GoodK wrote:Interesting word choice here, propaganda and shock value... I wonder what made you go with those...
It is more than incredulous to imply that the indoctrination of children - I.e encouraging them to say that they know the church is true when clearly they don't - is innocent by any stretch of the imagination.
I wanted to call it brainwashing, but thought I might sound shrill and incredulous, so I went with the least offensive adjective that reasonably minded people would identify with.
Let's test your sense of what reasonable minded people may identify with, and have you and JAK call 911 next fast Sunday and report the "mental abuse" and "brainwashing" allegedly going on in your local Ward. What do you say?
Thanks, -Wade Englund-
Is brainwashing a crime yet? How about mental abuse? Come on now... that's weak.
Imagine my surprise and the torturous de-conversion process I had to go through when I discovered that popcorn doesn’t pop on apricot trees. Part of me still thinks that the evil church of science is probably wrong in regards to the popcorn popping abilities of the apricot tree.
"Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead." ~Charles Bukowski
Doctor Steuss wrote:Imagine my surprise and the torturous de-conversion process I had to go through when I discovered that popcorn doesn’t pop on apricot trees. Part of me still thinks that the evil church of science is probably wrong in regards to the popcorn popping abilities of the apricot tree.
No no no....you've got it all wrong.
Popcorn DOES pop on the apricot trees....on Kolob.
it wasn't really so, but it seemed to me, popcorn popping on the apricot tree.
This was always my favorite song to sing with the kids when I was in Nursery....FOR 2 YEARS!!!!
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Doctor Steuss wrote:Part of me still thinks that the evil church of science is probably wrong in regards to the popcorn popping abilities of the apricot tree.
Ermm - you're not allowed to question the 'Church Of Science' Doc. You should know better...
...it's a good job I don't know where you live. You'd have had angry guys with clipboards at your door already...!
GoodK wrote:Interesting word choice here, propaganda and shock value... I wonder what made you go with those...
It is more than incredulous to imply that the indoctrination of children - I.e encouraging them to say that they know the church is true when clearly they don't - is innocent by any stretch of the imagination.
I wanted to call it brainwashing, but thought I might sound shrill and incredulous, so I went with the least offensive adjective that reasonably minded people would identify with.
Let's test your sense of what reasonable minded people may identify with, and have you and JAK call 911 next fast Sunday and report the "mental abuse" and "brainwashing" allegedly going on in your local Ward. What do you say?
Thanks, -Wade Englund-
emotional abuse is jurisidictional in California Juvenile Court -
In California you also aren't allowed to shoot people who harass you. Give me Texas any day.
"Surely he knows that DCP, The Nehor, Lamanite, and other key apologists..." -Scratch clarifying my status in apologetics "I admit it; I'm a petty, petty man." -Some Schmo
Doctor Steuss wrote:Part of me still thinks that the evil church of science is probably wrong in regards to the popcorn popping abilities of the apricot tree.
Ermm - you're not allowed to question the 'Church Of Science' Doc. You should know better... ...it's a good job I don't know where you live. You'd have had angry guys with clipboards at your door already...!
Bring them on. I will be armed with my banana.
"Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead." ~Charles Bukowski
Doctor Steuss wrote:Bring them on. I will be armed with my banana
There are 'theistic' scientists that can be called upon in such a situation. (Doesn't the US have banana restrictions? No wonder you have so many religious nuts over there...!)
...they are generally inferior, but they'll still get the job done...