Brilliant. Thank you.Gadianton wrote: ↑Sun Aug 13, 2023 7:46 pmRight, and Mormonism's cosmic survival narrative is about humans procreating and expanding into eternity. Sex is a sacrament connected with a temple ritual for both, even if doctrinal details differ. And while it's not as explicit in Mormonism, the fact that Mormon apostles have sent out letters to bishops instructing them on how to regulate the sex lives of their parishioners definitely show how the sex act is also community property in Mormonism. And there's the doctrinal emphasis on unrestricted child bearing. A GA who came through our mission who was a doctor gave us this life advice: "You go home and get married, you don't wait to have children, and you have children until your wife can't have them anymore."
There are two main points here. 1) community identity rooted in reproductive rites that are enshrined in ancient lore and temples 2) Totalizing the sex act as community property
Mormonism and Hagra have (1) in common, even though the doctrinal details may vary substantially. No other Christian church or major American religion connects in this way to my knowledge. (2) You make a great point and Mormonism may miss the ideal here, but the impulse of "sex is for procreation" is already loud and clear, and if the Law of Consecration were to usher in, that gap would close.
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Maybe during my call with Ms. Lowry later this morning I may make reference.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088846/ wrote: December 18, 1985 - The movie is not about this man but about a meek government worker, Sam Lowry (Jonathan Pryce), who's observing from the sidelines. Robert De Niro has a cameo as the wanted "terrorist" whose crime, from what we see, consists of doing home repairs without the proper paperwork. I have noticed that most of the classic dystopian tales are fundamentally similar to one another. But "Brazil" approaches the genre in a uniquely psychological way.
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What if he rolls snake eyes and that number combination allows him to pierce the 4th wall? It would translate him to the Interpreter dimension where anything is theoretically possible. Just a thought... look, there were no early morning additives to my orange juice, honest.Dr. Shades wrote: ↑Mon Aug 21, 2023 3:20 pmMs. Lowry is a fictional character, so no, you won’t be having a call with her, either this morning or at any other time.
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Movies that as I flip through the channels, I will most likely finish regardless of where I came in:
Dances with Wolves
Kill Bill (either volume)
Pulp Fiction
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Planet of the Apes (original)
Ben Hur (original)
The Matrix
Legends of the Fall
Glory
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Lord of the Rings
Dances with Wolves
Kill Bill (either volume)
Pulp Fiction
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Planet of the Apes (original)
Ben Hur (original)
The Matrix
Legends of the Fall
Glory
anything Star Wars
Top Gun and TP Maverick
Equalizer 1 & 2 with Denzel
Lord of the Rings
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Timothy Leary mixed-up a tremendous batch of LDS Kool, laid back looking up at the Kolob type clouds, his happy remark went domething like this “What a Wonder y’all is Today.”Moksha wrote: ↑Mon Aug 21, 2023 5:28 pmWhat if he rolls snake eyes and that number combination allows him to pierce the 4th wall? It would translate him to the Interpreter dimension where anything is theoretically possible. Just a thought... look, there were no early morning additives to my orange juice, honest.Dr. Shades wrote: ↑Mon Aug 21, 2023 3:20 pm
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Or “What a Wonder y’all is Today”.
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Coming in late, I'll skip the ones commonly mentioned and add some of my favorites that don't usually make these lists:
The Castle (1997) - Quirky Australian comedy. I actually like the American release from Miramax a little better.
Goodbye Lenin (2003) -Excellent comedy about the fall of the Berlin wall - the staunch Communist mother of a family is in a coma when the wall falls, and they have to continue to pretend they're in communism when she comes to and is bedridden.
The Lives of Others (2006) - Excellent drama about life under the East German Stassi in the 1980s.
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) - Epic Western.
Their Finest (2016) - A former secretary, newly appointed as a scriptwriter for propaganda films, joins the cast and crew of a major production while the Blitz rages around them (good to watch with "Dunkirk").
That Thing You Do (1996) - I absolutely love this movie. Tom Hanks' movie about a fictitious 1960s band and their journey from Erie, PA to one-hit-wonder stardom.
Brian and Charles (2022) - Sadly underappreciated quirky British comedy about an inventor in a small village who builds a robot companion.
The Castle (1997) - Quirky Australian comedy. I actually like the American release from Miramax a little better.
Goodbye Lenin (2003) -Excellent comedy about the fall of the Berlin wall - the staunch Communist mother of a family is in a coma when the wall falls, and they have to continue to pretend they're in communism when she comes to and is bedridden.
The Lives of Others (2006) - Excellent drama about life under the East German Stassi in the 1980s.
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) - Epic Western.
Their Finest (2016) - A former secretary, newly appointed as a scriptwriter for propaganda films, joins the cast and crew of a major production while the Blitz rages around them (good to watch with "Dunkirk").
That Thing You Do (1996) - I absolutely love this movie. Tom Hanks' movie about a fictitious 1960s band and their journey from Erie, PA to one-hit-wonder stardom.
Brian and Charles (2022) - Sadly underappreciated quirky British comedy about an inventor in a small village who builds a robot companion.