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The ones who came to my door were easily in their 30s. I made it clear that I was uninterested in joining within the first five minutes. As I said, they stood there for an hour basically telling me that my life was a complete waste and that my soul should be put to better use. As I stood in the doorway, my mom and her gay friend laughed at me for not just shutting it in their faces. Especially when I got on the topic of homosexuality and their statement was, "well, as long as they admit wrongdoing and ask God for forgiveness, He'll let it go." Ron Bennington put it perfectly: it amazes me that anyone presumes to know the nature of God. To live our lives based on interpretations of thousands year old texts is insane to me. That being said, if you want to believe what you want to believe, I don't care, that is your prerogative. However, when I've made it clear that I have NO interest in joining your church, don't proceed to tell me for the next fifty fucking minutes that my life is a waste and NOTHING that I do in it will be meaningful to the Lord. Because it just makes me want to throw your book at you.
I don't want a man in office who has any part of the organization that sent these fucking idiots to my door three separate times that week, after I told them the first time that we weren't interested. And certainly not one who believes that gays are an affront to a giant head in the sky. Something doesn't get less crazy just because it has happened for a long time. They should NOT be making policy decisions for this country. And if you think a Mormon wouldn't have a religious agenda, you're nuts. I don't care how nice you are.
It's nice for you that I guess whatever part you are involved in is so reasonable that you could not possibly have any idea what I'm talking about. But as someone who wanted to slam a Mormon's head in my front door on a fucking Friday, I am telling you not to get your panties in a bunch when I tell you I had a bad experience with an idiotic branch of your church and I don't want ANY of them holding the highest office, ever.
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Couldn't you make the majority of those complaints against most of Christianity? Sure not all branches send people to your door to convert you - but I'd call that a difference in recruitment policy rather than any big difference in belief.
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I actually think PHB does think this way about most, perhaps all of Christianity (if not orthodox Jews as well). I thought that's what he was implying with his rant.
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I actually think PHB does think this way about most, perhaps all of Christianity (if not orthodox Jews as well). I thought that's what he was implying with his rant. |
Pretty much. The Mormons were the ones who specifically bothered me multiple times, but as I said, I'm more or less this way about organized religion as a whole, although I'm not the sort to go around telling all religious people that they're fools typically speaking. The only reason this came up in the first place was because of this stupid event in my life involving Mormons. Usually I don't begrudge someone their spirituality unless the deign to inform me that my own is misinformed.
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All of the above things you included in that larger rant are not LDS doctrine. Also, as I said, there aren't missionaries in their 30's.
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Jesus is real chocolate! I lol'ed. |
FINALLY, EASTER EXPLAINED!
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Jesus is real chocolate! I lol'ed. |
FINALLY, EASTER EXPLAINED! |
The lolz continue. Well played, sir.
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Jesus is real chocolate! I lol'ed. |
FINALLY, EASTER EXPLAINED! |
The lolz continue. Well played, sir. |
It only explains Easter if Jesus Pooped out Chocolate eggs.....
.... or maybe that wasn't chocolate..................
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Jesus is real chocolate! I lol'ed. |
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The lolz continue. Well played, sir. |
It only explains Easter if Jesus Pooped out Chocolate eggs.....
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wow, just wow
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I admit, I kinda got a smug chuckle out of it, but if that's the worst she has going against her I'm fine with that.
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I admit, I kinda got a smug chuckle out of it, but if that's the worst she has going against her I'm fine with that. |
It's not.
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