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Re: Mormon bashing again
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Thu, 2 Mar 2000 00:30:39 GMT
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jsproat@ioSPAMLESS.com
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Mr L F Braun wrote:
> James Brown wrote:
> > Zealot. :)
:-,
> > I have
> > beefs with some individuals, but I make a distinction between a church and
> > it's members. Something I think more people could use... I skimmed that
> > thread on /. and noticed a whole lot of broad strokes.
Yes, it was this more than anything else that got my goat.
> > The only thing I would say that might be "negative" is that one of the local
> > Mormon groups seems very insular - in that I have met several Mormons with
> > *huge*, apparantly church-bred, misconceptions about everyday society. OTOH,
> > I have also met Mormons with a very good idea about what's going on.
> Same here.
Same here.
There's a cliche for a Utah Mormon; e.g. "the Church is true, but even more so
in Utah". I know a few induhviduals who have earnestly earned that title, but
just a few. Most people I meet are actually very decent in this regard.
> > 1:Except Scientology. Legal status aside, that is NOT a religion.
I heard a conspiracy theory once that Scientology is the result of a bet
between Hubbard and Heinlein on who could build a bogus religion faster.
Heinlein lost because the editors chopped too much from _Stranger in a Strange
Land_.
See, here I go, bashing another religion; I'm just as arrogant as the next
guy. Scientology is the only large religion which I take exceptional
exception to, for many (IMHO) good reasons.
> ObInterestingThing: There's a huge LDS church/mission on Exhibition Road in South
> Kensington, London (SW7), right behind the Victoria and Albert Museum and across
> the street from Imperial College and the Museum of Natural History. It's a nice
> building in itself, but it's surrounded by Victorian architecture on both sides, so
> it looks kind of odd in situ. A great piece of real estate, in any case!
I saw that one! Just down the street from Harrod's, right?
It's a chapel, used for Sunday sessions and such. The public is invited to
attend, I believe; though by the looks of the building, there's not a lot of
room. The building's architecture is something like
bank-meets-office-building-in-the-50s. Not a bad job, really, but quite a
jarring view when surrounded by the other buildings on the block. And it's
got the longest wheelchair ramp I've *ever* seen.
But that South Kensington area, oh man! I have never seen so many French
teen-agers in my life! And the pastries were good, too. :-,
Cheers,
- jsproat
--
Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@io.com> ~~~ http://www.io.com/~jsproat/
Card-carrying member of the Star-Bellied Sneech Preservation Society
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| (...) I've heard that as well... I suspect it's an urban legend (or whatever the SF equivalent is?), but only they know for sure, and I don't think they're telling. (...) The Church of $cientology, as Hubbard set it up, is (also IMHO) seriously (...) (24 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Yep, that's the one. I've never thought about it as near Harrod's, but I guess it is! (...) You're not kidding! I suppose they figure that if you come rolling down the hill, you oughta be able to just aim and shoot up the ramp. Nice to think (...) (24 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) "My Life for Aiur!" :) Somehow, I don't think that's the sort of Zealot you meant... (...) As a historian, one truly marvelous thing about the LDS church is the recordkeeping. It's stunning, and with good doctrinal reason. It's the only place (...) (24 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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