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by Res Ipsa
Tue Apr 23, 2024 4:43 am
Forum: Spirit Paradise
Topic: Ohio man, 81, fatally shoots Uber driver, 61, after scammers target both of them
Replies: 67
Views: 1359

Re: Ohio man, 81, fatally shoots Uber driver, 61, after scammers target both of them

Respectfully, I disagree. He doesn’t “need” to reveal the state where he lives or lived at the time. Given the speculative accusations being made here, I wouldn’t be giving folks here any information that could lead to doxxing and really damaging false allegations. We went through this same issue a...
by Res Ipsa
Mon Apr 22, 2024 11:39 pm
Forum: Celestial Forum
Topic: Off Topic Split from 33 Years With New Questions
Replies: 14
Views: 203

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...
by Res Ipsa
Mon Apr 22, 2024 11:33 pm
Forum: Spirit Paradise
Topic: Ohio man, 81, fatally shoots Uber driver, 61, after scammers target both of them
Replies: 67
Views: 1359

Re: Ohio man, 81, fatally shoots Uber driver, 61, after scammers target both of them

I think I'm seeing some confusion between laws governing the minimum age of consent for sex and the minimum age for marriage without parental consent. They are not necessarily the same. Here is the specific Utah statute that I am talking about: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter5/76-5-S401.2...
by Res Ipsa
Mon Apr 22, 2024 4:30 pm
Forum: Spirit Paradise
Topic: Ohio man, 81, fatally shoots Uber driver, 61, after scammers target both of them
Replies: 67
Views: 1359

Re: Ohio man, 81, fatally shoots Uber driver, 61, after scammers target both of them

I think I'm seeing some confusion between laws governing the minimum age of consent for sex and the minimum age for marriage without parental consent. They are not necessarily the same.
by Res Ipsa
Mon Apr 22, 2024 3:28 pm
Forum: Celestial Forum
Topic: Off Topic Split from 33 Years With New Questions
Replies: 14
Views: 203

Re: 33 years with new questions

In what way was it a "nuisance?" —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 af...
by Res Ipsa
Sat Apr 20, 2024 4:33 pm
Forum: Celestial Forum
Topic: Off Topic Split from 33 Years With New Questions
Replies: 14
Views: 203

Re: Off Topic Split from 33 Years With New Questions

Split off topic posts from original thread. UR 4. RI.
by Res Ipsa
Sat Apr 20, 2024 4:39 am
Forum: Celestial Forum
Topic: 33 years with new questions
Replies: 19
Views: 495

Re: 33 years with new questions

I’m not sure what you mean by “like this.” Yeah, that’s not clear, apologies. I mean the growth from when the church began till now. The membership, buildings, temples, relationships in the world, etc. you look at other denominations like the Community of Christ and others, and they did not grow li...
by Res Ipsa
Sat Apr 20, 2024 2:45 am
Forum: Celestial Forum
Topic: 33 years with new questions
Replies: 19
Views: 495

Re: 33 years with new questions

The same things leaders of and participants of mass movements get: power, recognition, respect (bordering on worship), special knowledge, participation in something that transcends this life. It doesn’t matter if it is real — all that matters is their belief it is real. Perhaps I’m still naïve and ...
by Res Ipsa
Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:12 pm
Forum: Spirit Paradise
Topic: Russia suggests next targets could be three US states and two NATO countries
Replies: 29
Views: 647

Re: Russia suggests next targets could be three US states and two NATO countries

My understanding is that the Soviet Government encouraged ethnic Russians to migrate to other Republics in the Union. That gives Putin an excuse to reclaim the entirety of the old USSR.
by Res Ipsa
Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:08 pm
Forum: Celestial Forum
Topic: 33 years with new questions
Replies: 19
Views: 495

Re: 33 years with new questions

Hi All, I’m new and after watching RFM and John, I’m ready to engage and get some real answers. I’m hoping to get some real perspective from those of you that have been on this path for true understanding in life. I thought I would list some of my biggest thoughts recently… 1. President Nelson and ...