A caution to anybody considering believing the word of Russel M. Ballard. He is part of a religious organization that has a very troubled relationship with the truth. Let me put it another way. One of the co-founders of Vice media is Gavin McInnes, the guy who founded the Proud Boys. I'll just leave that here
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schrodingerscat Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > https://youtu.be/KBhy_vlgKS4?si=8NsUYAUyTSCt0P7T These conversations would be much more interesting if we agreed to watch the video before discussing. I actually watched the video because it came up in my YouTube suggested videos. I just wonder how many of the posters who have an opinion actually watched
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It's not a difficult question at all. If a book is read at a school board meeting, and the parent reading it is told to stop reading because it sounds like p0rn, then it shouldn't be in the library. Graphic violence or sexual content is not for children - in ANY context. Others make good points about passages in the Bible. But it's even simpler. Separation of church and state. That me
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Slightly off-topic. I encourage anybody who has old copies of Mormon "scriptures" to hold on to those. Why? Because the Mormon church tends to "memory hole" the things they now find inconvenient. It might be useful to pull out some old gooks and show where these odd teachings are written down.
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Anybody know which books? The Instagram post didn't say.
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Brother Of Jerry Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > 1) all of which is irrelevant to white Christian > paranoia in the US. > > 2) do you have actual statistics showing how many > missionaries are sent from North America and > Europe to Africa, versus how many are sent from > Africa to Europe and North America? Source: Trust me, bro.
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Next time, just tell her that we can't visit the moon because we can't break through the firmament.
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"The Frankes' strict parenting style has led some viewers to report them to authorities." Abusive and arrogant enough to film it and think they were setting an example for other parents. Gross. I don't think Mormonism has a monopoly on abusive parents. I've seen plenty of horrible parents in my travels. I don't know what the solution is but I've been tempted to @$%@ up a few bad
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I've enjoyed many of EB's posts. Sad to see him go.
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bradley Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I was shopping on AliExpress the other day and > noticed that skin-whitening dietary supplements > are a thing. In many parts of Asian, light skin is a sign of affluence. Having a suntan means you are a manual laborer. Having light skin means you lead a privileged life. You get to work indoors instead of
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What is it with creepy old guys hugging young women and sniffing their hair. A colleague of mine was in a 12 step group. There was a self-proclaimed guru who went to all the meetings in her town. He would hug all the girls and put his hand around their waists. The point of this post is not to discuss the efficacy of 12 step groups. But what if someone who could have been helped but got ra
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Fascinating topic. I see a lot of progress in some areas, and some serious setbacks in other areas. If you really want to see racism, go to Asia. In China, for the movie poster for Little Mermaid, the color of the actress was not only lightened, she was moved out of a prominent position. During the pandemic, a black man living in China got a video of a MacDonalds worker holding a sign
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Dave the Atheist Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > He lived as close as he could to 100 without going > over. I'm gonna steal this. In fact, I already have.
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Heartless Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > At the age of 99, Bob Barker has spun his final > wheel. RIP. I really remember his appearance in Happy Gilmore and the fist fight with Adam Sandler. Hilarious because it was so different from his character on Price is Right. Also, toward the end on Price is Right he got sarcastic with contestants.
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Because they think that canned fruit in jello whip is salad. All you have to do is visit a Mormon home and see what they eat. Carbs and sugar. I went carnivore and my body thanks me for it.
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I don't have anything more to say. I just thought it was an interesting play on words, and it has Provo in the subject line.
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I still can't get over the fact that a lot of people on social media don't know the difference between your and you're. Your right! Or they add an extra apostrophe. She had 3 kid's. Or they think that using "I" makes things more formal. Judy and I's wedding pictures. i also can't stand run on sentence they don't make since people need to learn to right the rite w
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elderolddog Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > That's up there with the Sovereign Citizens, "I'm > not driving, I'm traveling!" I've seen a few of those people in real life in court. One guy was so obnoxious that the judge had him removed and just proceeded with sentencing right there. I guess the sovereign citizen found out right there that
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elderolddog Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > But you should be in your right mind. > > Imagine the stories you might make up if you were > high... Actually, these rules sound like something that were made up by people who could lighten up a little and burn one down every once in a while, in the Ben Harper sense of the word.
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Dave the Atheist Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What about when a male studderer has sex with a > female epileptic? Is he "speaking in tongues?"
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This is very common in authoritarian regimes. Look at cultures like Japan, where the Samurai had carte blanche to behead any peasant on a whim. Peasants learned how to resist in covert ways. I see the inefficiency, incompetence, foot-dragging, and backhanded compliments. Mormons live in an authoritarian world, where they must obey the whims of out of touch geriatric leaders, bishops who a
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It certainly does. I mean, people can make some really funny faces when engaged in the act.
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I bet I'm not the only one who went right to Rule 69 to see if it had anything to do with pre-marital fun. They really missed an opportunity there. And Rule 613 is a doozy, if you make it that far. At least they have a sense of humor.
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Ssshhhhh. Every time there's an article criticizing Ballard or anybody tangentially related to the movie, it just makes him look like he's hit a nerve. Did you see that headline? We must be over the target!
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Rubicon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The religious leadership that run like a monarchy > have much to be desired. The oldest becomes the > leader and you get people who are past their > mental prime and out of touch with the real world > the church members live in. I thought you were talking about another malfunctioning organization for
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Lot's Wife Wrote: > It is precisely the opposite. The Harmon brothers > started a company that would edit "big media" > productions that Mormons and other squeamish > people found objectionable. The big film > producers fought back and the Harmons were forced > to stop editing other people's work. In short, > the big film companies successfully stopped the
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Greyfort Wrote: > Yes, there are a lot of accounts of such > encounters now. Mine was in 1975, long before I > ever heard of any other stories. The first time I > heard such a being mentioned, it really got my > attention. "What? What?? Somebody else has > experienced this?" > > I remember the first time I heard another such > story mentioned.
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Well, a psycho can actually be fun in the sack. It's the aftermath you have to worry about.
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I have to agree with what others said. Recovered memories are suspect. Has anybody seen "The Guilt Trip"? It's scary how a man can be pushed to the point where he confesses to a murder that he did not commit. Derren Brown, the host of the show, talks about how he coached actors to use what he calls "guilt-mongernig" techniques. https://youtu.be/-AzTLw0Xwok It remin
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Jesus is misquoted for different political aims. Speaking of misquoting, a quick internet search (there are several websites about the Bible, just pick on) reveals that the true meaning of "taking the Lord's name in vain" was not using God or Jesus as an exclamation. The Bible was not written in English. Various translations exist that show that misquoting Jesus or misusing his teaching
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