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- Thu May 02, 2024 3:38 pm
- Forum: Celestial Forum
- Topic: Off Topic Split from 33 Years With New Questions
- Replies: 17
- Views: 583
Re: 33 years with new questions
The First Amendment did not apply to state or local governments until the 14th was passed. The Illinois state constitution effectively enshrined the same rights: Art 8:22, which was in effect in 1844: The printing presses shall be free to every person, who undertakes to examine the proceedings of t...
- Wed May 01, 2024 4:21 pm
- Forum: Celestial Forum
- Topic: 33 years with new questions
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1629
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 9:04 pm
- Forum: Terrestrial Forum
- Topic: Vaticinium ex eventu
- Replies: 15
- Views: 751
Re: Vaticinium ex eventu
I don't believe the first century head of the church who was Peter was known as a Prophet. Prophets' and Prophetess' were part of the Hebrew Bible. More likely James the brother of Jesus was a head of the Jerusalem assembly. The gentile assemblies were led by Paul (until they abandoned him). The Je...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 9:39 pm
- Forum: Celestial Forum
- Topic: Off Topic Split from 33 Years With New Questions
- Replies: 17
- Views: 583
Re: 33 years with new questions
—something that posed a danger to the safety and welfare of society as determined by the Nauvoo City Council, based on American legal precedent and William Blackstone’s commentary (an influential treatise on common law). There were many instances, both before and after this time, of local and state...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 2:31 am
- Forum: Terrestrial Forum
- Topic: The High Spy MEGATHREAD
- Replies: 413
- Views: 320995
Re: I'm wearing a white shirt, but I'm not . . .
You just never never know.
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 1:22 pm
- Forum: Celestial Forum
- Topic: Off Topic Split from 33 Years With New Questions
- Replies: 17
- Views: 583
Re: 33 years with new questions
The City Council ordered the Mayor, Joseph Smith to shut down the press, and it was legal. The City Council listened to Joseph's orders and not the other way around. Remember, he was the prophet, the mayor, the Commander of the Nauvoo Legion, and had recently appointed himself to be King and High P...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 1:28 pm
- Forum: Terrestrial Forum
- Topic: What's with older men and younger women:
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1213
Re: What's with older men and younger women:
Older man / younger women, isn't an exclusively Mormon thing. What older men get younger women? The ones that can.
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:08 pm
- Forum: Terrestrial Forum
- Topic: Mormons arguing that “Mormon” is as derogatory as the N-word
- Replies: 90
- Views: 10192
Re: Mormons arguing that “Mormon” is as derogatory as the N-word
If a leader representing the whole religion has requested not to use the term "Mormons" to refer to Latter-day Saints, persons, news and online media proceeding to do so makes it officially a slur, like other slurs, racial or religious. In addition to the history of the word in which it was intende...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:59 pm
- Forum: Terrestrial Forum
- Topic: Mormons arguing that “Mormon” is as derogatory as the N-word
- Replies: 90
- Views: 10192
Re: Mormons arguing that “Mormon” is as derogatory as the N-word
Marry a lot of ugly (otherwise unmarriageable) woman. Mark Twain said so in Roughing It
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:20 pm
- Forum: Terrestrial Forum
- Topic: DCP Admits that Joseph Smith's Polygamy was "Probably" Motivated by "Sexual Desire"
- Replies: 26
- Views: 4197
Re: DCP Admits that Joseph Smith's Polygamy was "Probably" Motivated by "Sexual Desire"
"Brother Joseph probably had hot pants".
"Please don't look at what I'm pretending to do with my hands."
"Please don't look at what I'm pretending to do with my hands."