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I think the law of chastity oath only works when the other person involved in the covenant breaking isn't LDS, in which case the sight of garments might immediately terminate the negotiation. Ha! Brilliant!!! To add a bit to my previously of-the-hip comment: Anecdotal evidence shows that the divorc...

I doubt the "temple oaths" "help" t any more than the "till death do us part oaths" that folks who marry outside the temple make.

Bosch wrote:One gentleman, who is an CES Institute Teacher said that to have a broken heart, you needed to be Church Broke

I'm curious, did the aforementioned "gentleman actually use the words: "Church Broke"?

So what strategies do you use to engage with the church or TBMs around you? Fluffy is no longer active, so I don't deal with any leaders. With other TBM's who "know" about my apostate ways, there's basically an unwritten "Don't ask, don't tell" policy in place. I'll readily admit that I'm a complet...

For example, I have faith that all of you will drive safely on the road in the morning while I drive to work. Do I know this for a fact? No. But almost every morning my faith is justified because I arrive safely at work without incident. This ^ type of "faith" is different than "religious faith" be...

Red Ryder wrote:I pay on the value of the intangible religious benefits received.

Because this ^ needs to be repeated.

I know a Tapir riding "Native-American" Chief.

(And all those "other" message boards that may have lead here...)

clean sweep wrote:Great time yesterday. Missed not seeing HIPS and Spicy but another day will happen. Keep an eye out for about two weeks or so, when I will put out an invite again. By the way, anyone can suggest a meet up.

Good to see everyone.

Wow, Mayan Elephant - well said! Your comments have my hearty endorsement. I would like to point out that the website is somewhat dishonest in its response in the FAQ answer to the question "Will the Church Ever Change Its Doctrine and Sanction Same-Sex Marriages?" https://mormonandgay.lds.org/arti...

Has the vote been noted?

I'm toying with the idea of telling my bishop that when the church is comfortable releasing its corporate financial information to one of its shareholders, I'll release mine to them. And until that happens, tithing settlement is a no go. I don't think it will end well on the homefront, but it's wor...

Hobbies? Chauffeuring kids to extra-curricular activities. Watching kids' extra-curricular activities. Cleaning up after kids. Spending too much time on DAMU message boards. Listening to DAMU podcasts. Worshiping Gravity on silly wooden toys and bicycles. https://image.spreadshirtmedia.com/image-ser...

So today my wife and I had a quick talk about tithing. We still attend Church so we want to pay a portion of our costs. We decided to contribute on a sliding scale. Our deductions added up to something like this. Temple attendance: 5% Missionary Program: 2% Youth Programs: 1% Gospel Materials: .5% ...

Joseph and his seer stone(s). Hiram page, and his magic rock. Oliver Cowdery and his divining rod. (Rod of Aaron.) Magic "Nephite Spectacles"? It all hearkens back to folk magic. It's all over in the Bible too: As mentioned where it talks about "Urim and Thummim(s)." Even Moses and Aaron turning tur...

How does one "forgive" someone, or something (an organization) that has caused them harm, when that someone, or something (organization) consistently continues to cause that harm?

Mormorrisey wrote:My question is, according to Elder Bednar, ....<snip.

First, let me re-phrase your question...

LadyLillith wrote:While passing through Oregon recently I visited a dispensary. Dude, it's not the '70s anymore...

Did you make a purchase?

Music captures my experience and emotions more than any other form of art. Too many different styles and genres to mention, honestly...

Were there published rules on NOM 1.0? I probably never read them if there were. But they would be a good starting point for NOM 2.0. Yeah there were "published" rules; Someone probably pulled them from the wayback machine, and posted them on the Reddit NOMforum: Posting Guidelines: please read thi...

My current avatar is fairly self explanatory. What The Fluff is a slightly more "PC" version of what came to mind when I found out that the church had lied to me for over 40 years. I'm sure my avatar will change to something even more stupider randomly. Maybe something a little more personal next......