Non-Celestial Posts "Dynastic Marriages-Doctrinal Quest

Post by **_beastie** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:50 am

What on earth is wrong with thinking of England? It's not like it's Newark or anything.
;-)

LOL!!!

_rcrocket · Post by **_rcrocket** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:25 am

I find your response inadequate. I'm glad you find yourself superior to a Brandeis professor.

Post by **_Brackite** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:11 am

liz3564 wrote:Brackite and Bob---

In order to keep continuity on the Dynastic Marriage thread in the Celestial Forum, would you guys mind reposting your comments on that thread? As the thread originator, I would really appreciate it.

MINUS any snippy comments.

Thanks, guys!

Liz

Hi There liz3564,

I just already moved some of my comments that I made here, to the Dynastic Marriage thread in the Celestial Forum. Here are the two hyper-links to two of my Posts, to some of my comments that I made here:

Post #1.

Post #2.

Post by **_beastie** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:46 am

You know what's really pathetic about you, Bob? Your main purpose on this board is to repeatedly call posters liars, hypocrites, cowards, and sociopaths. Yet apparently you're so "sensitive" yourself that me saying your wife had to lay back and think of England to conceive your children hurt your little feelings so baaaadly you will just have to ignore me. Sniff. Sniff.

Since you're enamored of the term sociopath, think about this. Supposedly you believe that the LDS church is the "one true church" and that, above all else, God wants us to associate with this church in order to get on the road to exaltation. After all, if we don't, we'll never see him again. Yet you try to harass people who are trying to cling to that road to get them to leave the church altogether.

What does that make you? I'd say that is pretty darn anti-social and destructive behavior.

_Yoda · Post by **_Yoda** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:10 pm

Brackite wrote:
liz3564 wrote:Brackite and Bob---

In order to keep continuity on the Dynastic Marriage thread in the Celestial Forum, would you guys mind reposting your comments on that thread? As the thread originator, I would really appreciate it.

MINUS any snippy comments.

Thanks, guys!

Liz

Hi There liz3564,

I just already moved some of my comments that I made here, to the Dynastic Marriage thread in the Celestial Forum. Here are the two hyper-links to two of my Posts, to some of my comments that I made here:

Post #1.

Post #2.

Thanks, sweetie! :)

I just noticed the comments in the other thread and will comment later. THANK YOU!

_Yoda · Post by **_Yoda** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:16 pm

beastie wrote:You know what's really pathetic about you, Bob? Your main purpose on this board is to repeatedly call posters liars, hypocrites, cowards, and sociopaths. Yet apparently you're so "sensitive" yourself that me saying your wife had to lay back and think of England to conceive your children hurt your little feelings so baaaadly you will just have to ignore me. Sniff. Sniff.

Since you're enamored of the term sociopath, think about this. Supposedly you believe that the LDS church is the "one true church" and that, above all else, God wants us to associate with this church in order to get on the road to exaltation. After all, if we don't, we'll never see him again. Yet you try to harass people who are trying to cling to that road to get them to leave the church altogether.

What does that make you? I'd say that is pretty darn anti-social and destructive behavior.

Since Bob appears to at least be intrigued enough by the board to engage in discussion, maybe he will be kind enough to address a couple more questions of substance in the other thread.

;)

_rcrocket · Post by **_rcrocket** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:49 pm

beastie wrote:You know what's really pathetic about you, Bob? Your main purpose on this board is to repeatedly call posters liars, hypocrites, cowards, and sociopaths. Yet apparently you're so "sensitive" yourself that me saying your wife had to lay back and think of England to conceive your children hurt your little feelings so baaaadly you will just have to ignore me. Sniff. Sniff.

Since you're enamored of the term sociopath, think about this. Supposedly you believe that the LDS church is the "one true church" and that, above all else, God wants us to associate with this church in order to get on the road to exaltation. After all, if we don't, we'll never see him again. Yet you try to harass people who are trying to cling to that road to get them to leave the church altogether.

What does that make you? I'd say that is pretty darn anti-social and destructive behavior.

The New Testament provides a model for Christian behavior. Among other things, it provides for the exit, not embrace, of dissenters. I don't see really most posters here as "clingers." It seems to me that if a poster acts one way on Sunday and another way on this board, I can point to that inconsistency as an impeachment.

For example, if I hosted an Amway board and boosted its products, but in real life disparaged it to my friends and family, it seems that somebody who posted on my board could point to that inconsistency as an impeachment.

The folks I tend to challenge as to their motivations are usually not folks like you. You state clearly, often in a classless, meanspirited and humorless way, that your beliefs are consistent with your conduct. (Nobody will every accuse you of class or culture.) So, really, there isn't much I can point to as to you. (Sorry for the split infinitive.)

But, others here aren't quite there. Infymus accepts hometeachers and his family doesn't believe him. Others claim to be active members of the church and yet challenge the church here.

It just seems to me that if somebody REALLY REALLY believed what they were posting here, their life would reflect it. Instead, what happens is that people REALLY REALLY believe in the truthfulness of the Chuch but have chosen to live their lives as sinners -- often a divorce seems to be the explanation (but not always). They need to come to boards like this to replace the community they lost when they were faithful. Therein lies my challenge -- resign and walk the talk. But, they can't. And so they are weak. And so I discredit their argument as disingenuous -- saying one thing but doing another. Saying false things about Joseph Smith's purported immoral behavior but, on the other hand, holding recommends, paying tithing and attending church -- something Dr. Sajer plainly observed in his exchange above.

So, I am not embarrassed about telling people they should resign if they do the things they do here. I say that in my physical face life as well and all who know me in the church were I reside understand. Because I am deeply read in the doctrine and history (but, again, not perfect and not complete), I am not hesitant to do so. But, like I do here, I make efforts to rise to challenges as I invite a resignation. I have had only one person respond to my invitation for a resignation on doctrinal grounds -- and that person ran an anti-Mormon ministry out of one of California's largest evangelical churches and wanted to retain her membership so that home teachers, bishops and missionaries would continue to drop by.

But, unfortunately, on this board, time is limited and I can't read everything, can't follow every thread.

Post by **_truth dancer** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:10 pm

Bob,

What I do not understand is why you care?

Even IF these folks are acting without integrity (which I do not agree with), so what?

So long as no one is hurt what difference does it make what they believe?

Won't Christ take care of any judgments? Won't these folks be held accountable at the judgment day?

Why not let God take care of it?

~dancer~

_rcrocket · Post by **_rcrocket** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:16 pm

I don't care one whit. I am dealing with anonymous posters. These are Second Life people. Why should I care about an anonymous person?

I am here for the rhetoric. I see weaknesses, I'll point them out. Just like the rest of you, but most of the rest of you hide cowardly behind your anonymous names so that no damage can really be done to you.

rcrocket

Post by **_Dr. Shades** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:17 pm

rcrocket wrote:I am here for the rhetoric. I see weaknesses, I'll point them out. Just like the rest of you, but most of the rest of you hide cowardly behind your anonymous names so that no damage can really be done to you.

Isn't that the smart thing to do?