Random Thoughts Thread

[TripletDaddy]

Just had a meeting with a lease hound who raised the bar for creepy. He told me he was awakened in the middle of the night thinking an intruder was in his house but it was just his college-aged son coming home from a date. I made an offhand remark about his son getting as much action as he could while he was home, and the guy responded: "If he's getting busy I hope he's getting video because his girlfriend is drop dead gorgeous."

by "raised the bar," I assume you mean after you had initially set it seconds earlier??

[old_gregg]

by "raised the bar," I assume you mean after you had initially set it seconds earlier??

lol. you wouldn't understand. talking about the sexual behavior of another's children in a business meeting is a quaint, country folk thing.

[cowboy]

by "raised the bar," I assume you mean after you had initially set it seconds earlier??

But I made sure to tell him I don't drink coffee so he'd know I'm a Mormon and have standards.

[YOhio]

It's amazing how many Christian bakers pop up out of the woodwork during a culture war.

[Jeff Lebowski]

It's amazing how many Christian bakers pop up out of the woodwork during a culture war.

Well if there is one thing Jesus taught us, it's that we should not mingle with nor serve sinners.

[imanihonjin]

Well if there is one thing Jesus taught us, it's that we should not mingle with nor serve sinners.

Nope. He taught us that we should be coerced into making the right decision.

[YOhio]

Well if there is one thing Jesus taught us, it's that we should not mingle with nor serve sinners.

Calling gay people sinners. Not cool, JL.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Calling gay people sinners. Not cool, JL.

Are you coercing me?

[wuapinmon]

Well if there is one thing Jesus taught us, it's that we should not mingle with nor serve sinners.

I thought it was "Who cares about Levin?"

[clackamascoug]

Nope. He taught us that we should be coerced into making the right decision.

Maybe the Lord's method of obedience/reward exemplifies how important our growth is to our eternal happiness. He loves, and wants us to succeed so much, that he's doing all he can to wrangle this herd of cats called humanity. Even a little coercion now and them is nothing more than "tough love" and a kick in the butt to move us in the right direction. I'm surprised, but not shocked, at the level of unappreciation so many of us show to the Savior when we throw his gift back at him, muttering something like.... "its too hard."

[Northwestcoug]

Nope. He taught us that we should be coerced into making the right decision.

So in the grand council where these matters were discussed, how did Jesus rank the importance of loving others unconditionally versus vague political ideologies?

[imanihonjin]

So in the grand council where these matters were discussed, how did Jesus rank the importance of loving others unconditionally versus vague political ideologies?

Vague political ideologies? I don't know what coercion has to do with unconditionally loving others or are you suggesting that Christ would be for the proposition of forcing people to unconditionally love others?

[Northwestcoug]

Vague political ideologies? I don't know what coercion has to do with unconditionally loving others or are you suggesting that Christ would be for the proposition of forcing people to unconditionally love others?

Coercion has nothing to due with unconditional love. However, your response to JL's post suggests that you consider a faulty interpretation of the doctrine of agency to be as important as Christ's admonition of love.

[imanihonjin]

Coercion has nothing to due with unconditional love. However, your response to JL's post suggests that you consider a faulty interpretation of the doctrine of agency to be as important as Christ's admonition of love.

Really? How is that? It is easy to support non-coercion and unconditional love at the same time. I think everyone should treat others with respect, and kindness, and love. I try my best to do so myself. I don't think others, as long as they aren't doing damage to a physical person or their property, should be coerced to "unconditionally love" others. That isn't even possible.

Lest you think that I support people being bigots, I don't. I hope that the bakery that refuses to bake a cake for a gay couple suffers for their poor decisions. I just don't think the government needs to mandate what you and JL apparently believe is unconditional love.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Wait until imanangrynihonjin hears about Utah's new anti-discrimination law. Yowza.