i fail to see the humor

[Canuck Mormon]

Maybe we should stop with the fake church signs. Let's show a little respect to others, please.

Jazzy I can understand why you would get a little upset. We don't know the context in which the picture was used, and we don't know the purpose behind using it. All of us like a little joke every now and then, but to compare LM to the Anti"s that burn our garments, and tell us we're going to hell, and say Joseph was a pedophile, etc., is a pretty big leap. Let's try and respectfully discuss the topic that Gwen had started.

[jazzy225]

Yes, some of the signs are funny, get over that. It doesn't matter whether the sign was fake or not. I'm talking about the message sent.

So, some of you are saying it is ok to expose your young impressionable men to this statement.

"Church services have been canceled due to loss of pastor to mormon missionaries"

People complain because of the attitudes toward mormonism. There are things you just don't joke about, especially someones salvation. Period.

LM, you make this sound sooo funny, I live in the SLC area and people don't do that here or any other place I have lived, they put encouraging messages on their boards to guide people in...

As a friend in the forum put it, "that was mean spirited and juvenile. Talk about self-righteous"....

[Loudmouth_Mormon]

Ok. The more I think about this thread, the more I figure it might be appropriate to set aside arguing about humor for a moment, and share what I really think about non-LDS Christians.

For the most part, I like 'em.

We're grateful to the Nazarene church that allow us to participate in their homeschool co-op. My wife's best friend is one of their flock. Our kids have had sleep overs at their house.

I've had very enjoyable times interacting with a friend's evangelical mother on LDS topics.

I enjoy reading PrisonChaplain's posts on this board.

Although I can't really call it a friendship, I'm grateful that the lady who runs my local mega-church's "Are Mormons Christian" class is willing to look for common ground in civil discussion with me on various topics.

When my wife was on bed rest with a complicated pregnancy, almost two dozen mommies signed up to babysit our existing kid. The lady who organized the thing was a Christian, and six or more of the mommies were as well. That act of Christian service was very much appreciated.

LM

[jazzy225]

Originally Posted by Canuck Mormon

Maybe we should stop with the fake church signs. Let's show a little respect to others, please.

but to compare LM to the Anti"s that burn our garments, and tell us we're going to hell, and say Joseph was a pedophile, etc., is a pretty big leap. Let's try and respectfully discuss the topic that Gwen had started.

Where do you think the Antis got their attitudes, someone mentored them or they heard it from someone.


Do you think LM or Vort are being respectful. If you portray a certain behavior or belief to 300 young impressionable men, they will pick it up.

Lm and Vort think it's funny though..This is really sad.

Context does not matter, the statement was inappropriate. Period

The question is:

Why would a teacher at BYU show a picture showing this statement "Church services have been canceled due to loss of pastor to mormon missionaries" to 300 young men? How is this encouraging? What good can come out of this? How is this teaching posititive mormon beliefs to those young men? Someones salvation is not something to take lightly.

[Vort]

Originally Posted by jazzy225

Yes, some of the signs are funny, get over that. It doesn't matter whether the sign was fake or not. I'm talking about the message sent.

So, some of you are saying it is ok to expose your young impressionable men to this statement.

"Church services have been canceled due to loss of pastor to mormon missionaries"

I really don't find the quote to be especially funny. But neither do I find it to be especially offensive. It's rather juvenile humor, but only offensive to those looking to take offense.

People complain because of the attitudes toward mormonism. There are things you just don't joke about, especially someones salvation. Period.

Au contraire, those make some of the best jokes.

A man who hasn't been to church in years falls off a cliff. As he falls, he prays aloud, "God, I know I haven't seen much of you lately, but I need your help." Just then his pants snag on a tree growing out the side of the cliff. The man prays, "Never mind, I have things under control."

A Mormon and a Baptist are talking. The Baptist says, "I'll be damned if I'm not going to heaven!" The Mormon says, "You've been reading lds.net, haven't you?"

A Christian who thought he'd been "saved"
Didn't worry 'bout how he behaved:
He cheated and lied
But then, when he died,
He found his hopes, too, had been graved.

Q. Why didn't the Born-Again keep a record of his life?
A. He had already been saved.

Vort, Brad Pitt, and Matt Damon are on a flight that crashes. All three die, and sadly, all three go to hell. They are met by the maître d'evil, who says, "You shall each now be escorted to your Final Doom, from which there is no release!"

They stop outside a room, and the devil opens a door and exposes a nine-foot-tall woman, utterly naked, with a buzz-cut, severe body odor and braided armpits. She looks at the three lustfully and smiles through rotten teeth. The devil says, "Matt Damon! You have lived an evil life, including making three violent (if entertaining) Bourne movies that were rated PG-13 but many thought should have been rated R! For this heinous crime, BEHOLD YOUR ETERNAL DOOM!" He then throws Matt Damon, paralyzed with horror, into the room and closes the door forever.

Trembling in fear, Brad Pitt and Vort follow the devil to the next room. The devil opens the door, exposing a twelve-foot-tall, foul-smelling, utterly naked man, drooling behind sharpened teeth, who eyes the newcomers hungrily and with anticipation. The devil says, "Brad Pitt! You have lived an evil life, including being involved with Angelina Jolie! For this heinous crime, BEHOLD YOUR ETERNAL DOOM!" He then throws Brad Pitt, screaming in terror, into the room and closes the door forever.

Vort, on the verge of passing out but having no choice, follows the devil to the last door, and cringes in palpable fear as the devil leers at Vort and throws the last door open. Vort looks inside and sees Scarlett Johansson, utterly naked and trembling in fear. The devil says, "Scarlett Johansson! You have lived an evil life..."

(I said that salvation-based humor makes some of the best jokes. I didn't say I actually knew any of them.)

[Vort]

Originally Posted by jazzy225

Do you think LM or Vort are being respectful.

What can I say? I'm shamefully disrespectful toward Pharaohnists, militant atheists, and islamofascists. No wonder you're upset!

Lm and Vort think it's funny though.

Actually, I don't think the "joke" is funny. I just think your reaction to it is vastly overblown. (Though I must admit that your reaction might be considered funny.)

The question is:

Why would a teacher at BYU show a picture showing this statement "Church services have been canceled due to loss of pastor to mormon missionaries" to 300 young men?

Because he couldn't get 400 to come to his class?

Q: Why does Michael Jackson love thirty-eight-year-olds?
A: Because THERE ARE THIRTY OF THEM!

(Works better spoken than written.)

[Gwen]

wow miss a little miss a lot.................