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And, if it were true, please walk me through the steps of rogue and clandestine academia you pursued to unearth these truths. If it is so secret, how did you find out about it?
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Second, I don't know what can really be said as an accurate generalization about "this board." There is clearly some hostility for some people here toward the church or toward the teachings of the church or toward personalities in church leadership. There are plenty of people who take up the other side, however, and it certainly isn't just Tex and Indy and it isn't always predictable where criticism or defense comes from around here. I agree with creekster that the tone is generally more shrill lately, but that has a lot to do, probably has mostly to do IMO, with extreme positions getting taken by personalities around here who have not yet run out of the steam necessary to antagonize one another. For me, I don't think that any topic is out of bounds and I think you ahve agreed with this. I don't think there is anything we can't talk about in a constructive sincere way. That many choose not to is too bad. I would hope that some of the pairings who end up with the last twenty posts of a given thread between them (notice how others lose interest?) would just take a break from one another and stop using each other as proxies for the stereotypes in the church they have such distaste for. You know who you are.
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He's my friend and a co-worker, I've known him for years. Who cares what my relationship is with him? Obviously I don't have the answers, and had no idea women weren't allowed to pray until the 1970's. I can't ask cougarboard for help?
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What I have noticed is that the focus here seems to be the faults and errors. For all the negativity, I dont really see much to offset it. Maybe a post about some great thing our Church leaders have done. Something wise BY said. Something inspiring BRM has taught. Those kinds of sentiments are highly uncommon here....at least what I have read. I take very little seriously on the internet. There is no accountability on an anonymous website, so why would anyone take any of this seriously? I agree that calling someone apostate is ridiculous. I beleive I have made this point before. Once again, I am simply noting that if you choose to identify yourself a certain way, as well as post negatively, dont be surprised if others view you in that very way. I could be overstating everything here, which is why i am couching everything as an observation, not an empirical fact. I guess, since we cannot have it both ways, you could be understating everything and this place really is hostile and negative towards the Church. So, what do you think of the BYU Cougars this season? I like their chances.
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