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2.11.10

By Oris

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Well THAT was very one sided. Which democrats picked out these photos?

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2.12.10

By Elizabeth

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Awesome ones.

2.12.10

By Oris

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Lizzie,
You proved my point very well. Thank you Dear.
So much for being an inclusive group. Thinking such as that is why the Independents gave Scott Brown the win. Wait till Nov. Sweetie. Keep up the good work

2.12.10

By bruce

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yeah..if they wanted something really stupid and funny they could have shown any one of george bush`s speaches..

2.12.10

By katie

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Seriously.

2.17.10

By Larz

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Uh, Bruce, I think you mean "speeches".

2.12.10

By John Madison

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I'd buy Soy Milk damn it. Here is my own sign; "Stop it."

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2.12.10

By April R

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my favorite was the one of a guy wearing a rebel flag t shirt and his sign said "Does This Shirt Make My Ass Look Dumb?"

But the Mormon signs, while I understand the anger people had against the church and its involvement in prop eight, were not true and things are funnier when they poke fun at the truth. No one who belongs to the Church of Jesus Chirst of Latter-day Saints has more than one spouse and calling my garments which i wear "magic panties" is beyond offensive. It's ignorant, not humorous.

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2.16.10

By Stinko The Fish

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God told ME to look thru the bottom of coke bottles and read the back of a Thurmond Muson Rookie card for the Last Book of the bible. So, I did and YOU can't see it because I HAVE the ONLY magic spectacles. The Coke bottle lens are called the "Uma" and the "Thurman".

I will now reveal to YOU what God revealed on the Holy Rookie card:
HE said:
" Tell Joseph Smith it was a joke...A JOKE! He really thought I was serious?!! Crystal Glasses? Funny Underwear? I am the Biggest Prankster in the History of Time!!! You might as well pray to Superman Comics.... BWAH AHAHAHAHAH!
PS. Your "Organized" Religions Offend ME!"



2.17.10

By Xena

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way to be a complete asshole.

2.20.10

By Simon

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"But the Mormon signs, while I understand the anger people had against the church and its involvement in prop eight, were not true and things are funnier when they poke fun at the truth. No one who belongs to the Church of Jesus Chirst of Latter-day Saints has more than one spouse and calling my garments which i wear "magic panties" is beyond offensive. It's ignorant, not humorous."

So actively pursuing legislature that restricts the rights of American citizens is not a big deal, but making fun of your religion is? To be fair there were gays long before there were Mormons, shouldn't they have some seniority in who gets to be offended?

You say making fun of the truth is better, so fine, let's make fun of the fact that not long ago the widespread belief in the Mormon church was that being black was a result of the "Curse of Cain". It wasn't until 1978 that the ban on blacks in the priesthood was lifted.

I wouldn't expect you to know about this since the the tactic of the church is to treat any new 'revelation' as though it had always been that way. Thus neatly erasing the blatant racism from their personal history books.

Perhaps polygamy (at least in the mainstream Mormon faith) is gone. That doesn't stop the church from trying to justify it in retrospect. Nor does it change the fact that women are still treated as second class citizens within the church. Know of any women with any power in the church? I bet you can't think of one, the only time women are allowed any authority is over other women, who must of course, defer to their husbands.

Call the holy underwear whatever you want, but there is a reason that it rarely gets mentioned to new members of the church- It's ridiculous. Quasi-mandatory Tithing is bad enough, but asking me to pay an exorbitant sum to buy underwear that can only be bought from the church, or else it won't be holy enough? It's hard to see that as anything other than a money-making scam.

I can understand how this might look like wild conspiracy theory, especially to the 'Faithful'. No doubt there are plenty of unfounded rumors about any church floating around out there. However I have first-hand experience with the church due to the misfortune of having a parent as a member. I'm neither gay or religious, so it would seem that I have no personal stake in the topic. However, I do live in the U.S. and any time religion seeks to leverage itself in political/legislative matters, especially with the purpose of limiting the freedoms of U.S. citizens. I worry...and sometimes rant.

If that was too long, and you skipped to the bottom: You can't restrict/mock my sexual preference if I can't restrict/mock your religious preference.

