Thu Sep 13, 2012, 08:43 AM
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Author | Time | Post |
 Nonpublic weird beliefs of mormons (Original post) |
Laurajr | Sep 2012 | OP |
| LiberalFighter | Sep 2012 | #1 | |
| blueamy66 | Sep 2012 | #54 | |
| xmas74 | Sep 2012 | #88 | |
| blueamy66 | Sep 2012 | #93 | |
| piratefish08 | Sep 2012 | #2 | |
| marions ghost | Sep 2012 | #5 | |
| Bluenorthwest | Sep 2012 | #6 | |
| piratefish08 | Sep 2012 | #20 | |
| DefenseLawyer | Sep 2012 | #41 | |
| smirkymonkey | Sep 2012 | #45 | |
| xmas74 | Sep 2012 | #89 | |
| Laurajr | Sep 2012 | #3 | |
| Bluenorthwest | Sep 2012 | #7 | |
| Laurajr | Sep 2012 | #31 | |
| Jim Lane | Sep 2012 | #33 | |
| Raine | Sep 2012 | #34 | |
| marions ghost | Sep 2012 | #4 | |
| boppers | Sep 2012 | #50 | |
| marions ghost | Sep 2012 | #57 | |
| WinkyDink | Sep 2012 | #69 | |
| regnaD kciN | Sep 2012 | #86 | |
| boppers | Oct 2012 | #95 | |
| AsahinaKimi | Sep 2012 | #8 | |
| JoeyT | Sep 2012 | #27 | |
| AsahinaKimi | Sep 2012 | #30 | |
| oldhippydude | Sep 2012 | #82 | |
| Tyrs WolfDaemon | Sep 2012 | #40 | |
| AsahinaKimi | Sep 2012 | #42 | |
| Tyrs WolfDaemon | Sep 2012 | #53 | |
| 2pooped2pop | Sep 2012 | #9 | |
| onethatcares | Sep 2012 | #10 | |
| el_bryanto | Sep 2012 | #11 | |
| Bluenorthwest | Sep 2012 | #12 | |
| el_bryanto | Sep 2012 | #13 | |
| Greybnk48 | Sep 2012 | #17 | |
| Bluenorthwest | Sep 2012 | #18 | |
| el_bryanto | Sep 2012 | #22 | |
| Bluenorthwest | Sep 2012 | #83 | |
| el_bryanto | Sep 2012 | #84 | |
| HillWilliam | Sep 2012 | #28 | |
| boppers | Sep 2012 | #51 | |
| Angry Dragon | Sep 2012 | #21 | |
| el_bryanto | Sep 2012 | #23 | |
| Angry Dragon | Sep 2012 | #25 | |
| braddy | Sep 2012 | #59 | |
| Angry Dragon | Sep 2012 | #60 | |
| xmas74 | Sep 2012 | #90 | |
| Panasonic | Sep 2012 | #46 | |
| eridani | Sep 2012 | #49 | |
| el_bryanto | Sep 2012 | #61 | |
| snooper2 | Sep 2012 | #62 | |
| JSK | Sep 2012 | #14 | |
| jp11 | Sep 2012 | #15 | |
| cleanhippie | Sep 2012 | #16 | |
| Angry Dragon | Sep 2012 | #19 | |
| xmas74 | Sep 2012 | #91 | |
| JohnnyBoots | Sep 2012 | #24 | |
| Rambis | Sep 2012 | #26 | |
| LynneSin | Sep 2012 | #29 | |
| RebelOne | Sep 2012 | #32 | |
| The Midway Rebel | Sep 2012 | #35 | |
| Laurajr | Sep 2012 | #36 | |
| DemocratSinceBirth | Sep 2012 | #37 | |
| Cleita | Sep 2012 | #38 | |
| marions ghost | Sep 2012 | #58 | |
| bhikkhu | Sep 2012 | #75 | |
| Arugula Latte | Sep 2012 | #85 | |
| Initech | Sep 2012 | #39 | |
| cherokeeprogressive | Sep 2012 | #43 | |
| Silent3 | Sep 2012 | #81 | |
| Panasonic | Sep 2012 | #44 | |
| Joey Liberal | Sep 2012 | #47 | |
| boppers | Sep 2012 | #52 | |
| Jackpine Radical | Sep 2012 | #78 | |
| Gabi Hayes | Sep 2012 | #48 | |
| oberliner | Sep 2012 | #55 | |
| physioex | Sep 2012 | #56 | |
| snooper2 | Sep 2012 | #63 | |
| oberliner | Sep 2012 | #64 | |
| snooper2 | Sep 2012 | #67 | |
| oberliner | Sep 2012 | #68 | |
| WinkyDink | Sep 2012 | #70 | |
| FSogol | Sep 2012 | #65 | |
| oberliner | Sep 2012 | #66 | |
| WinkyDink | Sep 2012 | #71 | |
| oberliner | Sep 2012 | #72 | |
| FSogol | Sep 2012 | #74 | |
| oberliner | Sep 2012 | #76 | |
| KansDem | Sep 2012 | #73 | |
| JustAnotherGen | Sep 2012 | #77 | |
