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It is always interesting to me that two people who know the same things can come up with different interpretations. I have been involved in apologetics for several years. I know all the arguments agaisnt the Church. All the complaints against Church leaders. All the history issues. The Book of Abra...

dogmaster wrote:Is there similar feelings from people who leave catholic methodist or even islam?

Perhaps not, but it's a definite 'yes' for Jehovah's Witnesses, Scientology, 'Moonies' and some others.

I find it interesting when I listen to money and get out of debt counselors that they encourage tithing as partof the budgeting and money management principles. One such famous person strongly recommends it and he is not LDS though he is Christian. Jason, do you have more details about this? I've n...

I don't know what people did before the invention of snopes.com. They repeated them (I've done it myself). Is there an LDS Faith-Promoting Rumor version of snopes? If not, there should be. I can't believe how many rumors I heard about some celebrity being a Mormon, or some missionary teaching a cel...

I find it interesting when I listen to money and get out of debt counselors that they encourage tithing as partof the budgeting and money management principles. One such famous person strongly recommends it and he is not LDS though he is Christian. Jason, do you have more details about this? I've n...

Doctor Steuss wrote:He did however have a secretary named John (some myths just get their nomenclature order mixed up).

Right, and there was a police official of some sort at the time with the name of Kennedy. I guess that's how these urban legends get started.

Oh, Native Americans had theocracies and a system of judges? I took a class in Native American History. There wasn't anything aobut theocracies and judges. I would say it's more likely that he was trying to mirror the Bible with his accounts of kings, judges and prophets. After all, they supposedly...

Wait a minute. Are you saying that photography is not allowed in chapels? I never knew that. As I was looking through my mission photos I saw many that were taken inside the chapel. Of course that's the only time I've ever had the desire to take any there. Also, I'm sure we've videotaped funerals in...

One of many gems (some are too disturbing to laugh at): Everyone knows scientists insist on using complex terminology to make it harder for True Christians to refute their claims. Deoxyribonucleic Acid, for example... sounds impressive, right? But have you ever seen what happens if you put something...

"Don't curse me, bro! Don't curse me, bro! AHHHH!" (in the spirit of bcspace's sig episode) Seriously, I doubt that very many priesthood holders really, totally believe in their hearts that they have that kind of power. I don't think I ever really believed it 100%, the stories and missiona...