Juliann MA&D her board is used as a polygamy platform

[_moksha]

Now you know what's on my walls. I'm sure you're going to tell me why what's on my walls is significant to you.

I think Boaz wanted to discuss window draperies and flower arrangements with you.

[_truth dancer]

And that is just the problem I see in some (but not all) religious belief and practice: the believer comes to think that the responsibility for bringing ethics into a universe that is largely indifferent to us does not lie in him or her self as a human being, but belongs elsewhere, in some illusory 'higher' power.

This can indeed have the effect of a 'humanity deprogrammer', with consequences sometime seen (in small but real measure) on this board.

As a believer I often felt deeply conflicted as I tried to make what to me was horrifically cruel seem good, and what seemed holy, something evil.

It messed with my mind.

I remember praying with all my heart for God to help me believe the "ban" was right and Godly. How twisted was that?

:-)

I read posts by Mormon men thinking they are the righteous ones because they are willing to commit adultery (take additional women) and destroy their families. I mean seriously what is this religion that would promote such distorted thinking?

~dancer~

[_Yoda]

Guys, I know and understand that using an image of some innocent, sub-normal people is offensive in many ways. That being said, I don't think that BCSpace's picture warranted the dogpiling that has resulted. Not everyone sees everything the same way you dogpilers do.

Everyone seems to have their own pet peeves, and whoever violates them gets the book thrown at them. One of the "last straws", if you will, that was mentioned by the mod who banned me at MAD was that I had said that there is no Lord. Ok, pretty ho hum for most of us, but apparently for that mod, and probably some others, publicly stating "there is no Lord" is one of the worst things a person can do. Blasphemy! Denial of the Holy Ghost, or whatever.

Ok, now we have discovered that the use of an image of a sub-normally appearing person with some words on the image intending to be humorous is just the absolute worst thing one could do. I recognize why people would be offended, but I just think some charity and perspective are in order here - not everyone reacts to such a picture with horror. Some thinks it's funny. Are we really all so high and mighty as to look down upon and heap upon such a person eternal scorn and damn them all? I don't think we should. For each person offended by a picture intending to be humorous which includes a retar ded person or a deformed person, there's someone else who is offended by that person's lack of respect for God, or for the Holy Ghost, or who doesn't respect the Prophet, or an Apostle, or the Bible, or whatever.

I realize I'm opening myself up to people saying now they know everything they need to know about me, but I guess I will just have to live with that. But with all of the funny images involving Boyd K. Packer, or God, or Gordon B. Hinckley, or whatever, that we've seen posted, and laughed at, I just think it's hypocritical for us to then spend two or three whole pages in this thread damning to hell someone for posting picture of a girl with an unfortunate visage.

Remember the picture someone posted of the beer label that said "Pay Lay Ale - Oh God, Beer is Good For My Mouth"? I'm sure a great many TBMs would be just as offended by that image, and think that laughing at it tells them all they need to know, as some here are by the photo of this, um, homely girl and guy. Can we really coexist enough to discuss with each other if we respond this way to everyone who trespasses upon our own pet peeves?

Was BC banned? No. Was his image deleted? No. THAT is the difference between this board and MAD.

However, it looks like BC learned something. There were quite a few posters here, who, for one reason or another, found his "joke" in poor taste. Frankly, I didn't even see the kind of dogpiling on BC in this thread that I have seen occur on FAIR/MAD in numerous threads. He was not attacked personally. The worst thing I think that was said to him was that some of us were disappointed in his choice of humor because we thought he was above that type of thing.

Now, Nehor WAS dogpiled upon. However, the reason he was dogpiled upon was because he was acting like a jackass, just for the sake of acting like a jackass. And this is something he has freely admitted.

[_Yoda]

Well, obviously you need to take LDS repentance 101, along with coggins/droopy. Neither one of you appear to have the slightest understanding of the concept.

I defend BC from being attacked for harmless fun. I parry your barbs with jibes meant to be humorous and intended to incite moral outrage as you are very beautiful when you are angry. You could say I have a horrible sense of humor and make me cry but not seeing the sin element. I missed the part in the scriptures where not adhering to the scruples of peoples on the Interblag constitutes sin. CFR on where that is.

Try re-reading Luke 10:25-28:

25 Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. ‘Teacher,’ he said, ‘what must I do to inherit eternal life?’
26He said to him, ‘What is written in the law? What do you read there?’
27He answered, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbour as yourself.’
28And he said to him, ‘You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live.’

Luke 6:27-36:

27 "But I say to you who listen: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
28 Bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
29 If anyone hits you on the cheek, offer the other also. And if anyone takes away your coat, don't hold back your shirt either.
30 Give to everyone who asks from you, and from one who takes away your things, don't ask for them back.
31 Just as you want others to do for you, do the same for them.
32 If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.
33 If you do [what is] good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that.
34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners to be repaid in full.
35 But love your enemies, do [what is] good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is gracious to the ungrateful and evil.
36 Be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful."

[_The Nehor]

But Liz, I like it when people try to drive me nuts with random comments and obnoxious tangents. Why do you think I have such interesting romantic relationships? So I am treating them as I would like to be treated.

[_Yoda]

But Liz, I like it when people try to drive me nuts with random comments and obnoxious tangents. Why do you think I have such interesting romantic relationships? So I am treating them as I would like to be treated.

*sigh* I give up. You really are a masochist. Back to the Goddess Suite dungeon with you!

;)

[_beastie]

The reason this has turned into a dogpile is more due to Nehor than BC. Nehor is doing what Nehor does. He’s simply a variation of a troll. He sticks around longer than a troll, but his purpose is essentially the same. He reminds me of that fool woman who came over here when shades first started this board and talked about boogers all the time. In fact, her name was boogers. It’s just one of the costs of internet boards. Some posters ask why threads on which Nehor participates tend to become about Nehor? This is one demonstration of why.

Seth, I am sorry you cannot see the difference between making fun of Gordon B. Hinkley, or George Bush, or (fill in the blank) and mentally handicapped people.

[_Boaz & Lidia]

With all due apologies for coming into this thread late:

The girl's face in the picture was merely photoshopped, right?

I was just gonna ask the same question.

Other than than, it was great fun seeing the garment geeks duking it out.

by the way, your avatar is very offensive to me Nehor. Please change it.

[_bcspace]

However, it looks like BC learned something.

Yes, I did learn who is overly PC. I can now craft my 'tasteless' humor to even more devastating effect........

<conspiratorial wink>

[_bcspace]

Other than than, it was great fun seeing the garment geeks duking it out.

Not as fun as seeing antiMormons disagreeing on what is LDS doctrine. Would you like another irony illustration? lol