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ABigGuy4U
6m ago
80 percent of the Indian flag posters on 4Chan seemed to suddenly disappear so I think it was legit.
EverythingIsFine
Well, is eventually fine
7m ago
For what it's worth, I totally agree with you on the temple ceremony thing (though very specifically for members who have already experienced the modern version), and have been censored on faithful reddit forums for even suggesting faithful members consider looking at them. That could plausibly change in the future, but who knows. At that point anyways it's a little... I mean I dunno, almost not a big deal however, in the sense that assuming for a second the LDS faith is true, then the most one would gain from looking at the past would be more insights for the present? And if you believe, then doctrine says the most recent version is all you really need for salvation and exaltation, so there's no major downside.
In a more general sense of talking about the past, although the LDS faith did go through a low-key phase of "don't talk about it", the Joseph Smith Papers Project has done a pretty excellent job of surfacing plenty of stuff for interested members and non-members alike in the historical record, credit where credit is due.
EverythingIsFine
Well, is eventually fine
16m ago
That was me. Looking back I made my point pretty clumsily and also in poor taste, given especially how it came across as a "dunk" or something, so for that again I apologize. The point I was trying to make was the one that was drawn out a little bit better later about how Tradition - at least to some extent - forces Catholicism to treat potential changes to Tradition with more seriousness than other religions might, with my own as a bit of an extreme example. It wasn't my intent to focus on the alleged inconsistencies as much as to comment on how from the outside alleged inconsistencies seemed like theoretically kind of a big deal for Catholics. I appreciate Oracle's replies and your own self-control both in that respect.
Great comment, very informative.
I did have the thought recently that some of the conservative trends people observe in the Catholic Church could make reunion harder. If the Spirit of Vatican II wanes, East and West would become more aligned in worship and practice, but at the same time a confidently traditional Catholic Church might assert its dogmatic claims more vigorously.
Comparable vibes: Tabernis - Alveus Umbrae, original music on bagpipe + drum by French guys dressed as medieval beekeepers.
The best claim to Mormons being Christian is the everyday practical reality of being Mormon. At night you pray to “God the Father”. You ask for forgiveness of sins, something you believe is only possible through the sacrifice of “Jesus Christ”, and a request you believe is mandatory to receive “salvation”. I mean if you had to pick like ONE thing that defines Christianity, wouldn’t you say that it’s more or less exactly this thing? Either you think Jesus died for your sins, or not?
Also, gosh, you can go to the literal official website, not even the one dedicated to explaining our beliefs, and whaddaya know, right there on the front page is a section "What We Believe", with the first link in the section "Learn About Jesus Christ". Clicking this link contains such totally heretical (/s) topics such as:
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Jesus’s Divine Mission
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His Ministry Gave Us the Perfect Example
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His Teachings Show Us the Way to Salvation
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His Sacrifice Means You Can Live with God
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Jesus Made Forgiveness Possible
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Because of Jesus We Will Live Again Someday
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You Can Follow Jesus
If you wanted details, although it's dated in a literal sense, Joseph Smith wrote out exactly an answer to this question ("What do you believe?") in 1842 and we call them today the Articles of Faith which are relatively succinct and also has the advantage of doubling as a primary source.
On a more practical level, i.e. wondering what modern practice is like, I would direct you toward the resource Gospel Principles which has 47 chapters and honestly? Having both read through it and taught lessons from it, I personally consider it the perfect balance of succinct and descriptive for probably 95% of all purposes, as well as quite honest. I'd be extremely surprised it if missed even a single notable modern doctrine or practice, because for many years it was the basis for the first year of lessons for recent converts, so there's obviously not much reason to "hide" anything there, because most of the people using the book were already baptized members. The book is also extremely careful of its wording, and contains some handy scripture (Bible and otherwise) references that offers some further clarification
Looks like I was clearly wrong with an earlier 'this will probably blow over' Thursday post.
