I would eat cheese grits morning, noon and night if I could. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE grits. I like them with shrimp, and I LOVE them with blackened fish and greens with tabasco. I never heard of putting sugar in them- that sounds unconscionable. One time I ordered cheese grits at a waffle house and the waitress brought me a cold bowl with a slab of kraft plastic cheese on the top. I have no i
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which might be nearly as entertaining as the info-graphic itself.
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They sound so paranoid-- warning the faithful about the evil internet. If a belief is so unsupportable and tenuous that just being exposed to people who differ would threaten to upend it, that belief is not worthy of being held.
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One one hand, props to those kids for being willing to be openly gay at BYU. That can't be easy. I'm sure there are many students who feel better for realizing they're not alone at BYU. And, Mormons need to realize that gay people are not so "other" to them as they might think. On the other hand, I cringe as the video kind of misses the big point-- Mormonism promotes and fosters
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Don't get me started on scones. Gawd. I love a good scone. Ask for a scone in Utah and you'll get a piece of deep-fried bread dough, like a donut without a hole-- which is good in its own right, but not a SCONE!!!
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Awesome news!
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Apparently they don't realize how ridiculous that sounds to people outside the church? Last I checked, polygamists tend to limit themselves to terrorizing their own people. Or maybe, the STCMC does such a good job protecting the church from polygamists that all the foiled terrorist plots against the church get quashed before they have a chance to make the news? Yeah, that must be it. Riiiiiight.
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Brooks is so outside the norm for Mormon women that it is very frustrating to have her put up as an example of Mormon womanhood, or Mormonism period. She clearly identifies herself as "unorthodox" which is helpful, but even considering that, most people with only a passing acquaintance with Mormonism won't realize that most the vast majority of Mormons aren't allowed to be "unorth
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I don't understand staying while not believing, but I was raised with a convert father, so my cultural, social and family life didn't really revolve around the church. I think that the fact that he is honest about where he is, belief-wise, keeps me from thinking of him as a hypocrite. I might be put off if he was in denial about the things that are wrong about the church, or kept silent on p
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He really didn't represent the church well, did he?
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His desnews articles seem to be written for an unbelievably uncritical audience-- kind of like most conference addresses.
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When I started "going off the rails" it was after a prolonged period of working on our relationship. We were in a very good place and my husband had reconciled himself to the idea of having a nonbelieving wife that he loved more than the church. I knew at that point that we were going to get through it, so I introduced a few changes. It was rough, but he got over it. Two years later
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That he thinks so little of his wife that he would post that for a laugh. :-(
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When I studied in Ireland and Scotland, my entire experience was Mormon-free-- didn't see so much as a chapel or a missionary the whole time. I spent most of my time in Derry, but I was all over the Republic and Northern Ireland. When I was in Clare in November, I talked with one of my friends about it and she said all anyone knows about the Mormons there is "Big Love" and the cre
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I couldn't have come up with a better anti-Mormon strategy myself. They really don't get it. In order to battle their image problem, they are resorting to the types of behavior that causes their image problem. The absolute worst thing they could do for themselves is make pro-Mormon messes on the internet.
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I just shared that on facebook and apparently started a battle with my TBM inlaws. They will lose.
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Unfortunately, there might be something to this.
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Pros: -More women of low social status can "marry up" since men who are already married are still available. Never mind that they end up with a fraction of a husband, and all the leftover males are cast aside. -Some mothers can pursue careers and educational opportunities while still making babies, since they can share household and child-rearing duties with wives who are happy
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the acceptance of patriarchal order (a fundamental Mormon teaching) is the antithesis of feminism.
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They think they live in a black & white one-size-fits all universe. But, they don't. I work out of town from my home. It's an awesome job that is fulfilling and makes me feel good about myself. My husband comes to visit every week or so, and actually I'd say it has made us appreciate each other more than ever. We're considering a permanent move, if he can secure a transfer, but we're
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and since Trojan isn't in the business of selling men hands, it makes sense that they don't spend advertising dollars on them. In the non-Mormon world, masturbation and vibrators are a non-issue. I don't see any discrimination. ETA: grammar correction
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There's a huge difference between a short ride in the bed of a pickup, and a twelve hour international road trip in a modified crate atop a station wagon. Keeping a dog in a crate for that long would be questionable by itself-- never mind speeding along down the highway. That Romney thought this might be a good idea in the first place indicates a lack of judgment. That he put the sick dog bac
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I'm in TN.
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