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A comment on In Memoriam: Christopher Hitchens, 1949–2011. Parent comment

Re:In Memoriam: Christopher Hitchens, 1949–2011 by ArbitraryLimits on Friday December 16, 2011 @12:05PM (#3361247)
As a former Mormon missionary, I can assure you he was not the first person to think of that particular comeback.
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Re:In Memoriam: Christopher Hitchens, 1949–2011 by JoeAltmaier on Friday December 16, 2011 @02:12PM (#3361848)
Comeback? As an honest question, maybe it deserves an answer. I mean, sure tongue in cheek, but any cookie-cutter idea of heaven is bound to leave some cold. So if you dislike your family, then Mormonism isn't for you?
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Re:In Memoriam: Christopher Hitchens, 1949–2011 by ArbitraryLimits on Friday December 16, 2011 @04:12PM (#3362354)
> So if you dislike your family, then Mormonism isn't for you?

Yeah, pretty much.

Edit: OK, that was unnecessarily flippant. I personally never heard that statement as an honest question, only as a ha-ha-only-serious comeback. It turns out that all the people I met who didn't like their families felt bad about it, and realized it wasn't the way things should be.

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Re:In Memoriam: Christopher Hitchens, 1949–2011 by JoeAltmaier on Sunday December 18, 2011 @08:57AM (#3366624)
WOw, that's a good answer. It even feels right. I'm not kidding, and thanks for your response on such a touchy issue.
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