Forum: Religion
02-02-2006, 11:33 PM
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Iluvatar's top 10...
Alright, I'll bite. Let's discuss the book of Abraham a little further, eh?
Let me preface this by stating for the record that I'm not a troll. I'm not trying to stir anbody up. I'm not...
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Forum: Religion
02-02-2006, 09:45 PM
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Replies: 13
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Forum: Religion
01-31-2006, 09:40 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,228
Spare you what?
Fusnik
I never claimed that anything I had to say was "new, shocking, or previously never read by a large group of posters". I was simply trying to say that discussing these things (Book of...
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Forum: Religion
01-31-2006, 07:41 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,038
I don't know...
Maybe I'm feeling rebuked by the lord. Maybe it's just good old fashioned guilt for messing with people's beliefs. I don't know. Maybe I'll start a new thread addressing Fusnik's questions. What...
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Forum: Religion
01-31-2006, 07:24 PM
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Replies: 92
Views: 7,286
Hmmm...
8ball,
I DO find that to be the case with most (really all) religions. And I guess that's where I might be completely errant. I look for tangible evidence to justify my faith, while perhaps...
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Forum: Religion
01-31-2006, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 92
Views: 7,286
I'm still on the inside...
and I'm not looking for justification to leave. I was born a mormon, and I'm quite certain I'll die a mormon (being born mormon is almost like being born white, or black...you are what you are). ...
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Forum: Religion
01-31-2006, 04:57 PM
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Replies: 92
Views: 7,286
I'm with Robin...
I concur 100% with Robin. All my troubles started with discussions, very inocuous discussions, about geneology (of all things). I'm not saying that you can't study/discuss these things and remain...
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Forum: Religion
01-30-2006, 09:41 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,050
Archea...
That's not why I posted this. I haven't concluded that it was a fabrication. There is some very interesting circumstantial and anecdotal evidence supporting the content (if not the translation) of...
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Forum: Religion
01-30-2006, 09:39 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,081
Crap!
I did it again! I should stop trying to work and post at the same time!
The above post was for Archea, concerning the Book of Abraham.
Sorry again.
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Forum: Religion
01-30-2006, 09:37 PM
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Replies: 1
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Honestly...
That's not why I posted this. I haven't concluded that it was a fabrication. There is some very interesting circumstantial and anecdotal evidence supporting the content (if not the translation) of...
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Forum: Religion
01-30-2006, 09:18 PM
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Replies: 12
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It's fairly conclusive...
that JS used (at least in part) the recovered portions of the papyrii in his translation. This is how we know.
The fragment of papyri used to construct facsimile #1 WAS found. (for an image of...
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Forum: Religion
01-30-2006, 08:20 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,831
The "Abraham" papyri...
are the source of alot of controversy. The Book of Abraham was allegedly translated from scrolls of papyri that were purchased from a travelling antiquities dealer by the church. Joseph claimed...
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Forum: Religion
01-30-2006, 07:19 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,831
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Forum: Religion
01-30-2006, 06:43 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,385
Dang it!
I didn't mean to start a new thread. I meant to post a response in another thread.
Man, I didn't even spell papyri right. How humiliating!
Sorry guys.
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Forum: Religion
01-30-2006, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,385
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Forum: Religion
01-28-2006, 11:24 PM
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Replies: 92
Views: 7,286
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Forum: Religion
01-28-2006, 11:06 PM
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Replies: 92
Views: 7,286
Re: There seems to be a concern about ...
[quote="Dan"]... lying by Joseph and the early brethren before all the facts came out. But surely we can all see how the church was in a precarious position at that time and full disclosure may not...
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Forum: Religion
01-28-2006, 08:52 PM
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Replies: 20
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I doubt it's "an indictment of the level of...
I doubt it's "an indictment of the level of spitituality in the Church." The brethren have gone to great lengths in recent years to make the church appear more mainstream. To the degree that...
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Forum: Football
01-27-2006, 04:09 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,389
I know...
I saw that. I'm too lazy to edit, though. Besides, it didn't look like anyone was still visiting this thread.
In any event, it's big news.
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Forum: Football
01-26-2006, 09:31 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,389
Manasi Tonga commits...
and nobody on this board is talking about it?
Really, I don't know what more we can expect. Bronco brings in two three star JC corners, and a couple very heavily sought after DL's. If he can...
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Forum: Football
01-25-2006, 07:14 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,389
This was posted on cougarboard...
This recruiting class is better than some may think. It's easy to get down after having missed on guys like Fua and Havili, but, let's look at what we've got.
James Lark--a 4* elite 11 type guy...
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Forum: Religion
01-02-2006, 10:42 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 4,859
Again, TooBlue, I challenge you to tell me...
Again, TooBlue, I challenge you to tell me wherein I have told half truths. I wasn't just siting Compton in our discussion about Polyandry/polygamy. JS's marriages to already married women are a...
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Forum: Religion
01-02-2006, 08:35 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 4,859
Yeah, yeah, you've said that already TooBlue...
The great thing about life is that you can believe whatever you choose. I don't care wether you believe a single ruddy thing I say. Your certainly entitled to your opinion.
My contention that...
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Forum: Religion
01-02-2006, 07:51 AM
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Replies: 59
Views: 4,859
All-American Wrote:
"There's nothing wrong...
All-American Wrote:
"There's nothing wrong with the Lamanites not being the "primary" ancestors of the American Indians, if by "primary" you mean that over 50% of their ancestry is of Lehite...
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Forum: Religion
01-02-2006, 07:39 AM
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Replies: 59
Views: 4,859
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