I would include in the group the thousands who have been baptized mormon but have not set foot in a church for decades, like about 75 of my relatives.
I think the most notable thing about this list is that it is a list of things that are either doctrinally forbidden or frowned on by the "true blue mormons"....much has to do with one's appearance...piercings, long hair on men, short skirts, flip flops (sorry Mitt), don't clap to show approval in church, and of course no coffee, tea or alcohol.
Really, Jesus would NOT find a welcome in a mormon chapel, and He would certainly be denied entrance to a mormon temple.
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“Jack mormon” is short for “jack ass mormon” according to my mormon friends.
Regardless of religion, what you described doesn’t seem very attractive or appealing. I can’t see how any of it would be helpful to these people in their work, schooling, or as community leaders.
I had a “Jack Mormon” friend in Vietnam. He was one of the finest “Grunts” I ever knew. No one in our Platoon would have traded him for anything.
The Jack Mormons I have met were an unhappy bunch. I didn’t think of them as Mormons, but as people who really disliked Mormons. Much of the time they had a cigarette in their fingers and a cola soft drink or coffee in their hand.
Kind of an “I want to be an anti-Mormon” countenance, yet a sense of failure because they couldn’t think of any more rules to break.
Several of the girls had suicide attempt scars on their wrists.
Noteworthy that several of them mentioned their family became Mormon in the first place in hopes of getting free stuff. Religious welfare and food stamps.
Juxtaposed with real Mormon kids, Jacks just came across as “sad”.
I am a proud Apostate. Keeping my name on the rolls is making it possible to proudly show the world what a “Good Mormon” looks like: The kind you can stand to be around!
I also love to answer the “are you lds” question with: “Not so’s you’d notice”.
Also to be fair to the topic of the thread I must add.
Jack Mormons don’t know jack.
What’s wrong with Pringles?
AND, your point is????
A little "shot" at Romney and Mormons mayhaps?
You needn't bother as the LEFTIST, biased, corrupt, Lame Stream Media is going all out to try and discredit and dishonor the Mormon Religion.
I'm betting that there are several Catholics (including a cousin who is a priest) who would consider me a "JACK-Catholic" as I do not always go to Church every Sunday; have not been to confession or received Communion is some time; regularly take the name of the Lord in vain; as well as commit many other sins.
I'm also willing to bet there are "JACK-Baptist," "JACK-Amish," "JACK-Hindus," as well as "JACK-Muslims."
In fact, I imagine there are very few, devout religious people of every denomination who follow the spirit and letter of whatever the teachings are.
All I know is that Jesus died on the Cross for our sins and he knows we are ALL weak and SINNERS, but He never gives up on us and gives us all opportunities to try and do better.
As far as Jesus being DENIED entry into a Mormon Temple, that presupposes (AGAIN a "shot" and "slight") that you and others consider Mormons as NOT being Christians and ANTI-CHRIST.
Regardless, Mormons as are ALL peoples are GOD's children and who knows whether He will welcome and accept them into His Kingdom when they pass.
Do you?????
You just have to be in a Mormon group, know nothing about Mormonism, just go along with what they teach.
But if he ever signed the guest book at the Salt Lake Tabernacle he'd be guaranteed a couple visitors would stop by each year, wherever he lived, to chat him up.
When I was LDS, multiple ear piercings were still ok. At BYU I had my ears pierced twice and wore earrings in both.
•Church apparel, for men: Wear jeans and any shirt color other than white to church. No tie. Tennis shoes.
•Church apparel, for women: Wear a sleeveless top and a mini skirt. Never wear panty hose. Wear flip flops in the summer and hooker heels in the winter.
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Talk about legalistic...
Ive worn jeans, colored shirts, sneakers, flip flops, no panty hose, etc to church...
God never fell off His throne...
Usually I dont have to...its already there supplied by the church...
Bring a cup of coffee .
again its supplied by the church...though I did bring a large can of Maxwell House for the church kitchen this week...does that count ???
Pop open a can of Pringles
I dont like Pringles...will any other brand do ???
Eat McDonalds in the parking lot before church
Sharia law thingy ???
Throw the trash away in the can outside of the chapel
Sounds like TRs throw their trash on the ground...OK..
Attend church high or hung over
Mormons just dont go in for that Acts 2 stuff eh ???
Clap after the intermediary musical number
If it were such a place Id be going to the mormon outer darkness for sure...
Cross-dress for the Halloween Trunk-or-Treat
What does it matter how the mormons dress to celebate a night of the devil ??? Christians dont celebrate Halloween...
Never address other members as brother or sister
I thought we were clear on that cross dressing thing...now ya want to reverse the rule ???
Really, Jesus would NOT find a welcome in a mormon chapel, and He would certainly be denied entrance to a mormon temple.
I think of a jack Mormon as some one who would wear boots and jeans except maybe to church which would be only 3 or 4 times a year, some one who liked to smoke and drink now and again or again and again and again.
Some one who worked hard and played hard and were not afraid to get their hands dirty, some one who were raised in the church but did not go along with it much.
These people, some of them good and some pretty trashy did not know enough about the word of God to know for sure why but they were not for religion.
But times change and it would be different now, when people rebel some of them will just go the other direction to a degree that makes sense to them.
Others will start hating every thing connected to ( in this instance ) religion, including God and go to the opposite extreme.
