They kowtowed because they wanted to keep the missionary thing going. Some Mormons said that Hitler was a great man. One might think that Hitler's extermination of Jews would make Mormons think otherwise. Even when we were at war with Germany, one might think they would have abandoned the ideas about salvaging the missions. But church leadership, even if not supporting Hitler and the Nazis, held
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I felt privileged when he once answered a question of mine. Seemed like a terribly nice fellow. He came from the generation just a head of mine, went through the temple before they began using "the shield" to cover your bits during the washing and anointing. He had to stand buck naked while a complete stranger washed him with a sponge. He then had to get anointed while standing there
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"Good luck finding blue collar workers to serve as bishop." I spent some 21+ years in military wards. The bishops and stake presidents are all military officers. The stake presidents appear to be all field grade officers (major upwards); the bishops and high council members tend to be lowly company grade officers (lieutenant to captain). I was once called as high council member, however
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It's the same here and everywhere. The blame rests squarely on the church's Big Fifteen. This is their Frankenstein, and IT'S ALIVE! They learn nothing from past bad news. They're just too arrogant toearn and do what needs to be done.
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Just how do you add a pin?
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It's not?
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The church no longer has a viable product. It's like a business telling people to buy a TV with vacuum tubes, and a dial-up Internet service. Their product has ultimately failed. I left, and now my pastor is Richard Wayne Gary Wayne. Good guy. Might like women too much.
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The We Say So Church.
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I would wager that Warren Jeffs looks pretty damn sexy in his old-style temple garments.
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Their talks ARE vetted and sent back with changes and red lines. The only people who are spared this are the apostholes. I knew a woman who was one of these people.
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Sorry, but back in his day, ALL underwear had either an open crotch or drop-bottom. And the probably stank to high-high heaven.
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You're wrong. Moroni is blowing a vuvuzela.
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It was the hapless "preacher" who said, "What? The Devil?! Why, I was told that the Devil has black skin and claws lak a b'ar!!" For some reason, the preacher always copped a sort of southern, Dan'l Boone style accent.
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In fact, that IS what they do! When we lived in Congo and had the senior missionaries over for dinner waaay too much, one of them banged on about this. I asked if the missionaries tell prospective members about the past sanctions against Black people, like I had to do way back in the 1960s and 1970s. He said, "Oooh, noooo! We're under strict orders not to." In a muffled voice I said tha
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The product is no longer sells to the public as it did when the church announced, "Holy shit! If we keep this up, we'll be converting a 100,000 a year come 2018!" Dream on, losers!
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(Sorry. I meant to say "gosh-darn" or "gol'darned". My bad.) No doubt about it. In the 1960's, we all absolutely loved David O. McKay.* Possibly because of his smiley face and that nimbus of fluffy white hair. Or (hear me out) simply because he was seldom seen for like the final 15 years of his presidency. Whatever the case, he appeared so friendly and nice. After McKay
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Mormonism is known among many as "Scientology-Lite".
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We lived in the Mojave Desert, and got very poor very fast when my father became a hopeless drunk and could not get or hold a job. The stupid deacons would come around collecting fast offerings, and I was embarrassed at what my mom would do. She would smile and take the envelope, then say, "Just give me a minute." She'd then leave the guys on the porch, and go from the living room to th
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- Female wimmens must always defer to male authority
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Yeah, everything's the women's fault, innit? Any good that comes from this is that more women will want to stand up and be counted, or maybe just quit the church.
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Like men never do the same. It's why so many Mormon men like to wear shorts and a tank top and insist they are doing sports.
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Well, to be fair, everyone had open crotch or drop-bottom underwear back in 'em days.
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My FIL had several tattoos from when he served in the Pacific during WWII. He eventually served in the stake presidency and spent a lot of time in the temple. I one helped send a guy on a mission after he had been converted to Mormonism when he was a Marine at Camp Hansen on Okinawa. He had several tattoos, and wondered if it was a problem. It wasn't.
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Can anyone here speak with some bit knowledge about the following questions? - is this "soaking" thing real, or just an entertaining story? - Do some students really think that condoms are moral because the skin of the penis does not actually touch the vaginal lining? (I mean, just using hands to touch the gubbins of another person will get you R.U.N.N.O.F.T from BYU.) - Do B
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And the rankle and rage at countries that are Islamic republics.
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I now see TV adverts for the embarrassing ark place. Surprised me every time.
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If they put in pinball machines in the basement, you should know that those under the age of 18 are not allowed to use them because it is a gambling tool.
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I almost bought retail property in Coeur d'Alene, and planned on living there. But now I greatly dislike the whole state. Besides, too many Mormons and preppers. Yea, even Mormon preppers.
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The Mormons never make a distinction between the member-of-record, and the person who self-identifies as Mormon. So I can't ever trust one of these reports, regardless of the source.
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In many other European languages, "cult" merely means "denomination".
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