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To: GL of Sector 2814
When I took a tour of Temple Square in Salt Lake City with my family I made an occasional discreet comment in a low voice expressing skepticism (I'm an atheist and the rest of my family is Deist in a vague sort of way), but never when anyone else could hear,

My brother and I toured the Temple Square in Salt Lake City in 1999. A couple of German female Mormons spotted us and showed us some of the more prominent sites. My only complaint was that they were quite pushy about evangelising us and wanted to get us to fill out forms with home addresses and phone numbers.

Did you notice how Church street and State street ran parallel to each other through Salt Lake city? I commented on that to my brother when we were driving.

58 posted on 08/09/2009 9:05:58 AM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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To: Paleo Conservative
My brother and I toured the Temple Square in Salt Lake City in 1999. A couple of German female Mormons spotted us and showed us some of the more prominent sites. My only complaint was that they were quite pushy about evangelising us and wanted to get us to fill out forms with home addresses and phone numbers.

My tour guides were a couple of young girls, one American and one Brazilian. They were very nice, although there was a bit of a whispered "Join us...join us!" mentality to them. I do recall them wanting our addresses and phone numbers, now that you mention it (they didn't get them).

65 posted on 08/09/2009 9:44:16 AM PDT by GL of Sector 2814 (One man's "magic" is another man's engineering. "Supernatural" is a null word. -- R A Heinlein)
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To: Paleo Conservative

I also recall protesters marching just outside Temple Square, telling people not to go in and ranting about the evils of the Mormon Church. I told one of them that he was being quite rude, and he tried get in a debate with me about the incompatibility of Mormonism and the Bible. When I told him that he was wasting his time because I’m an atheist and don’t believe in either one he got a very nonplussed expression on his face and went back to shouting at the crowds.


66 posted on 08/09/2009 9:53:07 AM PDT by GL of Sector 2814 (One man's "magic" is another man's engineering. "Supernatural" is a null word. -- R A Heinlein)
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