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by _Bazooka
Thu Feb 12, 2015 9:31 am
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: 16 months later, how hollow do these words sound?
Replies: 39
Views: 4429

Re: 16 months later, how hollow do these words sound?

You are still a full tithe payer. End of story. You support them where it counts. Doubt all you want so long as you keep paying on that SoCal wage. You are similar to my older brother, at least before he exited LDS Inc. He was completely inactive, yet still payed a full tithe. Stupid. I think I hol...
by _Bazooka
Wed Feb 11, 2015 11:21 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: Religious vs. Secular Quality of Life
Replies: 22
Views: 2997

Re: Religious vs. Secular Quality of Life (For Bazooka)

Brigham Youngs prophetic words "This is the place." I'm already quite aware of the findings having to do with anti-depressant use, etc. Were you familiar with the findings in the two links that I gave you? Apparently, Utah is a pretty great place to live. And it's the people that help bri...
by _Bazooka
Wed Feb 11, 2015 11:10 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: Missionaries start to have their iPads confiscated...
Replies: 41
Views: 3798

Re: Missionaries start to have their iPads confiscated...

Facebook is the problem, it was also the sole reason iPads were issued in the first place. It was to enable the missionary to still feel electronically connected and so ease the levels of depression and early returns. I am given to understand that these types of problems are at epidemic levels withi...
by _Bazooka
Wed Feb 11, 2015 5:15 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: 16 months later, how hollow do these words sound?
Replies: 39
Views: 4429

Re: 16 months later, how hollow do these words sound?

I don't think they sound hollow at all. I think they're true. I am known to be a questioner/doubter by both my bishop and stake president. I hold a responsible calling in which I could at any time express my divergent views. That's the difference in me and Dehlin. Some of my views are very much lik...
by _Bazooka
Wed Feb 11, 2015 3:39 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: Religious vs. Secular Quality of Life
Replies: 22
Views: 2997

Re: Religious vs. Secular Quality of Life (For Bazooka)

So, what you're saying is...apart from child welfare, corruption, racism, care of the environment, quality of life, happiness, societal advancement, poverty, education, obesity, sexually transmitted disease and teenage pregnancy.....religious communities are better? Thanks Doc. What is it the almos...
by _Bazooka
Wed Feb 11, 2015 3:24 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: What if Nehor and Korihor had a Blog?
Replies: 7
Views: 1358

Re: What if Nehor and Korihor had a Blog?

... Maurine Proctor is all about this kind of thing, telling the saints how wicked the world is and how righteous the saints are, and how you should follow the leaders. Ad nauseam. She could be replaced by a small piece of software. Are you sure that is not in fact what she actually is? We have pre...
by _Bazooka
Wed Feb 11, 2015 3:22 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: Abominable Religions
Replies: 5
Views: 909

Re: Abominable Religions

I don't think Islam is at the top. I think radical Islam might be, but then radical anythingism is usually abhorrent.
by _Bazooka
Wed Feb 11, 2015 3:15 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: Some conclusions since Dehlin?????s excommunication
Replies: 24
Views: 2106

Re: Some conclusions since Dehlin’s excommunication

Nothing binding resulted from the process. The Church allowed local leadership to decide the type of discipline required for Dehlin. By letting local leadership decide, the Church is in a win/win position. The Church can support or distance itself from King’s decision. As I said in other threads, f...
by _Bazooka
Wed Feb 11, 2015 1:50 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: LDS Church does not equal Mormonism. Dehlin.
Replies: 4
Views: 1128

LDS Church does not equal Mormonism. Dehlin.

In his interview with KUER, Dehlin made the following statement: Mormonism is bigger than the LDS Church." m I think that those seven words lead to a very interesting debate that was started (and quashed almost immediately) back in 1984 by Elder Poelman. Is Mormonism the Church and the Church, ...
by _Bazooka
Wed Feb 11, 2015 12:22 pm
Forum: Terrestrial Forum
Topic: 16 months later, how hollow do these words sound?
Replies: 39
Views: 4429

16 months later, how hollow do these words sound?

There Is Room for You To those who have separated themselves from the Church, I say, my dear friends, there is yet a place for you here. Come and add your talents, gifts, and energies to ours. We will all become better as a result. Some might ask, “But what about my doubts?” It’s natural to have qu...