Still, did a cyberattack really take down the grid? India says it's fake news while 'Mashriq news' says it did but wouldn't we be able to see it from space? My Brave AI bot says it was real but I don't think these browserbots are up for wars and the absolute explosion of fake news that comes with it. The beginning of the war in Ukraine was like this too, lots of fantasy.
anti_dan
1hr ago
If any federal regulation actually exists which would prohibit REAL ID cards from being issued in a person's actual legal name, when that name was acquired by a common-law name change—and so far this is just speculation, no-one has found any such rule*—then
REAL ID requires you submit one of many documents with your current name, which would be your common law legal name in such a case. But to do that you need to get a passport or one of various other documents that only is issued by the US government under that name, or a birth certificate issued to your name. OR a chain of custody set of documents from your birth certificate name to your current legal name. Those are:
- Certified marriage certificate.
- Adoption documents that contain the legal name as a result of the adoption.
- A certified name change document that contains the legal name both before and after the name change.
- A certificate, declaration or registration document verifying the formation of a domestic partnership/civil union.
- A certified dissolution of marriage/domestic partnership/civil union document that contains the legal name as a result of the court action.
All 5 workarounds also appear to require a federal passthrough document. Basically a SSN, or the equivalent. At this point the other way to Alabama being REAL ID compliant is known as the ridiculously stubborn way.
So what I'm seeing is, there is probably an easy way to get a non-Star ID that is presumably legal under this interpretation of the law, but there is no good faith reason to challenge the Star ID reqs, but you wouldn't have standing to do that, because its cheaper to do the thing that makes you eligible.
**I seriously expect these will never be discontinued anyway, because discontinuing them would harm the voting block of “people who live a lifestyle rendering them incapable of fulfilling the REAL ID requirements”.
I disagree. If the Republican coalition continues to go more working class, maybe, but if it veers back in the 2012 direction without picking up urban blacks, any Republican state would have good reason to end this. Not only would it disenfranchise legitimate enemy voters, it would make the fraudsters that vote using the information of people who dont vote significantly harder.
veqq
1hr ago
https://youtube.com/watch?v=yig8pTFBULI?si=11Qu7wUkT9184Ds5&t=1800
Some fund managers talk about capitalism without bankruptcy akin to Christianity without hell, meaning a loss of accountability, leading to nihilism etc. This is something we often discuss here "Elites have no skin in the game" etc. which I've been mulling over for a long time. It's interesting to see them arrive at it from a distinct intellectual framework.
stuckinbathroom
1hr ago
Unfortunately, their Erdo’s number wasn’t sufficient
TheBailey
soapy mop
2hr ago
Right now it seems to be "this section of the code says A, that section says B, who gets to juggle the hot potato?"
- I'm not aware of any code that actually says either “A” or “B”.
- It seems the court clearly stated that “A, unless otherwise specified” is their interpretation of § 1-3-1.
- I'm not aware of any court cases that either overturned that ruling, or named “B” as their interpretation of any existing piece of the code.
Either go to court so a judge makes a ruling or the state legislature clears this up. What is happening right now is ripe for all kinds of problems.
We are “ripe for” exactly 3 outcomes that I can see: (1) situation stands, sovcits suffer slightly; (2) a lawsuit is filed, probably by the ACLU; or (3) someone opens this can of worms in the legislature.
You seemingly named the latter two as desired outcomes, and I don't get the impression you consider the first outcome to be particularly problematic, so I'm interested to see what “all kinds of problems” you scry here... Am I misreading you? Do you actually sympathize with the plight of a person who wants to change their name, but isn't eligible or can't be bothered to file for a $50 name change?
Or do you just mean that the situation cannot stand, and every possible outcome is going to be slightly problematic?
WhiningCoil
2hr ago
They fired one of their longest running and best IMHO authors because he was conservative. Then they stepped in and broke the "no real world politics" rules the assorted communities have and made celbrating pride month mandatory.
Gaashk
2hr ago
The recent trend in schools is that if a kid tries to bite you or break your stuff or something, the adult should say “no thank you” very firmly. One of these days No a Thank You will probably be mildly offensive, like “bless your heart.”
I appreciate rude yokels sometimes, as a balance to the euphemism treadmill.
TheBailey
soapy mop
2hr ago
Given that Alabama issues real IDs that seems likely.…even if you won, …what you've done…is, essentially, [destroyed] Alabama's implementation of REAL ID.…Now your whole state is mad at you
If any federal regulation actually exists which would prohibit REAL ID cards from being issued in a person's actual legal name, when that name was acquired by a common-law name change—and so far this is just speculation, no-one has found any such rule*—then
- that would be a legitimate, statutory restriction where applicable, which is on “STAR ID” Driver's Licenses
- that would be inapplicable to non-“STAR ID” Driver's Licenses**
AND you have to pay for a passport, AND you have get the court ordered named change to do that.
