Floyd Eye
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I'm not. I never even heard of it.
311boogieman
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Well, so is Lebanon, Cuba and Japan.
Also Knob Lick.
Don't forget Uranus, MO
Fuck yeah!
Now that is the smartest thing I've seen you post. Too bad you don't actually play the guitar.
Wizard of Ozz
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... and gold discs buried in the ground contained the history of Christian civilization in the Americas before the 13 colonies and formed the base of the cult... err...I mean "religion".
Few episodes of American religious history appear as unlikely as what Joseph Smith claimed to have happened to him on September 21, 1823. According to the traditional narrative of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Smith was visited that night by an angel who told him of an ancient record buried nearby his farm in western New York.
Smith traveled to the hill in question the next day and uncovered gold plates on which he claimed were written the history of a Christian civilization that lived in the Americas two millennia prior. Years later, when he eventually took possession of the plates, he “translated” them into the Book of Mormon.
That text is now embraced as scripture by over 17 million worldwide members of the faith and has been translated into more than 100 languages. Even Smith’s narrative of the angelic visitation and reception of the plates is part of the church’s scriptural cannon.
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lol I had I befriended a couple Mormon missionaries a few years back. Learned a lot from them in regards to their faith. When one of them told me that the garden of Eden was in Missouri it was hard not to chuckle. I felt kinda bad lol. They were really cool guys, even if with their wacky beliefs.... and gold discs buried in the ground contained the history of Christian civilization in the Americas before the 13 colonies and formed the base of the cult... err...I mean "religion".
Few episodes of American religious history appear as unlikely as what Joseph Smith claimed to have happened to him on September 21, 1823. According to the traditional narrative of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Smith was visited that night by an angel who told him of an ancient record buried nearby his farm in western New York.
Smith traveled to the hill in question the next day and uncovered gold plates on which he claimed were written the history of a Christian civilization that lived in the Americas two millennia prior. Years later, when he eventually took possession of the plates, he “translated” them into the Book of Mormon.
That text is now embraced as scripture by over 17 million worldwide members of the faith and has been translated into more than 100 languages. Even Smith’s narrative of the angelic visitation and reception of the plates is part of the church’s scriptural cannon.
311boogieman
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Floyd Eye
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Uranus is a made up tourist trap. There is no town of Uranus. Before that (Genius) marketing ploy, that place used to be like an old west town where you could see little plays and shit, showdown at high noon and all that.
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Yeah that’s a big one. Not being able to drink coffee is a big deal for me as well!
Wizard of Ozz
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Floyd Eye
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Once, in another lifetime, some Jehovah's Witnesses came to my door. Now normally when that happened I would answer the door naked mumbling about satan and shit, but for some reason I decided I wanted to talk to them. So I invited them in. We talked for a couple hours about their beliefs and my take ( at the time) on Christianity. Which was, and I guess still is, that you don't get to change shit or add shit to the bible like all the religions do, including Lutherans and especially Catholics. I believe(d) that the Greek bible, I think it is called the Good News Bible now) was the closest one to the original(s). Anyway, to my surprise, weird practices like not cutting their hair, dancing or celebrating birthdays and speaking in tongues aside, they actually struck me as pretty much just going by the bible. Those two stopped by a few more times over the next couple years just to talk before I ended up moving.
Anyway, long time ago but yeah.
Anyway, long time ago but yeah.
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VonBonfire
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They twist and alter the bible they subscribe too and have made numerous false predictions on "the end of the world" whose dates have come and gone, the last being 1975 before they decided it was a poor practice, and made them look like the heretics they are. Below is the burial area of their founder, Charles Taze Russell. It's a cult. That being said, many of them are very moral, good people but they are moral, good people who are caught in a cult.
Floyd Eye
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Yeah probably, but these two never tried to convert me or anything. They simply came by to talk about the Bible. By the way, this was during the time I was starting to become completely disillusioned with Christianity. In the end, well, you know the result. I still think the Bible is fascinating and even though I do not believe it is the word of god, I do, or did, still enjoy studying it.
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VonBonfire
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I had them over to my house numerous times over the course of about a year and a half. The first couple times they came by simply to talk about the bible and hand out their pamphlets. Basic bible stuff and pleasant teachings geared at people who know little or nothing about the bible. Those are the prime targets.
When I was able to rebuttal them scripture for scripture during four or five visits they ramped up operations by bringing in one of their heavier hitters, who was more well versed in JW theology, and the bible. A more committed member, not just someone obligated to the cult activity of going door to door. It is an obligation btw. When confronted with the many false predictions their church has made he always tried to deflect and move to control the course of discussion. Of course that didn't work and they never came back.
They get you into the church first. Then one of the parishioners who has a business will offer to employ you. Then you marry another member, have kids, and are essentially trapped there forever unless you are willing to walk away from your entire existence. That's how a cult works. While they are mostly good, moral people, they are working for an evil, deeply heretical organization.
