Our first visit from the bishopric

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Drifting wrote:Nope. 100% of the time they have been instructed/assigned to make friends.


huh? I said that there is no need to attribute poor motives to any Mormon who wants to make friends, after Buffalo said Mormons will just pretend to be someone's friend in order to manipulate someone to do something. And Buffalo said 100% of the time it is the case that the Mormon has poor motives. At least that's what he responded to my comments with. Now you are saying he really meant 100% of the time Mormons are assigned to make friends with less-actives whenever a Mormon tries to make friends with him/her/them?
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Buffalo wrote:Maybe sometimes cops pull you over just because they're lonely and want to chat. It could happen!


Now you're saying cops are full of poor motives too? Well I'll be.
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stemelbow wrote:wah wah...Screech hates stem. What's new?


1 - I wasn't talking to you.

2 - Your insecurities about your beliefs are just plain sad

3 - Why would I "hate" you? I don't care about you enough to actually hate you.
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stemelbow wrote:
Drifting wrote:Nope. 100% of the time they have been instructed/assigned to make friends.


huh? I said that there is no need to attribute poor motives to any Mormon who wants to make friends, after Buffalo said Mormons will just pretend to be someone's friend in order to manipulate someone to do something. And Buffalo said 100% of the time it is the case that the Mormon has poor motives. At least that's what he responded to my comments with. Now you are saying he really meant 100% of the time Mormons are assigned to make friends with less-actives whenever a Mormon tries to make friends with him/her/them?


No. I'm saying I believe that in a situation where a bishop visits an inactive and lo and behold a few days later a member of the ward wants to be friends with them. That it's not a coincidence 100% of the time.
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stemelbow wrote:
Drifting wrote:Nope. 100% of the time they have been instructed/assigned to make friends.


huh? I said that there is no need to attribute poor motives to any Mormon who wants to make friends, after Buffalo said Mormons will just pretend to be someone's friend in order to manipulate someone to do something. And Buffalo said 100% of the time it is the case that the Mormon has poor motives. At least that's what he responded to my comments with. Now you are saying he really meant 100% of the time Mormons are assigned to make friends with less-actives whenever a Mormon tries to make friends with him/her/them?


That's not what I said at all, Stem.

Here, I'll make it easier for you. What I'm saying is, just after you've met with the Bishop about no longer believing the church is true, and right afterword some couple in the ward takes an unusual interest in you and takes it upon themselves to be your "friend," 100% of the time that's an assignment from the bishop. It isn't genuine. They're trying to manipulate you back into activity.
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stemelbow wrote:
Buffalo wrote:Maybe sometimes cops pull you over just because they're lonely and want to chat. It could happen!


Now you're saying cops are full of poor motives too? Well I'll be.


I'm saying cops' motives are transparent. They're not pulling you over because they're lonely.
Parley P. Pratt wrote:We must lie to support brother Joseph, it is our duty to do so.

B.R. McConkie, © Intellectual Reserve wrote:There are those who say that revealed religion and organic evolution can be harmonized. This is both false and devilish.
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Re: Our first visit from the bishopric

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stemelbow wrote:
Buffalo wrote:Maybe sometimes cops pull you over just because they're lonely and want to chat. It could happen!


Now you're saying cops are full of poor motives too? Well I'll be.


When your pistol just clicks when you pull the trigger it's because you've run out of ammo. Just put the gun down and back away from the thread...
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Buffalo wrote:That's not what I said at all, Stem.

Here, I'll make it easier for you. What I'm saying is, just after you've met with the Bishop about no longer believing the church is true, and right afterword some couple in the ward takes an unusual interest in you and takes it upon themselves to be your "friend," 100% of the time that's an assignment from the bishop. It isn't genuine. They're trying to manipulate you back into activity.


You had said they'd only pretend to be your friend 100% of the time. That's questioning motives. That's why I said what I did.
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stemelbow wrote:
Buffalo wrote:That's not what I said at all, Stem.

Here, I'll make it easier for you. What I'm saying is, just after you've met with the Bishop about no longer believing the church is true, and right afterword some couple in the ward takes an unusual interest in you and takes it upon themselves to be your "friend," 100% of the time that's an assignment from the bishop. It isn't genuine. They're trying to manipulate you back into activity.


You had said they'd only pretend to be your friend 100% of the time. That's questioning motives. That's why I said what I did.


Apparently this just isn't sinking in. Don't worry about it.
Parley P. Pratt wrote:We must lie to support brother Joseph, it is our duty to do so.

B.R. McConkie, © Intellectual Reserve wrote:There are those who say that revealed religion and organic evolution can be harmonized. This is both false and devilish.
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Re: Our first visit from the bishopric

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stemelbow wrote:Now you're saying cops are full of poor motives too? Well I'll be.


lol:

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