SidneyCarton
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Fri Dec-19-08 02:05 PM
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While it conflicts with church doctrine, the First Amendment protects our right to use Mormon marriage ceremonies in the manner with which we see fit. Therefore, when same-sex marriage becomes legal federally (and it will) the church will adapt itself to the situation. The church still functions in Spain, the Netherlands, and Canada, as well as Massachusetts and Connecticut, all of which have legal same-sex marriages.
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| -Ask a Liberal Mormon. (With apologies to the admins and posters for my foolishness last thread ) |
SidneyCarton |
Dec-19-08 01:49 PM |
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3. What is the meaning of life? |
MineralMan |
Dec-19-08 01:51 PM |
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Douglas Adams says 42. |
SidneyCarton |
Dec-19-08 02:02 PM |
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Hmm...so I should aspire to drown all inhabitants of |
MineralMan |
Dec-19-08 02:22 PM |
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I suppose. |
SidneyCarton |
Dec-19-08 02:29 PM |
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Or, perhaps |
MineralMan |
Dec-19-08 02:37 PM |
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God gets a little ticked around 3 Nephi 8 in the Book of Mormon |
SidneyCarton |
Dec-19-08 02:41 PM |
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If that's the case, you won't really experience it, anyhow. |
MineralMan |
Dec-19-08 02:44 PM |
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Or how about... |
COStorm |
Jan-07-09 07:29 PM |
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Not quite. That is the answer to the ultimate question... |
Realityhack |
Dec-27-08 10:02 AM |
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Do you support same sex marriage? |
tekisui |
Dec-19-08 01:55 PM |
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Personally? Sure. |
SidneyCarton |
Dec-19-08 02:05 PM |
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You shouldn't... |
COStorm |
Jan-07-09 03:57 PM |
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No, the church won't. |
SidneyCarton |
Jan-07-09 06:32 PM |
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I somewhat garbled this, let me clarify. |
SidneyCarton |
Jan-07-09 06:53 PM |
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why is Mormonism neccessary? |
maxsolomon |
Dec-19-08 02:01 PM |
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Hmmm. That is a good question. |
SidneyCarton |
Dec-19-08 02:07 PM |
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Ask an active Mormon |
COStorm |
Jan-07-09 01:13 PM |
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Knowledge or opinion |
cosmik debris |
Jan-07-09 01:55 PM |
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Not really... |
COStorm |
Jan-07-09 02:23 PM |
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The number of children is a testable statement. |
cosmik debris |
Jan-07-09 02:45 PM |
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Not really... |
COStorm |
Jan-07-09 03:31 PM |
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Now that's just bullshit. |
cosmik debris |
Jan-07-09 04:19 PM |
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Maybe to the unlearned... |
COStorm |
Jan-07-09 05:16 PM |
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Yes. |
cyborg_jim |
Jan-07-09 05:53 PM |
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God spoke to you? |
COStorm |
Jan-07-09 07:44 PM |
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So did I. |
cyborg_jim |
Jan-08-09 06:03 PM |
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and... |
COStorm |
Jan-08-09 06:42 PM |
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Obviously |
cyborg_jim |
Jan-08-09 06:50 PM |
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So basically...you lied. |
COStorm |
Jan-08-09 07:12 PM |
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And all of that depends on the belief or opinion |
cosmik debris |
Jan-07-09 05:57 PM |
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All religious arguments are essentially circular. |
SidneyCarton |
Jan-07-09 06:27 PM |
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The person to whom I responded |
cosmik debris |
Jan-07-09 06:55 PM |
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Facts are problematic. |
SidneyCarton |
Jan-08-09 01:06 PM |
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The problem for the religious then is that you all appear to be grabbing a elephant |
cyborg_jim |
Jan-08-09 06:15 PM |
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Why are YOU a Mormon? |
Oregone |
Dec-19-08 02:01 PM |
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A combination of tradition and personal belief. |
SidneyCarton |
Dec-19-08 02:12 PM |