| luvspeas | Sep 2012 | #80 | |
| JustAnotherGen | Sep 2012 | #92 | |
| GoneOffShore | Sep 2012 | #79 | |
| xmas74 | Sep 2012 | #87 | |
| sarcasmo | Sep 2012 | #94 |
Response to Laurajr (Original post)
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 08:54 AM
LiberalFighter (31,085 posts)
1. Sports should not be played on Sunday?
Response to LiberalFighter (Reply #1)
Sat Sep 15, 2012, 02:53 AM
54. My guy laughs at the Mormon churches/temples as we drive by them on our way to the sports bar on
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Response to blueamy66 (Reply #54)
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 01:30 PM
88. Our pastor always makes a comment about praying for the Chiefs at the end of services,
Response to Laurajr (Original post)
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 08:54 AM
2. so you're okay with the story of paradise in the Garden, talking snakes and all.....
Response to piratefish08 (Reply #2)
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 09:17 AM
marions ghost (13,951 posts)
5. You can take all that as symbolism like in the Bible
Response to piratefish08 (Reply #2)
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 09:17 AM
6. I think the 'Mitt comes to save the Constitution' part is worthy of note...did you miss that bit
Response to Bluenorthwest (Reply #6)
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 10:19 AM
20. I'm an atheist. the whole 'anyone' will save us bit seems funny to me......
Response to piratefish08 (Reply #2)
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 02:42 PM
DefenseLawyer (8,399 posts)
41. Well, obviously it's not meant to be taken literally.
Response to DefenseLawyer (Reply #41)
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 08:55 PM
smirkymonkey (11,676 posts)
45. LOL!
Response to piratefish08 (Reply #2)
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 01:31 PM
89. If you saw the area of Missouri you'd understand the joke.
Response to Laurajr (Original post)
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 08:59 AM
3. I don't believe in the garden of Eden...Period
Response to Laurajr (Reply #3)
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 09:19 AM
7. But do you believe that Mitt has come to save the Constitution and America?
Response to Laurajr (Reply #31)
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 02:18 AM
Jim Lane (3,832 posts)
33. I agree with you
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You can comment on one item in a list without commenting on the others.
There's a tendency on DU (and in every other group I've ever been part of, online and in meatspace) to read too much into what people don't say. This was an example, unfortunately. DU often is a friendly group. Sometimes, though, things get a little heated. You should see what happens when someone says something good or something bad about Ralph Nader. 
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Response to Laurajr (Reply #31)
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 02:45 AM
Raine (20,177 posts)
34. People do that a lot here, don't take it
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personally. I *think* sometimes they're being sarcastic.
