Originally Posted By utahjosh <a href="http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/9.29?lang=eng" target="_blank">http://www.lds.org/scriptures/...lang=eng</a> 28 O that cunning aplan of the evil one! O the bvainness, and the frailties, and the cfoolishness of men! When they are dlearned they think they are ewise, and they fhearken not unto the gcounsel of God, for they set it aside, supposing they know of themselves, wherefore, their hwisdom is foolishness and it profiteth them not. And they shall perish. 29 But to be alearned is good if they bhearken unto the ccounsels of God.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>I'm with mele on this one. Not really finding this all that funny. << I still don't take the praying for dead people seriously as an issue. Either you believe in it or you don't. I certainly don't believe clicking on a website is having a significant cosmic effect on the potential convertees. I think it's a hoot. I converted someone earlier today. I did it to the second name I came to. An eerie, ghostly voice asked me not to do it to the first one. ;-)
Originally Posted By ecdc Josh, is that the early edition of the Book of Mormon that talks about how the Indians would become "white and delightsome," or is it the 1981 version that changed it to "pure and delightsome?"
Originally Posted By mawnck It was just a bad translation from ... uh, what language was the Book of Mormon written in again?
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>what language was the Book of Mormon written in again?<< I think the above reading in post 21 was by Mushmouth from the Cosby Kids.
Originally Posted By ecdc >>what language was the Book of Mormon written in again?<< Reformed Egyptian. Which sounds totally legit and not at all something a nineteenth-century American with no knowledge of ancient cultures would make up.
Originally Posted By mele I love it when people quote the Bible (or other religious texts) to prove that their religion is real. That thar is proof!
Originally Posted By oc_dean I just wrote the Book of the Peoplemover Will Return! I wrote it .. so therefore .. it's fact!
Originally Posted By mawnck >>I wrote it .. so therefore .. it's fact!<< No, you translated it wrong.
Originally Posted By TomSawyer " look like George Clooney after I die" I read that and for some reason pictured George Costanza.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder The Mormons baptized Anne Frank last week. Oh, they apologized, said it isn't their policy, but they're a bunch of friggin' liars. <a href="http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/22/after-anne-frank-baptism-mormons-vow-to-discipline-members/?hpt=hp_c3" target="_blank">http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/...pt=hp_c3</a>
Originally Posted By mawnck >>I just tried to convert myself and nothing happened. Yet.<< You just haven't met the right guy. ;-)
Originally Posted By ecdc I just think they want to have their cake and eat it too. It's similar to the black issue in this respect; they want great public relations but they don't want to have to admit to their members that they might, just might, have been wrong. Never forget: Mormon leaders are seen as speaking directly to God. Their words are akin to scripture. For a Mormon leader to say "We don't do baptism for the dead for Holocaust victims" would throw people into turmoil. Why not? We've been taught our whole lives that we're supposed to do this! So instead, the church lets their public relations department make the statements, which of course most church members never see.
Originally Posted By u k fan Whilst the idea of this seems hilarious to some this is just as offensive as what Mormons are criticised for. Presumably my dead sister's name will come up on that site at some point. Anyone think that's funny?
Originally Posted By ecdc >>Anyone think that's funny?<< That's rather the point, isn't it. You don't like someone telling you "Hey, it's just a joke, you should think it's funny." Someone else may not appreciate Mormons telling them "Hey, we mean well, and you don't have to accept this proxy baptism, so don't sweat it, okay now?"
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder Again, it all boils down to respect, as in respecting someone else's life, life choices, their dignity and that includes any afterlife. Mormons won't let themselves be satisfied with keeping things within their own sphere. They insist on branching out, and injecting themselves where they are uninvited and not wanted. It's that arrogance that will forever earn my scorn.
Originally Posted By mele And that's all this website is going to do...mock and scorn. No Mormon will be convinced that what they're doing is disrespectful because they are too focused on getting into the Celestial Kingdom. They can't fathom why someone would turn down their religion (even though they did over and over again while alive.) I know that Mormons would have a problem being called gay (even though they would believe they could just as easily reject this title on the 'other side'. Being gay is a bad thing to them...but this website kind of joins into the agreement that being gay is still an insult. Yeah, I think that's my problem with it. It kind of agrees that being called gay is bad (even if it's in jest...it's weak).
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Again, it all boils down to respect<< I rise in defense of the right to be disrespectful. Especially if you're going to pick such a stupid, harmless way of doing it. uk fan, I'm absolutely positive that your dead sister does not care about that website!
