tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674902.post425907436777601072..comments2023-09-29T07:43:46.743-04:00Comments on Ratfuck Diary: What About the Mormon Religion?Joy Tommehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14058291043480356463noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674902.post-73546944773480673462010-04-09T16:59:59.555-04:002010-04-09T16:59:59.555-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674902.post-10863034647094175082007-07-16T18:19:00.000-04:002007-07-16T18:19:00.000-04:00Just a small point. I understand that Joseph Smit...Just a small point. I understand that Joseph Smith, whose family was near bandruptsy a few years before, died leaving an estate valued at about 1.5 million and that Brigham Young, a few years further on, left an estate worth 15 million. How much these values would be in todays dollars, I don't know, but these pillars of the Church became very wealthy men. In fact Joseph Smith copyrighted the Book of Mormon to protect his profits, and went to court to protect his copyright. My feeling after reading a lot about the Mormons is that they started out as a very insecure group and that money was foremost in their minds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674902.post-71424079477342045212007-06-21T21:49:00.000-04:002007-06-21T21:49:00.000-04:00Is Mormonism all that weirder than Christianity (T...Is Mormonism all that weirder than Christianity (The belief that a cosmic Jewish zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so that he can remove from your soul an evil force that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree ... ) ???freethoughtguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07533552985052601292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674902.post-9761988550907465152007-06-16T23:00:00.000-04:002007-06-16T23:00:00.000-04:00Hi,Maybe these people derive great joy and happine...Hi,<BR/><BR/>Maybe these people derive great joy and happiness from their religion.<BR/><BR/>If so, what does it matter to you or me?<BR/><BR/>Have you ever attended a Mormon Church on Sundays? They are always open to visitors. Perhaps you should attend once and see for yourself. Whether you agree or disagree with the doctrine, it is very difficult to argue with the "fruits" of the religion. Mormons are as about as Christian as you can get in practice and theory.<BR/><BR/>Go check it out once, you might be surprised. 95% of what you read on the internet about Mormons is not accurate or honest. ie. Mormons do not believe that Christ was born in Missouri.<BR/><BR/>Google for Harry Ried and Mormons and let him tell you in his own words why he converted.<BR/><BR/>Can you tell I like Mormons! Frankly, I would much rather engage in religious discussions with a Mormon than an evangelical. Mormons are more rational! Go see for yourself!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674902.post-61367719765708194162007-06-15T16:34:00.000-04:002007-06-15T16:34:00.000-04:00'... 4000 years ago and gave rise to Islam.'Do you...'... 4000 years ago and gave rise to Islam.'<BR/><BR/>Do you mean Judaism, or do you mean this is a point at which the story of Islamic mythology diverges significantly from the story of Jewish and/or Christian mythology?<BR/><BR/>Sometimes the embellishments of religions are allegorical, which unfortunately provides an easy-out for otherwise 'analytically' oriented people, since they can claim that stuff like the world of Genesis being flat is just part of the allegory. Oh, well, what are you going to do, if a bigshot scientist like Roger Penrose can go around suggesting that 'consciousness' is some kind of subatomic particle, and less qualified dupes like Thom Hartmann latch onto that as a way of rescuing their religion sentiment from the light of observation?<BR/><BR/>BTW my great-great-grandparents Dougherty were already starting to make babies around 1830, but I'm really not sure it's the date that matters, so much as the documentation of con-artistry.Barry Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12817873613927688419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8674902.post-61509012703471697182007-06-15T12:26:00.000-04:002007-06-15T12:26:00.000-04:00You know ... An astounding number of seemingly san...You know ... An astounding number of seemingly sane people have embraced the LDS teachings (a.k.a. "Mormonism"). I think the membership numbers are like, over 20 Million worldwide. <BR/><BR/>You have to wonder what these people from all walks of life have seen or experienced that made such a dramatic change in their lives.Jim, the Middle-Aged Mormon Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543799704629203091noreply@blogger.com