Stop Bashing Mormons thread

macgyver06macgyver06 Posts: 2,500
edited September 2007 in A Moving Train
leave these people alone.. they are not bad people... visit salt lake and you will know what im talking about...one of the coolest places in the U.S.
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  • jlew24asujlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    salt lake city sucks. mormons are scum
  • macgyver06 wrote:
    leave these people alone.. they are not bad people... visit salt lake and you will know what im talking about...one of the coolest places in the U.S.

    Lived in Ogden, UT for about 2 1/2 years.
    Love the place(go back every year to snowboard at Snowbasin Resort).
    The people-Most are great, but some of the LDS people are VERY judgemental.
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  • jlew24asu wrote:
    salt lake city sucks. mormons are scum
    Way to be open-minded.
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    2003-6/1, 10/25
    2005-8/29, 9/4
    2006-7/2, 7/22, 7/23
    2008-4/15(EV solo)
    2009-9/21, 9/22, 9/28
    2011-9/3, 9/4
    2012-9/30
    2013-7/19, 11/30
  • I guess I missed this, where is the Mormon bashing?
    It's all about the music...

    http://www.myspace.com/christianjame (Music Page)

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  • CollinCollin Posts: 4,931
    I don't get this thread. It's a generalisation against a generalisation or something. See, I'm already confused.
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  • jlew24asujlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    Way to be open-minded.

    sorry dude, I've been there at least 3 times and people treat outsiders, as outsiders. didnt like it at all. and the whole moron thing, way too brainwashy
  • jeffbrjeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    evenflow wrote:
    I guess I missed this, where is the Mormon bashing?

    My guess is that this was supposed to be one of those reverse psycology threads where the original poster was actually trying to instigate Mormon bashing.
    "I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/08
  • godpt3godpt3 Posts: 1,020
    I put Mormons on the same playing field as scientologists.

    A cult by any other name... usually has good PR people.
    "If all those sweet, young things were laid end to end, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised."
    —Dorothy Parker

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  • jeffbrjeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    godpt3 wrote:
    I put Mormons on the same playing field as scientologists.

    A cult by any other name... usually has good PR people.

    Me, too. And add Catholics to the list as well.
    "I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/08
  • jlew24asujlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    jeffbr wrote:
    Me, too. And add Catholics to the list as well.

    catholics? how bout Christians? hell lets throw em all in there.
  • godpt3 wrote:
    I put Mormons on the same playing field as scientologists.

    A cult by any other name... usually has good PR people.


    Probably because you don't know anything about them besides the slanderous rumors.
    It's all about the music...

    http://www.myspace.com/christianjame (Music Page)

    Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/19598996 (Personal Page)
  • jeffbrjeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    jlew24asu wrote:
    catholics? how bout Christians? hell lets throw em all in there.

    Works for me. I laugh whenever I see any religionists try to make fun of another religion. They're all wacky.

    I just think Catholics are a special breed. They actually believe they're literally eating the flesh and drinking the blood of Christ. Woohoo!
    "I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/08
  • jlew24asu wrote:
    sorry dude, I've been there at least 3 times and people treat outsiders, as outsiders. didnt like it at all. and the whole moron thing, way too brainwashy

    I can understand that.
    I felt the same way the first couple of months I was there.
    Then I meet some cool people.

    Still remember Ed at The Canyons in 1998. "So, there's a bunch of Normans here. And, Dennis Rodman says 'HI'" classic Ed humor.
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    2005-8/29, 9/4
    2006-7/2, 7/22, 7/23
    2008-4/15(EV solo)
    2009-9/21, 9/22, 9/28
    2011-9/3, 9/4
    2012-9/30
    2013-7/19, 11/30
  • jlew24asujlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    jeffbr wrote:
    Works for me. I laugh whenever I see any religionists try to make fun of another religion. They're all wacky.

    I just think Catholics are a special breed. They actually believe they're literally eating the flesh and drinking the blood of Christ. Woohoo!

    no they dont.
  • Vedd HeddVedd Hedd Posts: 4,606
    jeffbr wrote:
    Works for me. I laugh whenever I see any religionists try to make fun of another religion. They're all wacky.

    I just think Catholics are a special breed. They actually believe they're literally eating the flesh and drinking the blood of Christ. Woohoo!

    While Catholicism teaches that "a miracle" happens during the sacrament of Communion, they do not teach that it literally turns into flesh and blood.

    Its all metaphoric. It's a "sacrifice', and is symbolic.

    And not a single Catholic I know actually believes it is a Jesuscookie.

    However, that being said, the Church adopted that ritual after some of the pagan rituals that were prevalent duing the time of the early Chuch in order to get them to convert.
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  • jeffbrjeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    jlew24asu wrote:
    no they dont.
    Transubstantiation
    "I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/08
  • hippiemomhippiemom Posts: 3,326
    jeffbr wrote:
    I laugh whenever I see any religionists try to make fun of another religion. They're all wacky.
    Agreed!
    "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." ~ MLK, 1963
  • godpt3godpt3 Posts: 1,020
    evenflow wrote:
    Probably because you don't know anything about them besides the slanderous rumors.

