I did some quick checking, and while I didn't find the subject requirements in any current regulations, I couldn't find when they were taken out, either or why. I do know they were there, and I did find lawsuits against the FCC for not allowing commercial traffic in the amateur radio bands (they were dismissed), but I was unable to find out anything about 4).
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It was in his writings. The roll of polygamy in Mormonism and his refusal to allow Emma to behave the same way and his justification of that dismissalin D&C 158 (I think that's right) pretty much sums up Mr. Smith's view of women. In the book of Mormon, the written belief that blacks were the children of Cain very much suggests a hatred of African-americans, if unconsciously. Yes, it is tr
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I think the biggest thing that has helped the First World countries (the U.S., Canada, western Europe, Israel, and Australia) control their population rates was the advances in birth control; namely, the development of the birth control pill. By using these pills, a lot of women, especially middle-class women, were able to do a much better job of family planning, since the pill allowed them to ha
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Waitangi wrote in part: "The US policy in WW2 was very simple. Let your economic rivals destroy each other, then step in as savior. Make films and books describing how you are that savior, send out missionaries with the same message. Also break up the British Empire and take over its ready made English speaking markets." Wrong on all counts. FDR wanted to get involved in the Europ
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I think that Joseph Smith was a self-centered and destructive person. I get the impression that he believed that other people were put in this world to serve himand his needs without him having to reciprocate in kind. He hated women and blacks. The real tragedy is that there are a lot of human beings who will follow thugs such as the late Mr. Smith, thinking that he will lead them to salvation wh
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Unless I'm mistaken, the only "vaccine" out there now is one developed by the Russians and hurriedly put on the market by their dictator, Vladamir Putin, who claims it cured one of his daughters (sic). The WHO is reportedly in talks with the Russians to get samples of this vaccine for testing. From all accounts I've read and heard (from NPR and other sources), this vaccine developed by
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With the exception of 4), you are quite correct. It was under 4) that the ACLU sued (and I think rightfully so, for while I agree that it is not wise to discuss the topics you mentioned with whom you mentioned, the U.S. government shouldn't be telling licensees that they *can't* discuss these topics). While I don't remember 3) in your list, having bans on that kind of trading over the air make
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While I never became an amateur radio operator (and I know absolutely nothing about the rig you're talking about), I studied the subject back in the 1970s during elementary and high school (a lot of blind people were encouraged to get a ham radio license at the time). I even took the ham radio test in 1978 or 1979. While I passed the theory, I was unable to master the 5 words per minute code requ
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Mormonmartinluther wrote in part: "Even their selection of a prophet mirrors catholicism except for colored smoke being let out from temple." uh...not true, and I'm a former Catholic. In the Mormon religion, who the next prophet will be is not a mystery--it follows an order of seniority. However, this is not true of the Roman Catholic church. Nobody knows who the next pope will be
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All of us from an early age are trained to follow the wisdom of authority from our parents to our teachers to our priests and ministers. And the whole truth is that we really want to believe in that authority even when it is misplaced. That makes all of us suckers to join a cult, especially one that magnifies the beliefs that our authority figures taught us when we were young. Add to this mix our
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I think it should be kept in mind that most were introduced to the Book of Mormon as children. While not always true, children tend to believe everything they are told, especially if it's from a parent or other person whom the child believes to be an authority figure. It isn't until we become adults and become educated in how the world really operates (and some adults never do) that we begin to u
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this stance will be upheld by a federal court.
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You actually make a very good point. The Europeans that settled what would become the United States were, in many cases, religious misfits who kept trying to convert their European buddies to their way of thinking, even if it was against the law in their home countries to do so. This was why the Puritans and Pilgrims were driven out of England and the Netherlands. What I often hear people say
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GNPE Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'll NEVER apologize for the totality of Joey's > life... > > but if he joined the Methodist church to support > /comfort his wife (or others) secondary to the > death of his (first) son, ... that may have been > ONE good thing he did. I don't know about that. From what I've read, the early Meth
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Many years ago (back in the 1980s), my younger brother attended several religious services, including evangelical ones. He was looking to get away from the Roman Catholic theology we had been raised in and wanted to see how other churches worked and thought. Several years later, he gave me the scoop. What he said was that in many cases, especially among Baptists and Pentecostal churches, he fo
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Actually, if there is a moderate wind and it's cool enough (sorry, Phoenix Arizona's 110 degrees doesn't count), then holding the service outside in chairs might not be a bad idea. As long as you stay physically distant and wear a mask, your chances of catching COVID19 will be pretty much the same as being in your car and maybe even a little less.
