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I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that they will still be happy to accept tithes and offerings from transgender members.

moksha wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 31, 2024 3:35 pm

Hagoth wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 31, 2024 9:20 am

Fascinating. Can you share a source?

I remember that I had Googled presidential polling by state. I looked at the first one that came up. It might have been by CNN.

Yup, here it is: https://www.270towin.com/2024-president ... ion-polls/
Jeepers.

My attitude has always been that I will remain a member of the church until they kick me out, but this is the first time I'm feeling some motivation to resign. I think it was when I heard Laura Lee Hall, former temple architect, bishop and stake president talk about how she felt welcome and loved in...

moksha wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 25, 2024 8:13 am

In the election polling by each state, Utah is giving Trump the greatest lead (and the least for Harris). Perhaps that is because their values are similar (and Harris is not pure and delightsome).

Fascinating. Can you share a source?

the rodeo announcer in my brain is the Default Mode Network.

Hagoth, tell your children to hang in there. I think they have no problem with the church making it clear how biggoted they are. It removes from them any uncertainty about whether either of my kids would even entertain the possibility of returning someday. Our family has been essentially excommunic...

How many planets will it take to provide all the matter needed to resurrect everyone who lived on Earth? How about the animals? Insects? Bacteria? And the space to house them on the paradisiacal earth. I was taught that every blade of grass has a spirit and will be resurrected. Look at a field of g...

I’ve heard a number of funny apologetics in this over the years. One was that there are different races of people because they came from different heavenly mothers. White folks came from one mother, Hispanics from another, Japanese from another, middle eastern from another….whatever allows them to ...

I was discussing the new transgender bathroom policy with my son. He said, "why do they have a specific bathroom policy for transgender members but not for registered sex offenders?" Whoa. I love moments of clarity. I think this one may finally push Mrs. Hagoth over the edge. It is difficult enough ...

My understanding was that the church around 1985 was still not particularly wealthy, but the seeds were being planted. So these statements would have been less dishonest back then. But to use the same statement after the fruit has blossomed 1,000 fold is ridiculous. My numbers could be off... Good ...

moksha wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 15, 2024 11:03 pm

I guess that both Mormons and Evangelicals will support the Project 2025 plan to destroy America...

And then, once the "you will never have to vote again" promise is fulfilled, Evangelicals will loose their inquisition on Mormons and other heretics. "Aw, c'mon guys, I thought we were BFFs!"

It seems like, with an entire world of billions and billions of people to choose from, Jesus shouldn't have so much trouble finding 15 guys who are decent, honest, loving human beings. I would be happy to introduce him to a few people.

Random wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 17, 2024 11:09 am

alas wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 09, 2024 10:16 am

They tell us it is symbolic until they want us to take it literally.

Yep

(Late reply; I rarely come over here nowadays.)

I love it when topics spring back to life out of nowhere. Good to see you Random! Stick around for a minute or two.

That was the perfect way to respond. Good for you. Isn't it wonderful to realize the only power they have is their assumption that you believe they have power over you? Once that assumption loses traction the assumed power vanishes.

What a load of crap. It’s written like they’re trying to explain commercial business ownership to a kid in the sunbeam class. Which makes perfect sense. The church teaches that we should be like little children and its methods excel in thought stopping methods. Here's a faithful way to look at this...

They pretend he never had sex with anyone but Emma, and they paint this wonderful love story between the two. And everybody was happy about Joseph merely sealing himself "for eternity" to women until the next life, when they will be taken away from their husband of choice and given to Joseph foreve...

2bizE wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 15, 2024 9:04 pm

I do believe that McKonkie, Joseph Fielding Smith, Boyd Packer, Mark E Petersen, and Dallin HOaks have done more harm than good…and this Pearson fellow is really working hard to join the list.

And let's not forget sweet little Spencer Kimball and his loving message about faith and miracles.

“… The combined income from all of these business interests is relatively small... Relative to what? Assuming you don't play their game, but include their investments along with the pioneer era businesses, they exceed all other churches, so I guess we have to look at it relative to national treasur...

The new Topics and Questions section of the church's website, which replaced Gospel Topics, has a topic called Church Finances—Commercial Business. https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics/church-finances-commercial-businesses?lang=eng They actually say the church's commercial ...

Trump comes up with a new issue: tampons in the boy's restroom. I guess I'm pretty dense, but I still don't understand how providing hygiene products for school girls is a sinister plot to destroy America. Just one step away from litter boxes for grade school furries, I suppose. The real problem is...