Well, it's been more than the requisite year since James J. Hamula was excommunicated. He should now be ready for rebaptism. Any updates?
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It's the result of the following premises: 1. If you're living the Gospel you will be rewarded with blessings. 2. If you're not living the Gospel, you're doing evil. 3. Avoid the very appearance of evil. I'll leave it to you to draw the inference.
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So now you can trigger Mormons just by calling them "Mormons." Awesome!
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mikemitchell Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > For Mormons, that massive local flood would be the > Mississippi river and Noah sailed out into the > Gulf of Mexico. How he ended up on top of Mount > Ararat isn't explained with a local flood. Jackson County is in western Missouri, so for Mormons it would more likely be the Missouri river. But
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It's "richly symbolic," they told me. "Richly symbolic how?" I asked them back. "Oh, you'll understand when you go through."
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Iseewhatyoudidthere
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBXc2-8V_3I
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In the book "Catch 22" there is, at a certain army camp, a loyalty-oath crusade. People are asked to sign loyalty oaths. It goes crazy with people needing to sign loyalty oaths before they can get served in the mess hall. Then it spirals out of control until finally separate loyalty oaths are required to get your main dish, your side dish, your drink, etc. Mormonism is l
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That's it!!! The PONDERITES!
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Way back during the open house for the Provo temple our ward's Elders Quorum was scheduled in as ushers. So I'm standing there with one of the other guys in the ward--I know his name but that's about it ("hi, how do you do"). So as we're standing there he starts talking to me about his very low sperm-count, and how he's been to doctors yadda yadda. I'm thinking to myself,
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The gospel brings JOY into our lives. If we exhibit a lack of OY then we're obviously not living the gospel. So make it a rule to NEVER exhibit a lack of JOY to anyone.
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A close reading of Abraham 3: 2-3 seems to indicate that the earth is a "star": "2 And I saw the STARS, that they were very great, and that one of them was nearest unto the throne of God; and there were many great ones which were near unto it; "3 And the Lord said unto me: These are the governing ones; and the name of the great one is Kolob, because it is near un
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The researchers only interviewed the ones who didn't commit suicide.
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Gee, could it possibly be that religious training starting at an early age that sex is evil, or that masturbation is a "sin next to murder" have anything to do with it? Just wondering.
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Me (checking into a Marriott hotel): "Is the porn disabled?" Clerk: "No, it's just regular porn, you sick pervert."
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If anyone ever had any doubts about LDS being a cult, Dallin Oak's statement about how the demographics change (with many young men jumping ship) means many young women will have to settle for being single in life should settle the issue. Basically he's saying, "if you can't find a good, TR-holding Mormon to marry, stay single and childless your whole life." The possibilit
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Tevai Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hebrew, this would be an understandable mistake > on his part which any "beginner" in ancient Hebrew could > easily make.] Joseph Smith didn't start to study Hebrew until about five years after the coming forth of the Book of Mormon. However the name "Nephi" appears in the Apocryp
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I think you all should bow down and worship me.
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StillAnon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > A stupid mistake is leaving your car in neutral, > without the e-brake set, and having it roll down > the street. Hey, it could happen to anyone. Besides what if it's your first car with an e-brake so you're not used to it yet; and what if you're in a store parking lot that LOOKS level. Besides so
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Are you the missionary who baptized Liberty Valence?
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Goddam mad dog!
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Crazy horse Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Brigham young hated black people Brigham Young was definitely a racist, but he didn't hate black people. He was totally convinced (and publicly taught) that blacks were inferior to whites and he was instrumental in establishing racist Church policies that lasted at least until 1978. He even referred to
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starbucks Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > (How tank tops became WOW issues I have no idea). That's a great question. Back in former times sleeveless tops were not taught against. There are Church-produced films from the 50s that show Young Mormon women at church functions wearing sleeveless tops. However this aspect of fashion presented a pro
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I once attended the annual congregational meeting of a local Presbyterian Church. One of the things they did was pass out a sheet of paper with annual stats on it (including a financial breakdown of the congregation's finances). The meeting was open to anyone who walked in. One of the stats on the handout was the number of members dropped from the congregation because of not attend
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Sit down with them and be SUPER receptive and SUPER enthusiastic about their "message." Hijack the whole event with your over- the-top positive (but verging on insane) response to their message.
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So suppose this goes to trial; and suppose his defense is that God really told him to cut his girlfriend's head off. Suppose further that the trial is held in Utah. Then the whole courtroom and Jury box will be filled with people who firmly believe that God told Nephi to cut Laban's head off while he slept. So why won't they consider that maybe, just maybe, God really DID tell this
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If the Church fails in its goals it's YOUR fault for not having enough faith. Who does this guy think he is--a Mission President??
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thedocumentor Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > 2. Perhaps even more important, it says to anyone > watching the performance, who has doubts about the > strength and depth of his own belief--or actually, > possible disbelief--that he's a freak, that > there's something wrong with him. Yes, this is one reason why the internet is so b
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Rubicon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Oaks actually promoted what he hoped to stop. See "Streisand Effect." https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2013/04/15/what-is-the-streisand-effect
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