Its not about the existence of god. Richard proved to Second last year that there is no such being. This question is about the silliness of different religious sects. When I was a kid growing up in Vogeltown there wasn't a lot of entertainment beyond what we made for ourselves. Bow and arrows, sleds, trolleys, guns (wooden), shanghais (slingshots) etc. were all made by us and made up the after school activity before we were called in for tea. The hills and vales would ring to mothers calling out the names of their children. This, like the newspaper boys in town calling out 'Evening Post' is a fond memory.
When word got around that some fellows were setting up softball games at McCallister Park (at the bottom of our street) we all went to have a look. These guys had bats, balls, sandbags for bases - the works. At a time when no one had a cricket set or any quantity of gear to equip a team this was a big event. We joined in and found it to be fun. I was good at the game as having a good throwing arm meant I could pitch as well as field and a good eye meant I could catch and bat well. We played I think once a week after school and, towards Christmas the gents in black suits who organised the game invited us all to a Christmas party. At this stage we got parents permission (not having bothered with this before) and on the due Saturday morning gathered at the park to be collected by car and taken to a big hall somewhere in Newtown. We had soft drinks and treats which was fun but there was also a strange sort of church service. Being brought up Catholic I was used to mass, benediction and the formal ( Latin) services. This was weird and different. I told my mother about it when we got home and she was shocked. It was like she thought we we were going to hell for entering foreign lands. We were forbidden to play softball again and told to keep away from these men in black who turned out to be Mormons.
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So, let me get this straight, there were these guys in black suits organising the game and no one wondered who they were?
Where did this story pop up from?
I suspect that the truth is that they were just regular guys having a regular game of softball who wouldn't let you play.
Robert hasn't posted for a while. Are suggesting that he's hanging around at some park, trying to entice young boys into a game of softball?
Also, why are you trying to make it look like all mormons are gay?
1. Just trying to entice Second out of hibernation.
2. They were Mormons or similar.
3. Their approach was insidious.
4. I don't know if they were homosexual but I sure didn't see and females around.
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