I was disgusted with Norah's rear kissing. She didn't press him about MALE priesthood, women's rights, etc. I think that Church has done more harm than good and continues to hold people back overall. He did say one thing that made me chuckle. It had to do with why people should come back to church. He said something along the lines of (my words) "The Church is BIG. It's not like some temp
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I remember seeing punch card wreaths. The cards were rolled up and arranged in patterns with bows and stuff glued on. They looked cool and fun to make.
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LOL. I'm surprised she didn't call root beer sarsaparilla. I think your mom was stricter than mine about root beer. I asked my mom why we had a "coffee table" and she explained it wasn't for coffee. She was mortified one Halloween when I came home with those candy cigarettes. Rock and roll was definitely devil music. Hippies were to be avoided. Face cards were bad. There really w
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For kicks long ago at BYU, I went into the computer lab and punched a few of those cards with things like book titles, my name, etc. I used them as book marks for decades. I think I still have one. There has been so much technology come and go just in my lifetime. I've had to transfer or recreate my favorite music collection from 8 tracks, vinyl, cassette tapes, floppy discs, CDs, mp3, USB d
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That's a hoot. I predict somehow they will turn it into a faith promoting story!
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LOL. How they were able to link slapping paint on a mountain with Earth Day and ecology makes as much sense as everything else they do!
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If the church shifts to mostly having temples, most people will never know the temples are empty most of the time. Not only are temples an investment to park their megabillions, they hide the declining numbers of butts in the pews.
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They can't even make a clear stand or be honest about stupid caffeine, and they expect people to take their word about how to live life and what happens in an afterlife? Funny how they avoid and obfuscate things like evolution, caffeine, homosexuality, etc., and then have the nerve to imply they speak for God.
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Yes, it's part of animal husbandry and managing things. We can't rehome everything, and dammit we need to eat too. What matters to me is that they had a good cruelty free life and the most humane way of death. That's pretty much the opposite of factory farming nowadays.
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You may have done both, and many have. That's a lot of years. However, there were plenty in my Mormon orbit who only went on missions and considered it equivalent "service." Most of the military people of the world barely know or care about Mormons. How did they ever manage without going on Mormon missions (eye roll).
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I remember some of the first CTR rings I saw looked like cheap cracker jacks prizes. I wish you could go with your daughter to Alaska for a long visit over the summer. At least they seem to want to come visit you which is nice.
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We still need words for made up things! Gary Larson was so so good.
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Most Uber billionaires hate their Mother IMO.
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Yes, but one reason public schools fail is because people take their money and support to religion instead. They don't get to complain about public schools when they are a factor damaging public schools, IMO.
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Dear Mother Earth, Happy Earth Day from your most destructive and invasive species. We bought you some plastic flowers. Love, Humans
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Dammit Dave. You got your Google revenge.
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OK, I'm going to say something cynical and probably over the top untrue. I suspect that Coke could have possibly awarded a BYU student for marketing reasons. They know full well Mormons have had a conflicted and confusing opinion about their product. They could possibly be trying to show Mormons what a swell product they have to influence any of the rumors that caffeine should be avoided in so
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Nailed it.
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Good for you. I'm just worried about you losing financial support and the opportunity for higher education if you piss people off. If you can get away with coming out about it sooner than later, that's great. As you say, not living a lie is important. Remember your parents will feel they are failures if they have an apostate kid. Thank them for teaching and allowing you to think for yourself.
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Pat yourself on the back for being able to detect BS so young. I was 40 before I figured out what there was no proof for anything the church claims. My standards for evidence don't include faith, feeling warm fuzzies, repetitive testimonies, etc. I suggest you concentrate on education or a good career all you can until you can get into a situation where you don't have to deal with people holdi
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Oh Lordy. Lock your doors.
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You think too much.
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You're bad.
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I had to slink off to Google for that one too. She was too young.
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RIP Mr. Dennett. Thanks for all the things you made me think about. Thanks for your contributions to the big discussions.
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Yes. I'm glad you got away and somehow saw through the religion quagmire. I've noticed what when people are screwed up, religion usually just makes it worse.
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I went into that area of the library once when I attended BYU. It's walled off and you have to show ID and sign in. It gave me the creeps even then. At first I thought it was because the documents were valuable. Now I know it is also because the documents have guarded truth and they want to know who is looking at it.
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Wow. Thank goodness for your dad and teachers at least. Your mom was probably trying but sheesh. That's A LOT for a kid though. You had a good mind obviously! You could have gone down some other paths but I'm glad you didn't. :-) Somehow you got your ducks in a row. My parents were not-so-bright Mormons but I mostly lucked out compared to the trials of so many.
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Yikes! It's a wonder you turned out so well! Your mom obviously Used up all the IQ points on you. Some families have more than their fair share of problems. Some kids overcome more than others. The flat earth thing is bizarre.
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Good point. Plus, he can't skimp on tithing because everyone knows how much it should be.
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