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Why is it they can't keep from stepping in it. Anyone in the business of getting information from COJCOLDS needs chest waders. It seems Oaks' Where Will This Lead went completely unnoticed by internal consumers. This quote is such a gem. How many churchocrats did it take to wordsmith this down to su...

Give Dieter a break. The rock was/is advanced technology

Thanks, Ghost, for the tip. I probably have a VHS of God's Army. I also saw Brigham City in a theater. But I really wanted to see States of Grace and missed the opportunity when it was out. I do have Prime so I found it and watched it. I actually found that movie very moving. In fact this movie help...

I remembered how I LOL'd at this scene when I was TBM.

Some people just can't talk about religion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TSXmj5FObY

Posting from sacrament meeting through LDSAccess. Darn! I was looking forward to trying out Salty's counter measures.

I want to add that to the "one liner" thread. "I individuated" Yes, another fine variant of my favorite one liner. Individuative/reflective is the title Fowler uses for stage 4. Individuation is a normal part of human development that high demand groups suppress for their own ends. Bob McCue was on...

Double post

I certainly felt like a failed parent as a believer. Now I can brag to the NOM, post-mo crowd that I haven't raised a single adult tithe payer. The weight of the failure was crushing as a believer. I very much worry about how my TBM wife handles the burden. Does she have amazing confirmation bias de...

He also did an op-ed in the NYT when Romney was running for president. In it he explained what "the American religion" is. The emancipation of greed. Fits corporate Mormonism very well.

I cannot devote my life to an organization I find to be neither true nor truthful.

I cannot fit reality inside the church's box.

With a nod to Hermey: What's good about Mormonism isn't unique and what's unique isn't good.

I found blind obedience to be incompatible with personal progression.

Yes, happy birthday to NOM.

I am a person who can never have one favorite anything, but this post is definitely a hall of famer with me.

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When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. I like that. It’s similar to “I outgrew the cult.” General authorities are substitutes for parental authorities. Parental substitutes they were for me, particu...

Sunday fly fished a nearby stream in the afternoon. Looked like a lot of folks were ditching conference here in the morcor.

What I heard of Russ talk sounded like "your goodness is great for marketing, keep it up". I need to rethink my meager fast offering contributions.

Standard plan of darnation talk. Meh. +5 for Tolkien. I could dock him for failing to be the progressive voice he has sometimes been, but that would be holding him to a higher standard. Another +5 for imagery. +5 for teaching unconditional love. +5 for his approach to missionary work, despite his un...

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Sat Oct 05, 2019 2:08 pm

The changes to the organizations just makes me think this:

Beet me to it , blazerb.

I outgrew it.

The timing is what makes this suspicious. Is this some cultic obedience test to see who will get their kids excused from school for this? Is it a publicity stunt to help the COJCOLDS kids get noticed by their peers. As in , whoa that old guy must be super important to ditch school for. I predict tha...

I commend you for your integrity.

Now where have I heard that expression before