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Jeff Lebowski · 03-10-2008, 02:44 PM

It is tough for me to contemplate that we actually have missionaries this stupid:

http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695260314,00.html

http://www.chieftain.com/metro/1205113198/1

Tex · 03-10-2008, 02:49 PM

I can believe it. These guys just happened to get caught.

It was an extremely stupid thing to do (especially posting photos on the Internet), but it seems foolish to prosecute these guys for felonies. Does this parish not have any stupid teenage boys in its congregation?

DrumNFeather · 03-10-2008, 02:51 PM

Weren't there missionaries in Japan who did a similar thing with a statue of Budda? I seem to remeber something like this happening before. As I recall, the church was not allowed to teach in that particular city for quite some time.

Anyone remember this? Or is it an LDS urban myth.

tooblue · 03-10-2008, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Tex

I can believe it. These guys just happened to get caught.

It was an extremely stupid thing to do (especially posting photos on the Internet), but it seems foolish to prosecute these guys for felonies. Does this parish not have any stupid teenage boys in its congregation?

Of course they have stupid teenage boys in their congregation -that's not the point. Missionaries are not stupid teenage boys, they are young men at least 19 years old and representatives of the church ... not to mention disciples of Christ!

Throw the book at them. Prison time should be sought.

MikeWaters · 03-10-2008, 02:55 PM

They should be punished the way that people are normally punished in that area for similar crimes. No more, no less.

Tex · 03-10-2008, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by tooblue

Of course they have stupid teenage boys in their congregation -that's not the point. Missionaries are not stupid teenage boys, they are young men at least 19 years old and representatives of the church ... not to mention disciples of Christ!

Throw the book at them. Prison time should be sought.

I'm trying to tell if you're being sarcastic, or if you've never met a missionary before.

tooblue · 03-10-2008, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

They should be punished the way that people are normally punished in that area for similar crimes. No more, no less.

Agreed -hoping it includes prison time. This is so frustrating.

Tex · 03-10-2008, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by tooblue

Agreed -hoping it includes prison time. This is so frustrating.

Guess you weren't being sarcastic.

And people think I'm a mullah.

tooblue · 03-10-2008, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Tex

I'm trying to tell if you're being sarcastic, or if you've never met a missionary before.

I am dead serious. They are young men, not teenagers and should be punished to the full extent of the law. It is time we stop coddling young men in the church both as parents and leaders.

MikeWaters · 03-10-2008, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by tooblue

I am dead serious. They are young men, not teenagers and should be punished to the full extent of the law. It is time we stop coddling young men in the church both as parents and leaders.

Well, I take some solace from the fact that one of them apologized (although he lionized the church in his apology), and none of them wrote letters to the SLTribune.

03-10-2008, 02:44 PM	#1
Jeff Lebowski Charon Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the heart of darkness (Provo) Posts: 9,564	Idiots It is tough for me to contemplate that we actually have missionaries this stupid: http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695260314,00.html http://www.chieftain.com/metro/1205113198/1 __________________ "... the arc of the universe is long but it bends toward justice." Martin Luther King, Jr.

03-10-2008, 02:49 PM	#2
Tex Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 8,596	I can believe it. These guys just happened to get caught. It was an extremely stupid thing to do (especially posting photos on the Internet), but it seems foolish to prosecute these guys for felonies. Does this parish not have any stupid teenage boys in its congregation? __________________ "Have we been commanded not to call a prophet an insular racist? Link?" "And yes, [2010] is a very good year to be a Democrat. Perhaps the best year in decades ..." - Cali Coug "Oh dear, granny, what a long tail our puss has got." - Brigham Young

03-10-2008, 02:51 PM	#3
DrumNFeather Active LDS Ute Fan Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nantucket : ) Posts: 2,566	Weren't there missionaries in Japan who did a similar thing with a statue of Budda? I seem to remeber something like this happening before. As I recall, the church was not allowed to teach in that particular city for quite some time. Anyone remember this? Or is it an LDS urban myth.

03-10-2008, 02:55 PM	#5
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	They should be punished the way that people are normally punished in that area for similar crimes. No more, no less.