To the guy tying the virginal girl to the train tracks

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To the guy tying the virginal girl to the train tracks

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Danny, your recent statement that you believe the LDS church strives to downplay/hide its so-called altruistic tactics is inaccurate.

Why does the church initiate a press release if its quietly going about its business. Who released a press release when the Nevada floods happened a few years back? Why it was Mormon Inc.

Mormonism has no character, no tact and no shame. It waves acts like this Mississippi sand bag media masturbatory affair in the air instead of hiding quietly in the background, saving the world from itself.
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Re: To the guy tying the virginal girl to the train tracks

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Mercury wrote:Danny, your recent statement that you believe the LDS church strives to downplay/hide its so-called altruistic tactics is inaccurate.

Where did I say this?
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I don't think DCP actually said that. Quite the opposite, in fact. He said that if the church trumpeted their charity to the world, that would be a good thing.
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Sethbag wrote:I don't think DCP actually said that. Quite the opposite, in fact. He said that if the church trumpeted their charity to the world, that would be a good thing.


Yah, I think you are right.

So heres an adjusted argument: Why would it be a good thing? It's a PR move, nothing more.

Why does the Mormon god require a press release?
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Mercury wrote:So heres an adjusted argument:

Whether I said X (as you first imagined) or not-X, I'm still wrong, right?

The content of your objection is secondary, so long as it's negative and adversarial, I suppose.

Funny.

Mercury wrote:Why would it be a good thing? It's a PR move, nothing more.

I don't see anything intrinsically wrong with public relations.

And I think it useful for any organization (e.g., the American Red Cross), and particularly a controversial one, to let outsiders know of the good that it does.

Mercury wrote:Why does the Mormon god require a press release?

"Let your light so shine before men," said "the Mormon god' [sic], "that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."

You might want to ask him why.
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Daniel Peterson wrote:You might want to ask him why.


He's too busy damned his celestial wives. I don't want to bother him.
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Mercury wrote:
Daniel Peterson wrote:You might want to ask him why.


He's too busy f*****g his celestial wives. I don't want to bother him.


classy
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RockHeaded wrote:
Mercury wrote:
Daniel Peterson wrote:You might want to ask him why.


He's too busy f*****g his celestial wives. I don't want to bother him.


classy


Not just classy but....

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