Posted on 04/06/2008 5:27:22 AM PDT by SkyPilot
I just read the book. Riveting. I bought it at Target, you can get it a amazon.com (see my post)
That’s what I thought.
You know, the media and others are all over this about breaking up the families. Well, if those kids are with their mothers, it’s a moot point. The father is nothing more than a low life scum (apologies to scum) who’s of the caliber of dictators like Stalin, Pol Pot, etc. The only difference is that they don’t have a country of their own, so they just make up their own little world to control and torture.
Sadistic,....’s I can’t say..... I don’t want to get banned.
I’ll check out the local library first. We DON’T NEED another book in our house.
I sorta thought so but wanted to make sure!
I agree with you about the “breaking up the family” is such drivel....I would like to know what kind of “family” life these kids live with a 5 moms, 1 dad and 40-50 siblings....gee, you think “dad” even remenbers their names???
Betcha most of them respond to *Hey You!*.
Or that could explain why so many of them have the same names. Not so many for the idiot father to remember.
Check out this thread starting at this post, 1438.
I’m more autistic than artistic at times.
If I saw him on the street I would automatically think “gay”....just looks gay. My gaydar is rarely wrong.
I think one poster on exmormon.org framed this well: FLDS is really LDS, inc.'s crazy old aunt locked in the attic who refuses to die.
What's really sad is that this "crazy old aunt" resembles most of Mormons' older (19th century) ancestors.
I would say that four of the key distinctives of the fLDS in comparison to the "Mother Ship" (or "Mother POD" if you will) is...
(a) polygamy for "time" (otherwise both groups agree on polygamy for "eternity"):
(b) blacks as eligible members of the priesthood (fLDS is still pre-1978 Mormonism);
(c) they follow distinct leaders;
and (d) the fLDS is isolationist whereas the "Mother Ship" openly proselytizes. (Most of the rest of the distinctions are minor)
Bottom-line? The fLDS are simply a time-machine reminder of what generations-ago-Mormonism was. And that's why, as I said on post 1,101 & a more recent post, that it's a "Love-Hate" relationship that the LDS have re: the fLDS!
I so appreciate your posts. Thanks for educating us!
I don’t think the ‘reason’ or ‘history’ has anything to do with the fact that POLYGAMY IS STILL ILLEGAL IN THIS COUNTRY.
Breaking the law in the name of the Lord is still breaking the law. Fact.
I agree. [Which is what makes LDS who like to point out how "law-abiding" they are all the more guilty of obfuscation...'cause note, most cannot bring themselves to either condemn their literal (and spiritual) ancestors who broke the law to engage in polygamy...nor by extension, do they usually take the initiative to condemn fLDS polygamy]
I agree, although I prefer to call what they do an outright lie, or deliberate deception. The fact they would even attempt to defend polygamy proves they secretly support the practice IMHO.
The problem is they want so much to proslytize for more tithing $$$$$ and be accepted as another denomination of Christianity that they are willing to go against the clear teaching of their own 'living prophet'. They do this of course knowing full well most of the country will never abide this practice and will call it what it is: A CULT. Then when the FLDS (who are actually more faithful to the original teachings of J. Smith and B. Young than the regular LDS are) get crucified by the news media -- they want to label them apostate but at the same time defend them. Pathetic.
Thank goodness I never expect the spiritual brain dead get it right!
It’s been brought up.
They look decent. No boobs, butts or bellys showing which is more than you can say for regular society.
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