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  • Originally posted by mpfunk View Post
    Seriously, why is John Dehlin still a thing? As a pseudo-apostate even I find him annoying and not worth any time.
    Originally posted by mpfunk View Post
    He is probably too busy researching tapirs to really care about this stuff.
    Sorry Boss, he's yours. If we have to take DP, you gotta take JD. Them's the breaks.
    "They're good. They've always been good" - David Shaw.

    Well, because he thought it was good sport. Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.

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    • Originally posted by mpfunk View Post
      CES Letter Foundation?

      Gotta make those contributions tax deductible somehow.
      "Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf

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      • Originally posted by Moliere View Post
        He's holding a press conference
        Why is that eliciting such a reaction from you? 600,000 people have downloaded his letter. It's the Common Sense of the new schism.
        When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him.

        --Jonathan Swift

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        • I find it interesting that this guy's mind has been made up for quite some time yet he hasn't had the integrity to write a letter of resignation. I guess writing a resignation letter doesn't come with the right amount of publicity.
          Last edited by Shaka; 02-10-2016, 09:39 AM.

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          • Originally posted by DrumNFeather View Post
            Sorry Boss, he's yours. If we have to take DP, you gotta take JD. Them's the breaks.
            I belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I have not resigned, nor do I anticipate a future resignation.

            I don't have to claim John Dehlin nor do I claim him. I also don't have to claim Daniel Peterson as I'm not a believer. There are benefits to being a fence sitter.
            As I lead this army, make room for mistakes and depression
            --Kendrick Lamar

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            • Originally posted by SeattleUte View Post
              Why is that eliciting such a reaction from you? 600,000 people have downloaded his letter. It's the Common Sense of the new schism.
              I hope the press conference is on periscope.
              "Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf

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              • Originally posted by mpfunk View Post
                I belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I have not resigned, nor do I anticipate a future resignation.

                I don't have to claim John Dehlin nor do I claim him. I also don't have to claim Daniel Peterson as I'm not a believer. There are benefits to being a fence sitter.
                Seeing as you're not a believer exactly what fence are you sitting on?

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                • Originally posted by Shaka View Post
                  I find it interesting that this guy's mind has been made up for quite some time yet he hasn't had the integrity to write a letter of resignation. I guess writing a resignation letter doesn't come with the right amount of publicity.
                  I don't think that's the only way to evaluate the integrity spectrum.
                  I intend to live forever.
                  So far, so good.
                  --Steven Wright

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                  • Originally posted by SeattleUte View Post
                    Why is that eliciting such a reaction from you? 600,000 people have downloaded his letter. It's the Common Sense of the new schism.
                    One of those downloads was mine, but then I saw that it was 60+ pages long and promptly deleted it.
                    "Friendship is the grand fundamental principle of Mormonism" - Joseph Smith Jr.

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                    • Originally posted by Sullyute View Post
                      One of those downloads was mine, but then I saw that it was 60+ pages long and promptly deleted it.
                      Haha....me too.

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                      • Originally posted by Brian View Post
                        I don't think that's the only way to evaluate the integrity spectrum.
                        Maybe not but name one good reason why this guy has left his name on the records. He's been waiting the church out so he can cry foul and drum up donations to his site. I do not find much integrity in that particular strategy.

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                        • Originally posted by Sullyute View Post
                          One of those downloads was mine, but then I saw that it was 60+ pages long and promptly deleted it.
                          I sure as hell didn't read it. I'm just wondering how he spent 100s of hours on this thing. I think I could have compiled basically the same issue list if I googled "lies of the LDS church" or a similar search.
                          As I lead this army, make room for mistakes and depression
                          --Kendrick Lamar

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                          • Originally posted by Shaka View Post
                            Seeing as you're not a believer exactly what fence are you sitting on?
                            The fence that the church has a lot of good qualities and can help people. However, I acknowledge the huge issues with the church as well.
                            As I lead this army, make room for mistakes and depression
                            --Kendrick Lamar

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                            • Originally posted by mpfunk View Post
                              The fence that the church has a lot of good qualities and can help people. However, I acknowledge the huge issues with the church as well.
                              I don't think that's sitting on a fence. I think that's more like wallowing in a mudhole of ambivalence
                              PLesa excuse the tpyos.

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                              • Originally posted by Shaka View Post
                                Maybe not but name one good reason why this guy has left his name on the records. He's been waiting the church out so he can cry foul and drum up donations to his site. I do not find much integrity in that particular strategy.
                                I have never met him. Sounds like you know him pretty well. So I'll trust your judgement.
                                I intend to live forever.
                                So far, so good.
                                --Steven Wright

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