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by Angel
Sun Dec 01, 2024 9:29 am
Forum: Support
Topic: "Letting Go of God" by Julia Sweeney
Replies: 2
Views: 476

Re: "Letting Go of God" by Julia Sweeney

Sooo good!!! Thanks for posting, thoroughly enjoyed it.
by Angel
Sun Nov 17, 2024 7:51 am
Forum: Support
Topic: Fight The New Drug
Replies: 145
Views: 189388

Re: Fight The New Drug

Do you think people who use porn need to be identified like criminals? If not, then consider that the church is for this kind of support. The high priest who molested my kids, and others, now in jail - 40 years without parole (he was producing child porn - not enough to molest them, had to video ...
by Angel
Sun Nov 17, 2024 7:42 am
Forum: Support
Topic: What is the most harmful lie the Church has perpetrated?
Replies: 13
Views: 2098

Re: What is the most harmful lie the Church has perpetrated?

The role of women, and men, is most harmful.
by Angel
Wed Oct 30, 2024 10:38 am
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: 2023 PRRI Census of American Religion
Replies: 8
Views: 4445

Re: 2023 PRRI Census of American Religion

I wish there was another label for the unaffiliated. Humanism? Autonomous? Humanism already kind of means something, so it doesn't work as a sufficient catch-all for all of the unaffiliated. Autonomous might kind of work. The biggest weakness with "unaffiliated" is that it frames from the whole ...
by Angel
Wed Oct 30, 2024 10:31 am
Forum: Support
Topic: Fight The New Drug
Replies: 145
Views: 189388

Re: Fight The New Drug

Do you think people who use porn need to be identified like criminals? If not, then consider that the church is for this kind of support. The high priest who molested my kids, and others, now in jail - 40 years without parole (he was producing child porn - not enough to molest them, had to video ...
by Angel
Mon Oct 14, 2024 12:59 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: 2023 PRRI Census of American Religion
Replies: 8
Views: 4445

Re: 2023 PRRI Census of American Religion

I wish there was another label for the unaffiliated. Humanism? Autonomous?
by Angel
Wed Sep 25, 2024 7:40 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: 100th Birthday Party Broadcast for President Nelson
Replies: 7
Views: 4863

Re: 100th Birthday Party Broadcast for President Nelson

Africa, wow! Yes, travel is life changing, puts it in perspective.

It's challenging to celebrate someone who has lived a privileged lifestyle in tandem with others struggling with hardship and inequality.

Wish more missions were legitimate service missions.
by Angel
Fri Sep 20, 2024 2:22 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Welcome to the ward, can I be your sexual abuser?
Replies: 1
Views: 1811

Re: Welcome to the ward, can I be your sexual abuser?

Welcome to the ward. When can I schedule you for your personal priesthood interview?
by Angel
Fri Sep 20, 2024 2:16 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Religious Scrupulosity OCD
Replies: 4
Views: 2373

Re: Religious Scrupulosity OCD

I remember in our ward, a stake pres was handing out “all-in” buttons, a token for those who engaged in the sacred practices: temple visits, home and visiting teaching, family home evenings. It was curious—many who wore these badges of honor hadn’t completed every task, while others, diligently commi ...
by Angel
Wed Sep 11, 2024 7:23 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: 100th Birthday Party Broadcast for President Nelson
Replies: 7
Views: 4863

Re: 100th Birthday Party Broadcast for President Nelson

By their fruits... Blue zones - Okinawa (Japan), Ikaria (Greece), Loma Linda (USA), Sardinia (Italy), and Nicoya (Costa Rica).... what, no blue zone in Utah?... pity. Tell those tbm's who really lives longest. Who has most cash? Who is happiest? Whose marriages work out the best?? Who has the most ...
by Angel
Wed Sep 11, 2024 7:22 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: 100th Birthday Party Broadcast for President Nelson
Replies: 7
Views: 4863

