When Mormons Attack

[Tex]

Originally Posted by BYU71

Hopefully you realized I wasn't saying your opinion wasn't valid, just why I think some might think bringing it up was valid.

I also thought I might be able to tweak those who sit on a high horse. I knew you wouldn't bite and much to my delight someone I thought might, did.

Heh, I didn't "bite", '71. Calling you out for your tired shtick is not "biting."

Don't break your arm patting yourself on the back, though.

[MikeWaters]

Let's take a caricature of Ma'ake...let's say he makes sweeping generalizations about Mormons that just are not true.

Well, that's why it bugs us. Because it does not reflect the reality that we know. Nor does it reflect the empirical evidence, where available.

[BYU71]

Originally Posted by Tex

Heh, I didn't "bite", '71. Calling you out for your tired shtick is not "biting."

Don't break your arm patting yourself on the back, though.

LOL, you called me out. Is a tired shtick the same thing as an "obsession".

Don't worry about my arm, it is well conditioned to patting myself on the back, especially when I am going back and forth with you.

[Indy Coug]

Originally Posted by BYU71

If anyone would know what it is like to be reading on a childs level, it would be you.

I know you are, but what am I?

[Tex]

Originally Posted by BYU71

LOL, you called me out. Is a tired shtick the same thing as an "obsession".

Probably. You do seem obsessed with it.

As I said before ... you should just stick it in your signature. Would save you a lot of posts.

[landpoke]

Originally Posted by Archaea

He's a hack. Into Thin Air really butchered what happened up there.

He makes an archetype of the Church members which isn't accurate. Under the Banner of Heaven was godawful I couldn't finish. I'll never read another work by that hack.

Now Crackhead will do a novel on Powell showing him to be Jung Archetype for RMs of the LDS Church.

For what it's worth this non-Mormon didn't take anything negative away from the book. And I doubt anyone else who isn't a member of your church or already had an ax to grind did either.

Then again what do I know. I live in happy land with gumdrop trees and chocolate rivers.

[myboynoah]

Originally Posted by marsupial

What religion doesn't position themselves as better than everyone else? I don't know, maybe it's because I live in the South, but from where I sit, we're not the only ones claiming to have the ticket into heaven.

Ain't that the truth.

Rereading the article I looks like the local Bishop was the family spokesman, opening the door to the religion link. Then it sounds like the Bishop expounded on how the guy was a return missionary and all. He should have just provided relevant information (the family is sorry, etc.). Sounds like the Bishop talked and the reporter reported what he said.

[BYU71]

Originally Posted by Indy Coug

I know you are, but what am I?

I need to regroup. The backup has arrived.

[BYU71]

Originally Posted by Tex

Probably. You do seem obsessed with it.

As I said before ... you should just stick it in your signature. Would save you a lot of posts.

What is "it"? I have a lot of things I am obsessed with. What "it" are you referring to?

[il Padrino Ute]

Originally Posted by marsupial

Actually, I don't see how this man's religion is relevant to the story. Lots of people commit crimes and I never hear about what church they attend in the news stories.

This was my thought as well, and the first thing I looked for was if it was a SL Trib story.