If that's the case with you too, Stuck, I says dunk him and then take him out for ice cream. Both activities will make people happy.
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- Wed May 01, 2024 9:07 am
- Forum: Support
- Topic: How to respond to believing spouse?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 67
Re: How to respond to believing spouse?
- Wed May 01, 2024 7:06 am
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Psychics & Ballards
- Replies: 7
- Views: 65
Re: Psychics & Ballards
We have Mormon friends here who have a Mormon "seeing holistic healer" who, over the phone, diagnosed the herbal deficiency that was causing the wife's hip problem from 110 miles away. "She's amazing", said the wife. I'm seeing more of this lately. Our RS president has an "energy healer." I'm wonde...
- Wed May 01, 2024 6:53 am
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Psychics & Ballards
- Replies: 7
- Views: 65
- Wed May 01, 2024 6:47 am
- Forum: Support
- Topic: We’re back! Thanks Captain Salty!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 874
Re: We’re back! Thanks Captain Salty!
Has any of this been due to Defense of the Faith internet attacks? I keep wondering if it's some sort of attack, but I don't think there's any direct evidence of that. Whatever the reason, we are looking for a new home for NOM. Not only is this platform unstable, it has become too expensive. Thanks...
- Wed May 01, 2024 6:41 am
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Today was a hard day !
- Replies: 12
- Views: 245
Re: Today was a hard day !
Thanks Alas. Certainly one of the most hurtful things I have experienced in life was for my wife to tell me she doesn't want me if I'm not a member. I think this was mean, deliberate , and very manipulating. To me it was akin to the use of a nuclear weapon. When you don't believe The Truth™ it hurt...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 5:46 am
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Today was a hard day !
- Replies: 12
- Views: 245
Re: Today was a hard day !
Earbuds and eyelid painting. https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-pi9-IM67_0I%2FV-T6G0HgEOI%2FAAAAAAAADGg%2FYaI4qjxlD1gy0lRoeM2oo5grKq8s1-CBQCLcB%2Fs1600%2Fglazed-eyes.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=3a3e05c5cfb3961a21c7a984b3e3d54538cf69f236f071a6e84f5e1bcdc24f7f&ipo=...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 11:22 am
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: New Spaulding Theory?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 248
New Spaulding Theory?
There's an interesting interview on the Mormon.ish podcast, Episode 147 with Lars Nielson about his research into another possible inspiration or even origin for the Book of Mormon. Anybody else listen to this? Lars is the brother of the Ensign Peak whistleblower and actually wrote most of the docum...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:01 am
- Forum: The Coffee Shop
- Topic: Keeping up with Trump
- Replies: 990
- Views: 1819646
Re: Keeping up with Trump
Trump's defense that a president cannot be held accountable for any actions is incredibly lazy and transparent. If he took two seconds to think about what he's saying he would see that it also applies to Biden, Obama, Clinton...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 5:55 am
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: A New Theistic Argument
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1452
Re: A New Theistic Argument
And of course there's no guarantee that if there's a creator the creator is good, or that the being humans interact with (if any) is the creator. Could just be like that Twilight Zone episode where the astronaut happens upon the tiny people and decides to make them worship him. Or the H. P. Lovecra...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 1:58 pm
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Conspiracy Road Trip: Creationism
- Replies: 9
- Views: 577
Re: Conspiracy Road Trip: Creationism
Humans can be good about denying human learning. I know of this one faith tradition headed by a heart surgeon. Despite this man's extensive medical training he still denies evolution or at least for his faith's members who were descended from Adam and Eve in Missouri rather than that heathen Pre-Ad...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 6:43 am
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Resignation help
- Replies: 4
- Views: 204
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 6:38 am
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Priesthood DoorDash
- Replies: 3
- Views: 270
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:29 pm
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Priesthood DoorDash
- Replies: 3
- Views: 270
Priesthood DoorDash
A couple of priests showed up at our door today to bring my wife the sacrament. I was not home and I was not happy that the ward took it upon themselves to decide that she, without any sort of request or invitation, needed a worthy priesthood holder (pimply teenager) to compensate for my dereliction...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:51 pm
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: A New Theistic Argument
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1452
Re: A New Theistic Argument
So, when we project onto God our own helplessness at stopping all that evil that atheists project onto God and say that therefore God does not exist…..maybe we are missing the point. Maybe God wants *us* to stop all that suffering, not just throw our hands up in the air and yell at God for not doin...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:44 pm
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: A New Theistic Argument
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1452
Re: A New Theistic Argument
Reminds me of a song: What if god was one of us, just a slob like one of us, just a stranger on the bus trying to make his way home? If God is the unwanted child who was dropped on his head at birth and can't get anything right, then we, and all his other creations, must be reflections of his cognit...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 4:22 pm
- Forum: Support
- Topic: The new throat-slitting
- Replies: 8
- Views: 567
Re: The new throat-slitting
Here's another way to look at the covenants. We have established that they are made to earthly authorities, not to supernatural entities. In order to enter the temple you had to declare that you are honest in your dealings with your fellowmen. So did our exalted leaders. But they are monumental exam...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 4:08 pm
- Forum: Support
- Topic: The new throat-slitting
- Replies: 8
- Views: 567
Re: The new throat-slitting
Covenants in the church are of the "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today" variety. In this life the covenant is one-sided. 100% of the action of the covenant is performed by us in this life. God isn't on the hook until a theoretical next life. We're expected to give hamburger after ham...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:54 pm
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Best part of conference?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 616
Re: Best part of conference?
I was a little surprised to hear Nelson state that baptism will get you into the Celestial Kingdom but only temple covenants and marriage would get you "Exaltation" within the Celestial Kingdom. I've never read that baptism alone, would get you into the CK. I think this is the standard teaching. Ba...
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 9:09 am
- Forum: The Coffee Shop
- Topic: From 15th to 23rd
- Replies: 8
- Views: 592
Re: From 15th to 23rd
Hmm. The US also ranks dead last among developed countries in quality, accessibility, and affordability of healthcare. Also dead last on wealth equity, and it's rapidly getting worse. All of those happier countries also provide healthcare to all citizens in a way that American Conservatives deride a...
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 7:33 am
- Forum: Support
- Topic: The new throat-slitting
- Replies: 8
- Views: 567
The new throat-slitting
When they took the penalties out of the endowment ceremony they also removed the most graphic reminder that if you stray from the program you are putting yourself in very real danger. It seems to me that that void has been filled by the growing popularity of "the covenant path." When they talk about...