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- Thu Mar 26, 2020 6:20 am
- Forum: The Coffee Shop
- Topic: What's Helping Me Today
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8438
Re: What's Helping Me Today
This photo fills me with awe - it makes me feel really small in a way that I like. When I'm the biggest thing in my universe, my problems feel like they're the most important thing in the universe. They don't go away when I look at this image and try to comprehend my actual size and importance, but...
- Sun Mar 22, 2020 10:13 am
- Forum: The Coffee Shop
- Topic: What's Helping Me Today
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8438
What's Helping Me Today
I listened to a podcast with Philip Roth (from before he died), discussing his novel The Plot Against America. He read this great passage from it, talking about what it's like to live through historical events: . . . the unfolding of the unforeseen was everything. Turned wrong way round, the relentl...
- Fri Mar 13, 2020 9:07 am
- Forum: Support
- Topic: What are you doing to protect your family against the virus?
- Replies: 659
- Views: 449020
Re: What are you doing to protect your family against the virus?
For perspective: Over the past month about 40 US citizens died from COVID-19. In that same period about 4000 US citizens committed suicide and 3300 died in traffic accidents (based on recent statistics). Perspective is so valuable and I appreciate your sharing those stats, Hagoth. Of course COVID-1...
- Wed Mar 11, 2020 9:49 am
- Forum: Support
- Topic: What are you doing to protect your family against the virus?
- Replies: 659
- Views: 449020
Re: What are you doing to protect your family against the virus?
My prediction. Conference will be conducted without a live audience and at least one of the speakers will declare that the Lord created TV and the internet just for this reason. Miracles! You nailed it. https://www.deseret.com/faith/2020/3/11/21174868/general-conference-coronavirus-april-2020-mormo...
- Mon Dec 23, 2019 9:16 am
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Whistle Blower Files IRS Complaint
- Replies: 165
- Views: 89733
Re: Whistle Blower Files IRS Complaint
Also wonder how their annual accounting report in conference will change. I was fantasizing about taking a group of NOMs and exmos to the Conference Center to loudly boo and heckle when the auditor gives his report next April and then . . . I realized that if they're smart (not a given) they will o...
- Mon Dec 23, 2019 7:13 am
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Talking around the issues
- Replies: 37
- Views: 23102
Re: Talking around the issues
I attended SM yesterday with my family (one of a couple of times a year when I still go). It was interesting that when one of the bishopric made his closing comments after the Christmas program, he spent some time addressing his gratitude for being able to come to a place where he felt supported and...
- Mon Dec 23, 2019 7:06 am
- Forum: Support
- Topic: NOM: Thank you for the low-level bitterness
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9436
Re: NOM: Thank you for the low-level bitterness
The title is not ironic. Seriously, thank you. A few months ago, I tried the "avoiding all things Mormon" experiment. It seemed to make me happier at first, but ultimately seems to have failed. I don't know that the experiment was solely responsible for my declining mental health, but I think it wa...
- Tue Dec 10, 2019 12:20 pm
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Virtue Signalling?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6288
Re: Virtue Signalling?
Friend: Let's go see this movie; it's getting rave reviews!
Past me: Umm, isn't that R-rated?
Past me: Umm, isn't that R-rated?
- Sun Dec 08, 2019 9:37 am
- Forum: The Coffee Shop
- Topic: Bras
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4697
Re: Bras
Ladies, how many bras does the average woman have/need? You know, no matter how often women complain on NOM about “some man asking us about our underwear” it just never seems to get through to the men :lol: Seriously. . . .Why do you want to know something about women’s underwear? Yeah . . . my fir...
- Thu Dec 05, 2019 10:11 am
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Church Renews Opposition to ERA
- Replies: 62
- Views: 34685
Re: Church Renews Opposition to ERA
. . . I would really like to see our society do the right thing by way of integrity, good principle and rational thinking rather than having to codify good behavior. As I recall the intent of the Founders was to restrict the government in it's ability to interfere in our lives. The more we codify, ...
- Thu Dec 05, 2019 10:11 am
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Church Renews Opposition to ERA
- Replies: 62
- Views: 34685
Re: Church Renews Opposition to ERA
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- Thu Dec 05, 2019 10:09 am
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Church Renews Opposition to ERA
- Replies: 62
- Views: 34685
Re: Church Renews Opposition to ERA
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- Wed Dec 04, 2019 2:27 pm
- Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
- Topic: Church Renews Opposition to ERA
- Replies: 62
- Views: 34685
Re: Church Renews Opposition to ERA
I was aware through the time period of what was happening but didn't really study all of the legal ramifications. I wasn't sure why the church was so opposed to the amendment. Still on the other hand, what struck me as critical was that the entire thing seemed redundant. I think everything that wom...
- Wed Dec 04, 2019 11:15 am
- Forum: The Coffee Shop
- Topic: What are you drinking right now?
- Replies: 489
- Views: 305127
Re: What are you drinking right now?
Your links aren't working for me.Dravin wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2019 10:26 amFor those curious about the teapot -
With the cup it came with: https://i.imgur.com/zfWuk5h.jpg
With the cup I actually use: https://i.imgur.com/TSfNKat.jpg
- Wed Dec 04, 2019 10:28 am
- Forum: The Coffee Shop
- Topic: book recommendation for Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4573
Re: book recommendation for Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church
Sam Harris interviewed her in October about the book. https://samharris.org/podcasts/171-escaping-christian-cult/ I listened to this -- thank you for the link. Although a lot of their discussion was covered in the book, Sam asks her specifically how to engage someone mired in extremist thinking wit...
- Wed Dec 04, 2019 10:17 am
- Forum: The Coffee Shop
- Topic: What are you drinking right now?
- Replies: 489
- Views: 305127
Re: What are you drinking right now?
I'm going to be sipping tea all day long while I try out my new mini teapot. It's only 165 ml if you fill it to the brim (more accurate capacity is more like 150 ml). My wife might joke about a grown man having his own tea party with a mini-teapot but you know what? I'm secure in my masculinity tha...
- Wed Dec 04, 2019 10:14 am
- Forum: Support
- Topic: It's been a while. What next
- Replies: 33
- Views: 19929
Re: It's been a while. What next
I may be the minority on this, but I still see no reason extended family needs to be told. What business is it of theirs, really, what underwear I wear? Or even what god I worship or don't? Or what I do on Sunday mornings? (It's a lot more fun than what we used to do.) . . . Defining boundaries is ...
- Tue Dec 03, 2019 8:29 am
- Forum: The Coffee Shop
- Topic: book recommendation for Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4573
Re: book recommendation for Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church
Did she leave Christianity as well or just the church? I don't think she comes right out and says either way. She does talk about visiting services for other denominations after she's left Westboro, and how she saw all the flaws in their arguments for their belief. She does quote a lot of scripture...
- Mon Dec 02, 2019 3:28 pm
- Forum: The Coffee Shop
- Topic: book recommendation for Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4573
book recommendation for Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church
I read this over the holiday weekend . . . WOW. The author is the granddaughter of the church's founder. She was fully devout and for many years she was the Church's social media manager. The book describes her childhood (a lot of it is very hard to read because of the extreme, hateful positions of ...
- Tue Nov 26, 2019 8:45 am
- Forum: Support
- Topic: A note from Kishkumen. (His daughter is sick)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6917
Re: A note from Kishkumen. (His daughter is sick)
I'm so, so sorry you and your family are going through this. Words are inadequate I know, but I hope you have people around you IRL who can bear you up and give you the kind of support that actually comforts and helps.
Hugs.
Hugs.