tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38117032467362215592024-03-13T20:27:46.226-07:00Surviving The Peppersons ~Surviving Theism and Mormonism~Life behind the "Zion Curtain" and my attempt to find the humor in it all. How I manage to survive a Mormon family IN LAWS and all!! Feel free to post, I don't moderate and won't delete or edit your post -unless it's spam-Exhalted Outcasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036514989882242266noreply@blogger.comBlogger128125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811703246736221559.post-33403823147656451942013-01-21T11:08:00.000-08:002013-01-21T11:08:32.714-08:00Evangelicals in the TwitterverseI thought you might like a peek into what passes as "doing god's work" on Twitter these days.<br />
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I think you might enjoy the interactions, I didn't censor any of the names etc., so if you want to follow any of these folks, including myself, feel free.<br />
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ExhaltedOutcast @Khaymansdad<br />
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RT @PerpetuallA: #atheists are cowards, this is a well known fact #atheism #atheist + cite your source please. Seems to me you are too.<br />
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16h John Denver @PerpetuallA<br />
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@Khaymansdad I am not the one going around blocking people who disagree with me. Atheists LOATHE open discussion.
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@PerpetuallA I haven't blocked anyone ever. I welcome open INTELLIGENT discussion, I have yet to see that from you #atheist #TeamJesus
RT @PerpetuallA: #atheists are cowards, this is a well known fact #atheism #atheist + cite your source please. Seems to me you are too.
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22h The_Mind_Boggles @Baffled_Atheist<br />
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@Khaymansdad @PerpetuallA No-one braver than a keyboard warrior<br />
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16h John Denver @PerpetuallA<br />
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@Baffled_Atheist @Khaymansdad and no one's dumber than an internet atheist.<br />
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16h ExhaltedOutcast @Khaymansdad<br />
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@PerpetuallA @Baffled_Atheist or an internet theist. They just block and shout insults, no substance only stupidity.<br />
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16h John Denver @PerpetuallA<br />
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@Khaymansdad @Baffled_Atheist I'm not the one blocking people, it's the atheists blocking me like the bullied autistics they are.<br />
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16h ExhaltedOutcast @Khaymansdad<br />
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@PerpetuallA @Baffled_Atheist could it be that it's because you throw out insults and vitriol with no real substance? #atheist #TeamJesus<br />
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15h ExhaltedOutcast @Khaymansdad<br />
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@PerpetuallA @Baffled_Atheist I had 2 moron theists block me, due to their lack of logic. Lol who is blocking whom? #atheist<br />
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@Khaymansdad @Baffled_Atheist no, if I did that I'd be an atheist.<br />
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15h John Denver @PerpetuallA<br />
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@Khaymansdad @Baffled_Atheist well, I've had two moron atheists block me JUST TODAY after sending me "parting shot" messages. Frickin babies<br />
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15h ExhaltedOutcast @Khaymansdad<br />
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@PerpetuallA @Baffled_Atheist then, welcome. Finally realized that talking to yourself doesn't work eh? #atheist #funny #TeamJesus<br />
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@Khaymansdad @Baffled_Atheist interesting, so you believe that anyone with any sense believes as you do, that your path is the "true path"
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@PerpetuallA @Baffled_Atheist no, I said if you "think", and are rational and logical, you would find religion implausible. #atheist<br />
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@Khaymansdad @Baffled_Atheist that's basically religious bigotry, thinking that your beliefs are the only correct ones.<br />
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@PerpetuallA @Baffled_Atheist so you ARE a bigot?<br />
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@Khaymansdad @Baffled_Atheist is it bigoted to think ill of cockroaches?<br />
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6h The_Mind_Boggles @Baffled_Atheist<br />
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@PerpetuallA @Khaymansdad Quality! From someone who describes himself as a parasite in his own profile.
As you can see from this interaction, the Theist @perpetuallA is just baiting and throwing out insults with no facts or logic or even reason. Later he claims he is doing 'gods work' which is laughable. You will see what I mean....
