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“As his sixth wife, Debbie became a stepmother to Blackmore’s thirty-one kids, most of whom were older than she was. And because he happened to be the father of Debbie’s own stepmother, Mem, she unwittingly became a stepmother to her stepmother, and thus a stepgrandmother to herself.”
— Jul 04, 2020 04:33PM
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"Accepting the essential inscrutability of existence, in any case, is surely preferable to its opposite: capitulating to the tyranny of intransigent belief."
— Aug 18, 2020 03:43PM
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“I’ve already had the lethal injection of Mormonism,” Ron barked back. “And I kind of wanted to try something different this time. . . . I’ll take the firing squad. How’s that? Is that pretty clear?”
“That’s clear,” said the judge, and then sentenced Ron to be shot to death for his crimes—underscoring the fact that Mormon Fundamentalists are by no means the only modern Americans who believe in blood atonement.
— Aug 17, 2020 03:13PM
“That’s clear,” said the judge, and then sentenced Ron to be shot to death for his crimes—underscoring the fact that Mormon Fundamentalists are by no means the only modern Americans who believe in blood atonement.
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Jul 04, 2020 04:35PM
Start filling in that family tree.
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Judith wrote: "Start filling in that family tree."The family tree of a woman born into the FLDS church... I had no idea that this is still possible in America (and Canada).
"Tracing a mazelike series of lines with her index finger, Debbie attempts to demystify an incredibly complicated schematic diagram that at first glance appears to map out the intricacies of some massive engineering project—a nuclear power plant, perhaps. Upon closer examination, the diagram turns out to be her family tree."
Djeez, Greta. And, are you getting the usual religious fanatics again breathing in your neck?
Hanneke wrote: "Djeez, Greta. And, are you getting the usual religious fanatics again breathing in your neck?"At least I have the evangelists on my side with this book!
