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  1. Thanda

    Question for Americans on the Left

    I'm a South African and have just been watching a show "sister wives". One of the wives mentions that growing up they were always told to be weary of the outside world - the outside world being those outside of their polygamous communities. She goes on to say that they were told to fear the...
  2. Thanda

    Old Testament Baptism

    As a Latter-day saint, how convinced are you that baptism as a saving ordinance has always been as ubiquitous among the people of God in ancient times as it was in new testament times and as it is in Modern christianity and Mormonism in particular? This view is of course emphasized in modern...
  3. Thanda

    The Potential Role of Reincarnation in LDS Doctrine

    Hi All. It's been a minute. Hope you're all doing well So the last few years I have been less active from the Church. That time has given me an opportunity explore and deliberate on the spiritual questions without being completely constrained by Mormon dogma. Now let me add that the Plan of...
  4. Thanda

    Trump Introduces Anti-Abortion Policy

    Trump has apparently issued an order preventing US aid money from being used to fund organisations that offer or advise on abortion. Donald Trump Signs Anti-Abortion Executive Order Surrounded By Men But what interests me is the article from the Huffington Post. Don't mind the fact that it...
  5. Thanda

    Have any of these celebrities left yet?

    16 Celebrities Who Will Leave the U.S. if Trump Wins
  6. Thanda

    RE: My husband loves both of his daughters a lot, but he isn't their father. Should I tell him?

    From Quora I am love married for 15 years now and living happily with my husband and two daughters 14 & 13 years old. He is not their real father and he is not aware of that. From my college days when I was dating him, I used to have casual sex with guys around. Please don't ask me about counts...
  7. Thanda

    Why do women hate each other?

    Or a lot of them at least. There are many examples I could give of me noticing this issue. But it all began years ago when I was in grade 7. I was a pretty talkative boy in class and my teacher tried putting me with different boys to keep me quiet. But when it didn't work with me (and others)...
  8. Thanda

    Large Companies and Free Speech

    Well, the poll question explains it all really. What I want to know from you is whether you think companies should be forced (i.e. by law) to protect free speech or whether they should be free to censor socially or politically unfashionable views (I use the word unfashionable on purpose - what...
  9. Thanda

    Violence Against Women and Children

    Around the world from 25th of November to the 10th of December there is a campaign titled 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children. During this time awareness is raises about the abuse faced by women and children in society. This is a worthy campaign as any effort to reduce...
  10. Thanda

    Are there Really any Innocents?

    I've always wondered about the term "innocents" with regard to war. One always speaks of innocent civilians and how an armed group should avoid harming them. But the question is, if you live in what you consider a democracy, are there really any innocents other than children? Are the innocents...
  11. Thanda

    LDS (Mormon) Only: Blacks, the Priesthood and the Seed of Cain

    Okay so in another thread @Prestor John mentioned the seed of Cain and how they were only allowed to receive the priesthood recently. This was of course in reference to the priesthood ban on people of African descent instituted by President Brigham Young in 1852 (incidentally the first year...
  12. Thanda

    What's the use of Climate Change?

    Today I was looking at the google news page as I normally do every morning. At the end of the page there is a the science section where they often have stories about climate change. Today the story was about how climate change is increasing the amount of Toxins in food. This got me thinking: for...
  13. Thanda

    Concerning Patriarchy

    A recent thread on this forum brought up an old issue I have had with the use of the term Patriarchy. While discussing the influence of dress in female attractiveness the idea was put forward that patriarchy is the driving force behind women feeling pressure to spend a lot more time and effort...
  14. Thanda

    Are Gender Studies Closer to a Science or a Religion?

    Having put this question up let me start by giving my understanding of the characteristics of a science of those of a religion entail. With a science any conclusion about cause and effect or the existence of some law or principle is arrived at after careful analysis of data - firstly to...
  15. Thanda

    Why is Global Warming Called Climate Change?

    I was wondering, why is global warming called climate change? I remember in the not too distant past global warming was all everyone talked about. But apparently some new evidence emerged that indicated that the term was more correctly climate change. However, what I struggle to understand is...
  16. Thanda

    Does paying a dowry mean you own your spouse?

    I had a conversation on a thread with someone recently and a subject came up which often does when dealing with the matter of a dowry (bride price) - that of a woman being a man's property since he bought her. This was not a new accusation to me since it is one I am well acquainted with as a...
  17. Thanda

    Charlie Hebdo Editorial: Really???

    Today I came across an editorial written by Charlie Hebdo, apparently in response to the recent attacks in Brussels. https://charliehebdo.fr/en/edito/how-did-we-end-up-here/ The gist of the article appears to be the belief by the author that secularism is diminishing in Europe. As a result of...
  18. Thanda

    Jesus Christ: A conservative or a liberal

    Well I am putting this up for debate. We don't really know too much about Jesus except for a little bit about the three years he spent preaching the gospel. But there are a quite a few utterances which give an indication he could have been either a liberal or a conservative When giving the...
  19. Thanda

    Would this Change your Position on Abortion?

    I've been thinking: if I understand correctly the main argument behind abortion is the bodily autonomy of a woman. Basically the thought process is that a woman shouldn't be forced to house another human being in her body. In line with this thinking is the belief that if a child relies on a...
  20. Thanda

    Living Forever

    Just recently found an article about how some scientists are trying to implement immortality by transferring a persons mind (knowledge, memories and personality) to a robot or computer. Here's the link My question is, what do you think the implications of being able to transfer a human...
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