increases the perceived value of imaginary friends. Call me cheap, but I want my imaginary friends for fre
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The basic sales pitch is "Don't take our word for it, ask the Holy Ghost!". So, if the HG makes the load of horse crap dumped by missionaries "feel true", what does the HG get out of it?
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Try using your spiritual eyes.
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"The "hallucination" was almost certainly a strategic one" Unless John Allegro was onto something. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sacred_Mushroom_and_the_Cross
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This Paul is equally real: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BJxlNYb8sJQ
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Well, that's two dead turkeys. Mormons believe in polygamy as a heavenly principle. They are building their eternal harem in preparation for the afterlife. Dad was just being practical.
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Maybe church leaders want more temples because they want a wider selection for when their eternal companion expires.
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"But I would not feel so all alone Everybody must get stoned!" - Bob Dylan
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Can't Idaho send a couple of guys to nab him when he shows up for his bankruptcy hearing? Life on the run got old fast.
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Try singles dances.
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Dog whistle much? Any pornish materials in school libraries are nothing compared to what kids have access to. What I do see is female teachers going to jail for having sex with students. Real problems like this are being addressed, not ignored. It's not like they are new problems. If woke has gone too far, it will create a generation of anti-woke students. The same principle applies to bib
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"church officials and their lawyers have steadfastly denied that top faith leaders ever misled members on the use of tithing" That's true. Their minions did it.
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"How do they sleep at night, I'm asking?" They read the BoM. It's like Ambien without the side effects, mostly.
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Humans are not rational beings. They build their belief systems to support their emotional lives. So technically, most of us left because we were offended. Maybe offended at the lying and manipulation, but still offended. It's not that we are different from Mormons, it's just that we were fortunate enough to have our Mormon worlds ripped apart.
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Maybe so, but many of the exmos here also obey "experts" without question. My feeling is that it's all emotional manipulation. Fawning members are a form of narcissistic supply for those who need it. I would find it kind of creepy. Those who let themselves be manipulated are part of the problem, but it's not their fault for having blinders put on them. It's a game of feed my sheep
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Long, long ago in a wooden barge far, far away... Fictional universes degrade over time if they are not maintained. Nobody after JS could really do that, so now the rickety old boat is taking on water.
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