Gene Wolfe Fans Talk Politics (Again)

brunians at brunians.org · 21 May 2009, 23:51 · from 2009-May.txt.gz

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From: brunians at brunians.org (brunians at brunians.org)
Date: Thu, 21 May 2009 19:51:50 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: (urth) Gene Wolfe Fans Talk Politics (Again)
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For all the wierd stuff that gets bruited about about Mormons and
Mormonism, it has always seemed a perfectly reasonable religion to me. The
theology and founding history is a little wierd, but seriously folks,
whose theology and founding history is *not* a little wierd, or more than
a little? We all think our own isn't because we are used to it.

Mormonism also, remember, is a very young religion. It may very well be
significantly different in a thousand years or more: one of the most
admirable things about the Church is its ability to adapt to changing
times.



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> On May 20, 2009, at 6:41 PM, Jeffrey Brent McBeth wrote:
>
>> Perhaps things have changed a little since you were last active, here
>> is more or less how things are now within the Mormon church.
>
> Well, you got me.  I remember the separate fast tithing now that you
> bring it up.  It must amount to a small percentage of overall
> tithes.  And sorry for smearing the good Mormon folk with that shame
> stuff - that was my perception at the time but it may have been
> skewed by youth or by the congregation I found myself reared in.  Sorry.
>
> Steve
>
>
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