Missionary zeal.

Just returned from bringing the kids back from the succesful end of year two at university. Drop off at Mom's. Stopped at my main wifi spot (McD's) for some of your blogging enlightenment. Four squeaky clean young men, next table, LDS lads, came over to get in a few licks of proselytising. Almost all evangelicals have a tendency toward the tedious. They were suprised with my familiarity with their Book and tradition, being a spiritual searcher of sorts, and reading main writings from each. What did I think of what I read. I said that for me, the Book of Mormon had a striking similarity to the King James Bible, new testament, with names and places morphed a little, for the North American first peoples' scene. Didn't have the heart to say that Joseph Smith may have plagiarized the real New Testament, likely while on hallucinogens, between poontang sesssions with upper NY state farmers' wives.. And that it's amazing to me that so many bright people of their faith haven't seen this as well. As a younger Turk, I may have been so brutal. But I'm grateful for more equanimity, and less anger. Aa.
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My parents converted to Hinduism and then to a particular swami's teachings when I was quite young, but to leave me conventional options kept me at Sunday school - may be a reason I am fairly unfussed by what religion people hold dear.

Point of this comment is that Mum loved it when Jehovah's Witnesses came calling and would invite them in and talk over them until they escaped, looking a little wild-eyed. She dearly loved a theological debate.

Around the age of 80 she started attending church again. Just in case.
i got a few late night calls from a young missionary. lol i don't know what he was thinking...
Mormons are hilarious. It is unbelievable what people are willing to believe. It just is.
dunno they're all harmless compared to liberals.
As ever use reverse psychology on oppositional disorder...
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Thanks, all. Funny, a JW lady who hasn't visited for a while at home, just came to say hi here at my wifi place. Left the usual "Watchtower" propaganda. I actually went to see one of their services on her suggestion years ago, being a spiritual searcher, but it left me a little flat. Nice people. Yes, the Mormons may have a mild form of cognitive distortion syndrome. Much more severe impairment can be seen in liberals. ;--). Aa
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