Moksha

Photons have mass? I didn't even know they were Catholic.

Audrey Hepburn was hot! So are these ladies:

So you are saying symbols can mean different things to different people and that efforts to lump them together with an unfavorable meaning is primarily driven by a desire to demonize people with differing ideas? Yikes! That does not bode well.

If Loki is behind this living storm, then perhaps the lightning was Thor trying to stop his mischief.

The line in which the religious becomes political is the line in which religious authority becomes political authority. Best to render unto God the things that are of God and not cross over into the world of Caesar. Crossing this line and demanding others cross it too is not what Jesus had in mind.

I always feel uncomfortable with the thought that God doesn't follow his own moral advice. To His own self be truth, thus he cannot be false to any Man.

If something could be found to carp about, it will be carped. Such is the world of politics.

Tell that to the folks at Mercedes Benz. When surrounded by such people, it is best to not make any sudden moves and if confronted, know all the verses to the National Anthem.

There was a time when many older women had short blue french poodle hair.

Well Shible and Shineflis me timbers, Matey! Wonder how they regard Allah on Os and Zip?

This was so good I have to share it. It is from my friend BillThinks4Himself at Beliefnet. He has given me Carte Blanche to repost his stuff which is always at a genius level. Enjoy. Clark Kent was LDS by BillThinks4Himself How do I know? The clues were there all along, to anyone who was willing to look. 1. Clark dresses like a missionary. He looks like he just came back from Mister Mac. Is that Swedish knit? I'll bet it is. 2. Clark is in Metropolis but not of it. Doesn't the paper have an icon of the world on it? Clark works in this world but his values come directly from Smallville, a nice, clean, place where people know right from wrong. He stands out like a sore thumb in the big city, where success is all about pushing, shoving and cutting in line. 3. Clark knows about the pre-earth life. He has two sets of parents - his earthly parents and his heavenly parents. He knows he was sent to Earth from a heavenly home. 4. Clark lives according to rules that are not of this world. In Metropolis, everybody is chasing a dream, going after it in whatever way they can. Clark also has dreams - of working for the Daily Planet and hooking up with Lois Lane - but they're second to his real mission, which is to do the will of his father. 5. Clark's set of instructions come from a record found in the earth. This record preserves the values of a lost civilization, one done in by the lack of foresight among its people. Clark's father might be likened to Mormon as a man of prophetic vision whose warnings went unheeded until it was too late. 6. Clark was special gifts. He has special skills he is not allowed to show off for his friends but which he uses to serve others. 7. Clark is really a god in disguise. Superman is a glorified person who condescends to human form by disguising himself as another schlub on the city bus. In truth, however, he can leap tall buildings, outrun a speeding train and is faster than a speeding bullet. His true self would blow the doors off the persona he plays when trying to blend in with others. 8. Clark wears special underwear. It comes with certain markings. Bullets bounce off of it. It covers up his vitals. It symbolizes the person he really is, which tracks back to his heavenly parents. 9. Clark could be a player but chooses, instead, to go after Lois Lane. Even when Lois throws herself at Superman (the sexually actualized alter ago), Clark prefers to woo her as Clark, the nice guy, not Kal El, the stud. 10. Clark is no showboater. He quietly does his job, often underestimated by employers and competitors alike, but somehow keeps landing on his feet.

Pray a lot.

JAG, I think a distinction should be made between a group who would probably not befriend us because of the position we have taken regarding homosexual behavior and making outright enemies because they perceive that we are conducting an actual vendetta against them. For many in the world, there is something sympathetic about supporting a misunderstood and persecuted minority (Mormons). They tend to want to offer friendship and support for the downtrodden. These people are called liberals. However, when we shift gears from a persecuted minority to a persecuting minority, we tend to lose sympathy and gain enemies. This by no means is good for a Church who wants to follow Jesus in meekness, peace making and love for God and the other. The religious ideal gets lost in the persecuting and ideology.

One point to consider is that this poll was conducted before Proposition 8 and the Mormon participation in this campaign was known. I suspect the ratio of unfavorable to favorable has increased since that time. Like all feedback that is not flattering, this one stings. However, feedback is always necessary if we are to shift approaches, if indeed we wish to be viewed favorably. At least a favorable view would make achieving the four Church mission goals much easier and effective. Kudos to FAIR for allowing this feedback to be presented.

If Burkas were required, I am sure most would comply. That would certainly hurt the chances of the BYU women's volleyball team though. It would be hard to see the ball. However, it might mean fewer firesides on modesty for the Young Women.

Isn't lying one of our mortal imperfections?

Your thoughts? http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700054363/Mormons-need-to-work-to-increase-favor.html

What about a reality show on regular Mormons? I bet the executives at Jell-O would jump then giggle at the chance to sponsor it.

The difference might be the relative pay scales of Imams and Rabbis per blessing, with Halal coming in with the lowest blessing bid.

Good question. We are currently experiencing negative publicity for our leading this anti-gay marriage crusade. If we persist, your scenario of it being worse in twenty or thirty years is probably dead on accurate. Decades past 1978, we are still seeing condemnation for us being perceived as on the opposing side of the civil rights issue for so long. I think such negative perceptions will hamper our reaching out to lend the Gospel message to the world. It is not our place to pick up the hammer of Jerry Falwell when there is so much good to be done in the world.

Wonder if the inhabitants of Os are ever tempted to say, "Oh, Zip!"? Didn't the song Walk Like an Egyptian contain the line 'Way-oh-ox-oan'?

Hemi, Brigham's bed looks much wider than it is long and the length looks diminutive. Is it the camera angle or did 19th Century folks sleep folded?

I always pictured a cemetery with spirits ethereally rising from their graves and singing Spirit in the Sky then beaming up. Love that line, "I got a friend in Jesus". Gives me a warm feeling. :)

I am missing you.

That is why religion and science can work so well in tandem, since they supply the answers to separate parts of the whole. Religion presents us with the grand picture and science provides us with knowledge of God's methodology. Evolution is part of God's methodology and majesty.