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stopbush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 11:35 AM
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An End-Timer, A Secessionist and a Mormon (all of them Xian wackos)
as his remaining possible R opponents and we wonder why Team Obama doesn't seem to be doing more to insure victory in 2012.

Word to the wise: don't take anything for granted.
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krabigirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 11:37 AM
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1. the thought of any of them as president is frightening, and I am a huge critic of Obama.
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demosincebirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 11:42 AM
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2. What are xians?
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DFab420 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 11:47 AM
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3. Christian I think. Which is weird cause if you're Mormon you aren't Christian..you're Mormon.
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Gormy Cuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 11:58 AM
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6. The LDS describes itself as Christian
even though most other Christians don't see them as such because of the LDS theology.
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WinkyDink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 01:43 PM
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18. They can say what they want. NO Mainstream Christian theologist accepts the LDS extra-Biblical
post-Columbian claims.

NOT TO MENTION that Mormonism teaches that MEN SHALL BECOME GODS WITH THEIR OWN PLANETS.

Not "like gods"; GODS.
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 02:06 PM
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24. Well, it's not like mainstream Christianity makes any sense either.
Believing a guy came back from the dead and will do so again, and that his mom got knocked up by the deity, and so on ... it's all on the spectrum of nutty.
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Gormy Cuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 02:07 PM
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25. Yes, because of their theology. That doesn't stop them from using the term on themselves. n/t
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Bragi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 02:37 PM
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33. Do mainstream Xian theologues get to decide that? /nt
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Javaman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 11:49 AM
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4. it's a catch all abbreviation for all extreme right wing fundies. nt
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frogmarch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 12:09 PM
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7. X means Christ.
"X" comes from the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of the Greek word Χριστός, translated as "Christ".
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WinkyDink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 01:44 PM
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19. Invariably used today by those who scorn. We aren't in hiding from Roman authorities.
Edited on Mon Aug-15-11 01:45 PM by WinkyDink
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frogmarch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 02:04 PM
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23. No, used today by those
who are in too much of a hurry to type "Christ."

Christians need to stop feeling persecuted, especially over piddly things like this.
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trotsky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 02:11 PM
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26. "Christians need to stop feeling persecuted"
Many of them can't - they feel it is a requirement of their religion; that if they aren't being persecuted in some way they must not be doing it right. So often they'll invent persecution where none exists. Such as the case of using an abbreviation for Christ that their own church leaders came up with. :rofl:
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LanternWaste Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 02:24 PM
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27. Oh dear. I had no idea I was feeling collectively persecuted.
Edited on Mon Aug-15-11 02:25 PM by LanternWaste
"Christians need to stop feeling persecuted..."

Oh dear. I had no idea I was feeling collectively persecuted. Thanks for the heads up. :shrug:

Always good to hear what other people think I need. Granted, it's dismissed as a simple bumper-sticker philosophy far more often than not, but it's still good to hear. I'm certain your genteel and tolerant suggestion will be given all the credit it's due...


:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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Critters2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 02:27 PM
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28. Yep. I find nothing more helpful than others telling me what I believe. nt
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 03:34 PM
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37. So, is the OP scorn?
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Javaman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 03:17 PM
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35. yes, I'm aware of that...
but the x in this case is for the ultra right.

if they were actually christians then it would be spelt as such.
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demosincebirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 01:08 PM
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12. Kind of silly to me, but thanks.
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dmallind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 11:55 AM
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5. what is Xmas?
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demosincebirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 01:04 PM
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10. ?
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dmallind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 01:40 PM
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16. The answer to the latter, which I am sure you know, would be a big clue to the former, no?
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stopbush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 07:00 PM
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38. Christians. I use the "x" as a shorthand, like Xmas. Saves time.
No scorn intended, though if a Xian feels scorned by my shorthand use, I'm OK with that. Xian beliefs should be scorned. Xians themselves deserve some sympathy and understanding for living under such a crippling delusion.
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raccoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 12:24 PM
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8. I thought this was going to be a joke: "An End-Timer, A Secessionist and a Mormon

walk into a bar and..."
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Morning Dew Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 12:26 PM
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9. I was hoping for the airplane/parachute joke.
always good for a chuckle.
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white_wolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 01:07 PM
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11. Mormons don't drink though.
One of the meany reasons I couldn't be Mormon. It sounds very boring.
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raccoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 01:22 PM
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13. Baptists don't drink either. (cough, cough). nt
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Critters2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 02:29 PM
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29. Some Baptists. I went to an American Baptist seminary.
It was there that I learned of the wonders of Rolling Rock beer and wine-in-a-box.
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Withywindle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 03:31 PM
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36. That reminds me of a joke too.
Jews don't recognize Jesus as the Messiah.


Protestants don't recognize the authority of the Pope.


Southern Baptists don't recognize each other at the liquor store.
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 02:33 PM
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32. I was hoping
thought I was in the Lounge for a minute :D
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arbusto_baboso Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 01:23 PM
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14. Don't kid yourself: Mormons are also end-timers.
And beneath it all, they're also secessionists.
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 01:40 PM
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15. In fact, they believe that only 144,000 people are going to Heaven
Edited on Mon Aug-15-11 01:40 PM by KamaAina
based on their interpretation of Revelations.

At last count, there were over 14 million Mormons worldwide. Not very good odds, but then again, they do own a sizable chunk of Vegas.
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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 01:43 PM
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17. I thought that was the Jehovah's Witnesses.
Edited on Mon Aug-15-11 01:46 PM by kick-ass-bob
Edit:

According to this:
http://www.suite101.com/content/difference-between-mormons--jehovahs-witnesses-a190172

it is just the J-W's that believe the 144k thing.

I always wondered why they recruit then...
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 01:46 PM
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20. Both
probably some hard-core evangelical sects, too.
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arbusto_baboso Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 01:47 PM
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21. No, it's JWs
But there's a whole lot of weird, wacky Mormon "faith promoting rumors" which are not canonized as doctrine (so church leaders can deny them), yet never denied by church leadership. These rumors include the "White Horse Prophecy". Google that term if you can stomach it. They think Mitt is the fulfillment of that prophecy.
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Lone_Star_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 01:51 PM
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22. Funny thing that...
Edited on Mon Aug-15-11 01:52 PM by Lone_Star_Dem
When their membership exceeded the 144,000 mark they started saying the remainder were the meek and they would inherit the earth. It's always seemed to me like they were surprised that so many people were willing to subscribe to their beliefs.

They also used to say the world was going to end in 1914 (I'm pretty sure that's the correct year anyway). Imagine their dismay when it kept right on going? That's the problem with being shortsighted, sometimes it comes back to bite you in the butt. :D
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Critters2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 02:31 PM
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31. 144,000 automatically. Others can earn their way in. That's what they're trying to do when they
show up on your doorstep.
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Critters2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 02:29 PM
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30. Umm, no. Mormons believe that all faithful Mormon men are going to become Gods after they die.
You're confusing them with Jehovah's Witnesses.
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sarcasmo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-15-11 03:13 PM
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34. Give me my magic undies.
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