“Some might call this “baiting.” Personally, I’d prefer not to think so ill of you; but my options are growing thin.”
Oh come now, you have hated me for quite a while, why not be truthful to the rest here and tell us how ill you really think of me. You weren’t so shy in your personal message to me, which was quite virulent to the point of delusion, so pretending otherwise and suggesting I’m baiting you is a bit laughable.
Truthfully, I can only read so much of the apologist Mormon flim flam before I feel queasy, so I may have missed some revelation of yours that Joseph Smith walked on water, or that husbands really don’t have to call out their wives secret names. But you know, I think I can be forgiven for not understanding the intricacies of a religion based on masonic rites, 17th century witchcraft, crystal gazing, polygamy and other esoterica concocted by someone claiming to be a saint. Frankly, I find the Scientologists have more compelling mythology and at least they admit it was a science fiction writer who fabricated their microcosm.
Why do I cling to these strange ideas? Perhaps you should ask yourself that question first.
Not fair! No one pinged me on this conversation! So what did I miss?
Oh bye the way, I am encouraging all those who care to comment on Mormonism to check out at least one of the Mormon songs of worship on my homepage http://www.freerepublic.com/~nowandlater. I am suggesting it to at least to help others get a feel what the content of our worship focuses on. After you listen to a song or two, please feel free to bash us.
“Oh come now, you have hated me for quite a while, why not be truthful to the rest here and tell us how ill you really think of me.”
Why would I hate you? In my view, you’re just wrong; I am too, about a lot of things.
I only express displeasure at your insistence at spreading rumors you have been informed were false.
“You weren’t so shy in your personal message to me, which was quite virulent to the point of delusion...”
My personal message to you was frank, not virulent. It was made, if you recall, to the comparison you made between Mormons and vampires. I also took the opportunity to very clearly express to you that neither you nor anybody else will stop God’s work - a sentiment with which I’m sure you will agree. We only disagree as to God’s means.
That you chose to be offended at my clarity is not my lookout.
“I may have missed some revelation of yours that Joseph Smith walked on water...”
We never said that, and I’m not aware that Joseph ever did.
“...or that husbands really don’t have to call out their wives secret names.”
Problem is that a lot of us have said it; I have said it three or four times myself. So you must have “missed” quite a lot.