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First and foremost, I'm sorry for your personal loss, and I'm sorry for the loss to the ex-Mormon community of this person who was determined to bring publicity to how fundamentalist Mormon (not to mention original Mormon) polygamy actually worked. While there are still voices crying in the wilderness about the subject (poster Cheryl for one), it is still sad to see a survivor of this tragic ode
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The most dangerous lie made by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (and it is not the only church to say this whopper) is the one that says that members of the Mormon Church are better than everybody else. The purpose of this lie is to encourage members to tithe more and otherwise support the church. However, when you look at what this lie justifies--everything from how Joseph Smith a
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While I agree with all of the suggestions above, I do think they miss the mark in one very important way, and it's something that's missing from the original post. Specifically, what does this woman expect to get out of marrying a Mormon? If she is expecting a marriage where she can bear a lot of children and be a SAHM, then the expectations about women not working probably wouldn't bother her an
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The reason that I am concerned with racist thoughts and words is that people will act on those thoughts and words. Actions don't come out of the blue; rather they are the result of what the person taking them has learned (or thinks he/xhe has learned) about the person/group he/she is taking action against. Does this mean that I am against free speech? No. But it does mean that when people spea
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For those who may doubt my last comment, I submit the story at the following link. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/7/30/1965159/-Alabama-state-rep-resigns-as-pastor-after-attending-birthday-party-for-first-KKK-grand-wizard?detail=emaildkre While the story doesn't say what this state representative (and now ex-minister) was saying at his Sunday sermons, I think it is safe to say that h
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I was struck by the following two sentences: "Attending church more frequently does not make white congregants less racist. On the contrary, there is a positive relationship between holding racist attitudes and white Christian identity among both frequent (weekly or more) and infrequent (seldom or never) church attenders." What they suggest (and I've known this for a while) is tha
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I wrote the following comment under my real name many years ago at a radio aircheck site in response to an aircheck of the day after the burning of disco records after a baseball game at Chicago's Cominsky Park in 1979. "I was somewhere between being a sophmore and a junior at a college prep Catholic high school for boys where there was only one African-american in my entire class when th
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That is the subject line of an email sent to me by my mother's slightly older sister. (Some years ago, I placed a commentary here about this same woman trying to get me to go back to my Roman Catholic roots and reattend church.) https://youtu.be/jV2qFsdzrrs "Please take time to listen to this. He wants to find a way to have local Sheriffs provide us protection if we are being forced
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Here is a link to an NPR interview with the author which aired this morning: https://www.npr.org/2020/07/18/892579307/author-miles-harvey-tells-the-story-of-schemer-and-false-prophet-james-strang According to Mr. Harvey, James Strang started out as an atheist and converted to Mormonism in Navoo. He also says that he was able to trace the criminal activity that allowed Mr. Strang's group to
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https://www.npr.org/2020/07/15/891563719/peter-hardeman-burnett-californias-1st-governor-and-a-noted-racist According to the historian interviewed (it's a footnote in the NPR story), Peter Hardman Burnett was the man who defended Joseph Smith when the latter ran in to trouble in Missouri (trouble he created for himself, naturally). This story focuses on what Mr. Burnett did after as governor o
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It wasn't supposed to be this way. The Treasury Secretary and members of both the House and Senate negotiated a deal to ensure accountability and transparency of funds. Then the president fired the inspector-general who was supposed to oversee that accountability. Then the Secretary of the Treasury (presumably at the request of the President) decided to no longer make information about how these
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https://www.npr.org/2020/07/10/889842694/reporter-on-catholic-church-getting-over-1-billion-in-coronavirus-aid From the site: "NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Michael Rezendes of The Associated Press on its investigation into the U.S. Roman Catholic Church receiving over $1 billion in coronavirus aid." There's audio with this story, too, and a lot of very good points (thou
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Before I supply my comments, let me state up front that I am not now nor have ever been a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. My brother's ex is one; so is my niece by that short marriage; and so is a woman with whom I used to work with (and who I was considering dating before investigating the religious angle), meaning your former church has affected me and my life. Tha
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