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So which of the above was Mark, the black LDS official?
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12-11-2007, 04:40 PM | #13 |
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Larry O is one of those folks who is
in love, I mean really, really in love with his point of view. There are some great inconsistencies in the church. If you want to make fun of the church and rip on it, there is plenty of ammunition as there is with any church.
It would be fun to debate him though, because people who only see black and white can be trapped over and over again. That is why mullahs on both boards are such easy targets. |
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As I said a few weeks ago, regardless of the ban's origin it is apparent from the DOM book that God was complicit in continuing it for multiple decades. If you are unable to bend that fact into your desired world view, it's not my problem.
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I'm offended that Mike didn't include me in his bigoted remark about how racist people are if they believe differently than he does.
I'm constantly amused about how you believe you have a perfect understanding of the mind of God, Mike. The arrogance is staggering. |
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http://cougarguard.com/forum/showpos...35&postcount=1 Do you have some examples, or are you just making this up?
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Let's say I have a friend who was a smoker for 20 years. He becomes interested in joining the church, and I participate in the lessons with the missionaries. We discuss the word of wisdom with him, and he learns that it is a commandment not to smoke. He asks me to help him quit smoking.
Do I tell him, "Okay, stop smoking now"? He's addicted and it's very difficult to quit, of course. So I tell him he's not likely to stop overnight, but I would help him to reduce his smoking gradually, and support him in that, until several weeks or months later, he's in a position to stop smoking entirely, thus bringing himself in compliance with the word of wisdom. Was I complicit in his continued smoking? Or did I just recognize that other things needed to happen within him before his body was in a position to cut off the nicotine completely?
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