Re: 100th Birthday Party Broadcast for President Nelson

By their fruits... Blue zones - Okinawa (Japan), Ikaria (Greece), Loma Linda (USA), Sardinia (Italy), and Nicoya (Costa Rica).... what, no blue zone in Utah?... pity. Tell those tbm's who really lives longest. Who has most cash? Who is happiest? Whose marriages work out the best?? Who has the most ...
by Angel
Sun Aug 25, 2024 1:10 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Convictions
Replies: 15
Views: 13320

Re: Convictions

This is something I think about a lot. Do I believe in anything at all anymore? If you define believe as living as if something is true, then yes, I play along with all kinds of societal conventions, feel strongly about some moral issues, and even continue to follow a number of teachings I learned ...
by Angel
Sun Aug 25, 2024 1:04 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: The "Conscience" of the Rodeo.
Replies: 5
Views: 4099

Re: The "Conscience" of the Rodeo.

I'm an announcer of sorts, have had strangers walk up and say "I recognize your voice, are you...?" (YouTube class videos). I'm trying to perfect the art of hypnotizing students in class... you are getting sleepy, very sleepy... dim lights, comfortable room temperature, then in my most comforting ...
by Angel
Thu Aug 08, 2024 7:42 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Convictions
Replies: 15
Views: 13320

Re: Convictions

A note on bullshit... After a decade, I've caught my fair share of cheaters- copied assignments, hired help, shared exams etc. Before reading further, picture in your mind the characteristics of what kinds of students you believe would be the cheaters. Did you picture nerdy, insecure, unpopular ...
by Angel
Sun Jul 28, 2024 8:22 am
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: opening of the Olympics
Replies: 2
Views: 4233

opening of the Olympics

We're out of town so missed it, but - Regarding the opening of the Olympics last night, ...And now for the rest of the story: "Dearest Gentle Reader, I’m about to step on some toes in regard to the Opening Ceremony at the Paris Olympics. The headless woman was Marie Antoinette. She ruled over France ...
by Angel
Thu Jul 25, 2024 5:08 am
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: Kamala
Replies: 5
Views: 4913

Kamala

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamala_Harris Her mother, Shyamala Gopalan, was a Tamil Indian-American biologist whose work on the progesterone receptor gene stimulated advances in breast cancer research.[16] Shyamala had moved to the United States from India as a 19-year-old graduate student in ...
by Angel
Wed Jul 24, 2024 8:34 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Russell's Death Spiral
Replies: 30
Views: 24784

Re: Russell's Death Spiral

Hagoth wrote: Wed Jul 24, 2024 9:39 am
Angel wrote: Sat Jul 20, 2024 10:30 am who is really running the show?
I think it's Jim Henson.
That's a show I'd watch :)
by Angel
Wed Jul 24, 2024 7:45 am
Forum: Support
Topic: Convictions
Replies: 15
Views: 13320

Re: Convictions

What does everyone out there still believe in? Gravity. I believe in Gravity. https://newordermormon.net/download/file.php?id=185 Haha. It should be noted that gravity is the weakest of the the four fundamental forces, Strong Nuclear Force Electromagnetic Force kqq/r^2 Weak Nuclear Force ...
by Angel
Mon Jul 22, 2024 9:15 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Convictions
Replies: 15
Views: 13320

Re: Convictions

My personal "spiritual" experiences alternate between hating God and reminding myself He doesn't exist. Any good feelings come from a bit of cheese, a good night's sleep, or pleasant weather—nothing more. I'm still deciding what love is. There are lots of different kinds of love, and I'm settling on ...
by Angel
Mon Jul 22, 2024 5:09 am
Forum: Support
Topic: Class action lawsuit over tithing
Replies: 10
Views: 8236

Re: Class action lawsuit over tithing

The legal system seems to be faltering. A scary thing when laws are not enforced for the wealthy, prisons are filled with the innocent, judges are bribed, juries intimidated. I think a certain political party - perhaps all political parties, have corrupted the system. Religious groups - from tax ...