Here is the last paragraph from his wikipedia page: Palmer stated in a Mormon Stories interview in 2012 that due to the publication of a two and half page article in 2010, "Religious feeling and truth", for an obscure Baptist journal in Kansas City, a second disciplinary council was scheduled but Palmer handed in his resignation before the hearing was held. Several reasons lead to hi
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Go eat at the wiener's circle. Preferably late at night. Order a chocalate milk shake.
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I've noticed most Mormons aren't really bothered by violence. At least this is the way most of my YBU friends are. They have those clearplay dvd players that will censor movies. It will let you filter out violence, nudity, sex, language, etc from movies. The thing is, they usually turn off the violence filter. If someone uses a naughty word they get all offended. If there is so much as si
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I was chatting with my brother today. Apparently, he was really curious about this too and emailed my Dad about it. My Dad referred him to this blog post: http://www.templestudy.com/2008/01/24/the-black-robes-of-a-false-priesthood/ You can read it if you really want. But I'll summarize things. So yes, my Dad's ideas can be traced back to Nibley. According to Nibley, the graduation cere
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"your dad not only drank the koolaid. He chewed and swallowed the cup" Brother of Jerry, I LOLed when I read this. Yeah, that's my Dad.
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My sister graduated last week. She was getting a masters degree. I noticed that the cap and gowns that the candidates were wearing were a little more elaborate than your typical undergraduate cap and gown. Especially those getting doctorate degrees. At any rate, me and my brother where commenting on this. We were wondering what the different colors, hoods, sashes, etc symbolized. At this
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There is a difference. Mormons give 10 percent of their income to the church. They expect this money to go to church expenses, in this case the youth programs. Since scouting is the church's official youth program for its young men, I think it stands to reason that the church should cover scouting expenses. Or, the leadership in SLC could just be cheap bastards and hoard all the money for a f
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LOL! I like it. Where can I get my copy of the Book of Morgan?
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Ok, here is my background in a nut shell. I began having real doubts about the church starting at about 17 years old. As my 19th birthday approached, I knew there was no way in hell I was going on a mission. After taking a lot of shit for skipping the mission, I decided it was time for me and TSCC to part ways. At the time, I was terrified my family would disown me. They are EXTREMELY devo
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Nah being attracted to Na'vi isn't like being attracted to animals... It's like being attracted to furries.
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It was never a part of a Sunday School lesson or a fireside talk or anything like that. But this is something I heard from Mormons all the time growing up. I also hear a lot evangelical Christians saying the same thing.
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dealingwithit Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Second, the BofM says that the entire Jaredite > civilization destroyed itself. They went extinct > right around the time that Lehi is supposed to > have arrived. So how could their genetic markers > be found in any population that exists today? > > Other than that, it is pretty watertig
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I stumbled on this website today: http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/BOM/index.htm It's the Book of Mormon. But, there are a bunch of annotations pointing out absurdities, scientific inconsistencies, plagiarism, etc. I thought it was very interesting. Just thought I'd pass it along. p.s. There is also an annotated Bible and Quran.
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WTF? Do they really think they can pull this off in this day and age? His talk has been posted to youtube dozens of times already. It's not hard to get a hold of the original version. Do they really think they can make a few edits and no one will notice?
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Hey I have a TBM family too. I get it. But at some point, you have to recognize the fact that TBMs only have leverage over you if you let them.
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How would they use this against you? It's not like you're doing anything illegal. What are they going to do? Excommunicate you?
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An ivitation to an atheist meetup would be even more effective I think. Or, you could invite them to a non-Christian service. I suggest a Wiccan meetup.
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Yeah that kind of mentality always made me laugh. My first drink didn't make me an alcoholic. Actually, I hated my first drink. It took me a while before I liked beer. Still can't stand harder drinks especially wiskey.
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Sigh, I suppose they could be. If played excessively I can see how games could possibly be addictive. Frankly, I think Mormonism is more addictive. It cosumes more time and money. It's destructive. It has ruined more than one family. And for a lot of us, it was damned hard to quit.
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I have this daydream where all the condos in the City Creek center are bought up by a combination of gays, liberals, and atheists. As a result, downtown Salt Lake actually becomes interesting. Alas, this is just a daydream.
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anon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If it had been a posting of a hetersexual > encounter that led to the suicide it wouldn't have > made much of a splash in the news. > > Do gays want to have special consideration or do > they wan't equality? Or do they want it both > ways? First of all, I don't think it matters if it was a he
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It's true. They make the same points every year. My predictions for what they're going to talk about this year: ///////////// WARNING ADULT ///////////// General Conference Summary 1. Pay your tithing. 2. Don't look at porn. 3. Don't Masturbate, it makes god cry. Especially don't Masturbate when looking at porn. Or, when looking at pictures of Sister Monson and/or Jesus. 4. Gay
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