"Hold my root beer" - the Russell M. Nelson thread

[SeattleUte]

The Church needs to revoke temple recommends from anti-vaxxers. I hope every Bishop is setting up "vax settlement" interviews, with hypodermics and RNA vaccines and nurses on site. Were I the prophet, that would be underway already.

[RC Vikings]

April 2020 - I'm glad we have a world renowned surgeon leading us at this time and through this pandemic.

August 2021 - Hell no, I'm not getting the vaccine.

The struggle with the orthodox Mormon, anti-vaxxer today hopefully will teach them to be more tolerant of others.

[YOhio]

The Church needs to revoke temple recommends from anti-vaxxers. I hope every Bishop is setting up "vax settlement" interviews, with hypodermics and RNA vaccines and nurses on site. Were I the prophet, that would be underway already.

Way to go asshole. You stay in the church and you'd easily be in the Q12 and this would be happening. You'd be the prominent uncle worrying sportswriters. Now the world suffers just so you could have a drink and chase tail.

[All-American]

Way to go asshole. You stay in the church and you'd easily be in the Q12 and this would be happening. You'd be the prominent uncle worrying sportswriters. Now the world suffers just so you could have a drink and chase tail.

[Larry “Moose” Stubing]

Way to go asshole. You stay in the church and you'd easily be in the Q12 and this would be happening. You'd be the prominent uncle worrying sportswriters. Now the world suffers just so you could have a drink and chase tail.

I actually ceased activity in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints because it’s false and makes claims that are factually wrong and misleading. Joseph Smith was a pedophile and a really bad man. That’s a pretty good reason for members to become non-members, it’s really not due to desire to have a drink.

[YOhio]

I actually ceased activity in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints because it’s false and makes claims that are factually wrong and misleading. Joseph Smith was a pedophile and a really bad man. That’s a pretty good reason for members to become non-members, it’s really not due to desire to have a drink.

[SeattleUte]

An important result of the Church’s new vaccine commandment (the 11th Commandment? A new clause in the Word of Wisdom?), intended or unintended, is that Mormons now can’t claim religious exemptions from vaccine mandates. This isn’t really my field, but I understand that Civil Rights laws allow religious exemptions, but they have to be legitimate. The employers can investigate the legitimacy of the faith and purported religious dogma. No vaccine exemptions for cults and kooks. LDS now have to get vaccinated, or get fired, no school or college, restaurants or football games in many places.

[Non Sequitur]

An important result of the Church’s new vaccine commandment (the 11th Commandment? A new clause in the Word of Wisdom?), intended or unintended, is that Mormons now can’t claim religious exemptions from vaccine mandates. This isn’t really my field, but I understand that Civil Rights laws allow religious exemptions, but they have to be legitimate. The employers can investigate the legitimacy of the faith and purported religious dogma. No vaccine exemptions for cults and kooks. LDS now have to get vaccinated, or get fired, no school or college, restaurants or football games in many places.

I consider it another Proclamation. I'm going to get it framed and embroidered and hang it alongside my Family Proclamation.

[Northwestcoug]

An important result of the Church’s new vaccine commandment (the 11th Commandment? A new clause in the Word of Wisdom?), intended or unintended, is that Mormons now can’t claim religious exemptions from vaccine mandates. This isn’t really my field, but I understand that Civil Rights laws allow religious exemptions, but they have to be legitimate. The employers can investigate the legitimacy of the faith and purported religious dogma. No vaccine exemptions for cults and kooks. LDS now have to get vaccinated, or get fired, no school or college, restaurants or football games in many places.

If nothing else, I am enjoying SU's recent humility here. Keep it up!

[Bo Diddley]

An important result of the Church’s new vaccine commandment (the 11th Commandment? A new clause in the Word of Wisdom?), intended or unintended, is that Mormons now can’t claim religious exemptions from vaccine mandates. This isn’t really my field, but I understand that Civil Rights laws allow religious exemptions, but they have to be legitimate. The employers can investigate the legitimacy of the faith and purported religious dogma. No vaccine exemptions for cults and kooks. LDS now have to get vaccinated, or get fired, no school or college, restaurants or football games in many places.

Haha. If only. There's room enough in the LDS tent for personal religious beliefs that may or may not align with proclamations. I guess the bottom line is this: is it doctrine?

[PaloAltoCougar]

My inactive daughter (an RN) who lives in SLC is very frustrated by the anti-mask crowd there, resentful that the non-masking kids may infect her kindergartner and pre-schooler. She asked, "Why do they wear garments but can't wear a mask?" I withheld my first thought, that garments are a shield and a protection to the wearer but masks are not, because I'm not a complete doofus.

[Goatnapper'96]

My inactive daughter (an RN) who lives in SLC is very frustrated by the anti-mask crowd there, resentful that the non-masking kids may infect her kindergartner and pre-schooler. She asked, "Why do they wear garments but can't wear a mask?" I withheld my first thought, that garments are a shield and a protection to the wearer but masks are not, because I'm not a complete doofus.

Ever since Flystripper went a bit bonkers on the unvaccinated about the reinstitution of California anti-pandemic spread measures I have been mildly intrigued at the attitude towards those skeptical of vaccinations. Brother Wuap even had a strongly worded Facebook Open Mic Sunday declaration demanding all those persuaded by these philosophies to unfriend him. I wonder if he has time to delete it before the Woke crowd come and get him:

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/07/unvaccinated-different-anti-vax/619523/?utm_source=msn

I knew eventually we would discover that somebody's favorite protected class would make up enough of the anti-vaxxers that the angered enlightened could no longer collectively mock them in their echo chambers. I was once hopeful that we could maintain our righteous indignation towards irresponsible people, but deep down inside I knew it would not be.

[SeattleUte]

Ever since Flystripper went a bit bonkers on the unvaccinated about the reinstitution of California anti-pandemic spread measures I have been mildly intrigued at the attitude towards those skeptical of vaccinations. Brother Wuap even had a strongly worded Facebook Open Mic Sunday declaration demanding all those persuaded by these philosophies to unfriend him. I wonder if he has time to delete it before the Woke crowd come and get him:

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/07/unvaccinated-different-anti-vax/619523/?utm_source=msn

I knew eventually we would discover that somebody's favorite protected class would make up enough of the anti-vaxxers that the angered enlightened could no longer collectively mock them in their echo chambers. I was once hopeful that we could maintain our righteous indignation towards irresponsible people, but deep down inside I knew it would not be.

Nope. They are all the same in this respect. They are equally benighted in refusing the Covid vaccine. I'm really not interested in considering what an diverse lot they are. I don't care about thier idiot reasons. Government and employers are responding as they must: if you don't get vaccinated, you lose your job, you don't go to football games, to restaurants, travel. You have no life.

[myboynoah]

My inactive daughter (an RN) who lives in SLC is very frustrated by the anti-mask crowd there, resentful that the non-masking kids may infect her kindergartner and pre-schooler. She asked, "Why do they wear garments but can't wear a mask?" I withheld my first thought, that garments are a shield and a protection to the wearer but masks are not, because I'm not a complete doofus.

It's baffling to me (not the whole garments are a shield thing). Angels, polygamy, denying the priesthood to classes of people, etc., and masks and vaccinations are the bridges too far?

[Uncle Ted]

My inactive daughter (an RN) who lives in SLC is very frustrated by the anti-mask crowd there, resentful that the non-masking kids may infect her kindergartner and pre-schooler. She asked, "Why do they wear garments but can't wear a mask?" I withheld my first thought, that garments are a shield and a protection to the wearer but masks are not, because I'm not a complete doofus.

Someone should capitalize on this and make masks out of old garments.