Ok I'm not trying to re-derail, just wanting to give some insight onto the previously misunderstood LDS tangent.
See I was raised in the church, my parents at the time were practicing members and I went through all the teachings / sermons and class's that good little Mormon boys go through. I ended up converting out of the church after I left home for the US Military at the age of 17. So while I'm not a practicing member I do understand why they do the things they do and why the rules are written the way they are.
The Church recognizes polygamy right now, though multiple marriages to living people are currently not allowed. The original reason for the support of polygamy has to do with death of young men and women who were married during that time. According to Abrahamic religions people married on earth by a priest are married for eternity in heaven. This means that should one of them die young, the other is still considered married and any relationship they get into afterwards would be adultery. The only way around that is to support multiple marriages in heaven, which in turn means you must support multiple marriages on earth. It's a technicality that was abused for a long time.
Anyone member of the LDS church who enters into marriage with multiple concurrent partners would have their priesthood stripped (effectively your a non-member) and no longer be recognized by the LDS church. They can call themselves whatever they want and follow whatever teachings they want, as the USA affords 1st Amendment protections for religious beliefs, but they are no longer considered members of the LDS church. Fellowship would not be extended to them and no ceremony they performed would be recognized by the Church.
There are actually several "colony's" of ex-LDS church members living in Northern Mexico that still practice polygamy. One of the bigger ones is the Romney family, and yes it's ~that~ Romney family. Mitt Romney's cousins to be exact.
Anyhow if anyone has further questions I can answer them in tells. There are many weird things about the Church that is heavily misunderstood due to how insular they can be. Good little LDS children are taught never to hang out with, date or be friends with non-Church members. This is enforced to varying levels depending on the region and how asinine the Elders Quorum is. I personally couldn't stand it and left.
Whomever you want to win. Republicans will swear it was a smash hit for Romney, Democrats will do the same for Obama. Though honestly I'm siding with the Democrats on this. Obama always had good talking skills, the first debate caught him off guard because the rules had changed from the previous years. PBS had an interview with Jim Lehrer where he explained this year they wanted to "do something new and different" and that they were going to push an open ended format that had the moderator take a "hands off" approach. After Obama learned that the debates would be the verbal equivalent of a MMA fight rather then an actual debate he started doing really well.
Wow rewatching it and just noticed the absolutely DEADLY GLARE Obama was giving Romney. It was the "I'm going to kill you soon" type look, made Romney a bit nervous.
/accepts victory
First, I would like to thank satan and all that is evil for my win tonight...
Second, I greatly appreciate your apathy and your willingness to surrender, should you survive the initial onslaught in my bid to enslave mankind, certainly you will receive a position of slightly less discomfort in my hideous... well let's not give that away...
This is another debate where the liberals say Obama won and conservatives say Romney won. Which means Romney wins overall because he didn't loose.
Obama did not do anything that will inevitably change the trajectory of the race. The momentum is still with Mitt, and baring some huge controversy that pops up in the next few week, it is his election to loose.
about illegal imigration in arizona. Its kinda has a political spin thing to it but I still thought it was pretty funny :S
I didnt know where to put it and thought it would be too politcal w/e for RT so just throwing it in here :S
SO LONG ARIZONA‚ Hello California
Illegal immigrants are boycotting Arizona by the thousands, showing their outrage with Arizona 's controversial new SB-1070 law by moving elsewhere.
In the small town of Guadalupe , AZ, south of Phoenix , Manuel Renaldo is one of those who is punishing Arizona by leaving. As he loaded his car with his belongings and family of 14, Renaldo told this reporter through an interpreter "It's a matter of principle; I refuse to be supported by a state that treats me like a criminal!"
The Effects of the exodus are being felt by Arizona retailers, who are reporting dwindling sales of beer, spray paint, and ammunition. Also hit hard are the state‚AZ hospitals, which have reported a dramatic decline in births and emergency room visits. Tattoo parlors are in a state of panic.
Renaldo told a reporter through an interpreter that he and his family are moving to California, a state that will support him and his family with dignity!
LET'S SEE IF I GOT THIS CORRECT
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IF YOU CROSS THE NORTH KOREAN BORDER
ILLEGALLY YOU GET 12 YEARS HARD LABOR.
IF YOU CROSS THE IRANIAN BORDER
ILLEGALLY YOU ARE DETAINED INDEFINITELY.