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@Khaymansdad @Baffled_Atheist lol, you guys ARE desperate for converts aren't you?<br />
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6h The_Mind_Boggles @Baffled_Atheist<br />
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@PerpetuallA @Khaymansdad Did Justin Bieber tell you to harass Atheists today or is it on your own initiative?<br />
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@PerpetuallA @Khaymansdad As much as you may like him, I wouldn't call Bieber a God. Try taking a few of your posters down. Clear the mind.<br />
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@Baffled_Atheist @Khaymansdad didn't call bieber a god, but that's ok, most atheists are retarded.<br />
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@PerpetuallA @Khaymansdad Don't be shy. You're clearly a Belieber. You've shown all the maturity of a 10 year old girl so far.<br />
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@Baffled_Atheist @PerpetuallA you said you were doing gods work? By harassing folks? I don't think I like your god very much. #atheistExhalted Outcasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036514989882242266noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811703246736221559.post-47545505285947615332013-01-18T10:48:00.000-08:002013-01-18T10:48:00.329-08:00The Mormon Articles of Faith ~~ The TRUTH Revealed ~~Growing up LSD I was force fed these and made to memorize them so that I could have a "testimony" (forced belief) that the church was 'true' and that Joe Smith was really a prophet of god. I have been thinking about this recently and thought I would share the CORRECTED (Actually what they are) Articles of forced belief with you. The corrections are noted with an 'a'.<br />
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1 - <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">2 - <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam’s transgression.</span></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">3 - <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.</span></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">3a- <strong>A hippy died so that we can be saved from a hell that doesn't exist and we MUST pay our 10% and memorize our secret handshakes in the 'temple club' to get into heaven</strong>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">4 - <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">4a- <strong>We believe that you must have a faith in a fairy tale, saying I'm sorry to sky daddy when we sin as well as telling our bishops all our dirty laundry for his amusement, dunking our children at 8 years old so that they are now forced members in this insanity and then that you need some old dude to tell you, that you NOW can know right from wrong because he blessed you so.</strong></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">5 - <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">5a - <strong>We believe that even when the person who is called is molesting children and stealing from the members of the congregation that he was still called by 'god'. Even if this called person commits horrible acts, he was called by 'god'.</strong></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">7a - <strong>This is especially true with our child molesting leaders as they 'translate/interperet' their tongues on children often. Also, visions of no earrings and silly dress code rules are common.</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">8 - <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">8a - <strong>By 'translated correctly' we mean to benefit OUR dogma. The book of Mormon is the word of god if god was in Joe Smith's imagination. (see dead sea scrolls, urum and thummum etc.,)</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">9a - <strong>We believe that god takes the time to tell our members how to dress, what underwear to wear and when to scrub the toilets on Saturdays, because THAT is what god reveals.</strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">12 - <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 20px/23px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Without further ado, here goes:<br />
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"I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man. She must be quiet." (1 Timothy 2:12)<br />
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"Go, now, attack Amalek, and deal with him and all that he has under the ban. Do not spare him, but kill men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and asses." (1 Samuel 15:3)<br />
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"You shall not let a sorceress live." (Exodus 22:18)<br />
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"Happy those who seize your children and smash them against a rock." (Psalm 137:9)<br />
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"When the men would not listen to his host, the husband seized his concubine and thrust her outside to them. They had relations with her and abused her all night until the following dawn, when they let her go. Then at daybreak the woman came and collapsed at the entrance of the house in which her husband was a guest, where she lay until the morning. When her husband rose that day and opened the door of the house to start out again on his journey, there lay the woman, his concubine, at the entrance of the house with her hands on the threshold. He said to her, 'Come, let us go'; but there was no answer. So the man placed her on an ass and started out again for home." (Judges 19:25-28)<br />
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"And the males likewise gave up natural relations with females and burned with lust for one another. Males did shameful things with males and thus received in their own persons the due penalty for their perversity." (Romans 1:27)<br />
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"Jephthah made a vow to the Lord. 'If you deliver the Ammonites into my power,' he said, 'whoever comes out of the doors of my house to meet me when I return in triumph from the Ammonites shall belong to the Lord. I shall offer him up as a holocaust.' ... When Jephthah returned to his house in Mizpah, it was his daughter who came forth, playing the tambourines and dancing. She was an only child: he had neither son nor daughter besides her. When he saw her, he rent his garments and said, 'Alas, daughter, you have struck me down and brought calamity upon me. For I have made a vow to the Lord and I cannot retract'." (Judges 11:30-1, 34-5)<br />
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"Then God said: 'Take your son Isaac, your only one, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. There you shall offer him up as a holocaust on a height that I will point out to you'."(Genesis 22:2)<br />
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"Wives should be subordinate to their husbands as to the Lord." (Ephesians 5:22)<br />
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"Slaves, be subject to your masters with all reverence, not only to those who are good and equitable but also to those who are perverse." (1 Peter 2:18)
Interesting aren't they? Get ya thinking a bit? It should....Exhalted Outcasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036514989882242266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811703246736221559.post-20905257325585856422013-01-12T06:00:00.000-08:002013-01-12T06:00:03.752-08:00Horrible examples of christian propagandaI won't take credit for this one, it was published on Pleated Jeans.com It is funny though and thought I would share it here. Most of these are<u> very disturbing</u>, unless of course you are a<b><u> crazy fucking fundamentalist that finds this stuff legitimate.</u></b><br />
