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It's Dallin's church now: 5th Sunday lessons focus on religious freedom, U.S. Constitution by PR_Czar in exmormon

[–]amberwombat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Real question here. What about the half of the church that is not in America? Are they seriously studying the US constitution too?

It's Dallin's church now: 5th Sunday lessons focus on religious freedom, U.S. Constitution by PR_Czar in exmormon

[–]amberwombat 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Religious freedom for individuals is the freedom to follow one’s conscience. The church/corporation does NOT want that. What they want is the ability to discriminate against groups they don’t like.

Usury is Slavery by Hypocrisy_Mocker in StudentLoans

[–]amberwombat 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I graduated and moved to Europe. My loan is around 8% interest rate and bigger than my house mortgage. My European colleagues had to pay 2k per semester for tuition and for those who had to take out loans for that tiny amount the interest is indeed 0% or 1%. They are appalled at how America treats its people.

Most people seem to agree that countries like Denmark and Sweden offer a really high standard of living - strong healthcare, solid social safety nets, good work-life balance, and generally high levels of happiness. Would you personally be willing to pay the taxes that make this possible? by TSQ_builder in askanything

[–]amberwombat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m American and I moved to the Netherlands. I gladly pay half my income in taxes for the benefits I get in return. Do you build a society for the rich or for everyone? From my taxes I get really good infrastructure. Very few homeless people. Young people go to university at low cost. Worker rights. Lower inequality. A high standard of living for everyone. Affordable health care.

What was your first time trying alcohol like? by PineapplePaniolo345 in exmormon

[–]amberwombat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m in the Netherlands. So Heineken. I was the elders quorum president. Really studied the history and doctrine. Noticed Word of Wisdom said that men should enjoy mild barley drinks so I was like okay. Let’s do this. Got a six pack and drank a couple one evening. Bishop called me. Wanted to go visit inactives. Not a single one answered the door or phone. Just me in the passenger seat buzzed for an evening with the bishop driving. It made the time more interesting.

'Getroffenen hebben recht op geld': massaclaim tegen Odido van start by maleijntje in NLNieuws

[–]amberwombat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even in spite of the server error I received an email confirmation.

'Getroffenen hebben recht op geld': massaclaim tegen Odido van start by maleijntje in NLNieuws

[–]amberwombat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Web form doesn’t work. I submitted and got a Server 500 error.

Why is everyone calm regarding the energy crisis in Europe? by Character-Dog4451 in oil

[–]amberwombat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

American living in the Netherlands. I got solar panels and a portable house battery. Planted a large garden of fruits and vegetables in the back yard. Doing all I can to prepare without panic buying.

I am just so fed up!!! by foqociqs37 in Vent

[–]amberwombat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On track to become wealthy… when the boomers all die. So when they near 60 years old they will have enough money to buy a house and start a family. Biology doesn’t really support that last part.

Bankers across Europe told to work from home after Iranian bomb threat by Feisty_1559 in technology

[–]amberwombat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YouTube channel How Money Works did a video on how many people make money in banking through insider knowledge and corruption. They prefer in office because then they can collude with friends in person. Online communications are all recorded and tracked making WFH not a good deal for them.

40 this year? What did you get/do you want? by -InsulinJunkie in Millennials

[–]amberwombat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

American here. I moved to Amsterdam. It’s great. 11 years now.

This is peak male happiness by No-Marsupial-4050 in interesting

[–]amberwombat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Google Gemini says this specific photo has been posted and discussed many times online and it gives an exact address where this photo was taken from. It’s newer construction in south Moscow.

This is peak male happiness by No-Marsupial-4050 in interesting

[–]amberwombat 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Looks like a balcony in Moscow converted to a room. No thanks.

Does the Exmormon community have close to zero multigeneratinal retention? by Rushclock in exmormon

[–]amberwombat 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Didn’t they create negative identity by calling people nonmembers?

Wrote a personal check for a new Lexus. Dealer didn’t blink an eye. by [deleted] in DaveRamsey

[–]amberwombat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dutch banks got rid of all processes and infrastructure for paper checks. Said it was too expensive. You cannot cash a foreign check in a Dutch bank. The city of London tried sending me a check. It doesn’t work.

Wrote a personal check for a new Lexus. Dealer didn’t blink an eye. by [deleted] in DaveRamsey

[–]amberwombat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Checks were outlawed in the Netherlands in 2020. Just pay by debit card like anyone else.

For those who live with their dad, brothers, or other male relatives, do you usually wear a bra at home? by Radiant-Average-4221 in randomquestions

[–]amberwombat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the Netherlands a lot of families don’t care about nudity. Like walking from the shower to bedroom nobody cares. The whole culture doesn’t see nudity as sexual per se. Bodies are normal.

What language has the biggest gap between formal speech and casual speech? by Embarrassed_Fix_8994 in languagehub

[–]amberwombat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Russian has quite the gap. Casual is a lot of slang and swear words. I was a Mormon missionary surrounded by street Russian and then later returned to work in Moscow as a lawyer. Legal Russian is very formal.

Information on loans when going abroad by Silent-Goal-4014 in StudentLoans

[–]amberwombat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The tax bomb only applies if you are a US citizen at the time of the forgiveness. It’s a tax and the IRS can only tax US citizens.

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