None left for the rest of 'em.

notion of eternity with our incredibly short life spans as experience.

...we are discovering new planets at a rapid pace; people would begin to wonder why none are inhabited by Mormons.

way more fucked up than that!"

We'll still make sure you at least get a really nice home and a new car, and a few wives if you are a man, a few sister wives if you are a woman, and maybe your own ranch.

I'm hoping to get Uranus, but I hear the waiting list is pretty long.

Because you just gave me a nerdgasm.

To mock? To belittle? To be sure everyone knows just how "weird"someone else's beliefs are?

I thought we had a religion forum for that.

n/t

You now that never changing eternal doctrine, which has now changed via a press release and not a revelation to the Prophet?

Uhh! Religion is always changing the damn rules.

previous teachings.

In other words, nothing is really absolute in their religion.

Never mind their teachings are eternal and unchanging, but the only way for doctrine to change in the Church is for the Prophet to have a revelation about it. That did not happen here, its all BS marketing.

I think this thread is pretty much just an excuse to make fun of Mormons. There are other places to bash religion.

has changed one of it's official eternal unchanging doctrines - one that is 100% reliant on their teachings regarding Marriage. That's not making fun of them, that's pointing out the hypocrisy and untruths of the church.

The Mormons bizarre beliefs on some issues leave themselves wide open to commentary and criticism. If you can't deal with it you're on the wrong site...

Thanks for putting it so succinctly lordsummerisle.

Bryant

I really wanted that planet. And I am not even a mormon.

Keep whining and we'll make it one with a wobbly orbit.

They're willing to edit their "beliefs" to make them more palatable to others, or to appear to be less insane. No shellfish became Shellfish is Fine. A Man Should Never Shave became It's Ok to Shave. No Meat on Fridays became, Meat is Ok on Fridays. No Driving on Sabbath became Park Around the Corner from the Temple and walk the last 40 yards on Sabbath.

I'm not mocking the religious, but poking a little fun at how certain aspects can be edited for comfort or the times, yet other doctrine are so steadfast that they'll be strictly adhered to.... until word comes from on high to edit those as well. The trick is not to deviate from the dogma before the ones in charge decide it's Ok.

I'll be over here burning in Hell.... except that I don't believe in Hell

i was going to name my planet Summermoon

They'll say anything to hide their odder ideas.

are you a taxi driver?

be kinda lonely there.

The "pleasure planet" from Star Trek.

but FORGET it now. (maybe I could get my own black hole? I just read in Time that if you approached the event horizon of one you would be suspended in time indefinately by the enormous gravitational forces...as close to living forever as I can figure. If you can just avoid being torn apart...)

He's done a good job so far with the ones he made.