Drunken Irishman
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Fri Mar-04-11 09:28 PM
Response to Reply #32 |
| 39. It's a religion. Not a cult... |
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It can be a sad religion, and I'd agree with you there. But it's not a cult.
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| -What BYU Did NOT Tell Us... |
kpete |
Mar-04-11 08:33 PM |
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I don't know much, however, I know how mormons operate. |
TxVietVet |
Mar-04-11 08:40 PM |
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Posts 2 and 3 clarified things. I found both posts quite helpful. |
virgogal |
Mar-04-11 08:48 PM |
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This isn't going to work as a race thing. |
Buzz Clik |
Mar-04-11 08:41 PM |
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58% of BYU students admit to engaging in pre-marital sex. |
Luminous Animal |
Mar-04-11 08:44 PM |
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Show me evidence of that 58%, please. |
Drunken Irishman |
Mar-04-11 08:46 PM |
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I did a Google search about that 58%... |
Drunken Irishman |
Mar-04-11 08:48 PM |
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I know. College kids having sex, kinda hard to believe, ain't it |
Hugabear |
Mar-05-11 12:08 AM |
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Not BYU Students |
demwing |
Mar-05-11 08:48 PM |
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all the same, when an organization discourages interracial marriage |
fishwax |
Mar-05-11 12:10 AM |
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This is BS... |
Drunken Irishman |
Mar-04-11 08:43 PM |
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+1 |
Buzz Clik |
Mar-04-11 08:45 PM |
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As is their bias against gays |
jberryhill |
Mar-04-11 08:49 PM |
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I'm not a fan, trust me. That doesn't change the fact that an unbiased view of Mormons at DU... |
Buzz Clik |
Mar-04-11 08:58 PM |
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There is no such thing as an unbiased view |
jberryhill |
Mar-04-11 09:28 PM |
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That's because Mormonism is a cult, not a church. |
Major Hogwash |
Mar-04-11 08:50 PM |
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So, all the antagonism against Mormons is because they are a cult? |
Buzz Clik |
Mar-04-11 09:00 PM |
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It's a very repressive quote, religion, unquote. |
Major Hogwash |
Mar-04-11 10:48 PM |
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a devoutly racist and homophobic cult |
ReggieVeggie |
Mar-05-11 05:41 AM |
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Yes it is |
LadyHawkAZ |
Mar-04-11 08:54 PM |
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I feel very uncomfortable with that type of language... |
Drunken Irishman |
Mar-04-11 09:00 PM |
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You're on a roll, DI. My experience is similar. |
Buzz Clik |
Mar-04-11 09:02 PM |
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When you spend your entire life in Utah, you tend to meet many good Mormons... |
Drunken Irishman |
Mar-04-11 09:04 PM |
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There was quite a large enclave of Mormons where I went to college. |
Buzz Clik |
Mar-04-11 09:06 PM |
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Who hate gays and work towards their discrimination (see Prop 9 fight in CA) nt |
riderinthestorm |
Mar-04-11 09:10 PM |
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Ok. Their dedication to their religion makes it likely that many will have low tolerance for gays. |
Buzz Clik |
Mar-04-11 09:15 PM |
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It's not a far stretch from being bigots to also being racists. |
riderinthestorm |
Mar-04-11 09:19 PM |
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Prop 8, not 9, and a recent study showed only 50% of LDS are against marriage equality n/t |
FreeState |
Mar-05-11 12:22 AM |
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Who actively discriminate and work against the LGBT community. nt |
riderinthestorm |
Mar-04-11 09:09 PM |
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Not all members... |
Drunken Irishman |
Mar-04-11 09:11 PM |
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You asked why the amorphous DU, or individual DUers, are so negative about Mormons |
riderinthestorm |
Mar-04-11 09:18 PM |
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I didn't ask such a question... |
Drunken Irishman |
Mar-04-11 09:26 PM |
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Sorry that was Buzz Clik. I apologize. |
riderinthestorm |
Mar-04-11 09:34 PM |
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I also live here in Utah |
LadyHawkAZ |
Mar-04-11 09:18 PM |
#32 |
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It's a religion. Not a cult... |
Drunken Irishman |
Mar-04-11 09:28 PM |
