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If only the author had the background stories behind our homogeneous results. Hard to argue with the numbers though.

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Welfare square tours for journalists reminds me of the North Korean propaganda factory tours quite a bit, except welfare square actually does produce some stuff.
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Interesting. I liked the point about how children do generally do better when raised by a mom and dad, and also community volunteers helping in charity - with practical needs like the bishop's storehouse.

Some things I like about Mormonism is the practicality and everyone pitching in to help out.
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Newme wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2017 9:26 am Interesting. I liked the point about how children do generally do better when raised by a mom and dad, and also community volunteers helping in charity - with practical needs like the bishop's storehouse.

Some things I like about Mormonism is the practicality and everyone pitching in to help out.
We cannot overlook the fact the Mormonism does a few things surprisingly well. For all the concern over the effects of patriarchy, this is one area that the patriarchy seems to work for the group as a whole (Kate Kelly notwithstanding).
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Corsair wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2017 1:02 pm
Newme wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2017 9:26 am Interesting. I liked the point about how children do generally do better when raised by a mom and dad, and also community volunteers helping in charity - with practical needs like the bishop's storehouse.

Some things I like about Mormonism is the practicality and everyone pitching in to help out.
We cannot overlook the fact the Mormonism does a few things surprisingly well. For all the concern over the effects of patriarchy, this is one area that the patriarchy seems to work for the group as a whole (Kate Kelly notwithstanding).
Yeah, I agree. Even though I personally believe that each of us have healing abilities (not just men), I also realize that priesthood probably motivates men to serve more than they might otherwise. And that's a good thing!
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