For BYU sports apologists who believe that BYU football is relevant in some ill-defined way to missionary efforts, how important is having a team that isn't a tackling dummy for opponents to this vague missionary tool?
P.S. When I lived in California, BYU football games were satellite broadcast-ed (if that's a verb) to chapels in our stake, and members were encouraged to invite non-member friends to sit in the chapel and watch BYU football with no steaks or bratwursts or popcorn or beer or swearing at the screen (although these conditions were just assumed, not explicitly stated). I guess there's your missionary tool. And for more on "BYU football" and "tool," see"Max Hall."
Darth J wrote:P.S. When I lived in California, BYU football games were satellite broadcast-ed (if that's a verb) to chapels in our stake, and members were encouraged to invite non-member friends to sit in the chapel and watch BYU football with no steaks or bratwursts or popcorn or beer or swearing at the screen (although these conditions were just assumed, not explicitly stated). I guess there's your missionary tool.
That sounds like torture! How embarrassing to invite "non-member friends" to that kind of a football party. Totally agree with your max hall assessment!
(Nevo, Jan 23) And the Melchizedek Priesthood may not have been restored until the summer of 1830, several months after the organization of the Church.
i am too saddened by the picture to comment....i have seen 2 this year while training this year and i bums me out to think that they are killed for encroaching on "human territory"....:(
BYU sucks.....
"your reasoning that children should be experimented upon to justify a political agenda..is tantamount to the Nazi justification for experimenting on human beings."-SUBgenius on gay parents "I've stated over and over again on this forum and fully accept that I'm a bigot..." - ldsfaqs
"Finally, for your rather strange idea that miracles are somehow linked to the amount of gay sexual gratification that is taking place would require that primitive Christianity was launched by gay sex, would it not?"
The sad thing is BYU firing one of the coaches. This is during the season. If they believe he is not doing the job let him know his contract will not be renewed. You don't fire a coach during the season for anything other than dishonesty or major trouble. BYU fired Rodger Reid, former Basketball coach, a few games into a season some years back. This three hours after the Athletic Director went on broadcast TV and radio praising the man and assuring all his job was safe. Then, a few hours later they fired Reid. Coach Reid heard about it from a friend who called him as he was listening to it on the radio. BYU has its priorities sorely mixed up. Encourage excellence rather than look for scapegoats. An institution claiming inspiration and leadership of The Lord sure doesn't seem to have much when it comes to firing people. That this coach is black says a lot about BYU "leadership". Racism played a part in this one whether they admit it or not. Will they erase him from all archived photos like the Soviets used to do when they 'disappeared' someone?
"This is how INGORNAT these fools are!" - darricktevenson
Bow your head and mutter, what in hell am I doing here?
infaymos wrote: "Peterson is the defacto king ping of the Mormon Apologetic world."
The Mighty Builder wrote:That's not a Cougar its a Curelom
Now don't you feel better.
No. Because it's a dead cougar. A beautiful creature, dead. And that's sad.
(Nevo, Jan 23) And the Melchizedek Priesthood may not have been restored until the summer of 1830, several months after the organization of the Church.
