The Wacky World of the Word of Wisdom
The Wacky World of the Word of Wisdom
When the LDS church's Improvement Era magazine ran ads:
1904:
1906:
Other prophet-approved health products advertised in the church magazine:
And don't forget healthy chicken and watermelon:
These and so much more in:
http://www.keepapitchinin.org/topical-g ... book-1923/
1904:
1906:
Other prophet-approved health products advertised in the church magazine:
And don't forget healthy chicken and watermelon:
These and so much more in:
http://www.keepapitchinin.org/topical-g ... book-1923/
“The easy confidence with which I know another man's religion is folly teaches me to suspect that my own is also.” -Mark Twain
Jesus: "The Kingdom of God is within you." The Buddha: "Be your own light."
Jesus: "The Kingdom of God is within you." The Buddha: "Be your own light."
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I find it interesting that the radium water ad uses the same doubt-your-doubts illogic that church leaders apply to faith-challenging information:
"We don't care who tells you that radioactive water is not beneficial to the human system, so we are going to make this very emphatic statement right here, that any one making that statement is doing so through IGNORANCE or KNOWINGLY TELLING YOU AN UNTRUTH."
Who would tell you that ingesting radium isn't healthy? Maybe Satan?
"We don't care who tells you that radioactive water is not beneficial to the human system, so we are going to make this very emphatic statement right here, that any one making that statement is doing so through IGNORANCE or KNOWINGLY TELLING YOU AN UNTRUTH."
Who would tell you that ingesting radium isn't healthy? Maybe Satan?
“The easy confidence with which I know another man's religion is folly teaches me to suspect that my own is also.” -Mark Twain
Jesus: "The Kingdom of God is within you." The Buddha: "Be your own light."
Jesus: "The Kingdom of God is within you." The Buddha: "Be your own light."
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Hagoth you pull some of the most amazing things... that water ad is just perfect and will be safely stored in the vault for a later date lol.
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Is the guy in the beneficial insurance ad paying his tithing with a Chicken and 2 watermelons?
“It always devolves to Pantaloons. Always.” ~ Fluffy
“I switched baristas” ~ Lady Gaga
“Those who do not move do not notice their chains.” ~Rosa Luxemburg
“I switched baristas” ~ Lady Gaga
“Those who do not move do not notice their chains.” ~Rosa Luxemburg
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It makes no sense to me beyond "black people are funny, let's laugh at them."
“The easy confidence with which I know another man's religion is folly teaches me to suspect that my own is also.” -Mark Twain
Jesus: "The Kingdom of God is within you." The Buddha: "Be your own light."
Jesus: "The Kingdom of God is within you." The Buddha: "Be your own light."
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It leverages racist stereotypes of the day.
Here's how the thinking went. The man is in a predicament. He has two watermelons, which it's understood he didn't pay for because he's black and black people steal watermelons. He happens across a chicken. No free hands to steal the chicken! What will he do? Haha! Black people should be less lazy!
(Sheesh.)
This "joke" was already well-known at the time. Beneficial is contrasting the black man's predicament and future regret with the peace of mind and lack of regret their customers ostensibly have.
Learn to doubt the stories you tell about yourselves and your adversaries.
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Whoa. Awful!Reuben wrote: ↑Thu Jan 03, 2019 3:38 pmIt leverages racist stereotypes of the day.
Here's how the thinking went. The man is in a predicament. He has two watermelons, which it's understood he didn't pay for because he's black and black people steal watermelons. He happens across a chicken. No free hands to steal the chicken! What will he do? Haha! Black people should be less lazy!
(Sheesh.)
This "joke" was already well-known at the time. Beneficial is contrasting the black man's predicament and future regret with the peace of mind and lack of regret their customers ostensibly have.
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Also on the radium pad advertisement: porn shoulders.
“The easy confidence with which I know another man's religion is folly teaches me to suspect that my own is also.” -Mark Twain
Jesus: "The Kingdom of God is within you." The Buddha: "Be your own light."
Jesus: "The Kingdom of God is within you." The Buddha: "Be your own light."
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Most likely this also works for both Dropsy and the Collywobbles.
Don't forget to mention reading this in the Relief Society Magazine, the Juvenile Instructor, and the Mormon Interpreter.
Good faith does not require evidence, but it also does not turn a blind eye to that evidence. Otherwise, it becomes misplaced faith.
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