*I expect no-one will, either, considering that the passport office explicitly allows common-law name changes, Form DS-60.
**I seriously expect these will never be discontinued anyway, because discontinuing them would harm the voting block of “people who live a lifestyle rendering them incapable of fulfilling the REAL ID requirements”.
Barfknuckle
2hr ago
I'll have to throw vanilla on and see how I get along with the basic gameplay. MechWarrior has always sort of been about racing ahead trying to superhero everything to death before your three bumbling sidekicks can get themselves killed.
BattleTech on the other hand, I can sculpt a perfect precise clockwork death squad. The Phoenix Hawk flanks, the Marauders jump forward to look for headshots, the Atlas cleans up anything still alive by its turn. Entire lances wiped out in a single turn, some mechs dying before even getting to move. Reinforcement lances beheaded and burned. Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria. I do a little bit of this shit in front of the computer.
I gotta see if I can still get into playing DuckTales from Uncle Scrooge's perspective.
anti_dan
3hr ago
Sadly, I already took this “coward's way out” cutting a check to the local probate court rather than raising the matter the hard way, and am now far too satisfied with my legal name to fuck with it any further; someone else with a similar impulse will need to tackle this.
Its hardly the coward's way out even if Catherine Taylor hasn't been superceded by legislation. Which it may well have been. Given that Alabama issues real IDs that seems likely.
In addition, even if you won, I think you still end up at square one. Now what you've done with your extensive ACLU legislation is, essentially, repealed any rulings, regulations, and indirect legislation that enable Alabama's implementation of REAL ID. Now your whole state is mad at you AND you have to pay for a passport, AND you have get the court ordered name change to do that.
Overall, the initial ruling strikes me, given the date, as an intentional giveaway to Birmingham and other machines in Alabama. Partisan and poorly reasoned.
faul_sname
Fuck around once, find out once. Do it again, now it's science.
3hr ago
Oh nice. That is relevant to my interests in a way that I will share on Tuesday.
anti_dan
3hr ago
But why do we want to surrender a freedom we currently have to the government?
Well, voting is directly implicated, and that is your "freedom" to restrict other people's freedoms. So it isn't a black/white sort of question.
Nice elevator hum but I don't get the association with Windows 95. It had no such sounds.
Back then people were often customizing system sounds. The default sounds were the same as now, but a lot more stuff in OS was making noise if I'm not mistaken.
People were also more frequently changing it, now it seems less common. You can do so but honestly I never bother and haven't noticed anyone bothering.
I remember getting a sound scheme based on the ancient game Kingpin(great 1st episode, the rest ass) . Had a modest amount of very profane voice acting. https://youtube.com/watch?v=8PH65GBY5KE
My mom set it up on her work computer. When email arrived the words 'a piece of shit' would sound. Did raise some eyebrows. But it was a small company, nobody minded and she was one of 2-3 people who actually spoke some English.
Windows 95 isn't what most are nostalgic for. It was kind of crap. Windows NT, 2000 and XP, on the other hand..
TheDag
Per Aspera ad Astra
3hr ago
Ahhh I see! Nope, I think the Church was never meant to be a monarchy, and have a King besides Christ. I believe the more decentralized approach of Orthodoxy is correct.
SubstantialFrivolity
I'm not even supposed to be here today
4hr ago
CGL has enormously poisoned the well with their shenanigans.
What has Catalyst done? I don't really keep up with the tabletop side, I basically bought a starter box and never played. I'm not surprised they have been up to shenanigans after how badly they botched Shadowrun 6e, but I'm not familiar with it either.
pusher_robot
PLEASE GO STAND BY THE STAIRS
4hr ago
If you're a Millennial, this Windows 95 theme ambient track is probably pretty nostalgic.
faul_sname
Fuck around once, find out once. Do it again, now it's science.
4hr ago
Not a dedicated one, no, just a simple little 10 line Python script
Ugh, that's really shitty. That's a bummer. :/
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