Another candidate for the "Banned from MAD" club...

[_Runtu]

There are moderates and radicals/extremists in every religion. Wheat would be right up there supporting the bin-Laden types, hanging people in public squares.

Personally, I think he's pulling our legs. Nobody is that fanatical.

[_Ray A]

Personally, I think he's pulling our legs. Nobody is that fanatical.

What did Jesus say again about "out of the abundance of the heart", and it's not what goes into the belly that deflies, but that which comes out of the mouth?

Leg pulling or no leg pulling, Wheat reeks of innate violence.

[_Runtu]

Personally, I think he's pulling our legs. Nobody is that fanatical.

What did Jesus say again about "out of the abundance of the heart", and it's not what goes into the belly that deflies, but that which comes out of the mouth?

Leg pulling or no leg pulling, Wheat reeks of innate violence.

Well, yeah. Violence or no, he's still a self-righteous ass. Incidentally, I was reading today about Sidney Rigdon's letter delivered to dissenters in Far West, giving them 3 days to clear out or be forcibly removed. Their families were turned out of their homes, and their household goods, food, animals, and farm equipment were seized by the Saints. This innate violence has been around a long time, hasn't it?

[_Ray A]

Incidentally, I was reading today about Sidney Rigdon's letter delivered to dissenters in Far West, giving them 3 days to clear out or be forcibly removed. Their families were turned out of their homes, and their household goods, food, animals, and farm equipment were seized by the Saints. This innate violence has been around a long time, hasn't it?

I think it was more prevalent in the early days of the Church, certainly, to quite a shocking degree. If you missed This Review of The Mountain Meadows Massacre apologia, posted earlier on beastie's MMM thread, it's worth reading.

Violence or no, he's still a self-righteous ass.

Most Mormons pray, he brays.

[_Runtu]

I think it was more prevalent in the early days of the Church, certainly, to quite a shocking degree. If you missed This Review of The Mountain Meadows Massacre apologia, posted earlier on beastie's MMM thread, it's worth reading.

Definitely good stuff from beastie. The Turley book is embarrassing in its Packer-esque treatment of history.

Most Mormons pray, he brays.

Anyone who hates cinepro has no right to pronounce judgment on anyone.

[_Ray A]

Anyone who hates cinepro has no right to pronounce judgment on anyone.

Reminds me of Paul Ray calling Dan Peterson an "anti-Mormon". LOL. There are some wackos in the Church alright.

[_cinepro]

I was worried that I may have misjudged the offensive nature of my comments over on MAD, so I decided to peform an experiment and do a field test.

We had a family Thanksgiving gathering of about 14 adults. All the adults are active LDS, with 4 I would classify as solidly "TBM". I spent a good 20 minutes trying to maneuver the conversation to the point where I could logically comment about President Hinckley "checking out" in advance of Romney's run, the FLDS fiasco, and the Prop 8 fallout (as well as knowing that his days on Larry King were also coming to an end.)

The joke got a huge response, and no one was offended that I could tell. My wife knew exactly what I was doing, so I think she laughed the hardest. But no one raised so much as an eyebrow at the joke.

It must have been the delivery.

[_harmony]

It must have been the delivery.

The problem was, without doubt, the audience when you first delivered it.

[_Trevor]

The problem was, without doubt, the audience when you first delivered it.

Indubitably.

[_Sethbag]

The problem was, without doubt, the audience when you first delivered it.

Indubitably.

Tough crowd.