'Van Halen Rising' Book Chat with Greg Renoff - Oct. 17th, 9pm ET

[Von Halen]

^^shut up.

Jealousy will get one nowhere.

[Nickdfresh]

The untold story ??

Really ??

Oh, now snake-oil and InfoWhores boy has suddenly found skepticism? FFS!

[Angel]

Jealousy will get one nowhere.

Jealous of what???

[ELVIS]

Jealous of what???

Certainly not your reading comprehension...

[Angel]

Certainly not your reading comprehension...

You may be right. I could have sworn I read somewhere that you were leaving for good...

[ELVIS]

You should have...

[VetteLS5]

You may be right. I could have sworn I read somewhere that you were leaving for good...

Apparently it's the gift that keeps on giving.

[ELVIS]

Someone has to bless the freaks from time to time...

[Angel]

Someone has to bless the freaks from time to time...

Got my blessings from an Elder last week. No thanks, false prophet...

[ELVIS]

What's an elder ??

[Von Halen]

It's someone older than you.

Or a shrub.

Or a Kiss album.

[Angel]

What's an elder ??

"An Elder is any person recognized by a First Nations’ community as having knowledge and understanding of the traditional culture of the community, including the physical manifestation of the culture of the people their spiritual and social traditions. Knowledge and wisdom, coupled with the recognition and respect of the people of the community, are the essential defining characteristics of an Elder. Some Elders have additional attributes, such as those of traditional healer."

[Nitro Express]

What's an elder ??

A jew who is conspiring to take over the world according to the Protocols of the Elders of Zion.

A low ranking member of the Mormon Melchizedek priesthood who has not yet become a high priest. Some of them are the guys you see wandering the streets in dark suits and black name tags. The creators of South Park make fun of them.

[Satan]

I always did have to laugh at the irony of those naive 18 year old LDS missionaries being called "elders", when they are pretty much the opposite.

[Nitro Express]

I always did have to laugh at the irony of those naive 18 year old LDS missionaries being called "elders", when they are pretty much the opposite.

It's all about retaining the young men at the point in their lives when they are a high flight risk to the church. The church knows if they just let their 18 year olds go after hight school graduation many will drift away from the church and never come back. So they endoctrinate the young women not to marry a non-returned missionary and put all sorts of family and community pressure on the young lads to go on a mission.

Of course they come home after two years of no women and horny as hell and young and dumb with all sorts of sweet young things after them and mothers wanting to marry their fair young daughters off. Bingo. Marriage and kids on the way. The church retains another generation while creating the illusion it's a world wide church and gaining membership fast. In reality, most converts to the Momron church go inactive. Especially overseas. That's ok. The whole thing was about retaining another born in church generation in the church and whatever little extra the missionary effort brings it that's fine. Most the money that goes into the church comes from north America anyways. That is the base they are concerned about retaining.

So the young guys in the dark suits are just being set up to marry a mormon girl when they get home and she will keep them in line. So feel even more sorry for them.