of course it's the GermanI know it was already apparent but at least we know who is continuing the Hardass doctrinaire tradition.
Where's a Hugh B Brown when you need him?
of course it's the GermanI know it was already apparent but at least we know who is continuing the Hardass doctrinaire tradition.
Where's a Hugh B Brown when you need him?
While few Latter-day Saints would identify with caricatures of having their own planet..
...most would agree that the awe inspired by creation hints at our creative potential in the eternities
Can I still hie to Kolob?
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/mormons-people-planets-afterlife-22703298
This is the shit I keep on bringing up when I say that mormons don't know what they believe anymore.
lol. Man I've also tried to use that quote from Hinckley before to point out the problem and people always say, "Oh he was just saying that because he was on TV." Which I just don't get either. You either have to believe that the mormons don't really know what they believe even at a high level or that the prophet is willing to stretch the truth. Neither of which sound like a good proposition.I guess they just don't know if they teach it; they don't know if they emphasize it.
In my experience, Mormons generally didn't believe "I get a planet after I die!" but, "If I get to the top tier of the celestial kingdom, I will become a god with limitless planets!". As far as I ever knew, the doctrine was all about becoming gods, and not "getting a planet". This article very clearly glosses over that for non Mormons, while seeming to be a sly wink towards members.
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...the view out my front window right now. Tell me they're not fucking with me. Hah, time to get serious with these kids...
Especially the moving part. Also can imagine if they were really equal? Who would really want something their EQ President cooked after they had a baby?So I propose that instead of focusing on such a bitty group of loud individuals, we should really start to consider the needs of the quiet majority. Im talking about men. I believe that there is some gender inequality in the Church. But I dont think its a one-way street. So Im starting a list of requests that we, men, have all noticed, but until now, have been quiet about. (If you have any to add, then put them in the comment section)
How come theres a mothers lounge but not a fathers lounge? Women get to nurse and feed their baby in a dark, quiet room while fathers have to walk around the Church looking for an empty classroom or use the stand-and-sway method to put babies to sleep. Even if we find an unused classroom, we dont have the rocking chair.
We want padded seats in our meeting room too. Do you know what men have? We have cold, hard, metal chairs. Are not all bottoms created equal?!
Male enrichment night. After we graduate from scouting, we get one, maybe two, activities a year for men. (Typically a shooting guns activity with BBQ.) But we want monthly activities like the women. Lets even up those budgets a little huh.
Nursery for Elders quorum events. Women get the youth to babysit when they have an activity, but its expected that men should go to an activity without help. Do you just assume that our wives are always available to watch the kids when we have an activity? On the flipside, are you saying that men are incapable of watching the kids when the women are away to their activities? Either way, it sounds oppressive.
We want a nice table and podium in our room. Sure, were not known for our table decor when it comes to Sunday lessons, but we couldnt even if we wanted to. We only have a small table with skinny legs. How am I supposed to display my tackle box and Singing Bass wall mount in style when I give my fishers of men lesson?
Finally, I want to propose an every-other-move ordinance where the Elders Quorum and the RS split all of the new move-ins and move-outs in the Ward. Your argument: men are stronger and can lift more. My counter-argument: women are more likely to show up and many hands make light work.
Again, I would like to thank the New York Times for pointing out the gender inequality in our Church. We have a long way to go, but I believe we can get there. One padded seat at a time.
Sounds like some MRA bullshit from a privileged perspective. Hopefully he'll start talking about biotruths.
Also there's not a person in my ward who wouldn't want some of my barbecue if there was a meal delivery
I've been lurking this fantastic thread long enough to see it come up a few times and I absolutely must know; what is the deal with funeral potatoes?
I can lead people to apostasy with my barbecue.Yes, but could your bbq stand up to funeral potatoes? Huh?! CAN IT?!
My chocolate cake will start riots.
Especially the moving part. Also can imagine if they were really equal? Who would really want something their EQ President cooked after they had a baby?
Ugh. I was in the EQ presidency for 3-4 years, in a ward that was like 1/3 duplex rentals. It was terrible. So glad I'm done with the church and no longer feel guilted into helping out.
Hire a moving crew, people! It's not the church's job to do it!
Is there a limit to how much can be changed before it's no longer he church? I'd like to see what it's like in another 200 years if it still exists. How much longer will the BoM be considered scripture for?So Ordain Women is getting even more attention this year. And it made me think. Would the church continue to be the church if women had the priesthood? It's sorta one of those things that go completely against the foundation/grain of the church, sorta like if the church allowed gays to get temple marriages.
I know it sounds terribly sexist and all, but really gender roles are just so essential to definition of the church that it's something that I don't see it overcoming. Like a corporation that would rather take a poison pill than get bought out.
I sorta view it like I do gay activists that stay in the church hoping the church will change.
Is there a limit to how much can be changed before it's no longer he church? I'd like to see what it's like in another 200 years if it still exists. How much longer will the BoM be considered scripture for?
I've been lurking this fantastic thread long enough to see it come up a few times and I absolutely must know; what is the deal with funeral potatoes?
I just can't understand how he thought this would work.
if I read it right I think the court is covering the costs because the initial summons should never have been grantedRead the decision. Basically, Tom tried to skirt UK law by filing the grievance against President Monson and not the church proper, then named others other an himself as the purported victims of the fraud, without being a barister (and therefore allowed to file a petition on the behalf of others).
Add to that the untennable position of, as the judge said, having a secular court decide the merits of a theology, is such a stupid slippery slope as to be ridiculous.
So, good job, Tom. You've wasted everyone's time, and I kind of hope you get stuck with the legal bills on top of it.
I take back what I said earlier...after going over the Shenmue post-mortem, I'm pretty devastated Shenmue III isn't happening