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And finally....something that really shows you what the idiot fundamentalists REALLY Believe!<br />
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These sickos spread this garbage everywhere and fell justified in doing it, since they are doing GAWDS work right? If I went round posting these signs etc., regarding xians, they would sat that I am persecuting THEM!<br />
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Fuck you fundamentalists.Exhalted Outcasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036514989882242266noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811703246736221559.post-17154297126929573742013-01-07T09:39:00.000-08:002013-01-07T09:39:21.598-08:00Christian Mingle Dating websiteIf you watch T.V. at all you have probably seen the advertisements for Christian mingle.com where "you can find gods' match for you". Every time I see this commercial I have to laugh. I have even lost my coffee out my nose once when I saw it. <br />
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Seriously? Gawd will PERSONALLY match you with someone you can spend you life with? That is what the all powerful supreme is up to now adays? Matching desperate losers with potential mates to propagate the species? I didn't know gawd was into web development and dating sites. <br />
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This brings up a few questions that I must now ask:<br />
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1 - the supreme creator of the universe actually cares who you date?<br />
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2 - If the SC cares who you date, why wasn't that something listed in the buybull? <br />
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3 - Why wasn't there at least one reference to <a href="http://www.christianmingle.com/">www.christianmingle.com</a> anywhere in the 'good book' for us to all KNOW that we should use the site to find an acceptable mate?<br />
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4 - What ever did the bronze age hermits and farmers do prior to the advent of the Internet and "gods site"?<br />
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5 - Am I supposed to believe that the only place I can now find a good match for me is if SC deems them worthy on this website?<br />
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6 - Have you seen their promos online for this site? It's almost hilarious how they use scantily clad women to draw in the losers to find their "gawd match" online. Check out this link and you will see what I mean: <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?start=140&num=10&hl=en&safe=off&tbo=d&biw=1280&bih=801&tbm=isch&tbnid=padripM5nxXDAM:&imgrefurl=http://karmadecay.com/r/atheism/comments/n07ma/sexy_christian_mingle_ad_note_i_am_an_atheist/&docid=EUCtEWjslwxCsM&imgurl=http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/3982/sexychristianminglead.png&w=255&h=256&ei=hAbrUIPcKJTQqAG334Bo&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=568&vpy=319&dur=9578&hovh=204&hovw=204&tx=94&ty=228&sig=112390358408464367473&page=5&tbnh=149&tbnw=149&ndsp=34&ved=1t:429,r:43,s:100,i:133" target="_blank">Christian mingle ad</a><br />
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7 - Since SC cares so much about whether or not I get laid by a good christian woman, I wonder does she KNOW that she will be sucking my cock at SC's behest?<br />
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8 - If she does KNOW this, this could be a boon for all Atheists everywhere! We could all get accounts and use the "Gawd said we are a match, so suck it" approach and get head for days right?<br />
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9 - Which programmer has the direct link to SC? I want to meet that geek!<br />
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10 - Does SC use a PC or a Mac for his computing needs?<br />
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I am not sure exactly on any of these questions, can anyone tell me please, what is the need for SC to have a dating website for desperate christian singles? How does that benefit SC and it's domination of the universe?Exhalted Outcasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036514989882242266noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811703246736221559.post-20661130439338163212013-01-04T15:11:00.000-08:002013-01-04T15:11:35.809-08:00The "Blind Lizard" argumentI know, it's been a while since I have posted anything. It's been a VERY busy couple months with moving suddenly (the house I was renting had black mold), having hernia surgery for the 3rd time and the holidays. I will say I made it through all of it without thinking I should pray to anyone or anything even once! I would like to take a second though and thank the good doctors and nurses at IMC for their care and professionalism. They were great!<br />
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Last Saturday as my son and I were getting ready to go to the archery range and loose some arrows at a few very deserving paper targets, we received a visit from an evangelical whackadoo. I am not sure what faith he was promoting specifically as he didn't identify himself with any organized group. He was an older man and had a young african american boy with him in tow. When I answered the door, he immediately asks me without introducing himself if "I would like to discuss god with him"? <br />
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Now, I very rarely turn down a good debate and would normally have invited he and his little buddy in for a spirited debate on religion and the existence of a supreme being. Since I was getting ready to go, (bow in hand) I wasn't really in the mood for a long discussion with him and politely said "No, thanks. I'm not a believer and this would be a waste of your time." <br />
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He stood there for less than 2 seconds and started into a tirade regarding creation and evolution. I am not sure why he went there, I didn't mention anything of the sort to him. I politely responded that there isn't a creator and that evolution proves itself, all he would need to do is examine any animal or for that matter human being and he could see evolution in action. <br />
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This is when he got weird on me: He looked at me and said "what about blind lizards?" then went on to explain how a blind lizard would die if god didn't give it eyes. I told him that there are plenty of blind animals and other life forms on the planet that do just fine. He insisted that if god didn't give blind animals eyes they would all die. At that point I knew I was dealing with a crackpot and realized that there was going to be no simple end to this conversation so I stood there mute for about three minutes as he rambled on about blind animals and gods link to them. He asked me if that made me think that there could be a god, I simply said no it makes me think you don't know what you are talking about. <br />
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He then says "well we have stuff to do" and turned and walked away. <br />
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Has anyone else dealt with this before? I have no idea where he was going with the blind lizard argument. If it was to convice me of a creator it didn't work, it only convinced me that he was an idiot that had no idea what he was talking about. <br />
