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by A New Name
Tue May 02, 2023 10:15 am
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: Jury Duty (the TV show)
Replies: 3
Views: 12667

Re: Jury Duty (the TV show)

Nibbler, the last episode shows the behind the scenes on how they pulled it off, with the reveal to the "mark". He took it all with good humor and had a good laugh.
by A New Name
Mon May 01, 2023 2:06 pm
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: Jury Duty (the TV show)
Replies: 3
Views: 12667

Jury Duty (the TV show)

Wife and I watched a funny satire on TV last night. It is called “Jury Duty”. It is on FreeVee, a free streaming channel from Amazon that has a subset of Prime shows, with commercials. The premise of the show is that they got special permission to film a trial from the Jury’s perspective for a docum...
by A New Name
Wed Mar 01, 2023 3:20 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: 22 Months Down. 38 To Go.
Replies: 21
Views: 2026

Re: 22 Months Down. 38 To Go.

I never remember really "enjoying" any of the callings I had while actively believing attender; I can't imagine bishop-ing in your situation. When I was bishop, now 20 years ago, I really enjoyed the one on one meetings with people, just listening to them, helping them as I could, but mostly just l...
by A New Name
Tue Feb 21, 2023 9:42 am
Forum: Support
Topic: Church paying $5 Million SEC fine
Replies: 64
Views: 5729

Church paying $5 Million SEC fine

The Ensign Peak hiding has come home to roost.
They did not file the yearly paperwork required by trying to hide the money in shell companies
read about it here
by A New Name
Mon Dec 19, 2022 5:44 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: The Ward Weirdo and other stereotypes?
Replies: 30
Views: 2554

Re: The Ward Weirdo and other stereotypes?

We had the Aloha guy, he was NOT Hawaiian or anything like unto it. My kids actually called him "Brother Aloha"
by A New Name
Wed Nov 23, 2022 3:48 pm
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: Watch Under the Banner of Heaven on Hulu for $1.99/m
Replies: 1
Views: 520

Watch Under the Banner of Heaven on Hulu for $1.99/m

Hulu is having their annual Black Friday sale right now until Monday. It is $1.99/month, and you can cancel anytime. So if you have been wanting to watch "Under the Banner of Heaven" or "Mormon no More", this is your chance. I do this every other year. I cancel when the year is up and price goes to ...
by A New Name
Wed Oct 19, 2022 10:51 am
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: The Wire
Replies: 0
Views: 1415

The Wire

Wow, what a good show: "The Wire" on HBO. It is a VERY NSFW show, with more F and N words per hour that any show on TV. But very good acting, and great story lines. TLDW (Too Long Didn't Watch): Police, politicians and Drug gangs battle for the streets of Baltimore.
by A New Name
Wed Oct 19, 2022 10:43 am
Forum: Support
Topic: Young Adult Sacrament Meeting Talk
Replies: 12
Views: 1379

Re: Young Adult Sacrament Meeting Talk

Saying the quite part out loud!
by A New Name
Tue Oct 11, 2022 3:00 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: The Q-15 has a safety net. How would it work in a crisis?
Replies: 14
Views: 1831

Re: The Q-15 has a safety net. How would it work in a crisis?

I believe the church is a "corporate sole", where the CEO/Prophet has sole authority as far as the business of the church goes. Rusty could theoretically decide to turn all the chapels into homeless shelters and there is nothing the Q15 could do.
by A New Name
Tue Aug 30, 2022 3:39 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Is there value in clergy/penitent privilege?
Replies: 9
Views: 1149

Re: Is there value in clergy/penitent privilege?

CES does not think there is any value to clergy/penitent privilege. They now require all new BYU employees to sign away those rights, allowing the bishop to tell BYU anything he is told during confession as part of his/her yearly evaluation.
by A New Name
Wed Jul 20, 2022 3:30 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Thoughts after visiting Utah
Replies: 14
Views: 2244

Re: Thoughts after visiting Utah

I called Swig the "Mormon Starbucks" https://wheatandtares.org/2017/12/10/mormon-starbucks/ in this review on my blog
by A New Name
Tue May 10, 2022 4:36 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Destigmatizing Therapy
Replies: 20
Views: 4080

Re: Destigmatizing Therapy

My dyslexia kicked in and I thought you were talking about de-magnetizing therapy. I thought it was some crazy magnet therapy with the magnet on a wristband!

Said in my best Saturday Night Live "Emily" voice: "Never mind!"
by A New Name
Mon Apr 25, 2022 10:34 am
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Under the Banner of Heaven TV show
Replies: 41
Views: 7758

Re: Under the Banner of Heaven TV show

Here is my Hulu hack. Every year during Black Friday (day after Thanksgiving) Hulu has a sale. Last year it was $0.99/month for an entire year. The year before it was $1.99/month. I subscribe for a year at the discount, then when it's going up to 5-6/month, I unsubscribe for a year, then get the sal...
by A New Name
Mon Apr 25, 2022 10:27 am
Forum: Support
Topic: 17 new temples?
Replies: 55
Views: 9149

Re: 17 new temples?

My take on the temple building frenzy is detailed in my blog post at Weat&Tares.
by A New Name
Mon Apr 25, 2022 10:18 am
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: Tokyo Vice
Replies: 1
Views: 963

Tokyo Vice

Tokyo Vice on HBO MAX is really good, and has a Mormon angle! I’ll keep is vague so as not to spoil anything, but one of the characters was a Mormon missionary that didn’t go home, and just stayed in Japan. Hints are made in Episode 4, with the background coming out in 5. Not a major theme in the sh...
by A New Name
Mon Apr 04, 2022 2:58 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Guilty confessions
Replies: 10
Views: 2549

Re: Guilty confessions

I made out with my girlfriend in the Primary room when we were teenagers. I have sweet memories every time I pass the Primary room in my local church building. #tendermercies
by A New Name
Tue Mar 08, 2022 3:56 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: If your life right now had a theme song what would it be?
Replies: 9
Views: 2007

Re: If your life right now had a theme song what would it be?

REM: Losing My Religion Oh, life is bigger It's bigger than you, and you are not me The lengths that I will go to The distance in your eyes Oh no, I've said too much I set it up [Pre-Chorus] That's me in the corner That's me in the spotlight Losing my religion Trying to keep up with you And I don't ...
by A New Name
Mon Feb 28, 2022 9:38 am
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Church assets transferred to GA families
Replies: 7
Views: 2377

Re: Church assets transferred to GA families

Try asking this on reddit/r/mormon. You'll get a much larger audience.
by A New Name
Mon Feb 28, 2022 9:36 am
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: God’s Intervention
Replies: 47
Views: 8869

Re: God’s Intervention

Could Pascal's wager help you? Pascal argues that a rational person should live as though God exists and seek to believe in God. If God does not exist, such a person will have only a finite loss (some pleasures, luxury, etc.), whereas if God does exist, he stands to receive infinite gains (as repres...
by A New Name
Tue Feb 22, 2022 2:20 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: An update from The Netherlands
Replies: 17
Views: 4614

Re: An update from The Netherlands

Meilingkie wrote:
Tue Feb 22, 2022 12:09 pm

Looks like this is a keeper, PhD in psychology, nice and normal.
So you get free psychoanalysis out of this deal? :D