IF YOU CROSS THE AFGHAN BORDER
ILLEGALLY, YOU GET SHOT.
IF YOU CROSS THE SAUDI ARABIAN BORDER
ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE JAILED.
IF YOU CROSS THE CHINESE BORDER
ILLEGALLY YOU MAY NEVER BE HEARD FROM AGAIN.
IF YOU CROSS THE VENEZUELAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU
WILL BE BRANDED A SPY AND YOUR FATE WILL BE SEALED.
IF YOU CROSS THE CUBAN BORDER ILLEGALLY
YOU WILL BE THROWN INTO POLITICAL PRISON TO ROT.
IF YOU CROSS THE U.S. BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU GET !
A JOB, A DRIVERS LICENSE, SOCIAL SECURITY CARD,
WELFARE,
FOOD STAMPS,
CREDIT CARDS,
SUBSIDIZED RENT OR A LOAN TO BUY A HOUSE,
FREE EDUCATION,
FREE HEALTH CARE,
A LOBBYIST IN WASHINGTON
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS PRINTED IN YOUR LANGUAGE
THE RIGHT TO CARRY YOUR COUNTRY'S FLAG WHILE YOU
PROTEST THAT YOU DON'T GET ENOUGH RESPECT
AND, IN MANY INSTANCES, YOU CAN VOTE.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I HAD A FIRM GRASP ON THE "SITUATION"!
PS: FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Perhaps we should place the elderly in prisons. Why? They will get a shower a day, video surveillance in case of problems. Three meals a day, access to a library, computer, TV, gym, on-site doctors, free medication if needed. Put criminals in nursing homes. They have cold meals, lights off at 7:00 p.m. Two showers a week. Live in smaller rooms and pay rent at $4,000 a month!! It is very sad that we treat prisoners better than the elderly!!
all the polls say obama lowest i seen is obama 53% tie 26% mitt 21%.
mitt flip hard to try to look like a moderate he just tryed to copy some of obama talking point's he even try to add green energy to his "5 point plan"
Obama called him out on this and many thing's so it mitt biggest loss in a debate.
add this here to for review
It's interesting how it's either very close between them or Mitt a bit lower and tie being in there as well when it's like 85% Obama in the polls here and in many other European countries with no tie.
Not that there is any validity to that "email" and it is 100% "spun", are you saying that you'd rather America be more like: Afghanistan, Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, Saudi Arabia, China, or North Korea?
After reading the excommunication diversion I am SO happy that we Jews never rebuilt the Temple nor reinstituted the High Priest.
Only religions with a central hierarchy CAN practice excommunication.
This is not to say that decentralized religions are without flaws, look at the recent Amish beard cutting trial or the travails of Moshe Dayan's daughter when she tried to get married in Israel.
BTW, the Catholic church considers excommunicated Catholics to still be Catholic. Just ones that are denied the comforts of the religion.
Not that there is any validity to that "email" and it is 100% "spun", are you saying that you'd rather America be more like: Afghanistan, Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, Saudi Arabia, China, or North Korea?
At least they know enough to treat their citizens better than their criminals
Not that there is any validity to that "email" and it is 100% "spun", are you saying that you'd rather America be more like: Afghanistan, Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, Saudi Arabia, China, or North Korea?
At least they know enough to treat their citizens better than their criminals
a bunch of those countries are communist/socialist also ~(.-.)~
about illegal imigration in arizona. Its kinda has a political spin thing to it but I still thought it was pretty funny :S
I didnt know where to put it and thought it would be too politcal w/e for RT so just throwing it in here :S
SO LONG ARIZONA‚ Hello California
Illegal immigrants are boycotting Arizona by the thousands, showing their outrage with Arizona 's controversial new SB-1070 law by moving elsewhere.
In the small town of Guadalupe , AZ, south of Phoenix , Manuel Renaldo is one of those who is punishing Arizona by leaving. As he loaded his car with his belongings and family of 14, Renaldo told this reporter through an interpreter "It's a matter of principle; I refuse to be supported by a state that treats me like a criminal!"
The Effects of the exodus are being felt by Arizona retailers, who are reporting dwindling sales of beer, spray paint, and ammunition. Also hit hard are the state‚AZ hospitals, which have reported a dramatic decline in births and emergency room visits. Tattoo parlors are in a state of panic.
Renaldo told a reporter through an interpreter that he and his family are moving to California, a state that will support him and his family with dignity!
