The Parable of the Brownie
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_karl61
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munching on an almond joy, it has nuts in it, Oh, I ruined it
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_Some Schmo
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The Dude wrote:It's almost always better to make the argument you mean to make, instead of constructing something else that's kind of similar but never quite the same.
I agree. The church is completely full of s***, and whatever goodness is in it doesn't hide the stench.
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_SatanWasSetUp
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Not sure if anyone else got the joke, but this is a parody of the Brownie object lesson from church. I heard it in church a couple times and Googled a version here.
"We of this Church do not rely on any man-made statement concerning the nature of Deity. Our knowledge comes directly from the personal experience of Joseph Smith." - Gordon B. Hinckley
"It's wrong to criticize leaders of the Mormon Church even if the criticism is true." - Dallin H. Oaks
"It's wrong to criticize leaders of the Mormon Church even if the criticism is true." - Dallin H. Oaks
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_Dr. Shades
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Oh, I certainly got it, all right. The author of this particular piece cleverly decided to use the same logic against the Mormons' own downplayal (sp?) of their history.
"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?"
--Louis Midgley
--Louis Midgley
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_moksha
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liz3564 wrote:I thought the added ingredient was going to be another type of herbal substance.
I would have too if I had not heard this tale used in a completely different context.
by the way, have a hotdog.
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_Some Schmo
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SatanWasSetUp wrote:Not sure if anyone else got the joke, but this is a parody of the Brownie object lesson from church. I heard it in church a couple times and Googled a version here.
Aha! I knew that sounded familiar, but I had this nagging feeling that the first time I read it, I wasn't as impressed.
How funny (and clever). Nothing like using their own logic against them (not that the original was written by Mormons, but I'm sure they'd use it for their own benefit).
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_Dr. Shades
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Some Schmo wrote:How funny (and clever). Nothing like using their own logic against them (not that the original was written by Mormons, but I'm sure they'd use it for their own benefit).
It may quite well have been, since the original context was about two girls wanting to see a Rated R movie that only had a few minor bad parts.
"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?"
--Louis Midgley
--Louis Midgley