Matt

Oh, my goodness! Darn it to heck! Goldarnit! Flip me! Fetch it to heck and tarnation! Sugar to it all! I'll be darned if I am going to start using "minced words" instead of the real words like *** £$£$, $£$£, $££$ and $£££! ***Unfortunately, self-censoring shields were set on "HIGH"

No, it required that they be uttter MorMons. It was an official release. From the LDS Church. You know the one I mean? HQ in Utah.

That would be the white settlers, John Doe. (You will note that this is confirmed by the exhortation in the last two lines.)

Hyperbole? Well, SRM, if that's your name for an official release from the Mormon Church, stick with it. However, it DID result in my TBM Brother-In-Law pulling his ward website on the instruction of the Bishop.

Cuz they got promoted! Also because they are symbolic of a variety of different things, also perhaps to remind their congregation that they are God's representative on Earth?

Interesting point. Veneration, praise, worship, all different subjects. Let's put it this way, "Praise to the Man" has no counterpart in any Christian sect that I am aware of. (We will leave Jesus' mother out of this one, as she was the Mother of Jesus and a special case)

That's what they taught me, all those years ago. "Book of Mormon Stories..." was the Primary song on that theme. And perhaps Brother West remembered that as a faithful Mormon he should not use websites that are not official LDS church websites? Or has that rule been withdrawn?

Also, do be careful of your sources of "ancient native American folklore." One I believed in -the Bishop's daughter told it to me- turned out to be a total invention. A 'Faith Promoting Rumour'. She had passed it on in good faith.

All fields of science far removed from vulcanology, as it happens. Next time, take the right types of scientists with you!

By religions I presume the poster means Chrstian sects. If so, then, no, I am not aware of any christian sect that praises someone other than God or Jesus. It would be seen as Blasphemy. Gives pause for thought... :)

(sic)Interesting to note that an LDS psychology group starts off from a point of paranoia.

Or that there might be a maniac on the roof of the car! That's my fave Snopes story!

Gee. The overflowing 'lurv' for Winnie reminds me why I stopped being a Mormon. And sleep deprivation and stress can cause seizure-like events. His Bishop is an idiot. If he can't keep his trap shut, then he shouldn't be a Bishop.

I was taught that ALL tea was bad. Tisanes (herbal drinks) are not tea, though.

I wonder if this is a real concern? Did George Bush damage his brain with drugs? Pity if he did, but not ideal material for president...

I have told you that I am not familar with Albanes. As in not familar with. Familar with not. Not with familar. OK? You say you have problems with No Man Knows My History. Any specifics you'd care to share? From what I recall of the book it was well-researched and well-written.

Ah. Now THAT would have been the Grauniad being "amusing." Ha. Ha.Ha. Heavy-handed irony. Not funny, not clever.

And Mrs Bush was also good at driving. Doh! No, sorry! She wasn't, was she? Any way, if she was a good teacher, how come her husband is so... well, what he is?

The Guardian? Oh, yes The good old Guardian! There are so many typos in The Guardian that it is known as The Grauniad. It is a comicbook for those of leftward leanings. It has a very small readership, chiefly for librarians, some teachers and lecturers and so on.

But speaking of beer, isn't the Bush family so unlucky with booze? I mean, there's the missus having killed her friend whilst driving drunk and run away from the scene, there's George Junior with his little cough! problems and the girls are such a pair of drunken little minxes, too!

These are two issues running at the same time. I am not familar with Albanes, however, I have read No Man Knows My History, so am familiar with that work. My copy is packed away, as we should be moving to a new house, soon.

Snow... You say you "feel Pretty and Witty and Gay." Who are these three people? Do they mind you feeling them?

Unemployment is a key control device in advanced nations. "Do as we tell you, or you'll lose your job." It happened in Britain in the early 1980s. Sadly, the government went too far and destroyed whole communities and entire industries. It took the economy years to recover from the effects of those experiments. That's why the Tory Party isn't going to win the next election, and why it lost the last two.

Albanes? I'll reserve judgement. I'll hold fire until you tell me your problems with Fawn Brody.

No! What America needs is expensive healthcare, to ensure Big Pharma stays big and rich! And if that's at the expense of millions of ordinary Americans? Too bad. Let 'em chew grass like a dog does, if they can't afford Big Pharma's prices.