2.21.10

By April R

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"You say making fun of the truth is better, so fine, let's make fun of the fact that not long ago the widespread belief in the Mormon church was that being black was a result of the "Curse of Cain". It wasn't until 1978 that the ban on blacks in the priesthood was lifted."
The Church was accused of advocating abolition and encourgaing free blacks to buy land and become members of the church in the 1800s. Which at that time, esp my many in Missori was seen as an attempt to enfrancise blacks, a grave sin to those who wanted to keep free blacks and slaves out of full citizenship. see:
Black and Mormon by Newell G. Bringhurst, Darron T. Smith

It is now invogue to accuse The Church of being racist and the most popular method is using the priesthood ban as the example of this.
as elder Oaks said in a PBS documentary
"I can’t remember any time in my life when I felt greater joy and relief than when I learned that the priesthood was going to be available to all worthy males, whatever their ancestry. I had been troubled by this subject through college and my graduate school, at the University of Chicago where I went to law school. I had many black acquaintances when I lived in Chicago, the years ’54 through ’71. I had many times that my heart ached for that, and it ached for my Church, which I knew to be true and yet blessings of that Church were not available to a significant segment of our Heavenly Father’s children. And I didn’t understand why; I couldn’t identify with any of the explanations that were given. Yet I sustained the action; I was confident that in the time of the Lord I would know more about it, so I went along on faith.

Nobody was more relieved or more pleased when the word came. I remember where I was when I learned that the priesthood would be available to all worthy males, whatever their ancestry. I was at a mountain home that our family had purchased to have a place of refuge. I had my sons up there, and we were digging something. We had a big pile of dirt there. I’ve forgotten what it was now, but the phone rang in the house. I went inside, and it was Elder Boyd K. Packer. He said: “I have been appointed to advise you as a representative of the academic people, many of whom have been troubled by the ban on the priesthood, professors, and students, and so on. As president of Brigham Young University and as their representative [Elder Oaks was president of BYU at this time], I’ve been appointed to advise you that the revelation has been received that all worthy male members will be eligible to receive the priesthood, whatever their ancestry.” I thanked him, and I went outside and I told my boys, and I sat down [voice cracks with emotion] on that pile of dirt and cried. And I still feel emotion for that moment. I cried for joy and relief that the Lord had spoken through His prophet, that His blessings were now available to all: the blessings of the priesthood, the blessings of the temple, the blessings of eternity. That’s what we desired. I praise God for it."

This wide spread belief as you put it, in the "Curse of Cain" was in fact NEVER official Church Doctrine, nor was it ever claimed to be a revelation from Heavenly Father. The fact is you have to look at the general political nature of the United States at the time as to why the Chuch took so long to ordain black men.
In fact, Jospeh Smith himself ordained some black men to the priesthood, and they kept it even after the practice was suspended.

And, as to your last statement, I NEVER tried to restrict anything you said. I don't have that power nor inclination. I was stating how I felt about the sign. Terms ike "magical underware" are belittling and childish, and it wasn't funny to me. If you found it funny or whatever, kudos. Go ahead, make fun of Mormons, I don't have to like it.

Also, I personally disagree with how the Church got involved in Prop 8. I personally see no problem with homosexual marriage. despite what you are implying, I am not a mindless drone who does everything her peers in the Church do. I follow the comandments and not the politics.

P.S. I have found that those who were once Mormon themselves or had a relative/friend/aquaitance who was a bad representative of Mormons are the most entusiastic Mormon bashers. It is my humble opinion that it is because they know deep down that there is truth in the Church and they are spiritually conflicted and feel the need to make those of us who are devout just as miserable as they are.


also see:
Black Mormons & the Priesthood-Ban by Darrick T. Evenson
www.angelfire.com/mo2/blackmormon/book.html

2.12.10

By Oris

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Brucie... I would take you a bit more serious if while making fun of Bush you learned how to spell.
P. S. Bush was no prize...Yet compared to what we now have....

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2.12.10

By Oris

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Brucie... I would take you a bit more serious if while making fun of Bush you learned how to spell.
P. S. Bush was no prize...Yet compared to what we now have....

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2.16.10

By Mila

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Oris, I would take you a bit more seriously if, before making fun of Brucie, you learned how to construct a sentence in English.

The nice thing about communication, though, is that it doesn't need to be perfectly executed to get a point across. It does help, but only if the point in question has any merit. Otherwise, inability to spell or construct a sentence gives us permission to both dismiss the faulty arguments AND ridicule you with our relentless sarcasm!

Thanks for all the giggles!

2.12.10

By Mel

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Way to be completely one sided. Morons.

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2.12.10

By maggie

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yeahh..
i thought this was hilarious :]

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2.16.10

By Me

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While I appreciate the attempt at humor, not all these signs are real or intentional. Picture 34 shows the guy with the rebel t-shirt holding up a sign with red print saying "does this shirt..." Now look at picture 29. Same people, different angle. On the left hand side you see the arm and part of the sign of the guy with the rebel t-shirt. It has black print and a "t" on it. Don't believe everything you read.

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2.17.10

By Maggie

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So, there can't be two intentionally funny signs at one protest? I don't actually understand what your saying.


2.20.10

By Sam

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Yeah, #34 is pretty obviously (and badly) shopped. The others are funny though.