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Kishkumen wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 27, 2023 12:15 am

There’s the reflexive bigotry.

I agree that when Christians say Mormonism is a cult they are being reflexively bigoted. I wasn't expressing my own view.

Tim, not to dismiss your thoughtful comments but the phrase , what separates Mormonism from historic Christianlty suggest other significant differences. Joseph Smith exclusive priesthood authority passed to those after him. Ideas of the meaning of priesthood and the focus and importance of temple o...

THE issue that separates Mormonism from historic Christianity more than any other is the doctrine of exaltation. In my latest podcast episode I break down the issue and explain how it comes down to an misunderstanding about the word "elohim". I offer a path forward for Mormonism to be accepted by or...

I hate Vegas. I say leave and take the short drive to Zion

It seems like you need to redefine the term so you can weaponize it against those you don’t care for. This is something that should require quiet reflection on your part. - Doc I think you're right that George is weaponizing the word and defining it around an attitude without reference to its subst...

From Robert P George:

Q. How do you define "Woke"?
A. The attitude of a person who regards his or her opinions as so obviously correct and so profoundly enlightened that they may not legitimately be doubted or challenged, and that only hate or bigotry can explain others' holding different beliefs.

Saying that "some people on the Left have a religious devotion to their politics just like some people on the Right have a religious devotion to their politics" is NOT the same thing as saying they are both equally destructive at the same rate or volume or that we can ignore one or the other. All it...

I don't believe what people on the right say any more. I don't think they try to express things accurately because it doesn't inspire the required, strategic fear needed to move the GOP base. They've lied and exaggerated so much for so long that what they say is barely even qualifies as a caricatur...

I consider myself woke, but I would love for Tim or anyone else for that matter to explain to me how my wokeness is like a religious thing. Calling it religious like is just silly, and is relayed from right wing mischaracterizations. I don't know you so I have no idea how religious your pursuit of ...

Being a criminal and getting away with it both in the sense of avoiding prison but also maintaining power with his supporters is a big middle finger to the opposition. I agree. I've also never been more convinced that deals with the devil are actually real. To be okay with Trump sexually assaulting...