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It's good to be back. I will make sure to post more to keep you all entertained.Exhalted Outcasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036514989882242266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811703246736221559.post-43698513616360647772012-08-23T11:27:00.001-07:002012-08-23T11:27:11.651-07:00Church is back in session<div><p>I think the pictures speak for themselves, my two favorite things. Curves and football, not necessarily in that order!</p>
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<p>Chad M. West. I will miss you buddy.</p>
</div>Exhalted Outcasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036514989882242266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811703246736221559.post-84393409133045167232012-08-11T07:54:00.001-07:002012-08-11T07:54:17.050-07:00My body is a temple<div><p>Given that, it now has one more additional stained glass window</p>
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<br/><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/-R2R1GZeiZ2k/T_g5pcEAtCI/AAAAAAAAAHY/z7IyYe4ZE7o/YurizanA23.png' /><br/><img src='http://lh3.ggpht.com/-MqGRGavkhV0/T_g5p5Gn7JI/AAAAAAAAAHg/qUa5YKrSW1M/1341510008378.png' /></div>Exhalted Outcasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036514989882242266noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811703246736221559.post-75865103562199562862012-07-06T10:30:00.001-07:002012-07-06T10:30:31.066-07:00Payday sucks<div><p>I have direct deposit, and od xouese just when you count on it, my emoloyer screws it up..fees to deal with<br>
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Wow. What do they think? God is revealing himself in chinese takeout? <br />
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OOOOOH That's proof that God exists!!Exhalted Outcasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036514989882242266noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811703246736221559.post-83263126547550521202012-06-29T01:06:00.002-07:002012-06-29T01:06:41.243-07:00Jackson Hole Here I comeThis post has nothing to do with religion or politics. <br />
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I am FINALLY going on VACATION! I need the freakin' time off! WooHoo!!<br />
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I am of course going with my in-laws so I will probably have some great stories to share when I get back. <br />
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White Water for me!!!<br />
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I can't waitExhalted Outcasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036514989882242266noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811703246736221559.post-35383314912450037162012-06-25T02:24:00.000-07:002012-06-25T02:24:00.066-07:00Typical Mormon Jibber JabHave you noticed how Mormon "defenders" always twist logic and fact to meet their twisted view of reality?<br />
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I read an article in The <a href="http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/54327371-78/joseph-smith-church-faith.html.csp" target="_blank">Salt Lake Tribune</a> where the author goes out of her way to defend the Mormon Church from accusations that Joseph Smith was a fraud. It's almost humorous. <br />
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In one sentence she says:"I have to disagree with the article’s implicit conclusion that leaving Mormonism — or indeed any religious tradition — is the only logical choice for a rational, educated person." <br />
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But it is! If you are logical and look at things from a point of view of reality and reason, you would choose to leave. <br />
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She then says "The logic behind this loss of faith — Joseph Smith was a fraud, therefore the religion that he founded is phony, and one’s entire experience as a Mormon is bogus — <strong>is actually just the reverse of how many Mormons approach their faith.</strong> If the Book of Mormon is true, the thinking goes, then everything Joseph Smith did or said was divinely inspired. And if Joseph Smith was divinely inspired in everything, then everything about the church is just how God wants it."<br />
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As you can see from the above quote, she specifically and pointedly lets you know that Mormons live in delusion. They ignore fact and reality and instead live in a fantasy world where they can twist the truth and the facts to fit their warped sense of truth. <br />
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She then goes on to say "I am an active Mormon and I love my church. At the same time, I can empathize with the disillusionment felt by those who investigate LDS history for the first time after having been exposed <strong>only to sanitized versions of church history</strong>."<br />
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That's funny considering that the 'sanitized' version is what is TAUGHT in church to all the faithful. The ONLY way that a member of the LDS Church learns anything other than that is if they look outside the faith and see what is there. <br />
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Here's what I see; Much like a True/False test in school, if ANY part of the question is false, the entire question is false. If I extrapolate it out, if any part of the faith is false the entire faith is false. How can a faith be true and correct if it is founded on falsehoods? Logically, it cannot be. Therefore it MUST be false and incorrect.<br />
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Since there is a myriad of evidence proving that many of the principles and foundations of the LDS church are false, the entire faith must then be false. <br />
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I am going to list just a couple of the falsehoods of the church. You tell me, how can it be true if these falsehoods exist?<br />
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1 - The Book of Abraham (the scrolls that JS "translated" from were Egyptian Funerary scrolls. nothing special at all and definitely NOT the story of Abraham)<br />
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2 - The blatant plagiarism of the Book of Mormon from the Bible. (I realize that the Bible is fiction too, it's just sad that Joseph Smith stole from such obvious fiction)<br />
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As I said earlier. It's a lie. Open your eyes and see it for what it is.Exhalted Outcasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036514989882242266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811703246736221559.post-87227940154139357772012-06-19T06:56:00.000-07:002012-06-19T06:56:00.512-07:00How to tell if your religion is bad? 5 signs!According to Shayne Looper of the GateHouse News Service, there are 5 signs that your religion may be bad. I am going to take it a bit further and say 5 signs that ALL religion is bad.<br />
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1 - It makes people servants of an ideology rather than of the common good or their fellow man. These are people that value the differences in their belief structure more than they value their friends, family or fellow man. Every religion suffers from this malady. <br />
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2 - Religion makes people unhappy. Religion promises joy and happiness BUT ONLY after ALL other preconditions are met. <br />
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3 - Religion is founded on excluding others. Religion in any form is an alienating force, it pushes non-believers away and believers together, alienating anyone with differing beliefs from the group. The leaders of religions spend a large amount of their time speaking almost happily of others failures and how wrong other groups are for believing in their own way. <br />
