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by Don Bradley
Thu Nov 16, 2023 9:47 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: The BYP Live Hosts Dr. Trevor Luke, Sunday, Nov 12, 2023
Replies: 39
Views: 2208

Re: The BYP Live Hosts Dr. Trevor Luke, Sunday, Nov 12, 2023

Kishkumen wrote:
Sun Nov 12, 2023 5:31 pm
Res Ipsa wrote:
Sun Nov 12, 2023 3:25 pm
Sounds fun. It's too late in the day for me to have Coffee with Kish, but I'll look for an alternative alliterative beverage. ;)
Beer with Bradley? (Don, that is.)
:lol:

In a previous life . . . =)
by Don Bradley
Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:51 am
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: Mormon at ages 11, 15, 24 is really Joseph Smith Jr., in disguise!
Replies: 146
Views: 32592

Re: Mormon at ages 11, 15, 24 is really Joseph Smith Jr., in disguise!

I dare say that Don Bradley's testimony hangs on the need to formulate and justify parallels because the logical conclusion of evidence prove that Joseph Smith was perpetuating a massive pious fraud. :?: The parallels I was offering between Joseph Smith and Mormon are clearly not apologetic in natu...
by Don Bradley
Tue Sep 12, 2023 6:42 am
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: Mormon at ages 11, 15, 24 is really Joseph Smith Jr., in disguise!
Replies: 146
Views: 32592

Re: Mormon at ages 11, 15, 24 is really Joseph Smith Jr., in disguise!

Shulem, Did you note that Mormon said that at 15 he was "visited of the Lord," and in his earliest First Vision account Joseph Smith mentioned that he was 15 when he saw the Lord? Also, Mormon grew up during a war with the Lamanites and a time when there were slippery treasures and such, which also ...
by Don Bradley
Sun Jul 30, 2023 6:19 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: Don Bradley’s gofundme
Replies: 37
Views: 2152

Re: Don Bradley’s gofundme

It occurs to me that to allay any privacy concerns I should clarify that I can't tell for sure that any particular contributor to the fundraiser is from the board, and even if I could, I wouldn't be able to identify who they were. Rather, the string of donations and their timing--right after my GoFu...
by Don Bradley
Sun Jul 30, 2023 10:56 am
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: Don Bradley’s gofundme
Replies: 37
Views: 2152

Re: Don Bradley’s gofundme

Awwwwww! I had no idea this had been posted here. Looking over the GoFundMe contributions tonight I noticed that there are quite a few new contributions from people whose names I didn't recognize and whom I'm not connected with on Facebook. The fact that friends here whom I know just by their board ...
by Don Bradley
Thu Jul 06, 2023 5:16 am
Forum: Celestial Forum
Topic: A Bit About Me: My Story
Replies: 9
Views: 10475

Re: A Bit About Me: My Story

Free Ranger, We have some things in common. My parents were converts, my dad a very strong McConkie Mormon. I was devout as a teen but encountered doubts as well. In 2000 I stopped believing, and in 2005 I left the church - had my name removed. Kishkumen on this board and I encountered John Dehlin d...
by Don Bradley
Tue May 09, 2023 2:16 am
Forum: Celestial Forum
Topic: Church Membership Status - who can find out and how?
Replies: 14
Views: 2077

Re: Church Membership Status - who can find out and how?

The original question was about whether family members could find out your membership status. They can't. And that's what my comments were directed to. If you're saying that board members in the word you live in may have access to your contact information, that's completely unsurprising, but, but al...
by Don Bradley
Fri Apr 28, 2023 6:07 am
Forum: Celestial Forum
Topic: Church Membership Status - who can find out and how?
Replies: 14
Views: 2077

Re: Church Membership Status - who can find out and how?

The church is extremely fastidious with its privacy rules. it absolutely is not. Family members, even if they have had leadership callings, would have absolutely no access to your membership records. Again, not accurate. What membership and/or excommunication records have you attempted to look at, ...
by Don Bradley
Tue Mar 21, 2023 2:21 am
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: Joseph Smith and Turkmenbashy
Replies: 8
Views: 476

Re: Joseph Smith and Turkmenbashy

Remember how as prophet, mayor, and justice of the peace, Joseph Smith enacted all sorts of crazy idiosyncratic rules based on his bizarre preferences? Neither do I. And having researched the man closely for 35 years, I have trouble imagining him doing any such thing. So, as amusing as the anecdotes...
by Don Bradley
Thu Mar 16, 2023 12:50 am
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: Secular folks should worry.
Replies: 1088
Views: 33906

Re: Secular folks should worry.

Not interested in researching your argument. For example, giving to a church is charitable giving, regardless of how it's spent. And most church's ask for donations. If I put money in a collection plate, I can claim I'm giving to charity, regardless of what the church spends it on. Caring about you...