    Besides the aunt, uncle and 4 cousins who are all mormons... nope, I don't know anything at all. All I know is that one of my cousins was dis-invited to his own brother's wedding because he had "strayed" from the church.
    "If all those sweet, young things were laid end to end, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised."
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  • geniegenie Posts: 2,222
    jlew24asu wrote:
    salt lake city sucks. mormons are scum

    right, i don't know anything about mormons. so i cannot comment on your statement.

    however, i'm very curious to know your reasons. And when you say they are brainwashers, please expand. how do THEY affect YOU in every day life?
    so that you would call them a scum.

    Personally i would call a scum a person who is involved in some kind of criminal activity, like thieveing, raping, attacking someone for no reason at all.
  • even flow?even flow? Posts: 8,066
    Donny, Marie and that whole Osmond family are darn good Mormons.
    You've changed your place in this world!
  • yield2meyield2me Posts: 1,291
    I heard something funny on Bill Maher the other day. He said that Mormons were like Scientologists but without the cool celebrities. LOL
    “May you live to be 100 and may the last voice you hear be mine.” - Frank Sinatra
  • i think mormon religion is pretty dumb even by religious standards, but if thats your thing, i dont care.
  • I'm reading 'Under the Banner of Heaven' right now. Right now, its talking about the origin of the religion and specifically Mormon fundamentalists. Which I find really interesting in a freakish way. Coincidentally, it is written by John Krakauer (who also wrote 'Into the Wild').

    Also, if you do not want to be offended, please do not visit and read this site:

    http://www.mormon4president.com

    I am not easily offended, so I love this site completely. There is so much wrong with it in a hilarious way, I just don't know where to begin.
  • jlew24asujlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    genie wrote:
    right, i don't know anything about mormons. so i cannot comment on your statement.

    however, i'm very curious to know your reasons. And when you say they are brainwashers, please expand. how do THEY affect YOU in every day life?
    so that you would call them a scum.

    Personally i would call a scum a person who is involved in some kind of criminal activity, like thieveing, raping, attacking someone for no reason at all.

    they dont effect me in everyday life. like I said, I have been to salt lake city a few times and they do not seem to accept outsiders at all.

    here is another reason why I dont like them

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_City,_Arizona
  • I dated a mormon for 5 years...and I'd say he was a pretty good guy...save some personal issues. he went away on his mission for 2 yrs and came back obsessed w/ marriage and babies...didnt settle well w/ me at 20!! I wouldn't go so far as to generalize that every mormon would be like this.

    they do place a strong emphasis on family...which isn't such a bad thing. I will say it was the only church that I've ever been comfortable...not preachy. but, not being baptized into the church, I could only attend a small part of the service. so who knows what they talked about.

    nice people. not for me...but to each their own :)
    yes...i do feel like a human. i do not feel like a tree.
  • MrSmith wrote:
    i think mormon religion is pretty dumb even by religious standards, but if thats your thing, i dont care.


    I don't know about that, I saw that two part documentary on PBS awhile back and I think it is just that Mormonism doesn't really have the advantage that other major religions have of being 1000's of years old so that anything the church refers to as miracles can't be thought of as ancient stories that have been filtered though history. I mean in really, is the idea of an angel giving a guy ancient plates in upstate NY an harder to believe then a burning bush talking to a guy in ancient Egypt?
  • jlew24asu wrote:
    they dont effect me in everyday life. like I said, I have been to salt lake city a few times and they do not seem to accept outsiders at all.

    here is another reason why I dont like them

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_City,_Arizona

    I am not a Mormon or even Mormon-friendly. I think they are crazy. But, I believe that Colorado City is actually considered fundamentalist Mormonism. Not all Mormons believe in plural marriage or some of these more extreme things we hear about. The ones that have the more traditional Mormon views (such as plural marriage) are the fundamentalists. The fundamentalists actually do not like many of the things that the more "modern" (for lack of a better word) Mormons do, and that is why they have split off from the church and live in these more reclusive communities.
  • jeffbrjeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    I mean in really, is the idea of an angel giving a guy ancient plates in upstate NY an harder to believe then a burning bush talking to a guy in ancient Egypt?

    Excellent perspective. That's why I never get how one religion can criticize another for strange beliefs.
    "I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/08
  • jlew24asujlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    jeffbr wrote:
    Excellent perspective. That's why I never get how one religion can criticize another for strange beliefs.

    when strange beliefs turn into abusive or dangerous beliefs, it should cause concern.

    if you want to praise a statue of a pink elephant, be my guest.
  • jeffbr wrote:
    Works for me. I laugh whenever I see any religionists try to make fun of another religion. They're all wacky.

    I just think Catholics are a special breed. They actually believe they're literally eating the flesh and drinking the blood of Christ. Woohoo!


    Well, that is the original interpretation. It's old church doctrine. Most protestant religions happen to have dropped or discontinued discussion of it, but they all believed it at some point.
    Using the word "methinks" in your message board posts doesn't make you look smart.
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