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4 - Religion uses the Us/Them rhetoric to justify classifying non-believers as "the enemy". A prime example is "the war on religion". There isn't a war on religion, just folks trying to not be force-fed some superstitious beliefs that we ALL know are garbage. <br />
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5 - Religion is compassionless. Religion is self-centered. It is all about finding self-fulfillment, rather than truth. Being right rather than being fair and gaining success instead of offering kindness. This leaves little to no room for compassion. <br />
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I am not sure exactly how people continue to stay in groups that encourage this behavior. As a parent I always tried to teach my son to be compassionate, caring and kind to others. This is WHY I didn't indoctrinate him with religion. <br />
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I find the superiority complex that many religious folks have offensive and abusive. My own nephew goes out of his way to tell all the 'non-member' (not LDS) cousins in the family how "It must suck to not be Mormon." His arrogance is appalling. I have brought it up to his parents to no avail. It's just sad. On a bright note, my son did kick his butt for it once, that was good times. <br />
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First here is their defense/ statement regarding being labeled a cult:<br />
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One definition listed for ‘cult’ in Webster’s Dictionary is “a religion regarded as unorthodox.” Since the roots of Mormonism are not a break off from the Catholic or Protestant churches, it is seen by some as “unorthodox.” <strong><em>No, it is seen as unorthodox because it was made up out of thin air by Joseph Smith.</em></strong> For example, the LDS definition of the Godhead differs from the Nicene Creed accepted by most Catholic or Protestant churches. The “cult” label is usually applied by Church opponents attempting to criticize or discredit the Church. <strong><em>Again, incorrect. The cult label is applied to the LDS Church because it behaves like a cult. (see my previous post on this for more evidence)</em></strong>However, sometimes it’s simply a matter of characterization that has grown up over time by the lack of understanding. Such misunderstandings often vanish when people begin to realize the commonality of what The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints really teaches and believes. That Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that He is the Savior and Redeemer of the world whom we love and worship. <strong><em>Along with Joseph Smith right?</em></strong> When people begin to see and recognize these things about Mormons, then their opinion of the Church usually changes, and old beliefs are replaced with new understanding.<br />
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<strong><em>What I really see when I read this is the following: LDS inc. does NOT address any of the issues behind WHY people label them as a cult. They don't deal with the facts that their BOM was plagiarized from the bible, that the Book of Abraham was a complete FRAUD. Nor, do they address any of the charges surrounding their being a cult and false doctrine to say the least.</em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>Here are some of the comments defending Mormonism on the site:</em></strong><br />
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Mormon's are viewed as a cult by some because we do not adhere to the fundamental creeds established by the other Christian churches, such as the Nicene or Athenian Creeds, and their view of the Godhead. Latter-day Saints are viewed by other Christians just like the early Christians were viewed by the Jews and Romans of the time, which was as a cult, because they strayed from what seemed to them orthodox Judaism.<strong><em> AND much like the early Christians and any other religion on the planet, IT IS A CULT. </em></strong>Much like the Pharisees and Sadducee's, who viewed orthodoxy through the lens of the rules laid out in the rabbinical law and their interpretation of the Law of Moses, the Christians of today view orthodoxy through the lens of the creeds that were established hundreds of years after the death of Christ under the opinion and counsels of men. <strong><em>Oh, and Mormons don't? Really? What about the "earring revelation" at General Conference a few years ago? What about all the ramblings of Brigham Young? What about the B.S that Joseph Smith spouted? All the "counsels of men" right? </em></strong><br />
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I think some call Mormonism a cult mainly because they don't understand what it's about. Before I was a Mormon, I used to believe that Mormons did not believe in the Bible, in Jesus Christ and a good deal of other things. I didn't realize how incorrect I was. There have been some pretty amazing things that have happened in conjunction with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and if you don't get the whole picture, then some of the stuff can sound pretty odd, and I think that's where I was before. <strong><em>Some of the stuff can sound ODD? No, it is WEIRD to the maximum degree. Let me guess, you think all the throat cutting motions and talking to the 'devil' in the temple is normal right?</em></strong><br />
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An example I sometimes use is: if someone told you that he had cut a man with a knife, from that limited piece of information, you'd probably report him for stabbing someone. But if you found out that this someone was a Doctor, and that he was preforming a surgery to save a man's life, having the full story completely changes your perspective on the situation. <strong><em>In that analogy possibly. What doctor in his right mind would just say "I cut someone with a knife"? NONE! Doctors wouldn't say that, only someone uneducated and not a doctor would say that. It's a ridiculous position.</em></strong><br />
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In regards to the church I belong to, once I did have the whole story,<strong><em> You don't have the whole story. If you did, you would leave. Much like the 70% of converts do. </em></strong>I could see that Mormons were not cultish, but that they really are in fact Christians. <strong><em>Which by the way are a cult too.</em></strong> I've even found that I have a stronger love of the the core things I believed before I was a Mormon, like the Bible and Jesus Christ <strong><em>Good for you! You love your imaginary friends and fictional novels. Good for you. </em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>To sum things up:</em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>Mormonism like all religion is a cult. A cult designed to take your money, your time and your energy and in return give you a warm, fuzzy feeling. Not much of a trade off. </em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>I cannot think of a single religion that doesn't display cultic behavior. If you can, please let me know. </em></strong><br />
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<br />Exhalted Outcasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036514989882242266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811703246736221559.post-21680549867440322732012-06-11T10:04:00.000-07:002012-06-09T10:06:42.562-07:00Mormon411: My Conversion - From Mormonism to Atheism<a href="http://mormon411.blogspot.com/2012/06/my-conversion-from-mormonism-to-atheism.html?spref=bl">Mormon411: My Conversion - From Mormonism to Atheism</a>: Last week I published the testimony of the person who authors http://becominglds.blogspot.com/ . This LDS blogger has a few other Mormon re...<br />
