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xDaunt
United States17988 Posts
On November 02 2012 10:31 Risen wrote: Holy shit he knows his stuff. I always assumed politicians were religious just for appearances. Apparently not? He was a Mormon bishop. | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
apparently they have these 'excommunication' things too obviously a form of exile and in earlier ages meant probable death for the guy being exiled. it's social control | ||
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mynameisgreat11
599 Posts
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mynameisgreat11
599 Posts
On November 02 2012 10:34 oneofthem wrote: mormons are a cult with very reactionary positions on a variety of issues. apparently they have these 'excommunication' things too obviously a form of exile and in earlier ages meant probable death for the guy being exiled. it's social control Nah, church didn't start until the 19th century, so putting people to death didn't fly in general. It just means you're shunned by all your neighbors and family, no biggie. | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
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FeUerFlieGe
United States1193 Posts
On November 02 2012 10:34 oneofthem wrote: mormons are a cult with very reactionary positions on a variety of issues. apparently they have these 'excommunication' things too obviously a form of exile and in earlier ages meant probable death for the guy being exiled. it's social control I don't know... Romney's position on issues doesn't seem to be a reaction to his church. | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
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ThreeAcross
172 Posts
On November 02 2012 10:40 oneofthem wrote: the problem with that idea is that you assume his public declarations reflect his sincere beliefs. That is a problem with any politician, not just Mitt Romney. | ||
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farvacola
United States18818 Posts
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mynameisgreat11
599 Posts
On November 02 2012 10:46 farvacola wrote: I spent a fair amount of time researching Mormonism due to one of my good friends while growing up being Mormon, and I do not find much of redeeming quality. Their religious canon approaches Biblical matters in a very haphazard way; it is as though they had forgotten that the Bible's original authors lived well over a thousand years ago in their authorship, and it comes off as accordingly silly. The golden plates and "biblical" revisionist history of Joseph Smith seem like little more than an adhoc excuse to run off into the woods with a bunch of women and pretend no one can touch you. Then again, read the holy books yourself, my opinion is somewhat biased. That kid I grew up with ended up molesting his sister, and then have the Mormon church and the rest of his family basically give him penitential refuge so that he could properly "atone for his sins". If you've ever seen the South Park episode where they play out the origins of the church, it is actually 100% accurate, if not flatteringly presented. | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
On November 02 2012 10:45 ThreeAcross wrote: That is a problem with any politician, not just Mitt Romney. obama is pretty honest. | ||
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Feartheguru
Canada1334 Posts
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farvacola
United States18818 Posts
Edit: And yes myname, that South Park episode is one of the best. | ||
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Sermokala
United States13735 Posts
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xDaunt
United States17988 Posts
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BluePanther
United States2776 Posts
On November 02 2012 11:02 Sermokala wrote: From the religious people that I know (we talk about the election togeather and how we're gona steal the election from the democrats from our tax exempt cabins up north don't tell the govt k?) Mormanism is a cult inside utah, outside of that its a pretty normal religion. Mormanism is really fucked up and a lot of guys I know wouldn't want anything to do with a morman as president. But beacuse obama seems to be making it a non issue and romney is from mass Its not really being brought up with people. what the hell did i just read? | ||
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BluePanther
United States2776 Posts
On November 02 2012 11:06 xDaunt wrote: Christ, this election needs to end. Now I am getting like 6+ calls per day from pollsters and robo-call ads. I hang up on all of them promptly. GOTV starts tomorrow! Actually  I hate calling people | ||
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farvacola
United States18818 Posts
On November 02 2012 11:06 xDaunt wrote: Christ, this election needs to end. Now I am getting like 6+ calls per day from pollsters and robo-call ads. I hang up on all of them promptly. Yes, that is one of the downsides of living in a swing state. My Ohio area code cell phone is blowing up everyday all day and I'm losing my mind. | ||
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Leporello
United States2845 Posts
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Souma
2nd Worst City in CA8938 Posts
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