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WinkyDink

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46. The man Martin Luther does not constitute a religion, FYI.

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The throat-slitting gesture: Did EASTWOOD know it's part of Mormon ritual? [View all] UTUSN Sep 2012 OP

I doubt Clint thought about it much. CJCRANE Sep 2012 #1

Yeah, he's been in the bubble a long time now. bemildred Sep 2012 #9

A throat slit gesture is also Masonic intaglio Sep 2012 #2

Historically the Mormons and the Masons are arch rivals. defacto7 Sep 2012 #24

Mittens believes in "Bain washing". n/t woodsprite Sep 2012 #3

That milk-meat sh*t is like Scientology... joeybee12 Sep 2012 #4

The BBC narrator said that the two are similar "but Mormons are smarter"!1 and both are CULTS n/t UTUSN Sep 2012 #5

Yup...a cult...having been raised RC (now totally lapsed), I was never told joeybee12 Sep 2012 #11

Sounds similar to Jehovah's Witnesses too nc4bo Sep 2012 #8

That's the first thing I thought. Walk away Sep 2012 #10

The LDS throat-slitting gesture is part of temple ceremonies and is a depiction of what WILL BE DONE kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #6

Ah. That clears it up for me. And wow. n/t UTUSN Sep 2012 #7

It's something they nicked from the Freemasons along with most of their other temple ceremony Spider Jerusalem Sep 2012 #12

wow barbtries Sep 2012 #16

He already wrote it. After he turned on the Mormons, he spent the rest of his life running from them kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #18

Very interesting stuff. Yooperman Sep 2012 #39

Hickman's oldest daughter by his first (and only legitimate) wife kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #41

Thanks for the information.... Yooperman Sep 2012 #42

There's a table at the bottom of this page. Basically Pratt's g-daughter married Mitt's g'father. HiPointDem Sep 2012 #44

thanks for those links. barbtries Sep 2012 #45

Where did your gggGrandfather live when he was Mormon? defacto7 Sep 2012 #31

Born in MO, came west with the early Mormons, lived in UT for decades. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #36

That was my first thought when I'd heard about it... liberalmuse Sep 2012 #13

And he's a bishop. A man. Not one to be questioned. Not accustomed to being questioned. nt valerief Sep 2012 #14

lying for the lord barbtries Sep 2012 #15

The Mormon hierarchy has an unwritten policy of allowing and even encouraging lying if they believe kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #19

Not just Mormons.... defacto7 Sep 2012 #27

Martin Luther had his own set of issues. This sort of crap is why i don't kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #37

Agreed.... defacto7 Sep 2012 #43

The man Martin Luther does not constitute a religion, FYI. WinkyDink Sep 2012 #46

You're right... defacto7 Sep 2012 #48

J Edgar Hoover LOVED Mormons in the Bureau. Octafish Sep 2012 #17

Wisdom kartski Sep 2012 #20

They sound like Jack Mormons. defacto7 Sep 2012 #29

I'm glad Clint drew attention to Mormon secrecy with that gesture. Overseas Sep 2012 #21

Isn't that gesture also the on-set signal for "Cut!"? n/t cherokeeprogressive Sep 2012 #22

My thought exactly. ashling Sep 2012 #25

Using Occams razor.... defacto7 Sep 2012 #33

Yes. I believe it is a gesture used in radio broadcasting. gort Sep 2012 #38

Why, exactly RT_Fanatic Sep 2012 #23

The church doesn't need them but the men (typically) who run the church nc4bo Sep 2012 #26

Fear is religions greatest tool... defacto7 Sep 2012 #34

They say "sacred not secret".... jberryhill Sep 2012 #40

OCCULTISM is both a Mormon and a Republican way of life Berlum Sep 2012 #28

I'm not sure that Clint knew what a chair was for at one point. grantcart Sep 2012 #30

This is not part of the temple ceremony any longer FreeState Sep 2012 #32

Thanks... I didn't know that. defacto7 Sep 2012 #35

God changed his mind? icarusxat Sep 2012 #47