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I read this on my Bro-inlaws blog and wanted to share it here. It's very poignant and makes some very valid points.Exhalted Outcasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036514989882242266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811703246736221559.post-12053373498343680262012-06-07T12:24:00.000-07:002012-06-07T12:24:00.300-07:00Fake Bill Collector Scam!There I was on my day off, relaxing and enjoying some time with my wife. Catching up on The Hatfields & McCoys that we DVR'd, when I get a text message. <br />
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The message read: "You've had ample notice & ignored your obligation. You have 4 hrs to call 888-699-9726 to pay or it goes out for legal/civil action. A14214."<br />
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I was surprised to say the least. I don't have any obligations that I correspond with via text messaging. The last time I had an account that would text me was my car note, which by the way, I paid off and have the title for the car OVER A YEAR AGO. They would only text me to remind me of my due date each month, which I actually appreciated. <br />
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This brings up a couple of issues:<br />
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1 - They didn't put my name or any other identifying information in the text message. How do they know if it's even the RIGHT PERSON they are texting with this information?<br />
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2 - It is a violation of the FDCPA for a collection agency to reveal information of that nature via text messaging, especially when they don't have permission (I didn't sign up for it) to send the information. <br />
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3 - Threatening legal action is illegal according to the FDCPA. <br />
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4 - No listing of the original creditor or the name of their company? Illegal as well. <br />
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I Googled the phone number and what do you know? Nothing but complaints from people that got the same text messages. Some of those poor people actually called the number and made arrangements to pay this supposed debt. These poor people actually allowed a company that violated their rights access to their accounts to debit the funds this 'company' says they owe. <br />
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I read of several instances where this 'company' told people that they couldn't pay via money order but that they had to pay via CC or bank account. FRAUD. Anyone knows that collection agencies MUST accept payment for a debt in whatever form you choose to send it. This same company also refused to give these people their address or contact information, stating that: " If you don't make arrangements now, we will file suit and you will have to pay back 10x the amount." So, a "debt" of say $300 now becomes $3000? NOT LEGAL.<br />
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Several things you should look out for when dealing with anyone that says you owe them money:<br />
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1 - In writing, send them a Validation of Debt letter. You can find many examples of this just by googling it.<br />
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2 - Demand that they give you their address, registered agent and the original creditor when you speak with them.<br />
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3 - Do NOT make any arrangements to pay anything UNTIL they have validated the debt to YOUR satisfaction.<br />
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4 - Understand your rights: Read the FDCPA (Fair debt collection practices act)<br />
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5 - It is ILLEGAL for a collector to call you before 8am and after 9pm.<br />
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6 - It is ILLEGAL for a collector to threaten you in any way.<br />
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7 - It is ILLEGAL for a collector to call you and harass you. <br />
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8 - It is ILLEGAL for a collector to divulge ANY information about the debt to anyone but the debtor.<br />
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9 - When asked, the collector MUST give you their address and all contact information.<br />
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10 - Collectors MUST accept payment from you in whatever form you choose to send it. They cannot demand any specific type of payment. <br />
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If you ever have questions or feel that you are being abused by a collector, contact your local Attorney Generals office and let them know what is happening. As an added bonus, any time they violate the FDCPA, it's $1500 to YOU! <br />
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Document when they violate your rights, keep track and you can beat back the cheats!Exhalted Outcasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036514989882242266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811703246736221559.post-38945275190354492202012-05-31T08:58:00.000-07:002012-05-31T08:58:00.249-07:00Am I better than you?The question is rhetorical. I honestly do not believe I am better than anyone. <br />
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I may be better at some things than someone else, does that make me better overall? No, different, not better. <br />
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My train of thought goes to this due to some of the comments I have received here; am I upset or irritated by them? No. <br />
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Do they warrant a response? Yes, I think they do.<br />
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1. - Do I think Atheists are better than Theists? No, I don't. Do I think that they are different and that there are differences? Yes I do. <br />
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2. - Do I think that religious folks are a bit sensitive when I point out obvious flaws in their logic? YES I do! It's funny how when I point out something simple and they fly off the handle accusing me of attacking them when all I did was point out something obvious to everyone BUT them.<br />
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3. - Do I find the contradiction in a 'christians' behavior entertaining and hypocritical? Yes, I do. A prime example is some of the comments I have received where someone who purports to be "christian" attacks with curse words and insults rather than simply defending their position. Everyone is welcome to defend their position of course I have only run into a couple people that are actually literate and intelligent enough to attempt a debate. Most of the "defenders of Christianity" or religion that have commented here are of the illiterate variety and resort to throwing insults rather than arguing their point. That probably has more to do with the FACT that their position is untenable and cannot be defended so they resort to playground tactics.<br />
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4. - Will I stop voicing my opinion? Nope, sorry all you illiterate morons that throw insults. I won't. I do welcome intelligent debate, sadly you are few and far between. <br />
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5. - Do I see anonymous posters as weak? Not necessarily, the only weaklings I see are the anonymous posters that attack and throw insults. Very weak in my book. <br />
