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Re:The Mormon Church Is Building a Family Tree of the Entire... by ggreer on Friday October 17, 2014 @02:44AM (#8469716)
At some point, a set of beliefs is so harmful that it would be borderline-unethical not to criticize them. Would you have made a similar comment if the Church of Latter-day Saints refused to recognize mixed-race marriages? In case you didn't know, such racism was LDS dogma until 1978.

This project is impressive in its comprehensiveness, and I'm glad an organization has undertaken it. Still, the discriminatory, homophobic dogmas of the LDS church cannot be ignored, and criticism of these beliefs should not be discouraged. Only through discourse can they be challenged and obsoleted. The sooner that happens, the better.

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Re:The Mormon Church Is Building a Family Tree of the Entire... by davidw on Friday October 17, 2014 @04:24AM (#8469946)
Given:

* patio11 is, afaik, a practicing Catholic.

* patio11 contributes a great deal to this site.

* He probably has a thick skin about it, but comments like that are probably not something he likes or will encourage him to use a site.

My conclusion is that anything that takes us that far off topic should be flagged because it may have a negative impact on the value I get from the site. I came here to talk about startups and hacking, not religion or politics.

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Re:The Mormon Church Is Building a Family Tree of the Entire... by davidw on Friday October 17, 2014 @05:06AM (#8470051)
I don't want to talk with patio11 or you or elpachuco or anyone else about their politics or religion - at least not on this site. That's where I draw the line. I want to talk with you about hacking and startups.

I'd be happy to talk politics all you want if you drop by Padova and we go out for a drink. Not here though!

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Re:The Mormon Church Is Building a Family Tree of the Entire... by mga226 on Friday October 17, 2014 @10:50AM (#8471233)
> More proof all religions are crap.

I don't see how that follows.

- An atheist.

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