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formercia

(18,479 posts)
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 02:45 PM Oct 2012

Real Mormons don't lie.

I was visiting some Mormon friends in Provo. Their young daughter was talking with me, curious about my beard. I said something scary and she started to cry.
Her mom came over an said. "I know you were kidding and didn't mean to scare her, but you see, she took what you said as the literal Truth, because this is the first time in her life that she has heard someone tell a Lie."

That always stayed with me.

Mitt worships the God Baal, lord of Money.

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Real Mormons don't lie. (Original Post) formercia Oct 2012 OP
Really? Google "lying for the Lord." Indpndnt Oct 2012 #1
My parents-in-law are mormon and they really do not lie. They cannot stand Romney WhollyHeretic Oct 2012 #2
Every single person lies obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #7
My mother-in-law won't even do white lies. WhollyHeretic Oct 2012 #13
sorry, but that's nonsense. cali Oct 2012 #15
Listen I know being caustic and talking down to people is your thing but I've had a crappy week and WhollyHeretic Oct 2012 #17
I believe you WhollyHeretic siligut Oct 2012 #23
Everybody lies obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #18
"first time...she... heard...a lie" louis-t Oct 2012 #3
Yep. Very condescending elehhhhna Oct 2012 #8
No one lives past 12 who never lies Cicada Oct 2012 #4
"Lying for the Lord" would be considered lying, correct? obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #5
wow. so Mormons are different from all other humans on Planet Earth? cali Oct 2012 #6
This is very interesting formercia Oct 2012 #9
what does that even mean? cali Oct 2012 #10
You're making an observation to yourself? Replying to your own OP? Indpndnt Oct 2012 #21
"honey, do these pants make my butt look big?" PD Turk Oct 2012 #11
Jehovah's Witnesses say the same thing Andy823 Oct 2012 #12
Mitt is a Rat-Face LIAR!! Segami Oct 2012 #14
So Kolob the Magnificent's planet of Spirit Wives isn't a lie? cthulu2016 Oct 2012 #16
lol good point obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #19
Exactly. Their entire scripture is based on a lie maxsolomon Oct 2012 #20
I really depends on the ' star date ' you are referencing. Segami Oct 2012 #22
The church lies to Mormons all the time. LeftyMom Oct 2012 #24
Lying for the lord... Javaman Oct 2012 #25
I feel like I have walked into a portal to an Alternate Universe formercia Oct 2012 #26

WhollyHeretic

(4,074 posts)
2. My parents-in-law are mormon and they really do not lie. They cannot stand Romney
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 02:48 PM
Oct 2012

I do know plenty of Mormons who do lie of course.

obamanut2012

(25,906 posts)
7. Every single person lies
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 03:00 PM
Oct 2012

The only thing that differs is the intent of the lies and the frequency of the lies.

I'm not cheating, honey.

Oh, your haircut looks nice.

I'm not embezzling, how dare you accuse me of that!

Don't be silly, your roast is not overdone.

Iraq has weapons of mass destruction.

WhollyHeretic

(4,074 posts)
13. My mother-in-law won't even do white lies.
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 03:14 PM
Oct 2012

I don't think that's a good thing. It causes problems, not that she has bad intentions, she is constantly worried about other people's feelings but she will not lie. I guess my father-in-law does tell white lies occasionally, though he is very quiet. I don't think it's the religion. I am not a fan of that or any other church. My in-laws are genuinely some of the nicest people you'll ever meet.

 

cali

(114,904 posts)
15. sorry, but that's nonsense.
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 03:19 PM
Oct 2012

Believing your mother-in-law never lies and never has is akin to believing in the Easter Bunny.

WhollyHeretic

(4,074 posts)
17. Listen I know being caustic and talking down to people is your thing but I've had a crappy week and
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 03:25 PM
Oct 2012

don't really feel like putting up with petty people so I'm going to put you on ignore.

siligut

(12,272 posts)
23. I believe you WhollyHeretic
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 03:53 PM
Oct 2012

I met Mormons like your MIL when I was in Utah. I was quite surprised, but rather liked it. I also learned to keep my sarcasm to a minimum.

obamanut2012

(25,906 posts)
18. Everybody lies
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 03:37 PM
Oct 2012

Except for the people who have that one medical condition, where they literally cannot.

That doesn't mean they aren't the nicest folks in the world. But everyone lies, even white lies, and I believe a very nice person definitely would, because they wouldn't want to cause pain or be rude to someone.

obamanut2012

(25,906 posts)
5. "Lying for the Lord" would be considered lying, correct?
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 02:58 PM
Oct 2012

Not only do all humans lie to some extent, but LDS are actually encouraged to lie, if the ends justify the means.

Wiki "Lying for the Lord."

 

cali

(114,904 posts)
6. wow. so Mormons are different from all other humans on Planet Earth?
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 02:59 PM
Oct 2012

This is just an absurd claim. Of course "real Mormons" lie. So do "real Christians" and "real Jews" and "real Buddhists", etc.

Followers of all religions lie. At least most of them. Humans lie. The vast majority of us.

And what on earth did you say to the kid.

This is just so ridiculous I can't believe you believe it.

formercia

(18,479 posts)
9. This is very interesting
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 03:05 PM
Oct 2012

It seems the Teabaggers aren't the only ones who live in an information bubble.

 

cali

(114,904 posts)
10. what does that even mean?
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 03:09 PM
Oct 2012

look, humans lie. It's part of the human condition. Psychologists have told us that for years.

Indpndnt

(2,391 posts)
21. You're making an observation to yourself? Replying to your own OP?
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 03:48 PM
Oct 2012
Okay, then.

How about information on this topic from ex-Mormons, with sources for you to check out? Or are they in an information bubble, too?

http://www.exmormon.org/lying.htm

Andy823

(11,495 posts)
12. Jehovah's Witnesses say the same thing
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 03:10 PM
Oct 2012

That they don't lie, yet I know for a that many of them do lie, and like the Mormons "lying for God" thing, the JW's have the same teaching but they call it "theocratic warfare", which allows them to lie to people if they think it might help them convert people to their teachings.

I don't care what religion a person is, or isn't, there are always honest people as well as dishonest people.

maxsolomon

(32,978 posts)
20. Exactly. Their entire scripture is based on a lie
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 03:41 PM
Oct 2012

actually a series of lies.

that was a cruel thing for her to have told you. little kids cry because men have deep voices, too.

formercia

(18,479 posts)
26. I feel like I have walked into a portal to an Alternate Universe
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 08:30 PM
Oct 2012

I also thought DU was better than this.

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