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Forum: Politics 11-21-2007, 05:00 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,945
Posted By Stumpy
SeattleUte, Why do you assume anyone here is...

SeattleUte,

Why do you assume anyone here is holding Giuliani's religion against him?
Forum: Religion 11-21-2007, 04:24 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 740
Posted By Stumpy
Sister Beck starts her talk with Helaman and the...

Sister Beck starts her talk with Helaman and the Stripling warriors, so it is hardly tangential. What we are seeing here is a public fight for the broader cultural meaning of that story. These...
Forum: Religion 11-21-2007, 03:42 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 740
Posted By Stumpy
Mormons and Latter Day Bravery

The Sisters' response to Sister Beck's talk has me wondering about the meaning of 'braver' for a generation that has enjoyed so many decades of peace and prosperity (speaking of American soil). What...
Forum: Religion 11-21-2007, 03:10 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 885
Posted By Stumpy
I missed the last GC and am just learning about...

I missed the last GC and am just learning about sister Beck's controversial talk from some of your posts, so I don't really feel like I can speak about that, but this war statement is one of the few...
Forum: Religion 11-19-2007, 09:06 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,030
Posted By Stumpy
back in the days before certain lifestyle choices...

back in the days before certain lifestyle choices basically took me off the radar of any women I would care to 'go out with,' I did not find Mormon prudishness to be a serious barrier to any of the...
Forum: Religion 11-19-2007, 07:09 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,326
Posted By Stumpy
I didn't realize the church keeps so many...

I didn't realize the church keeps so many historic records away from the public. I don't understand why they would do this. Has there been a problem with vandalism?
Forum: Art/Movies/Media/Music/Books 11-19-2007, 02:13 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 932
Posted By Stumpy
I wish I had a dad like Archaea. Instead I had a...

I wish I had a dad like Archaea. Instead I had a dad that just let me play outside all day, run the neighborhood on my big wheel, and play games on my apple 2E. My life's interests really haven't...
Forum: Current Events 11-19-2007, 02:01 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,680
Posted By Stumpy
No End in Sight is the name of a documentary...

No End in Sight is the name of a documentary movie that just came out on DVD. It goes into the details of how America got into this war, and why it has gone the way it has gone. It is a harrowing...
Forum: Chit Chat 11-18-2007, 09:12 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,380
Posted By Stumpy
After staining my collars with my oily neck, I...

After staining my collars with my oily neck, I launder them with my washboard abs. The trouble I go through to pass the sacrament.
Forum: Religion 11-16-2007, 05:35 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,316
Posted By Stumpy
I voted that you all go to the funeral. Isn't...

I voted that you all go to the funeral. Isn't the point of scouting to teach young men to think of the bigger world outside of their own petty selves an self interest? You all for one and one for...
Forum: Politics 11-15-2007, 10:11 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 11,518
Posted By Stumpy
are you one of those john Birchers who would...

are you one of those john Birchers who would prefer to receive separate monthly bills for the thousands of government services that we have collectively decided to fund in the name of the greater...
Forum: Politics 11-15-2007, 09:50 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 11,518
Posted By Stumpy
would free Internet really bother some here? ...

would free Internet really bother some here? Anyone who claims to value democracy should be able to understand why free Internet is in the country's best interest. Anyone who believes that a free...
Forum: Religion 11-15-2007, 09:25 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 4,249
Posted By Stumpy
Nothing like this. I'm just a guy who is...

Nothing like this. I'm just a guy who is honestly content to work well below my potential ( or so I presume, since I have never really pressed to discover the limits of my work potential) and live a...
Forum: Religion 11-15-2007, 09:09 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 4,249
Posted By Stumpy
cool crap is cheap, and can give an impression of...

cool crap is cheap, and can give an impression of money that really isn't there. My plasma would have only paid for two months of Cobra, so i took a chance and got the tv instead of the health...
Forum: Religion 11-15-2007, 09:00 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 4,249
Posted By Stumpy
well this is really the nutmeat of my question. ...

well this is really the nutmeat of my question. How what kind of additional probing is appropriate? My own situation is quite as extreme, but it is closer to your example than to anything else. ...
Forum: Religion 11-15-2007, 08:51 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 818
Posted By Stumpy
How about that lady who bought a crappy painting...

How about that lady who bought a crappy painting and it turned out to be worth millions? She might have to sell her house if she wants to pay an honest tithe.

How about a theoretical tax bracket...
Forum: Religion 11-15-2007, 08:22 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 4,249
Posted By Stumpy
I don't believe you pay a full tithe.

If a church leader is interviewing someone for the big house, and he doesn't believe the person is paying an honest tithe, how much probing is appropriate. As a person whose lifestyle probably...
Forum: Religion 11-15-2007, 07:40 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 3,041
Posted By Stumpy
I'm poor and I own a big plasma, and don't regret...

I'm poor and I own a big plasma, and don't regret it a bit. Why? Because the $1500 I dropped on the tv would not pay for much education, maybe a month. It would not pay for anything serious in...
Forum: Art/Movies/Media/Music/Books 11-15-2007, 06:31 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 6,986
Posted By Stumpy
Dylan is cool, but I guess I would have to get...

Dylan is cool, but I guess I would have to get pretty philosophical and rationalize one of his current reincarnations to put him in the category of "new." how about radiohead? OK Computer squeaks...
Forum: Art/Movies/Media/Music/Books 11-15-2007, 06:02 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 6,986
Posted By Stumpy
I don't believe in "bests" in creative ventures. ...

I don't believe in "bests" in creative ventures. It seems like anyone's guess would tell us a lot more about them and very little about the band. But if I was put up against the wall I would have...
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