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All those responses don't quite make a distiction between the unique mormon experiences and... |
Oregone |
Dec-19-08 02:23 PM |
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Good point, hard to explain. |
SidneyCarton |
Dec-19-08 02:32 PM |
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Your answer |
COStorm |
Jan-07-09 02:36 PM |
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In regards to a Mormon afterlife, one must differentiate between pre and post judgment. |
SidneyCarton |
Dec-19-08 02:01 PM |
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Thanks for that. That also answers for me why Mormons practice "baptizing" dead ancestors. |
Liberal_Lurker |
Dec-19-08 02:04 PM |
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I'm also interested in the Mormon notion of the divinity of Christ |
Liberal_Lurker |
Dec-19-08 02:02 PM |
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Ok, lotsa questions here, let me see. |
SidneyCarton |
Dec-19-08 02:26 PM |
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Thank you much! |
Liberal_Lurker |
Dec-19-08 02:55 PM |
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I'll take #3 for $100 Alex... |
Taverner |
Dec-19-08 02:17 PM |
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Honestly? I don't know. |
SidneyCarton |
Dec-19-08 02:33 PM |
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Check out the Gnostic's understanding of Heaven |
Taverner |
Dec-19-08 02:37 PM |
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Fascinating. I certainly see parallels. |
SidneyCarton |
Dec-19-08 02:42 PM |
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A friend of mine scored me some official Mormon magic underwear when she visited Salt Lake |
TlalocW |
Dec-19-08 02:44 PM |
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I wouldn't suggest it. |
SidneyCarton |
Dec-19-08 02:57 PM |
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Doesn't it bother you... |
trotsky |
Dec-19-08 03:07 PM |
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Interesting... |
SidneyCarton |
Dec-19-08 03:10 PM |
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Does it bother you to know that Joseph Smith had been previously convicted as a con man? |
trotsky |
Dec-19-08 03:31 PM |
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Considering how many times Joseph Smith was arrested, imprisoned, etc... |
SidneyCarton |
Dec-19-08 03:37 PM |
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You're kind of missing the point. |
trotsky |
Dec-19-08 04:19 PM |
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No, I do get your point, the founder of my religion is full of crap. |
SidneyCarton |
Dec-19-08 05:00 PM |
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And the bigger mistake you would be making |
trotsky |
Dec-19-08 06:49 PM |
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Are Mormons Christian? |
Goblinmonger |
Dec-19-08 05:38 PM |
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We think so. |
SidneyCarton |
Dec-19-08 05:40 PM |
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That's what I always thought. n/t |
Goblinmonger |
Dec-21-08 10:05 AM |
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So, are you really big and scary? |
SidneyCarton |
Dec-19-08 05:42 PM |
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No, it's just a front |
Goblinmonger |
Dec-21-08 10:06 AM |
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Do YOU think that early Mormons practiced polygamy |
EvolveOrConvolve |
Dec-19-08 07:45 PM |
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Yes, early Mormons practiced Polygamy. |
SidneyCarton |
Dec-22-08 10:35 AM |
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Who is the Heavenly Mother? |
rug |
Dec-19-08 08:19 PM |
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In all honesty, I don't know. |
SidneyCarton |
Dec-22-08 10:37 AM |
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One of the main points of Mormonism |
moobu2 |
Dec-20-08 08:09 AM |
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You raise an excellent question. |
SidneyCarton |
Dec-22-08 10:42 AM |
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If my faith is made up....go into oblivion |
ZombieHorde |
Dec-22-08 08:35 PM |
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Well, then I burn in good company... |
SidneyCarton |
Dec-23-08 10:51 AM |
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Logical fallacy |
TrogL |
Jan-08-09 04:27 PM |
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So what's your heartburn? |
SidneyCarton |
Jan-08-09 04:49 PM |
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Please Reconcile Between: |
GSPowner |
Dec-20-08 02:57 PM |
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The reconciliation lies in the Mormon doctrine of the Godhead |
SidneyCarton |
Dec-22-08 10:46 AM |
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That is one of the lines where your argument loses momentum |
GSPowner |
Dec-27-08 12:22 PM |