 I've been here for years and got beat up something fierce last week for commenting on fashion.  I finally ended up deleting my response totally but I just keep right on posting.  |
Response to Laurajr (Original post)
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 09:15 AM
marions ghost (13,951 posts)
4. interesting site for ex-Mormons
Response to marions ghost (Reply #4)
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 10:32 PM
50. All Christians believe the moon will turn to blood. All of them.
Response to boppers (Reply #50)
Sat Sep 15, 2012, 08:26 AM
marions ghost (13,951 posts)
57. OK so that's where it comes from
Response to boppers (Reply #50)
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 10:34 AM
WinkyDink (37,083 posts)
69. The KJ Bible is known for its poetry. As in: metaphors.
Response to boppers (Reply #50)
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 12:36 PM
regnaD kciN (17,427 posts)
86. Bullshit
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I just love it when atheists presume to tell me they know what I believe better than I do.
Virtually every branch of mainstream Christianity regards the book of Revelation to be a symbolic document not to be read literally. Many simply describe it as a coded message sent to Christians living under persecution, encouraging them to persevere, and using bizarre imagery to refer to current people and events, with the point being that, if it fell into the hands of the Roman authorities, they wouldn't be able to make head not tail of what it was all about. Even mainstream denominations who don't hold to the "coded message" view consider the images in the book to be symbolic rather than a literal prediction of the future. |
Response to Laurajr (Original post)
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 09:28 AM
AsahinaKimi (18,102 posts)
8. two of them were way out there...
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66. Dinosaur fossils are to test our faith, and likely came from matter left over from past destroyed planets that were used/recycled to create Earth
88. There are people living on the moon. LINK They dress much like Quakers and they are tall, many standing seven feet tall or more. One day we will send missionaries to teach them the gospel. There are also people living on the sun. Journal of Discourses, Vol. 13, p. 217 people living on the sun? Lets see...the sun's surface temperature is 5,500 °C. But, let me guess, they only come out at night.  |
Response to AsahinaKimi (Reply #8)
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 11:10 AM
JoeyT (4,549 posts)
27. People living on the moon/sun is pretty crazy.
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Seems like we might have found those moon people when we were up there.
The other, that fossils are created to test the faith of believers or just plain put there by Satan used to be mainstream creationist thought. Now mainstream creationist thought (At least the young earth version: The most common one among the general population.) is that T-Rex and Spinosaurus lived at the same time as humans, but it's ok because they were vegetarians. The huge scary pointed teeth were for cracking coconuts, which is why the story of Moses leading his people around didn't read like a Jurassic Park/Bible crossover fanfic.  |
Response to JoeyT (Reply #27)
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 05:01 PM
AsahinaKimi (18,102 posts)
30. heh...
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He probably hated star wars too!
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Response to JoeyT (Reply #27)
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 11:24 AM
82. easy now........ the Moonies have been around for years
Response to AsahinaKimi (Reply #8)
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 02:37 PM
Tyrs WolfDaemon (1,921 posts)
40. They are only partially right about the moon. There are people there, but they aren't Quakers
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They are from one of the Lost Tribes of Asgard!
NASA has seen the truth but won't tell anyone: 
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Response to Tyrs WolfDaemon (Reply #40)
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 08:43 PM
AsahinaKimi (18,102 posts)
42. That must have been
Response to AsahinaKimi (Reply #42)
Sat Sep 15, 2012, 02:33 AM
Tyrs WolfDaemon (1,921 posts)
53. We are a hardy people. A little lack of air is just a mild annoyance.
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Just think of us as being like the Black Knight from Monty Python, except that we're Vikings.
 
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Response to Laurajr (Original post)
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 09:30 AM
2pooped2pop (2,611 posts)
9. white horse prophecy
Response to Laurajr (Original post)
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 09:35 AM
10. back in the day I attended Assemblies of God church and
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they called Mormonism a cult.
Now they support the mittster. I guess dogma changes occassionally when a socialist, markist, black guy from Kenya that was a community organizer is in the house.
