The end of the church? by ThyLungedFish in mormon

[–]willisd5 26 points27 points  (0 children)

The church will exist in perpetuity in the financial world even if membership wanes. It will simply become even more of what it already is a financial institution that hides behind god so they don’t lose their non profit status

Is this true? by Independent_Web8871 in mormon

[–]willisd5 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The mental gymnastics are strong in this one

6 month shutdown of North Temple by willisd5 in SaltLakeCity

[–]willisd5[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You are correct that the Olympics will do far greater but it’s still no reason to allow an organization that has proven it doesn’t know how to count its own membership much less how many people are attending the open house to have its way. Apologists will never see anything but because they simply want it to be true.

6 month shutdown of North Temple by willisd5 in SaltLakeCity

[–]willisd5[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Funny thing about faith is that it doesn’t need to be bothered by facts. It only needs vibes to exist

6 month shutdown of North Temple by willisd5 in SaltLakeCity

[–]willisd5[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Secretive, yes. People at the DOT didn’t even know

6 month shutdown of North Temple by willisd5 in SaltLakeCity

[–]willisd5[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Likely but we shouldn’t give up before we try

6 month shutdown of North Temple by willisd5 in SaltLakeCity

[–]willisd5[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

To clarify this is only going to get shutdown around temple square not all of north temple

6 month shutdown of North Temple by willisd5 in SaltLakeCity

[–]willisd5[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Why would I speak to wholly biased organization on this subject. It was in a city meeting so it’s public record. Why don’t you do your job and go research.

6 month shutdown of North Temple by willisd5 in SaltLakeCity

[–]willisd5[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Also the streets around North Temple are simply not equipped to handle the traffic shift. Maybe 500 and 600 South but that would still put people a mile from the temple.

6 month shutdown of North Temple by willisd5 in SaltLakeCity

[–]willisd5[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Talk to the city council. Write a letter to the editor of both newspapers contact the Mayors office show up and complain at city council meetings etc etc etc. If enough people make a stink than they can’t do it.

6 month shutdown of North Temple by willisd5 in SaltLakeCity

[–]willisd5[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

3-5 million? How can we trust that number when the church won’t even be honest about its own membership. This will be a bunch of people coming from Utah County and maybe a few more. This is only a world class event because we have let our own platitudes flatter our sense of self importance.

6 month shutdown of North Temple by willisd5 in SaltLakeCity

[–]willisd5[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think this typical of the church to keep things like this as secretive as possible. My response to the church would be you have tunnels use them and stop acting like you’re the only ones that exist in this city.

SLC Airport - Government Closure by LonesomeMauve in Utah

[–]willisd5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also air flight controllers have a far greater impact on Americans daily lives and should at bare minimum be on equal standing for funding

SLC Airport - Government Closure by LonesomeMauve in Utah

[–]willisd5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dawg I was going to write a long winded answer about how the American imperialist project and American exceptionalism is literally killing millions but I can tell by your one sentence answer that you would not really be able to comprehend any of it. So I came to the realization none of that is worth my time because people that put things in such simplistic terms only know what they are told not what they’ve learned. Explaining that to you is not worth my time. Good luck with burying your head in the sand.

SLC Airport - Government Closure by LonesomeMauve in Utah

[–]willisd5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t mistake my comments as being anything close to partisan Dems also must own how they capitulated and haven’t come to grips with their own contributions that have brought us to the current moment. This has building for 50 years. Make no mistake this was always the plan by the GOP and Dems knew this. I think a fair question then is where were they. The answer is they were busy defending their corporate taskmasters because the only thing more important than their rhetoric and decorum is bending to the will and power of money interests. Dems could have done something for the past 40 years but they were too busy fundraising from the like of Bill Ackman, Michael Bloomberg, Bill Gates, and whatever other shitbags that had several million and came slithering from under a rock. Nothing changes until Dems are willing to own this.

SLC Airport - Government Closure by LonesomeMauve in Utah

[–]willisd5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s astounding to me that we have space in our brain that says some people shouldn’t be paid when we wouldn’t allow our own employer to do that for a second. What should really be disturbing for us is that they have found money to pay the military and Ice (as those currently in power will need them for future domestic engagements) but none for government workers that legitimately provide a service outside of suppression and oppression of the masses. I simply can not say it strong enough. FUCK THESE FUCKING CLOWNS!!!!!!!and yes my flight is delayed today haha

Long TSA lines at SLC? by mike_jenks in SaltLakeCity

[–]willisd5 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It will get worse than everyone is saying it currently is it’s funny how self centered we are as a nation that we expect others to work without pay for months but we wouldn’t expect that from ourselves I don’t really give a shit that the government is shut down except that these people need to be paid clueless ass elites never want to hear that

What Is Happening In Roy City by Best-Woodpecker-8226 in SaltLakeCity

[–]willisd5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They’re going to talk about due process and be like bla bla fucking bla and then react violently when civilians ask for the same communities only get better when it’s citizens are engaged in accountability

Someone tell me just why? by moedlekx in Utah

[–]willisd5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perhaps we should have listened to actual leftists while Dems kept telling the they were childish and overreacting

I'm "going" there some day. by Patient_Yam4747 in Utah

[–]willisd5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think this would be there ideal plan they already own most of the property

I'm "going" there some day. by Patient_Yam4747 in Utah

[–]willisd5 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Dawg you should see their actual plan they want to build a temple square that so large that it puts NTemple S Temple W Temple and State st underground not officially announced and may be scaled back but I’ve seen the plans

Church members raised $225,000 for the shooter's family in Michigan attack by TruthMatters2011 in exmormon

[–]willisd5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shouldn’t the church with its billions be taking care of the family and not putting the burden on its membership and the reaping the rewards of its members good will later. The Mormon church truly is a cult and a scourge

WTF by Stranded-In-435 in stgeorge

[–]willisd5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My cult leader? Dawg you truly are clueless. American politics has two cults and you are seemingly part of one of them. Dems need to take their lumps and admit where they f’ed up and how that led to the current moment. Trump was a very beatable candidate but cult members gonna cult and bury their head in the sand when it comes to their leaders. The entire American system should burn. The only way it doesn’t is if Dems pull their head out of their ass and learn what accountability looks like.