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skepticscott

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9. So which is more appropriate
Tue May 22, 2012, 12:10 PM
May 2012

in a "meaningful discussion"?

A. Demonstrating exactly why the quote is taken out of context, and misinterpreted.

B. Calling the poster a liar.

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Romney's Mormon faith is one of the most edcantor May 2012 #1
Why did you say in the other thread that this is not unique to Mormons? cbayer May 2012 #2
I forgot I posted this. daaron May 2012 #3
This is what you said in the other thread: cbayer May 2012 #4
Thanks for the reference. daaron May 2012 #5
Ah, you were referring to these highly secretive, cultish groups cbayer May 2012 #7
Oh absolutely. daaron May 2012 #10
I have a deep and abiding distrust of Romney, but not because he is a Mormon. cbayer May 2012 #11
The real truth is that skepticscott May 2012 #12
Certainly not unknown among traditional Christians either: dimbear May 2012 #6
You are taking this completely out of context and misrepresenting it (which some might cbayer May 2012 #8
So which is more appropriate skepticscott May 2012 #9
That is a famous verse, hundreds of gallons of ink have been spilled on it, and yet dimbear May 2012 #13
Well, if christians can't agree on what it means, then how can you cbayer May 2012 #14
As a simple nonbeliever, I read the words as they are recorded. Selecting a dimbear May 2012 #15
Wow!! So you read them exactly as fundamentalist do. Thats my opinion May 2012 #16
In a sense you are correct. I take them verbatim to mock, they take them dimbear May 2012 #17
Is not your mocking an end? cbayer May 2012 #18
Certainly. End, purpose. dimbear May 2012 #19
Pious fraud looks to be a different topic. cbayer May 2012 #20
It's too much to ask of a religion that it admittedly and openly lies. dimbear May 2012 #21
I didn't mention it at the time, but the person I speak about here is a hardcore Catholic. 2ndAmForComputers May 2012 #22
In context... jeepnstein May 2012 #24
Possibly relevant: the Utah war.......Johnston's Army.......Buchanan's folly: dimbear May 2012 #23
From the Journal of Mormon History: dimbear May 2012 #25
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