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6. - Is religion a scam and cult like? Yes, I think it is. Correct me if I'm wrong, and I don't think I am; Religion has done nothing to promote the well being of the human mind. Only efforts to retard our growth and intellect.<br />
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7. - Does religion have some validity? From the standpoint of teaching good values like being kind to each other, yes it does. Does that mean that I think religion is good? No, I don't think it's good. Religion closes minds to exploration and thought. That is NEVER a good thing. <br />
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All in all, I am all about INTELLIGENT discussion and debate. Insults and whining while entertaining don't endear you to me in any way. It only VALIDATES my point that religion breeds hate, closed-mindedness, bigotry and intolerance. Not the qualities I want my child to learn. <br />
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Until religion and religious folks in general can see it and themselves for what they are, my opinion won't change. <br />
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There is nothing, I repeat, nothing redeeming about a group of people that hate and teach their children to be intolerant of others. Nothing at all.Exhalted Outcasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036514989882242266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811703246736221559.post-39741689492499980682012-05-29T09:51:00.000-07:002012-05-29T09:51:00.578-07:00Mormon group still using discredited 'gay cure' therapy<a href="http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/05/27/mormon-group-still-using-discredited-gay-cure-therapy#.T8JbVlu8jf4.blogger">Mormon group still using discredited 'gay cure' therapy</a><br />
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The initial scientist, who came up with this disavows it as not good science, they are still using it? <br />
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Flies in the face of logic I think?Exhalted Outcasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036514989882242266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811703246736221559.post-80657421723988949232012-05-26T13:00:00.000-07:002012-05-26T13:00:01.625-07:00Is Hell exothermic or endothermic?The following is supposedly an actual question given on a University of Washington chemistry mid-term. The answer by one student was so "profound" that the professor shared it with colleagues, via the Internet, which is, of course, why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it as well.<br />
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Bonus Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)?<br />
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Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law (gas cools when it expands and heats when it is compressed) or some variant.<br />
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One student, however, wrote the following:<br />
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First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time. So we need to know the rate at which souls are moving into Hell and the rate at which they are leaving. I think that we can safely assume that once a soul gets to Hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving.<br />
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As for how many souls are entering Hell, let's look at the different Religions that exist in the world today. Most of these religions state that if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to Hell. Since there is more than one of these religions and since people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that all souls go to Hell.<br />
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With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in Hell to increase exponentially. Now, we look at the rate of change of the volume in Hell because Boyle's Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in Hell to stay the same, the volume of Hell has to expand proportionately as souls are added.<br />
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This gives two possibilities:<br />
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1. If Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter Hell, then the temperature and pressure in Hell will increase until all Hell breaks loose.<br />
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2. If Hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in Hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until Hell freezes over.<br />
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If we accept the postulate given to me by Teresa during my Freshman year that, "it will be a cold day in Hell before I go out with you", and take into account the fact that I went out with her last night, then number 2 must be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic and has already frozen over.<br />
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The corollary of this theory is that since Hell has frozen over, it follows that it is not accepting any more souls and is therefore, extinct . . . leaving only Heaven, thereby proving the existence of a divine being which explains why, last night, Teresa kept shouting "Oh my God."<br />
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I thought we could all use a good laugh today.Exhalted Outcasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036514989882242266noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811703246736221559.post-10638150715960800592012-05-23T16:00:00.000-07:002012-05-23T16:00:02.543-07:00Should you leave your church?A recent comment got me thinking about this;<br />
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Honestly, I don't know if you should or shouldn't. It's not really my call to tell you to leave, it would be extremely arrogant of me to presume that I can tell you what you should or shouldn't do. <br />
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Did I leave the LDS faith? Yes I did. Why did I leave? I left simply due to the fact that I could no longer reconcile the contradictions and falsehoods perpetuated by the faith. These falsehoods and the corresponding hypocrisy was more than I could take. I couldn't see how I can call myself a believer in something that I found patently fraudulent. <br />
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Am I saying that religion doesn't have it's place? Yes, I am. It is an outdated, set of beliefs founded on the premise that there is a magical being in the sky that created the universe yet refuses to leave any PROOF whatsoever of said beings existence. The only 'proof' that anyone can offer is the ramblings of cave dwelling folks that we would have called lunatics writing in a mystical fashion about current events of their time. <br />
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Is that a valid reason to follow the words of the worlds first broadly circulated work of fiction? I didn't think so, so I walked away from religion. I didn't just stop believing in the Mormon way of looking at things, I investigated and researched every religion that I could, Hinduism, Islam, Satanism, Paganism, Mormonism, Christianity, Judaism every 'ism I could find. What did I learn? I learned that they were ALL THE SAME. Same stories, same philosophies, same everything! The only differences? The names and dates and sometimes the locations changed, the stories? They essentially for all intents and purposes were the same, leading me to the logical conclusion that they all come from the same place. That place is IMAGINATION. <br />
