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To: Reeses; aMorePerfectUnion
What "party" are you talking about? The original article -- written by a Mormon on a Mormon Web site -- or some supposed "envious" comments on the article?

Which "comment" is envious?

You talk about some "party" as "envy-laden" but you didn't address anybody other than me.

And my only comments in post #1 was:

Comment b Hmm...I wonder how many "poor" general authorities there are in the Lds church were picked as paycheck-worthy general authorities?

(You're not implying that I'm envious the Lds general authorities didn't pick me-- a non-Mormon-- to be a general authority, are you?)

Comment a: There. Proof that the "prosperity gospel" didn't start with a few TV preachers! It goes back at least 180 years to Joseph Smith and his Book of Mormon!

NO Mormon envy there...I'm an equal-opportunity critic of the "prosperity gospel" -- I don't think it belongs in any church no matter what sign is on the door.

Comment c: Well. How would movies like A Christmas Carol and the Utah-based movie, The Ghosts of Dickens Past go over in Mormonland based upon the MWA?

So what? A Christmas Carol is now a tale of "envy" per you? Really?

But actually, I don't think your accusation of "envy" was addressing my comments at all.

And if you were addressing a specific poster, why ping me or only me?

No, if you'd been provoked by something supposedly "envious" said by a poster, you would pinged them.

You didn't.

Which really means you're addressing the author of this article. And that tells me that before you even commented, you didn't bother to look to see who wrote it.

So again, It was written by a Mormon on a Mormon Web site. Yet you spun this into an "us" vs. "them" thing instead of portraying this as a "them" vs. "them" thing.

Your comments need definitive clarification.

22 posted on 12/07/2010 11:47:18 AM PST by Colofornian
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To: Colofornian
Which "comment" is envious? you didn't address anybody other than me.

My comment was about the envious article, not specifically your comments. You posted it so you get the comments not directed at someone specifically.

You have a point about the evils of mixing prosperity and gospel but the Mormons in general do not seem evil to me. They seem to be maximizing their success, which invokes envy. Envy is the driving destructive force behind modern leftism.

24 posted on 12/07/2010 12:07:04 PM PST by Reeses
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To: Colofornian
Your comments need definitive clarification.

You spelled DEVINE wrong.

30 posted on 12/07/2010 1:11:54 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going.)
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