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Old 10-28-2008, 04:47 PM   #1
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Default The Church on the Wrong Side of History Again

I believe SU started a thread not long ago about the Church consistently being on the wrong side of history. Joe Vogel, and LDS writer for the Huffington Post, has an excellent piece on the same theme:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-vo..._b_138037.html
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Wow. That's quite an article.

Who is this Vogel guy? The name sounds familiar.
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Old 10-28-2008, 05:14 PM   #3
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wow. Incoming!! Salt Lake is gonna turn their guns on this guy real quick.

He is right though.
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I wonder if he's related to Dan Vogel.
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Wow. That's quite an article.

Who is this Vogel guy? The name sounds familiar.
I think this is him - http://www.josephvogel.net/id2.html

Can you really get a BS in English (not a BA)?
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Old 10-28-2008, 05:18 PM   #6
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I think this is him - http://www.josephvogel.net/id2.html

Can you really get a BS in English (not a BA)?
I wonder if he was on his mission about the same time as Mike Waters.
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I wonder if he was on his mission about the same time as Mike Waters.
who?
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who?
Joseph Vogel.

The link Solon provided mentions that he served a mission in Micronesia, which is where Mike served.
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Joseph Vogel.

The link Solon provided mentions that he served a mission in Micronesia, which is where Mike served.
who is Mike Waters? Sounds familiar.
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who is Mike Waters? Sounds familiar.
He's a guy who may or may not be real.
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