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Blue Jay
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Message 16 of 22 (775981)
01-07-2016 11:41 AM
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01-06-2016 11:48 PM


Hi, Hyroglyphx.
Hyroglyphx writes:
Absolutely not a Mormon nation. Mormonism was ran out of the Eastern United States by a band of unpatriotic bigots. Lol, Joseph Smith, the self-proclaimed divinely-appointed prophet was killed martyred in a shootout by a mob of persecutors.
Fixed that for you. Geez, it's a good thing there's a(n ex-)Mormon around to edit your history correct your misinformation, otherwise who knows what harm your blasphemous words might have done to all the innocent souls around here.

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Message 17 of 22 (776027)
01-07-2016 6:29 PM
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01-06-2016 11:48 PM


Absolutely not a Mormon nation. Mormonism was ran out of the Eastern United States. Lol, Joseph Smith, the self-proclaimed prophet was killed in a shootout. That's how much he was viewed as a dangerous heretic
Thankfully, he wasn't the self proclaimed son of God who ran his religion out of the Eastern Mediterranean and was tortured to death for being a dangerous heretic. Who knows what would happen with such a cult.

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Message 18 of 22 (776052)
01-08-2016 1:06 AM
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01-07-2016 6:29 PM


Now, you know how I feel about people who get there first.

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Hyroglyphx
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Message 19 of 22 (776055)
01-08-2016 5:04 AM
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01-07-2016 11:41 AM


Thanks for the clarification!!!

"Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it" -- Thomas Paine

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Hyroglyphx
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Message 20 of 22 (776056)
01-08-2016 5:05 AM
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Thankfully, he wasn't the self proclaimed son of God who ran his religion out of the Eastern Mediterranean and was tortured to death for being a dangerous heretic. Who knows what would happen with such a cult.
I C WUT U DID THAR

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Message 21 of 22 (776063)
01-08-2016 8:13 AM
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01-08-2016 5:05 AM


Tag was very clever there for sure, but the chocolate cherry on the pickle was Dr. A's response.

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Blue Jay
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Message 22 of 22 (776346)
01-12-2016 11:14 AM
Reply to: Message 12 by Hyroglyphx
01-06-2016 11:48 PM


Hi, Hyroglyphx.
Hyroflyphx writes:
Absolutely not a Mormon nation. Mormonism was ran out of the Eastern United States. Lol, Joseph Smith, the self-proclaimed prophet was killed in a shootout. That's how much he was viewed as a dangerous heretic
Maybe this deserves a more serious response than I gave it last time.
I'd obviously have to agree with you that the USA isn't a Mormon nation: we've never had a Mormon president (sorry, Mitt), there's a history of the Mormon community being in conflict with federal and state governments, and the basic tenets of Mormonism remain arcane to most of the country's citizens.
However, I think Mormonism is a key indicator of exactly what kind of nation we are, and have always been. The ability of an unpopular 'cult' to be born from humble beginnings, survive the hardships it suffered (or brought upon itself, depending on how you view the history), to eventually carve out a niche for itself, and ultimately grow into the 3rd(?) largest religious organization in the country... is testament to the fact that we are a nation that has always let people believe what they want (more or less).
Granted, the conflicts of Mormon history are also testament to the legacy of religious tensions and misunderstandings of our society, but I think it's all part of the learning process. We've come a long way toward reconciling our religious diversity with our secular government, and it would sure be a shame if we let sectarian claims to cultural hegemony ruin all that.

-Blue Jay, Ph.D.*
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Darwin loves you.

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