LET'S SEE IF I GOT THIS CORRECT
-------------------------------------------------------------------
IF YOU CROSS THE NORTH KOREAN BORDER
ILLEGALLY YOU GET 12 YEARS HARD LABOR.
IF YOU CROSS THE IRANIAN BORDER
ILLEGALLY YOU ARE DETAINED INDEFINITELY.
IF YOU CROSS THE AFGHAN BORDER
ILLEGALLY, YOU GET SHOT.
IF YOU CROSS THE SAUDI ARABIAN BORDER
ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE JAILED.
IF YOU CROSS THE CHINESE BORDER
ILLEGALLY YOU MAY NEVER BE HEARD FROM AGAIN.
IF YOU CROSS THE VENEZUELAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU
WILL BE BRANDED A SPY AND YOUR FATE WILL BE SEALED.
IF YOU CROSS THE CUBAN BORDER ILLEGALLY
YOU WILL BE THROWN INTO POLITICAL PRISON TO ROT.
IF YOU CROSS THE U.S. BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU GET !
A JOB, A DRIVERS LICENSE, SOCIAL SECURITY CARD,
WELFARE,
FOOD STAMPS,
CREDIT CARDS,
SUBSIDIZED RENT OR A LOAN TO BUY A HOUSE,
FREE EDUCATION,
FREE HEALTH CARE,
A LOBBYIST IN WASHINGTON
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS PRINTED IN YOUR LANGUAGE
THE RIGHT TO CARRY YOUR COUNTRY'S FLAG WHILE YOU
PROTEST THAT YOU DON'T GET ENOUGH RESPECT
AND, IN MANY INSTANCES, YOU CAN VOTE.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I HAD A FIRM GRASP ON THE "SITUATION"!
PS: FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Perhaps we should place the elderly in prisons. Why? They will get a shower a day, video surveillance in case of problems. Three meals a day, access to a library, computer, TV, gym, on-site doctors, free medication if needed. Put criminals in nursing homes. They have cold meals, lights off at 7:00 p.m. Two showers a week. Live in smaller rooms and pay rent at $4,000 a month!! It is very sad that we treat prisoners better than the elderly!!
I don't know anyone that circulates these crazy chain emails which is probably a good thing but sometimes I feel like I'm missing out on some quality lulz.
This is another debate where the liberals say Obama won and conservatives say Romney won. Which means Romney wins overall because he didn't loose.
Obama did not do anything that will inevitably change the trajectory of the race. The momentum is still with Mitt, and baring some huge controversy that pops up in the next few week, it is his election to loose.
I had some lulz today when somebody was preaching their Fox rhetoric to a group of people, and he admitted that he watches/listens to them because they say what he wants to hear, I kindly pointed out to him that what he wants to hear and the truth are often not one in the same, he pulled the "kool-aid" and "you'll learn when you're older" cards, as expected.
This is another debate where the liberals say Obama won and conservatives say Romney won. Which means Romney wins overall because he didn't loose.
Obama did not do anything that will inevitably change the trajectory of the race. The momentum is still with Mitt, and baring some huge controversy that pops up in the next few week, it is his election to loose.
your posts are always amusing.
not sure if that's the word I'd use to describe it...
Dude why does Romney always have this obnoxious, condescending smirk/grin/smugness whenever Obama speaks. It's such a fake expression and it makes me grit my teeth.
sums up romney in debate#3 whenever obama was speaking, this expression basically implies "you're an idiot, i'm not listening to anything you're saying blahblahblahblahblah"
and whenever romney was speaking obama just had a regular expression that indicated "i'm listening to what you're saying"
Romney's body language is just really disturbing. When he's annoyed, he'll avert and shift his eyes while mockingly sneering and making a jeremy lin/cool story bro meme face.
Dude why does Romney always have this obnoxious, condescending smirk/grin/smugness whenever Obama speaks. It's such a fake expression and it makes me grit my teeth.
sums up romney in debate#3 whenever obama was speaking, this expression basically implies "you're an idiot, i'm not listening to anything you're saying blahblahblahblahblah"
and whenever romney was speaking obama just had a regular expression that indicated "i'm listening to what you're saying"
Romney's body language is just really disturbing. When he's annoyed, he'll avert and shift his eyes while mockingly sneering and making a jeremy lin/cool story bro meme face.
I was watching that and Romney was pissing me off with his smirk while Obama was explaining himself like a normal person lol. I do like Obama more, mostly because Romney always looks like such a fake ***