The Mockingboard.

[_Mercury]

We criticize certain LDS beliefs, however. Are you suggesting, as many in our society seem to believe, that religion should be sacrosanct, beyond criticism?

He believes that HIS religion is exempt from criticism.

[_Jersey Girl]

This board exists primarily to mock Mormons principally and the religious faith of Christians secondarily.

Would you feel good about participating anonymously on a board to mock the Jews in your town -- their personalities, their professions, their practices?

Would you feel good about anonymously mocking the liturgy of the Methodist Episcopal Church?

God will not be mocked.

P

Well, where to start...I would agree that there are individuals on this board who mock Mormons and/or the LDS Church. Most of those persons are former members of your church and if anyone has a right to criticize or even mock the church or it's members, it is them based on their real life experiences. To say that this board exists primarily for that purpose is irrational on your part. If you were interested in serious discussion without the mocking that you dislike, why aren't you confining your participation to the Celestial Forum that was created for just that purpose?

Sorry, bud, but when you yourself choose to participate in minimally moderated forums, and then complain about what you find there, I just can't take that seriously.

Of course, the Savior limited his interaction to only the holy and thereby successfully avoided mockery of any sort throughout his life. I can see why you'd want to follow that example.

Jersey Girl

[_rcrocket]

Sorry, bud, but when you yourself choose to participate in minimally moderated forums, and then complain about what you find there, I just can't take that seriously.

I don't complain. I mock the mockers, the ignorant cowardly folks who post anonymous drive-by hit pieces against faithful members of the Church, and justify themselves with the belief that the Internet exists to accomodate anonymous posts. Posters who are no better than hit-and-run drivers who self-justify their conduct.

You are cowards. You come here to self-congratulate yourselves for your superior wisdom in seeing the folly of Mormonism, yet you can't bring yourselves to identify yourselves.

Rant over. Carry on.

P

[_Mercury]

Sorry, bud, but when you yourself choose to participate in minimally moderated forums, and then complain about what you find there, I just can't take that seriously.

I don't complain. I mock the mockers, the ignorant cowardly folks who post anonymous drive-by hit pieces against faithful members of the Church, and justify themselves with the belief that the Internet exists to accomodate anonymous posts. Posters who are no better than hit-and-run drivers who self-justify their conduct.

You are cowards. You come here to self-congratulate yourselves for your superior wisdom in seeing the follow of Mormonism, yet you can't bring yourselves to identify yourselves.

Rant over. Carry on.

P

imas anonymous as you are. your on equal ground.

If i used your reasoning I could bitch about your drive by hit pieces.

It works both ways but I have the advantage, rational thought.

[_Sam Harris]

So Plutarch is ready to go net-naked and reveal who he is to all of us, so he won't seem like such a hypocrite?

[_Jersey Girl]

Sorry, bud, but when you yourself choose to participate in minimally moderated forums, and then complain about what you find there, I just can't take that seriously.

I don't complain. I mock the mockers, the ignorant cowardly folks who post anonymous drive-by hit pieces against faithful members of the Church, and justify themselves with the belief that the Internet exists to accomodate anonymous posts. Posters who are no better than hit-and-run drivers who self-justify their conduct.

You are cowards. You come here to self-congratulate yourselves for your superior wisdom in seeing the follow of Mormonism, yet you can't bring yourselves to identify yourselves.

Rant over. Carry on.

P

He says, behind an anonymous screen name.

Jersey Girl

[_Mister Scratch]

This board exists primarily to mock Mormons principally and the religious faith of Christians secondarily.

Would you feel good about participating anonymously on a board to mock the Jews in your town -- their personalities, their professions, their practices?

Would you feel good about anonymously mocking the liturgy of the Methodist Episcopal Church?

God will not be mocked.

P

No specific examples? Wow, what a huge surprise!

[_truth dancer]

I see this forum as a place to discuss Mormonism. It is not slanted one way or the other; open to all.

While there is some mocking and negativity, there are also defenders and apologists.

I personally wish there were more so discussion could be more expansive, nevertheless, I do not think the board was designed for mocking.

I think we can make the board what we wish it to be... depending on how we each participate, we can bring a positive atmosphere or a negative one. It is basically up to the participants.

:-)

~dancer~

[_wenglund]

Does anyone here have the personal integrity to admit that whether this site is intended to mock the Church or not, whatever mocking of the Church that does occur here, may reasonably be considered as religious prejudice or bigotry?

Thanks, -Wade Englund-

[_Sam Harris]

Wade, you shouldn't speak about something you don't have.

In your eyes, anything that does anything other than give you spiritual indigestion is an attack.

One can disagree with the church, most of us live in a free country.

I believe the general purpose of this board was to provide a place where people with minds they wanted to use could use them, outside the restrictions of FAIR.