We have a mutual understanding and discuss plenty. These are loooong time friends I'm talking about (the ones I would ask, not the ones I'm wondering about (regarding food stamps), and they (my friends and the food stampers) don't know each other. As far as I know I'm not being judged by them and if I am then big whoopity doo. I have questions and I'm going to ask them.

Because I know that they have no access to the above sins. (I know nothing actually.)

LOL!

How do you know that?

The same as any human with a beef or an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence, or one who judges all by the actions of a few.

I'm in a tight knit community. I'm very close to some people in the church. Enlighten me, what motives might they have?

NO !! (response to later comment) -- "Mitt defeated X . . ." -- NOT, "Mitt [WAS] defeated . . ."

Indeed. That IS very comforting. (lol?)

Yes they do, but I take comfort in knowing that when they finally get what they want they'll run out of victims and will soon be literally eating each other.

Well it doesn't with Amy Amish or Martin Mennonite.

Hmmm. It happens with Aaron the alter boy and Cathy Catholic as well.

What makes you sure those you refer to are temple recomends?

When you are asking around I should hope you'll consider the motives of those you question.

Yeah....and then they vote!

I'm pretty sure the ones I'm referring to: free lunchers/food stampers, are temple recommends...I wonder if they're risking excommunication for going outside the church for "help". I'll have to ask around. Actually the biggest Mormon shocker I've heard about is how the young mom's don't know how to cook for their families. Is cooking becoming a lost art these days? I find this amazing.

....and that's why they're called Jack Mormons. Now, Peter Preacher and Molly Mormon would neeeeeeeveeeeer do such things.

For sure. The real horror there is those that tell them what to think.....can't think rationally.

BTW, the "Jack Mormons" I've met readily admit they don't follow the "Words of Wisdom". re, they smoke, drink, gamble, etc.

Oh yes. To be considered one of the faithful, one must have paid full tithing and answered their "calling", re. if one is called to teach a class or head up a youth group, you would do it. The mormons I know are pretty cool I've found that the closer I get to their Temple in SLC, the less pious the Mormons are. Converts are a PITA, but I have found that to be so with all religeons.

I'd bet a few bucks that if I asked them if they were faithful Mormons they'd say yes. I know Mormons too. I live in Mormonville! I've said Mormon way too many times in this... Is there a way to measure faithfulness besides asking, or are they automatically unfaithful if they take fed freebies?

Note - I said..."None of their faithful..." in refering to Mormons.

Some Mormons are on food stamps (lots of mouths to feed), and the free school lunch program seems to be okay-fine with plenty of them too.

The DNC knows that half of Americans can't form their own opinions and are waiting to be told what to think.

Doesn't the DNC know that most people in the U.S. have televisions? Well, at least for now. If the current decline continues they'll be trying to figure out how to eat those TVs

I just now received a telephone message: --
"Mitt defeated . . . in the last debate, . . ." --

But it was the FIRST "debate."

Touche!