I thought I would warn my friend anyway... Nibley is really out there when it comes to the papyri. He wears his temple clothing around his house. I'm not sure if he has departed this life, and I really don't want to know, but he was most definitely a loon! Of course I think I posted this on the wrong thread.
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My ex and I took it as a commentary. I should of went along with the route that Eric K took. It would have left me having to make a choice back then. We just thought of it as a commentary. We knew that all the footnotes led somewhere. However, this was while we were 6 months into our marriage. We had never been so duped, but Nibley was a nutcase too. Wearing his temple clothing in his ho
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This is true! My dad was soft during those days... but he gradually got tired of the church thing (he's a catholic), and finally it collapsed. My mom has never practiced since my early days. (She's a Methodist). They got divorced last year, because my dad was cheating on my mom with who knows. My mom never acknowledged, and my telling her was a fallacy. She said I was hallucinating. No
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My dad would have been livid. My mom still thinks that my conversion was to piss both her and my father off. My dad demanded tithing, since he was god of the house. He wanted 10 percent of my gross income also. I'm not sure, but my dad was not working at the time. I think at least. Yeah, so we had a regular ceremony, and we went to the temple later, after the 1 year requirement. Which
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Definitely bigger than Mormonism.
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Restaurant... mmmmmmmmmmm. Red Iguana.
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Granted it's slowly letting off the gas, I feel better with my life. It'll just take some time, with the work I did in there, my life is a WIP.
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Maybe Rusty forgot! He is 100 years old ya know!
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I think it's for the fact that we have a light snowpack in the Southern Utah area. People are very concerned that we will not have a record snowpack. For the skiers!
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As far as I am concerned, it's all unproven except for the glycoproteins that stuck all cells together. Like glue.
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It didn't piss me off at the time. However, it was still the truth, even though it came from the Tanners. (Had to look them up, because I could not remember their last name. lol) I'm pissed off still, but not as much. Especially since I seem to be constantly reminded that the church is such an 'influence' and 'good', even though they are corrupt! I don't think that. My mom does, and sh
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I doubt it, because they are both bunk. All Gen Con is a business meeting, without telling the membership how much they have. Everyone would no longer pay tithing, if they know exact numbers. What is the church afraid of? I am going to figure the bribery is going to go way up.
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What does God tell you about expanding our 500 billion stronghold!??! Tell Christ to stuff it, and beg that our 500 billion fund, go to him (as a sacrifice to make sure it's justified that we bribe him), and tell him he can have all the temples too! Money, money, money!
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the truth will set you free? Are you serious? I found the truth and left the church. Mostly because of the conflicts that someone and I had. He came over one day (by bike, and I know how far he came since we both worked at the same place). Anyway, he came over and preached to me (when I had already decided to leave the Mormons, and he preached to me, and my wife just sat there in disbelie
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I Agree with everyone here. Even since leaving, my views have changed (somewhat) on birth. I was a preemie, and I was born relatively early when kids were not supposed to be born, because of lack of health equipment. My opinion, is that of the church, the spirit enters the body upon first breath. Of course, it can't be proven.
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However, all contact has been banned. I want to get my Membership ID, but I don't want to risk the missionaries coming over. Especially with their mumbo-jumbo. Family would say 'Not again!'
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I agree with this, but hate to admit that I don't want to see the destruction of this country because religious zealots want to take over the country. It's like they were radicalized somehow. I was radicalized somehow. I don't know how,but I was radicalized to believe in certain concepts. Sometimes, radicalization is a personal change. Not someone teaching, but what you believe changes.
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People have said that they want to destroy the Constitution. People have actually said that. I am not going into political games, because people have not done their research anyway. Christian Nationalists are to be feared. Unless we turn this back somehow (you can destroy the people, not the ideology - because more people will convert.) in order to avoid a civil war. I mean, what's funny
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Have they no idea what they are doing? If they want a king, have at it, on a remote island.
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I did a paper on socioeconomic status and cultures a good long while ago, and I found that the lower the status of a person, the less they comprehended in general, not just reading or other skills. Some were unable to receive medical care, because of their status in society. They felt that if they were to tell a doctor about any subject, such as they could not see clearly, that they would not
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My mom has implemented a payback policy on the 5000 dollars that borrowed from her about 6 years ago. She wants her money now, so I will pay it. It'll just take me 51 weeks, and a little extra for getting it paid. She says she needs the money to survive. I can understand. I have to help with the paper products during shopping, which I have no problem with. It's just interesting that it's
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I am not surprised that a bishop would be of such callous words. Of course it is not your fault. The issues that came along with it, is because of despair and grief. You will never be guilty for your dad's death. Far from it. You are entitled to a good life, like the rest of us. Hearing anything else is tough, and unworthy of your critical thought process.
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The Mack's are very very good as earplugs. I'll do some readups on the 3M you suggested. UPDATE: I see the 3M WorkTunes, and the Bluetooth option. My current headphones are Bluetooth. Good quality. The ones I would end up getting is the 45 buck ones, even though I don't really need the AM/FM tuning. Here's what I am seeing: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0723CYHPZ?_encoding=UTF8&p
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any one of us knew to what extent we were unhappy, until we were out. Why are so many leaving? Because it's finally been found, that it is a sham. Any religion is a sham. I'd rather live the way I do now, because I am more honest with myself and others. Plus, there is an authenticity about us that seems to be more than we thought possible. And we are living those authentic lives. The '
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