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Response to Laurajr (Original post)
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 09:38 AM
el_bryanto (3,692 posts)
11. The opening paragraph is interesting
Response to el_bryanto (Reply #11)
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 09:46 AM
12. But man will NEVER walk on the Moon!
Response to Bluenorthwest (Reply #12)
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 09:51 AM
el_bryanto (3,692 posts)
13. Good point. I gather the Joseph Fielding Smith was wrong in that
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Response to el_bryanto (Reply #13)
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 10:05 AM
Greybnk48 (5,160 posts)
17. My grandfather believed the moon landing was staged.
Response to el_bryanto (Reply #13)
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 10:12 AM
18. The man was 'the prophet' and he said 'write it down'
Response to Bluenorthwest (Reply #18)
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 10:19 AM
el_bryanto (3,692 posts)
22. What sort of response would be acceptable?
Response to el_bryanto (Reply #22)
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 11:45 AM
83. You know, the man said 'write it down' and yet when that is done, his request is
Response to Bluenorthwest (Reply #83)
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 11:48 AM
el_bryanto (3,692 posts)
84. I think you might be extrapolating too much from that incident
Response to Bluenorthwest (Reply #18)
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 11:56 AM
HillWilliam (3,166 posts)
28. When any man says to you "G'd wants..." or "G'd says..." or "G'd hates..."
Response to Bluenorthwest (Reply #18)
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 10:42 PM
51. You are confusing "Apostle" with "Prophet".
Response to el_bryanto (Reply #11)
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 10:19 AM
21. Do you know of any Mormons that have served in the military??
Response to Angry Dragon (Reply #21)
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 10:20 AM
el_bryanto (3,692 posts)
23. My Father and Brother; my Brother has since left the Church
Response to Angry Dragon (Reply #25)
Sat Sep 15, 2012, 06:30 PM
59. Mormons serve in the military, just in smaller numbers, Mitt's draft deferment was not for blacks
Response to braddy (Reply #59)
Sat Sep 15, 2012, 06:32 PM
60. It is good to see that the LDS treat all their people the same
Response to el_bryanto (Reply #11)
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 08:56 PM
Panasonic (2,921 posts)
46. in the name of disclosure
Response to Panasonic (Reply #46)
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 09:26 PM
eridani (38,419 posts)
49. Excessively personal question, don't you think? n/t
Response to Panasonic (Reply #46)
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 09:32 AM
el_bryanto (3,692 posts)
61. I don't know why I would have to disclose that
Response to el_bryanto (Reply #61)
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 10:01 AM
snooper2 (16,632 posts)
62. because it is cute
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Response to Laurajr (Original post)
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 09:53 AM
14. Mitt and the White Horse Prophecy
Response to Laurajr (Original post)
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 10:02 AM
jp11 (2,104 posts)
15. #10 Happened to Jesus but he didn't convert he just had to wait for people
Response to Laurajr (Original post)
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 10:05 AM
16. All religions have weird beliefs. Christians believe a man was literally ressurrected from the dead.
Response to Laurajr (Original post)
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 10:15 AM
19. 46. Flip-flops are not to be worn in the church building
Response to Laurajr (Original post)
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 10:21 AM
24. This could explain Mitt's aggressive presser on Libya
Response to Laurajr (Original post)
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 10:34 AM
26. The garden of Eden is filled with Meth?
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Response to Laurajr (Original post)
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 12:16 PM
LynneSin (89,793 posts)
29. This was my one annoyance with a mormon and these bizarro laws
Response to Laurajr (Original post)
Thu Sep 13, 2012, 06:52 PM
32. I could not read the whole list because I was laughing so much. n/t
Response to Laurajr (Original post)
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 02:48 AM
35. The Book of Mormon is based on a novel manuscript that Joseph Smith stole as an apprentice.
Response to The Midway Rebel (Reply #35)
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 12:31 PM
36. isn't that the plot of a new movie with Bradley Cooper
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Response to Laurajr (Original post)
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 12:32 PM
DemocratSinceBirth (46,047 posts)
37. All Religions Have Weird Beliefs Depending On Your Perspective
Response to Laurajr (Original post)
