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Now that I answered your question, you are solemnly obligated to ask your teacher whether or not Mo's eat their young.
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quote:Originally posted by Danlo the Wild: Are Mormons Christians?
What's a Christian?
Mormons believe that Jesus Christ suffered and died to atone for the sins of mankind. Mormons believe that no one can return to God without Christ's atonement.
I've found that the best way to make baby is to keep it simple-- either straight out barbecue, with maybe a vinegar-based sauce to offset the natural sweetness of the flesh, or roasted like kat suggests.
When we roast our babies, I like to butter the skin, and prepare a mint sauce. Roast baby is kind of a cross between turkey and lamb, that way.
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Unitarian Universalists give me the heebie-jeebies. They're so mean...and divisive! Not to mention exclusionary.
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Ask him if it's true that too much LDS makes ya grow pointy ears and wanna talk to the fishies.
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I don't think it's a real discussion, KQ. Thor knows all this - he's trying to stir up something.
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BTW, I would pay good money to see someone ask if Mormons eat babies in a comparitive religions class. That would be awesome.
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I'm totally asking the next couple of missionaries that knock on my door if they're "the ones that eat babies."
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According to the intro to religion video I showed my kids, Mormonism is not just a branch of Christianity but also of protestantism.
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It's not a branch of Protestantism the way that, say, Southern Baptists are-- we don't self-identify as having an intellectual or philosophical heritage derived from Luther, or Calvin, or any of the other Protestant fathers.
Instead, we believe that the LDS church derives its doctrine from modern revelation, which informs the understanding of scripture as well as reveals truths that are unique to Mormonism.
It's incorrect, IMO (and apparently the Supreme Court's, too! ) to say that Mormonism is a protestant religion.
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quote:Originally posted by Scott R: How much money is good money?
How do I prove I asked the question?
Um, $50?
A video on YouTube, proof of registration in that class, and a link to the teacher's bio would suffice.
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"Photons have mass? I didn't know they were Catholic..."
Episcopalians: Catholic Lite!
Sorry, I had to do it. I, also, would be interested in seeing someone ask if Mormons eat babies. Since we all know the TRUTH.
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I have respect for the The Church of Jesus Christ and The Latter Day Saints. The people of the LDS I have been pretty nice to me in real life (hatrack doesn't count. lucky you) on a whole, and I got a great chance to know a guy I worked with at the bookstore who was LDS. He was a very nice, very cool guy. He found love and got married right as I left Houston.
And you know what?
I prayed for him to meet his love and marry her during most of the time I knew him. He was a good guy and deserved love. He found it.
For that I was happy. He did his mission in Mexico City. Was fluent in spanish. Which came in handy in Houston. Good guy, spoke well for the faith.
I doubt many LDS here have much respect for my religion.
I was raised in a Norwegian Lutheran Church and stopped attending in my early 20's. Norwegian Mythology, Superhero Mythology, Film and the Force weaved their way into what I believe, and I have lived a very diverse life all over America, from the farms of Wisconsin, the tops of skyscapers in Chicago, spent much of my life skiing in Colorado, a ton all over Texas, Dallas, Ft. Worth, Arlington, Austin, Denton, and horrible Houston, and I spent over a year living in Hollywood, and a summer in Arizona, lots of time in Vegas. Spent a long weekend in New York, several weekends in St. Louis, and a few weeks in Florida. Spent a Thanksgiving in Arkansas.
All of this has crafted my own personal religion, though I believe I believe in the same God that people who believe in all incarnations of the Great And Good God do, and I believe in the basic foundations of Jesus that most Christians do.
And I wrote this thread, because in My Religion in America class, today we spent the 1:20 of the afternoon on the church of the LDS. So I thought it was thread worthy. And I will now try to read the Book of Mormon.
I should ace the LDS part of the quiz, I am getting my ass kicked in this class, even though I know lots of pre info.
I got an 88 on my "The failure of Christianity in the last 20 years: From Champions of the Poor to Megachurch Conversion Capitalists." but only got 48 points worth of credit, due to turning it in 5 days later, and improper MLA citation footnote crap.
Sigh.
I have a respect for all religions that contain the base of God and don't advocate something that is TOTALLY bullshit, like bombing soccer fields and cafes.
I wish every one was a cool as me on this issue.
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Mormonism: weirder than catholicism but they're closer to home and they got this rockin choir so it's all good
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edit: Danlo, if you do end up reading the Book of Mormon, I'd be more than happy to answer any questions you have concerning the text. It's a wonderful book, but it can be daunting for some by virtue of it's King James version Bible English.
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quote:And I wrote this thread, because in My Religion in America class, today we spent the 1:20 of the afternoon on the church of the LDS.
Just as an side, we really don't like being called the church of the LDS. Our Church is "The Church of Jesus Christ" not the church of the Latter Day Saints. It is an important distinction. Most people will give you a pass if you call it the Mormon Church or the LDS Church, but the Church of the LDS seriously rubs me the wrong way. The Church belongs to Jesus. The church does not belong to us, we belong to the church.
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quote:Originally posted by BlackBlade: No actual baby recipes to be seen.
This thread does not deliver.
If you had joined in the Hatrack Recipe challenge, you could have submitted baby as an ingredient. Then we could have seen how Mormon baby recipes differ from Jewish baby recipes.
The thing is that milk fed baby is naturally so tender and juicy that there really isn't a wrong way to cook it. I think it turns out particularly well roast on a spit with an apple in its mouth but you can really do anything with it. Baby cordon bleu, baby schnitzel, and baby with jerk seasoning are all excellent.
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quote:Originally posted by steven: "Jesus Christ and the Latter Day Saints"
If this were a band...What would Jesus Play?
If would rapidly be shortened to "JC and the LDs".
Jesus would obviously play lead guitar, do the lead vocals and probably play all the rest of the instruments whenever there was a solo. The rest of us would just do backup.
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I would see Him more as the back up singer who is the real talent behind the band. The one that writes all the music, inspires everyone, and sings in the shadow.
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He'd be on bass. You never really notice him, but you'd really miss him if he wasn't there. Also it doesn't require much talent.
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