How the Mormons Make Money

[Dr. Jones]

Wise on your part, Sally.

Is that my net name? Are we straight into role-playing?

Wouldn't you prefer my name be Molly?

 

[CONAN]

Is that my net name? Are we straight into role-playing?

Wouldn't you prefer my name be Molly?

I'd prefer you had some sack.

 

[One Brow]

Conan .. the atheist creater.

I prefer teh atheists created by William Lane Craig, personally.

 

[Dr. Jones]

I'd prefer you had some sack.

That's fair, in this thread. I just can't bring myself to bitch-slap you when the topic if Religion. It's a weakness, I know. Just about everything else is fair game with me .. but I draw the line with one's faith.

 

[CONAN]

That's fair, in this thread. I just can't bring myself to bitch-slap you when the topic if Religion. It's a weakness, I know. Just about everything else is fair game with me .. but I draw the line with one's faith.

So to summarize:

PKM is uber-sensitive and will exhibit girl-like tendancies when talking about LDS folks and especially Conan. These tendancies may include changing the subject, claiming moral high ground, claiming mercy, not answering questions, jumping to conclusions, being a victim.

 

[CONAN]

Well sure that's the end game. But none of us are perfect last I heard and there are many religious concepts people don't understand within their own faith. Sometimes you just obey because you have faith. And that obedience is rewarded and maybe even down the line you get some enlightenment. Hopefully you maybe get to a point where you do good things for the sake of doing good things. But if I waited to do good things til I felt good about them I wouldn't be a very good Mormon. Not to mention coming from that angle doesn't appeal to me (seems very lazy).

Another good example would be the Word of Wisdom. Mormons quit smoking long before it was found to be harmful.

Still wondering what was in this post that put PKM on tilt.

 

[Dr. Jones]

So to summarize:

PKM is uber-sensitive and will exhibit girl-like tendancies when talking about LDS folks and especially Conan. These tendancies may include changing the subject, claiming moral high ground, claiming mercy, not answering questions, jumping to conclusions, being a victim.

Dumbass take. Jumping in the pool with my kids. I'll have to catch ya later. Stay warm.

 

[CONAN]

Dumbass take. Jumping in the pool with my kids. I'll have to catch ya later. Stay warm.

Have fun, Molly.

 

[PearlWatson]

I just don't get why people get so bunged hole over the church donating it's money to the city if founded, is dedicated to, and where their headquarters are currently based.

Now, do I agree the church should have spent this much money on a shopping mall? Not really. I liked Cross Roads Mall and I hated that it was torn down. I will admit, I didn't read the article. Did it say the money for this mall came from tithing money?

That was unclear to me after reading it. It talked about non-profit and for-profit parts of the church but I wasn't sure which one funded the mall.
I don't think the 2 billion is a donation by the church, though.

 

[PearlWatson]

how's this for those statistics:

I'm officially counted as a member of the church because I was born to a single mother who was once baptized.... despite the fact that I've never gone to church. Over 80% of my friends in college are also falsely counted.

Aren't the stats based on self-reports?

 

[NAOS]

Before this thread happened, I wasn't sure what the differences were between Scat and CONAN. I know now.

 

[NAOS]

That was unclear to me after reading it. It talked about non-profit and for-profit parts of the church but I wasn't sure which one funded the mall.
I don't think the 2 billion is a donation by the church, though.

good catch

Aren't the stats based on self-reports?

I don't know anything about the particular site Archie sent us to. I do know that, by and large, church statistics can be heavily skewed.

I'm ready to guarantee that SLC is nowhere near that Mormon. I've read a few opinions that say SLC proper lost its Mormon majority as early as the early-1900s (the same voting block that is listed on the website).