Guilty Pleasure: Mormon/Xtian Fights at FR!

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If you're ever really bored at work or something, try this: search "Mormon" on FR scroll down for a sec and there WILL be (not maybe, there WILL be) some hillbilly type freeper mixing it up with a prissy-type freeper Mormon. I know, I know, but the writer's are on strike, and they write their own comedy over there without even breaking a sweat! I swear the "FEH!" comment made me spit out my coffee.

To: humblegunner
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints who have been to the temple wear garments to remember the covenants that they made in the temple. I think Jeff Lindsay explains it best for me:

I used to be surprised when strangers asked me about my underwear, but now I assume this is just out of healthy curiosity. It is healthy, right? Seriously, I know where you are coming from. Adult Latter-day Saints who have been to the temple make sacred covenants to follow Christ. There, they receive what is called a "garment" to wear as a personal, private reminder of those covenants. It's related to the Biblical concepts of priestly robes and vestments and "wearing the whole armor of God," with the garment itself representing the garments God gave Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden. There are also other outer articles of clothing worn only in the temple.

The temple garment is modest underclothing. It's not exactly Calvin Klein, but it's not necessarily funny looking, maybe just a little more modest than usual. Promoting modesty is one of the intentions, I think, in addition to remembering covenants of integrity and virtue.

Also from Isaiah 61:10

"I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness".

You can also go here Temple garments
And here is the official comment from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Temple garments

Like members of many religious faiths, Latter-day Saints wear religious clothing. But members of other faiths — typically those involved in permanent pastoral ministries or religious services — usually wear religious garments as outer ceremonial vestments or symbols of recognition. In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, garments are worn beneath street clothing as a personal and private reminder of commitments to God.

Garments are considered sacred by Church members and are not regarded as a topic for casual conversation.
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103 posted on 11/27/2007 5:17:27 PM PST by Utah Girl
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To: Utah Girl
Garments are considered sacred by Church members and are not regarded as a topic for casual conversation.

They are not considered sacred by me and are funny enough to elicit casual conversation.

Sacred protective underwear indeed. Feh.
104 posted on 11/27/2007 5:21:51 PM PST by humblegunner (My KungFu is ten times power.©)
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To: humblegunner

Do you also make fun of other peoples religious clothing? The cross that many Christians wear? The yarmulke that Jewish men wear? The collars that many pastors and preachers wear? How about the robes the Catholic priests wear and what the Pope and cardinals wear? If you want to regard this as a casual conversation, so be it. I tried to answer your comment with what we believe.
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To: Utah Girl
Do you also make fun of other peoples religious clothing?

When they run for president, yes.

The cross that many Christians wear? The yarmulke that Jewish men wear? The collars that many pastors and preachers wear? How about the robes the Catholic priests wear and what the Pope and cardinals wear?

No candidates I know of are wearing any of those things.

But Romney?

Magic underwear for sure.