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by A New Name
Mon Sep 14, 2020 9:33 am
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Another blow to John Gee
Replies: 14
Views: 9128

Re: Another blow to John Gee

But the comment of the day, week, month, who knows, belongs to Dan's favorite contributor, Lou Midgely, who has these words of warning for Jana Riess and her ilk, who he blames indirectly for having the book banned, and some shadowy secular deep Mormon state, rather than Gee's own shoddy research ...
by A New Name
Fri Sep 04, 2020 1:07 pm
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: Creative Mormon Mythology
Replies: 186
Views: 293693

Re: Creative Mormon Mythology

How about a game of "Hide the Salami" in the scriptures? God sitting upon his throne ? boa-fac2-nophallus.png boa-fac2-phallus.png The original erect penis was removed in past editions of the Pearl of Great Price, and put back in the 1981 Triple Combo. That's pretty mythical. Nope, the penis was ...
by A New Name
Fri Sep 04, 2020 10:50 am
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: The Americans
Replies: 2
Views: 2540

The Americans

In this COVID-19 induced streaming marathon, My wife and I are 2/3rd the way through "The Americans" on Amazon Prime. For those not familiar with it, it is a cold war spy drama set in 1980's Washing DC, with a pair of KGB spies living as "Americans" in suburban Virginia, being parents during the day ...
by A New Name
Mon Apr 27, 2020 3:51 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: What will church look like...after Covid-19
Replies: 28
Views: 19716

Re: What will church look like...after Covid-19

So I bet whether someone is itching to go return or whether someone would be fine never going back comes down to whether they're an introvert or an extrovert. For the believing introvert, church occupies the role of uncomfortable duty, "you gotta do what you gotta do," than something that was ...
by A New Name
Mon Apr 27, 2020 3:18 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: What will church look like...after Covid-19
Replies: 28
Views: 19716

Re: What will church look like...after Covid-19

Check out This Reddit post over at the very TBM sub called r/latterdaysaints. He said while home church is hard, it is so much better that going to church, and he is not looking forward to returning. I was wondering how this didn't get removed, as they normally remove anything even slightly against ...
by A New Name
Mon Mar 23, 2020 4:33 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Any church-at-home experience to report?
Replies: 20
Views: 11980

Re: Any church-at-home experience to report?

I saw on another board (maybe reddit/latterdaysaints) that the area president someplace in the US issued a firm order that the members are NOT to conduct a sacrament meeting. He said only the prophet can authorized a sacrament meeting, and he has not done so. He said members can sing and have an ...
by A New Name
Thu Mar 19, 2020 4:11 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Does covid-19 care if you're righteous or wicked?
Replies: 9
Views: 7367

Re: Does covid-19 care if you're righteous or wicked?

deacon blues wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 5:45 pm From AOL:

"Playboy magazine is shuttering its print magazine.

End of an era..... Lots of good memories there! :lol:
by A New Name
Thu Mar 19, 2020 9:08 am
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: Any other retirees watching their future go down the drain?
Replies: 11
Views: 10009

Re: Any other retirees watching their future go down the drain?

Not to brag, but three years ago when trump was elected, I took all my retirement money out of the S&P 500 (where it had been for 30 years) and moved it to gov securities that earn 2-3% a year, but can never go negative. I've been second guessing my move over this past three years as the market was ...
by A New Name
Tue Mar 03, 2020 10:42 am
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: How do you make them understand?
Replies: 18
Views: 17606

Re: How do you make them understand?

If they didn't arrive at their present conclusions via facts, they will not be swayed by new facts.
by A New Name
Mon Mar 02, 2020 2:45 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: What are you doing to protect your family against the virus?
Replies: 659
Views: 1054394

Re: What are you doing to protect your family against the virus?

One of my daughters and her family are at Disneyland today. They said the crowds are down, and they are having a great time. Thank you Corona!
by A New Name
Tue Dec 10, 2019 10:00 am
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Virtue Signalling?
Replies: 12
Views: 7486

Re: Virtue Signalling?

"I can't, I'm fasting........"
by A New Name
Mon Nov 18, 2019 10:47 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: The challenges of attending church
Replies: 19
Views: 13775

Re: The challenges of attending church

I have just the opposite problem. I have lots of friends at church, and enjoy the association with them, but not church! We even have a standing invite from one family for Sunday dinner every week. So I go to talk with my friends.
by A New Name
Thu Oct 24, 2019 3:13 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: How the church has changed belief in the Godhead
Replies: 5
Views: 3744

Re: How the church has changed belief in the Godhead

Here is a link to the same article found at Signature books
by A New Name
Fri Oct 18, 2019 2:52 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Go on a mission - setup a baby mill
Replies: 8
Views: 5136

Re: Go on a mission - setup a baby mill

Red Ryder wrote: Tue Oct 15, 2019 2:14 pm Plot twist:

Matt Long of Infants On Thrones fame is his attorney.
Matt and him were missionary companions.
by A New Name
Wed Oct 16, 2019 3:13 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Harold Bloom Dies
Replies: 4
Views: 3143

Re: Harold Bloom Dies

Was he the guy that predicted the church would have 250 million members by 2020?
by A New Name
Tue Oct 15, 2019 1:56 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: The Holy Ghost vs. active shooters
Replies: 21
Views: 14097

Re: The Holy Ghost vs. active shooters

I work for the DOD, and we get training every year on "Active Shooter". The rules they drum into us is Run, Hide, Fight, in that order.
The same should work in a church, mall, or office building.
by A New Name
Tue Oct 08, 2019 4:02 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Question about conference
Replies: 9
Views: 7695

Re: Question about conference

Oaks also said in the RS session that if you act on your LGBT feelings, you'll go to a lesser Kingdom, but thats OK becasue they are still a great place!
by A New Name
Wed Sep 11, 2019 3:40 pm
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: Whats good on netflix?
Replies: 34
Views: 28276

Re: Whats good on netflix?

Life After with Ricky Gervais. Very funny, with Gervaise playing a widow that is depressed with the death of his wife, so he has no filter Life After Dead To Me . Lots of twits and turns in every episode! Atypical very good show about a highly functioning autistic kid. Very funny as he says what on ...
by A New Name
Wed Sep 11, 2019 3:32 pm
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: Penn's Sunday School
Replies: 2
Views: 2716

Penn's Sunday School

Penn, of Penn and Teller fame has a very funny, irreverent podcast. Click here In episode 507 is a very nice discussion of Donny and Marie and what nice people they are. A good listen, but be forewarned there are F-bombs and a very graphic incest joke about Donny and Marie, but is said to show what ...
by A New Name
Wed Sep 11, 2019 3:13 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Temple garments prevented neighbors from joining the church.
Replies: 18
Views: 11019

Re: Temple garments prevented neighbors from joining the church.

What about getting tattoos of the marks on your skin? Just once and done for life, although excomunication might be painful when they told you you couldn't wear garments anymore!