Queen "You People" Ann: Serving Mormon, Inc EQUALS Serving in US Military

[DarrinS]

Epic Whoopi Goldberg fail

[Koolaid_Man]

and furthermore how can you have 5 boys, love this ing country so so so much, and yet not a single one of them serve in the Military...and who serves a gotdam mission in cozy ass France...I've been to France at least a dozen times in my life and it's not a place one goes to help the poor and spread the gospel...them boys was likely sipping Champagne and looking at Porn mags... get the outta here...these Romney ing people are insane to expect me to beleive that ...it's very insulting..they shielded them is what they did...while Mitt routinely betted against America with his offshore TAX shelters....

[Koolaid_Man]

and this ass looking Tagg talking about he wanted to take a swing at the President after the last debate......man o man...put me in a boxing ring with all 5 of those Romney boys and I'll be dam if I'm not the last man standing...I would completely wreck shop on those soft cake clowns in minutes

[TeyshaBlue]

and it's not in any sense "serving your country" in any capacity

gfy

[TeyshaBlue]

lol boutons...all Romney all the time. It's like a ing confirmation bias cable channel in here.

[SnakeBoy]

While I think it's true that people can serve their country in different ways, saying that they've "served missions" is a step too far.

"Serving a mission" is what it is called in the Mormon church. WTF else is she supposed to call it?

The polls seem to be getting the Obamabots panicked. All this making hay out of every irrelevant comment by anyone near the Romney campaign looks desperate.

[mavs>spurs]

boutons lets just meet up i want to kick your ass

[LnGrrrR]

You even congratulated me...

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=188235

Forgive me, two children cause a great loss of brain cells. For some reason I was thinking you were still waiting to fill out the paperwork.

[LnGrrrR]

"Serving a mission" is what it is called in the Mormon church. WTF else is she supposed to call it?

The polls seem to be getting the Obamabots panicked. All this making hay out of every irrelevant comment by anyone near the Romney campaign looks desperate.

Is it? *shrug* I'm not really familiar with the Mormon church. If that's the case, comment partially rescinded. I still think it's a conflation of meanings... the "missions" of a Mormon representatives aren't usually what people think of when they hear the word mission.

[TeyshaBlue]

Is it? *shrug* I'm not really familiar with the Mormon church. If that's the case, comment partially rescinded. I still think it's a conflation of meanings... the "missions" of a Mormon representatives aren't usually what people think of when they hear the word mission.

See term: Missionary.

[Th'Pusher]

Romney's = pussies

[LnGrrrR]

See term: Missionary.

While I understand the term missionary, I don't think I've ever actually heard someone refer to what they do as "missions". I've heard them say things like, "It's my mission to do this for God", but in a way that was interchangeable with other tersm like duty, calling, etc etc. *shrug* As I said in the OP, not a big deal either way.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

As much as I dislike Obama, it's like this that makes me loathe Romney and the party he represents.

It's called separation of church and state/ Proselytizing and military service are not comparable in the same way that being a salesman and a cop are not comparable.

And that's no : Mormon missionary work is OJT for sales. If you are in frontline sales and you get a Mormon fresh off of their mission applying then you had best hire them in a heartbeat. That is exactly what they have been doing for two years: selling Mormonism door to door.

But to say that door to door religion sales is analogous to military service is offensive on several fronts. First one is serving your country and the other is pushing a fairy tale. Second, a mormon missionary sent to subsaharan africa might have some scary moments every month or so but compare that to some grunt recon in afghanistan or hazardous duty.

It's not so much that they are cowards. I cannot speak to that but it does speak to how completely out of touch with reality they are. Mission work in france for the church is nothing like US military service in afghanistan. It's just not and it's insulting to suggest it is.

[ElNono]

serving your church = serving your country?

[SnakeBoy]

While I understand the term missionary, I don't think I've ever actually heard someone refer to what they do as "missions". I've heard them say things like, "It's my mission to do this for God", but in a way that was interchangeable with other tersm like duty, calling, etc etc. *shrug* As I said in the OP, not a big deal either way.

The church sets up a mission, the people (missionaries) serve that mission. This isn't exactly new stuff.

[LnGrrrR]

The church sets up a mission, the people (missionaries) serve that mission. This isn't exactly new stuff.

Yes, and the "mission" of Dunkin Donuts is to serve donuts and coffee to make a profit, but I wouldn't say most people equate Dunkin Donut's "mission" or "mission statement" with the missions carried out by the military. Trying to say the two are equal is disgenuous in my eyes. But then again, I'm an atheist soldier, so that might be my hangup

[Th'Pusher]

Yes, and the "mission" of Dunkin Donuts is to serve donuts and coffee to make a profit, but I wouldn't say most people equate Dunkin Donut's "mission" or "mission statement" with the missions carried out by the military. Trying to say the two are equal is disgenuous in my eyes. But then again, I'm an atheist soldier, so that might be my hangup

No they're not equal and anyone trying to say they are is a moron.

[DMX7]

Joe Biden's son has served.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Yes, and the "mission" of Dunkin Donuts is to serve donuts and coffee to make a profit, but I wouldn't say most people equate Dunkin Donut's "mission" or "mission statement" with the missions carried out by the military. Trying to say the two are equal is disgenuous in my eyes. But then again, I'm an atheist soldier, so that might be my hangup

It's just semantics mang. When a mormon turns 18 and is sent out for door to food LDS sales they call it their 'mission.'

[Wild Cobra]

I see this has turned into a bigotryfest.

[LnGrrrR]

I see this has turned into a bigotryfest.

How is this a bigotryfest? No one has talked down the Mormon church at all. We're just discussing the semantics between military mission and other kinds of missions, and whether it's acceptable (for lack of a better word) to conflate the two.

[dbestpro]

Finding our way to mutual respect is gonna take a lot of work. Maybe one day the children of the future will learn from the futility of vulgar language, ignorance and intolerance. Funny how the far left has more in common with the far right than with the rest of us.

[Wild Cobra]

How is this a bigotryfest? No one has talked down the Mormon church at all. We're just discussing the semantics between military mission and other kinds of missions, and whether it's acceptable (for lack of a better word) to conflate the two.

You're right, I spoke too soon... But watch, it will unless this worked to make people prove me wrong.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

You're right, I spoke too soon... But watch, it will unless this worked to make people prove me wrong.

Translation: I have no clue if something is true but I want it to be so I will believe it to be anyway.

It's the WC way. That sciam article I OPed the other day was talking about people just like you. Thanks for making this country more ignorant!

[Wild Cobra]

Translation: I have no clue if something is true but I want it to be so I will believe it to be anyway.

It's the WC way. That sciam article I OPed the other day was talking about people just like you. Thanks for making this country more ignorant!

You are the master of incorrect assumption. This is so laughable that you continue.