Those crazy Mormons

[The Lovely Mrs. tod]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Oh, those crazy swankers.



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As for me, as a gay and a jew ... i relish anything to hate the Mormons for at this point. I'm tired of them trying to control the world, and trying to control my ancestors fate in the afterlife ... even though they can do no such thing even with the assistance of their magic underwear ... really pisses me off. Leave me the fvck alone, you cocsuking mormons!

But how do you really feel about them?

[Gn2Dlnd]

The article I read pointed out that the upset is that future historians will have lists of Mormons who were killed in the Holocaust. And since the Mormons have an obsession with genealogical databases, they really do have an influence over what future historians will know about our religious make-up.

I know that the Mormons also posthumously baptize Native Americans, as well. The more you know, the nuttier they get.

LDSFTWTF

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by Gn2Dlnd

The article I read pointed out that the upset is that future historians will have lists of Mormons who were killed in the Holocaust. And since the Mormons have an obsession with genealogical databases, they really do have an influence over what future historians will know about our religious make-up.

I know that the Mormons also posthumously baptize Native Americans, as well. The more you know, the nuttier they get.

LDSFTWTF

I think the collections of the various holocaust museums and archives will be taken much more seriously by future historians than Mormon genealogical websites.

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Gn2Dlnd

The article I read pointed out that the upset is that future historians will have lists of Mormons who were killed in the Holocaust. And since the Mormons have an obsession with genealogical databases, they really do have an influence over what future historians will know about our religious make-up.

That may be a valid issue (data integrity always is over the centuries) but per the article linked above anyway, that is explicitly not the issue here. They're upset about it happening even if that person does not end up in the International Genealogical Index (the database that lists all ordained -- personal or vicarious -- Mormons):

"Baptism of a Jewish Holocaust victim and then merely removing that name from the database is just not acceptable," said Michel...

But as JWBear says, I doubt that in a couple centuries anybody is going to think Adolf Hitler or George Washington or Albert Einstein were Mormons just because they show up in a database. In fact, I would guess that if anything it will eventually cast doubt on just how many Mormons there actually were.

Also, I'd point out my little thing in my humorous post about the dead person being immune to re-baptism is they so choose. It should be noted that the Mormons already believe that. They baptize the dead, and the dead, in the afterlife, have the ability to reject it. So spiritually it seems to me no harm, no foul, and isn't it fun watching people squabble over nonsense.

And yes, they do American Indians, if they can learn their names (that is why they do the genealogical research, they have to know the name) as well as any other person including you or me eventually.

[bewitched]

Originally Posted by Gn2Dlnd

I know that the Mormons also posthumously baptize Native Americans, as well. The more you know, the nuttier they get.

LDSFTWTF

Swell. Hopefully this doesn't mean I'm a Mormon...although that would explain the missionary visits.

[Gn2Dlnd]

Originally Posted by JWBear

I think the collections of the various holocaust museums and archives will be taken much more seriously by future historians than Mormon genealogical websites.

Probably, but I still wouldn't want grandma's name showing up on a list of people killed because of her Mormonism.

Metaphorical grandma, mine's still alive and living in Joplin, MO.

Not 'mo, MO.

[Disneyphile]

They need an overzealous spokesperson like Tom Cruise.

I put them pretty much on the same parallel as Scientologists.

[lizziebith]

If this were almost any other board and a thread showed up about politics and religion I'd get to post "IBTL"! Lolz.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by lizziebith

If this were almost any other board and a thread showed up about politics and religion I'd get to post "IBTL"! Lolz.

IBTL......hmm.....all I got is "Itty Bitty Titty Lizzie"

[BarTopDancer]

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