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Since I don't follow the Gingerbread man, I can't in all logical justification follow another fantastic individual like Jesus, Mohamed or Krishna. I just can't do it. I like fantasy stories as much as the next person. I read fiction all the time, I don't follow the philosophies of a fictional character. I don't belong to the First Church of Harry Potter or any other such drivel. <br />
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I work from fact, science and logic. Those three things have no place in religion since religion discounts them all as non-essential. Therefore; religion has no place in my life. <br />
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If you want to belong to a religion, if it fulfills you. If it gives you purpose, feel free and justified in believing it. All I ask is this; let me and others like me be who we are in peace. I propose the following, don't push your faith on me in public places, government offices or public schools and I won't come into your Churches, synagogues or ward houses and push my logic and science on you. <br />
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Fair enough? I think so.Exhalted Outcasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036514989882242266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811703246736221559.post-55172023051908700352012-05-17T08:59:00.000-07:002012-05-17T08:59:00.986-07:00Defending the LDS Church? Only with rhetoric..Going through the interwebz, I read an article on the <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865555596/Columnist-misrepresents-LDS-Church-doctrine-and-policy.html" target="_blank">Deseret News website</a> that I found entertaining and if the author wasn't serious I would have found it hilarious. As it is, he was serious, so in all reality it's almost sad; no it's disappointing. <br />
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In the article, the writer attempts to defend the LDS Church from such terrible slights as: <br />
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Claiming that Sunday Services are held in Temples! Yes, that is a slight because EVERYONE in the world knows that Mormons don't go to their temples on Sundays right?<br />
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Stating that Sunday services are 3 hours long and consist of sacrament (with water swapped in for wine) and then 2 more hours of preaching and meetings. (ummm. Growing up Mormon, that effectively sounds like Sundays in a Mormon meeting house). I realize the description isn't 100% accurate, it is close though. Not really a need to be condescending to the person who wrote the article though. <br />
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Speculating that Mitt Romney would attend the same church house as Harry Reid. OMG, Really? That's an issue? Oops, I forgot EVERYONE in the world would KNOW that Mormons have separate congregations called "wards" that meet at different times and are separated geographically right? Because EVERY other religion in the world is organized that way too...<br />
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The author then goes on to attack Callahan for the following: (it's easier for me to put the entire piece here for you to read)<br />
• Callahan wrote about going to the Washington D.C. Temple Visitors Center, talking to young female missionaries who "wear calf-length skirts, flat shoes and an indefatigable air of energized piety." Then she added: "Less than two hours after my visit – despite giving staffers only my first name and filling out no paperwork – I was startled to get a voicemail on my cell phone from someone identifying himself as a prophet, saying that he'd like to 'start interceding for your life' and asking me to call an 800 number to join a prayer circle." Callahan blithely linked the two events, inferring that the phone call came as a result of her visit to the visitor's center. The Newsroom article on the LDS missionary program would have told her that missionaries are referred to as "elder" and sister," not "prophet," and that their work has nothing to do with "interceding for your life" or organizing "prayer circles." And common sense should have told her that there's no way the missionaries could have come up with her cell phone number based only on her first name.<br />
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There are other issues within Callahan's column, most of them similarly mixing a little truth with a lot of misunderstanding — most of which could have been avoided with a few clicks on the LDS Newsroom website.<br />
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Seriously?!?! If I were Maureen Callahan and got a voice mail shortly after visiting with some Mormon missionaries and got the message she got and knew little to nothing about the Mormons, I would INFER the same thing. Rather than attacking her and subtly calling her lazy and stupid, wouldn't it have been better to maybe, just maybe let her know what you would like her to know. Instead of writing a column damning her for her lack of knowledge, EDUCATE her. <br />
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Sadly though, this is typical Mormon behavior. Attack someone instead of educate them. After all, you are being persecuted by someone right? WRONG! <br />
<br />Exhalted Outcasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036514989882242266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811703246736221559.post-74920229564651029972012-05-15T10:14:00.000-07:002012-05-15T10:14:00.101-07:00Apocalypse never: Newly discovered Mayan calendar disproves 2012<a href="http://www.myfoxal.com/story/18311865/apocalypse-never-newly-discovered-mayan-calendar-disproves-2012-doomsday-myth#.T66aXaJnE_M.blogger">Apocalypse never: Newly discovered Mayan calendar disproves 2012</a><br />
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Fun and interesting read. I found it entertaining.Exhalted Outcasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036514989882242266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811703246736221559.post-35547693696289677752012-05-12T05:53:00.000-07:002012-05-12T05:53:00.187-07:00Religious people are LESS CompassionateIn a recent study at The University of California Berkley, researchers found that highly religious people were less compassionate than Atheists or Agnostics.<br />
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In three different experiments researches found that Atheists tended to be motivated more to help their fellow human being simply out of compassion. Conversely, highly religious individuals tended to help others out of one of three primary motivations: Doctrine, communal identity and <u>reputational concerns . </u><br />
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It seems to me that even though Atheists are less trusted according to numerous studies and surveys, that Atheists and non-religious people tend to be more generous and compassionate simply out of the desire to help someone. <br />
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Maybe, just maybe religious people can take something from this. <br />
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Helping for the sake of helping is good. Helping so that you can keep your social standing etc. is just selfish. There is NOTHING altruistic in working to keep your social standing in your individual church etc. <br />
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Atheists we are kind and compassionate! Yes, we are it's a fact.<br />
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I dare a religious person to come here and tell me different.Exhalted Outcasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036514989882242266noreply@blogger.com2