I am watching the Ken Burns "Dustbowl" documentary. There are a number of people who are saying (In response to a particularly large dust storm rolling in) things like "grandmom said it was the end of the world and we believed it" and "my brother said it was the end and I wa...

<t>This is a very, very, long chapter! I find it particularly interesting that the are so many incidents of LSD defrauding and lying to each other, particularly about money.<br/> <br/> Part of it I am sure is the pressure to succeed financially. But robbing from each other?! The underwear thing is u...

Suzanne wrote:"THIS IS GOD RULON, YOU HAVE ED, STOP MAKING AN ASS OF YOURSELF"

Yes, that would be confusing. Hysterical in a sick way, but confusing.

Chris OConnor wrote:A decent porno movie could be made with such a plot.

Are you sure that one hasn't been already made?!

No. I don't know the answer!

Vatican advisers recommended that the Pope not make any pronouncements related to scientific issues, because scientific knowledge evolves and changes paradigms over time, but the Pope must be infallible. I posted something about that recently. I saw the scientific adviser to JP II say that on a TV ...

The Book of Mormon spins a good tale that tied in with the whole Manifest Destiny movement, but was that really enough to be willing to die for? in some ways, i guess the "proof is in the pudding". apparently it was because it was successful! I know that doesn't really explain it, but it ...

Mahree wrote:What I don't understand is, why would someone want to be a part of a group that doesn't want or respect them as a human being? Why in the world would someone want to be where they are not wanted?

not to go down a political rant, but today we have the log cabin republicans!

How did the Church expand so rapidly? OK, they had missionaries, but that doesn't explain anything. Where did those thousands come from? Then there are those "scrappy Mormon colonies" in Missouri since 1831--where did they come from? Just how big was the Church membership? How many other ...

DWill wrote but I have to say I am really impressed with how the LDS take care of each other. Any members who are elderly, live alone, or need help have assistants assigned to them to make sure they are okay in emergencies- Hey: Community! Any organization that gives that well will probably do well...

Cattleman: I did find it interesting that those verses are used as the justification. While it does say to "mark" those people, the verses don't say what the mark is. While I'm not familiar with the lineage, why isn't the mark something like webbed toes or being cross eyed? From what littl...