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Sources please |
COStorm |
Jan-07-09 02:28 PM |
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When I worked in a group home, I was cleaning one of my clients' rooms when |
ZombieHorde |
Dec-21-08 01:40 PM |
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Yeah, we do. |
SidneyCarton |
Dec-22-08 10:50 AM |
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"Perhaps they (horses) were destroyed" |
ZombieHorde |
Dec-22-08 06:52 PM |
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I know that we sponsor Archeological studies in Central America |
SidneyCarton |
Dec-23-08 10:54 AM |
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What about the total lack of archaeological evidence? |
TechBear_Seattle |
Jan-07-09 02:43 PM |
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Something to consider... |
COStorm |
Jan-07-09 03:04 PM |
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So the bit about horses was a misinterpretation on the part of Smith? |
TechBear_Seattle |
Jan-07-09 03:47 PM |
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Not at all... |
COStorm |
Jan-07-09 04:12 PM |
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My main point remains, though |
TechBear_Seattle |
Jan-07-09 04:46 PM |
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We see what we want to see... |
COStorm |
Jan-07-09 06:57 PM |
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How do you feel about |
TransitJohn |
Dec-22-08 12:48 AM |
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... |
SidneyCarton |
Dec-22-08 10:53 AM |
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Your source |
COStorm |
Jan-07-09 02:43 PM |
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sources |
TrogL |
Jan-08-09 04:49 PM |
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Which is nothing to do with nothing... |
COStorm |
Jan-08-09 06:58 PM |
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OK I'm going to ask a non-judgmental Q |
dmallind |
Dec-22-08 10:57 AM |
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Good Questions, I'll give it a shot. |
SidneyCarton |
Dec-22-08 11:24 AM |
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"...the church stockpiling enough cash, durable food etc ..." |
Realityhack |
Dec-27-08 10:11 AM |
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You ever been tempted to just drop the whole thing? |
Evoman |
Dec-22-08 11:57 AM |
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I have had serious doubts, but I can't say I've ever seriously considered quitting. |
SidneyCarton |
Dec-22-08 01:06 PM |
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Maybe they are meaningless. |
Evoman |
Dec-22-08 05:02 PM |
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Maybe. |
SidneyCarton |
Dec-22-08 05:59 PM |
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Does God objectively exist, or subjectively exist? |
Heaven and Earth |
Dec-24-08 11:59 AM |
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Hill Cumorah: what archaeology has been done there? |
TechBear_Seattle |
Jan-07-09 02:53 PM |
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Good question. |
SidneyCarton |
Jan-07-09 03:53 PM |
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The property has been owned by the Church since 1920 |
TechBear_Seattle |
Jan-07-09 04:30 PM |
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Do you really avoid all forms of caffeine? Even chocolate? |
108blessings |
Jan-07-09 04:25 PM |
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It's a personal thing |
COStorm |
Jan-07-09 04:53 PM |
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I love chocolate, and I drink Coke. |
SidneyCarton |
Jan-07-09 05:24 PM |
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But are you a lapsed Mormon then? Is it against the rules to indulge? |
108blessings |
Jan-07-09 06:08 PM |
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I'm not lapsed, only Coffee and Tea are specifically forbidden. |
SidneyCarton |
Jan-07-09 06:21 PM |
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Thanks...that is interesting (although it gives one pause) |
108blessings |
Jan-07-09 06:25 PM |
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Seriously - how in the hell can you believe what Joseph Smith said? |
cyborg_jim |
Jan-07-09 05:56 PM |
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You mean any more than... |
SidneyCarton |
Jan-07-09 06:23 PM |
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You're at it again |
TrogL |
Jan-08-09 04:55 PM |
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You apparently have a beef, TrogL, you want to spit it out? |
SidneyCarton |
Jan-08-09 06:21 PM |
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Well that's the thing isn't it? |
cyborg_jim |
Jan-08-09 06:06 PM |
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locking |
Wickerman |
Jan-08-09 07:27 PM |
#114 |
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