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It's a PAC and a huge financial empire based on a scam |
jberryhill |
Mar-04-11 11:05 PM |
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The only difference between them and other modern cults |
LadyHawkAZ |
Mar-04-11 11:11 PM |
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I had a cousin get mixed up with the LDS outfit. Yes, it's a cult. |
QC |
Mar-04-11 11:26 PM |
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You don't really know what you're talking about... |
Drunken Irishman |
Mar-04-11 11:48 PM |
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Um... |
LadyHawkAZ |
Mar-04-11 11:55 PM |
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Their leaders aren't actually dead they are gods of their own planets now. |
TxVietVet |
Mar-05-11 06:31 AM |
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I have to agree with you there. The Mormons I know are decent |
hedgehog |
Mar-04-11 09:29 PM |
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And those decent people funded prop 8 |
jberryhill |
Mar-04-11 11:04 PM |
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"a known Catholic" |
jberryhill |
Mar-04-11 09:48 PM |
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When my dad died, he was the only person from my parent's street (my mom has lived on this street si |
TxVietVet |
Mar-05-11 06:42 AM |
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Right behind you |
demwing |
Mar-05-11 08:57 PM |
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How did the university find |
femrap |
Mar-04-11 08:49 PM |
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That was never released... |
Drunken Irishman |
Mar-04-11 08:52 PM |
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All I gotta say is |
femrap |
Mar-04-11 09:03 PM |
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Yes. |
Drunken Irishman |
Mar-04-11 09:05 PM |
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He still faces a hearing about whether he is going to get kicked out of school |
riderinthestorm |
Mar-04-11 08:55 PM |
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As it is with every case... |
Drunken Irishman |
Mar-04-11 08:57 PM |
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Just responding to your post about Davis NOT being kicked out of school |
riderinthestorm |
Mar-04-11 09:07 PM |
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I can only hope he is immediately recruited by another school and |
beac |
Mar-04-11 09:15 PM |
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I assume there are more than a few coaches right now that are shitting their pants |
riderinthestorm |
Mar-04-11 09:23 PM |
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I hope he lands at Colorado State |
JonLP24 |
Mar-05-11 08:56 PM |
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Yeap. I had commented a couple of days ago that it seemed a bit odd that |
madinmaryland |
Mar-04-11 08:51 PM |
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oh my.... |
unkachuck |
Mar-04-11 09:07 PM |
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Davies is lucky Brigham Young is not alive |
somone |
Mar-04-11 09:24 PM |
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Yeah, but at least Brigham Young wouldn't mind about the sex in general |
jberryhill |
Mar-04-11 11:07 PM |
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It is beyond why any minority would go to Brigham Young University. |
Dawson Leery |
Mar-04-11 11:12 PM |
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In Davies's case, he's mormon himself |
fishwax |
Mar-04-11 11:57 PM |
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Most unfortunate. |
Dawson Leery |
Mar-05-11 08:29 PM |
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The kid should transfer to the Big East, Big Ten or SEC. |
bluestate10 |
Mar-04-11 10:10 PM |
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They're Mormons. What did you expect? |
Blue-Jay |
Mar-04-11 11:57 PM |
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it's true that the LDS church discourages interracial marriage, but BYU has also |
fishwax |
Mar-05-11 12:03 AM |
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Oh. Well that's OK then. |
Blue-Jay |
Mar-05-11 12:05 AM |
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I don't think it's OK. |
fishwax |
Mar-05-11 12:11 AM |
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*sigh* |
Blue-Jay |
Mar-05-11 12:16 AM |
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hehe -- my receptors could well be defective |
fishwax |
Mar-05-11 12:22 AM |
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When you go to a Mormon school |
customerserviceguy |
Mar-05-11 02:34 AM |
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"Shove"? It's BYU and it's Mormon school.. |
Mudoria |
Mar-05-11 05:37 AM |
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well THAT makes more sense |
ReggieVeggie |
Mar-05-11 05:39 AM |
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Say all you want to about Mormons, Utah is still a great place |
dimbear |
Mar-05-11 10:10 PM |
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