Levi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > When will they say "numbers are not important" and > stop the stat reports? That's what I was thinking. The numbers are looking very bad for the morg. These stats make it obvious that people are leaving the church, and very few are interested in joining. The number of missionaries decreased to 74 thousan
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In the past several years they have had way too many screw-ups and gaffes. Their whole mandate now is to continue damage control and try, try not to mess things up. The most recent directive must be to keep everything well-scripted, mainstream and moderate.
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Personally, I don't like April Fools' day. I managed to get through yesterday without being pranked. I think a lot of people don't like it, and it usually causes various problems because many people take it too far.
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Seven billion was their estimated income in 2012. In 2016 this figure is probably lower, but who knows, as their financials are kept secret. At any rate, it's expensive to run a religious empire such as the cojcolds, and they are hoarding as much money as they can for the future. If the day ever comes that the morg is no longer profitable, many of the suits will jump ship in search of a better
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Timothy, I was wondering where you've been. Welcome back. Tonight its been Tatra, a very good Polish beer. A good Good Friday all round ;-)
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Okay, let's see... the golden plates were delivered by a resurrected human, then translated with a rock in a hat... and you're asking about horses?
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Here's another one with great comments: http://ldsliving.com/President-Monson-Shares-the-Unexpected-Thing-He-Would-Ask-Jesus-If-He-Appeared-Today/s/81631
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When it comes to motab performances no one seems to care about the morg's treatment of women, children, gays, and the damage they do to people and families. I guess it's all about the feel-good choir, careers, money, broadcasts etc. Who cares about people's lives...bring on the muppets!
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There are only three possible answers: "No", "Yes" and "I am so sustained". "No" is truthful, but that truth is not very useful. "Yes" is a bald-faced lie and they know it, so they avoid saying it. "I am so sustained" works because they avoid the first two answers while not being accused of lying.
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Two years of their lives that they will never get back.
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themaster Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > I finally found a beer that I love the taste of. > It is called Not Your Father's Root Beer. Best > tasting Beer. I also like really really cold Bud > Light. I'm glad you found something you like, but Not Your Father's Rootbeer is not beer. It's fermented root beer. Bud Light is beer. Anyway, bee
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Doubting Thomas Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > No Bednar you don't get to change the question. Actually, he does get to change the question. In fact he can do anything he wants, because he is speaking unchallenged. That's the only way Mormonism can survive. The GAs speak and the thinking has been done. No questions, no challenges. One-way communicati
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ragnar Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > > He would receive an enormous outpouring of thanks > (and overwhelming financial gratitude) from > ex-mormons from all over the world. People would > be willing to give him 10% of their excess and > even sell their gold teeth to support him (and > provide physical security protection).
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If there are no homosexual members of the church then why the need for the policy on gay marriage? The media pays little attention to Bednob because he's a nobody. Holland, Monson, Uchtdork...they are all nobodies. The only reason the cojcolds exists is that they have money. Lots and lots of money. If the money runs out the cojcolds will be another backwoods Mormon cult. They'll have to
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Any organization I'm involved with has complete financial transparency -- no secrets. This is standard practice. The members of the cojcolds will eventually demand the same from their leaders, but will it ever happen? The fact that they are tax-exempt and refusing to reveal their financials should be a crime.
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As some have said, the cojcolds is beyond embarrassment. But Bednar and his wife both look like death warmed over. Bednar is a shell of a human being. And his poor wife looks like she is doing everything she can to not collapse into the fetal position. Mormonism has wrapped itself around their brains and is squeezing tighter and tighter.
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Genius.
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Bednar opens mouth Delusions come tumbling out Bednar should close mouth
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The game is to give it five stars (then your review will be in the "positive" column, then proceed to write your review as such- "This book is simply wonderful. It explains how dark skinned people can become white if they stop sinning, and it's full of things that never existed in ancient America, such as horses barley and wheat. How amazing is that! And if you have trouble slee
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As increasing numbers of members lose interest in going to the temple (i.e., would rather not pay tithing) it won't be long until the brethren cook up other schemes for making money. Will they start charging admission to enter the meeting houses? Charge for parking? Chair rental fee? Pass the hat? Who knows...
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Pista Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What changes in character will we see as it > becomes less mainstream and more enclave? I think the day will come when the cojcolds will look like the various sects of fundamentalist mormonism. A few thousand whacked out members, and that will be it. The fundys stayed true to Smith's teachings, while the cojcolds c
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National Tapir day?
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Just curious... where is it 100 degrees in the middle of February? You must be pretty far south of me :-)
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I see this as a very slippery slope for the cojcolds. The members are no longer afraid to take them on. And it won't end with hate crime legislation. These law makers will go after their tax exempt status, claiming the church is a corporation (which the brethren freely admit) and that they are influencing the political process. Now that their own members are no longer intimidated by the man b
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Oh, the things you could have taught those kids! ;-)
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The whole Mormon way of life is based on a major scam, so it's no surprise that scam culture pervades the entire state of Utah and beyond. Of course many scammers think that they're really doing their "customers" a big favor by offering the scam. They're offering, you're buying, so it's all great.
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I knew this was a joke as soon as I read the subject line, but I do appreciate you posting the video. It's good.
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109 men. 9 women.
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He brought donuts?
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Many of the comments are turning the question around -- it's the church that's having a crisis, not the members.
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