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 12:40 PM
38. To be fair all religions have weird beliefs.
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Response to Cleita (Reply #38)
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 10:54 AM
bhikkhu (7,656 posts)
75. Not all are started by pathological liars and con men
Response to bhikkhu (Reply #75)
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 11:56 AM
Arugula Latte (40,206 posts)
85. Well, really, all "faiths" are based on myths, storie, lies, tales, legends, fantasy & some history.
Response to Laurajr (Original post)
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 08:48 PM
cherokeeprogressive (14,975 posts)
43. MMM MMM MM. I loves me some religious bigotry.
Response to cherokeeprogressive (Reply #43)
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 11:23 AM
Silent3 (6,817 posts)
81. An ex-member of a religion simply stating the facts about that religion...
Response to Laurajr (Original post)
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 08:52 PM
Panasonic (2,921 posts)
44. based on this, Rmoney sshould be banned and excommunicated from LDS
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Because flip flops aren't allowed.
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Response to Laurajr (Original post)
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 09:03 PM
47. Glad that I'm just a Unitarian Universalist
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Response to Joey Liberal (Reply #47)
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 10:46 PM
52. That's only because they never can seem to make it out of committee.
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Response to boppers (Reply #52)
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 11:00 AM
Jackpine Radical (36,575 posts)
78. That's what UU church committees are for.
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Response to oberliner (Reply #55)
Sat Sep 15, 2012, 03:36 AM
physioex (6,487 posts)
56. Relax.....
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At least we are being fair...
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Response to oberliner (Reply #55)
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 10:03 AM
snooper2 (16,632 posts)
63. we have to make fun of all religions..
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It's the only hope for our young folks, we get through them with HUMOR!
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Response to oberliner (Reply #64)
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 10:32 AM
snooper2 (16,632 posts)
67. not our job to control other people's actions..
Response to oberliner (Reply #55)
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 10:23 AM
FSogol (16,043 posts)
65. "So you're saying a once openly racist religion that says God is from Planet Kolob is not worthy of
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Response to FSogol (Reply #65)
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 10:24 AM
66. What if angry Mormons start storming US embassies around the world?
Response to oberliner (Reply #66)
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 10:36 AM
WinkyDink (37,083 posts)
71. Beware the Mormon Street!
Response to WinkyDink (Reply #71)
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 10:43 AM
72. Is that Temple Street in Salt Lake City?
Response to oberliner (Reply #66)
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 10:53 AM
FSogol (16,043 posts)
74. In suits and on bicycles? In pairs?
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Response to FSogol (Reply #74)
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 10:57 AM
76. It's a good thing nobody ever insults their prophet
Response to Laurajr (Original post)
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 10:50 AM
KansDem (24,359 posts)
73. Who has the time to think this stuff up?
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on edit: Check out no. 29! 29. Kids or babies who die before reaching 8 years old are perfect and automatically get into heaven What happens at age eight? |
Response to Laurajr (Original post)
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 10:58 AM
JustAnotherGen (5,600 posts)
77. Oh my!
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10. If you have dark skin and convert to Mormonism, your skin will begin to lighten/whiten
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Response to JustAnotherGen (Reply #77)
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 11:18 AM
80. Since they didn't allow any Black people until after 1978, this is very very troubling...
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Response to luvspeas (Reply #80)
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 04:26 PM
JustAnotherGen (5,600 posts)
92. I knew about that one
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But I didn't know that if I converted to Mormonism I'd actually become a white person! :lmao:
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Response to Laurajr (Original post)
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 11:02 AM
GoneOffShore (11,131 posts)
79. Interesting read and a good insight into the cult.
Response to Laurajr (Original post)
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 01:28 PM
87. A LDS friend explained the whole "Garden of Eden" thing when I asked her years ago.
Response to Laurajr (Original post)
Mon Sep 17, 2012, 05:51 PM
sarcasmo (13,550 posts)
94. Religious insanity can be a funny thing.
