Comments on: Truth Avoidance Deadlier Than AIDS http://mormonsoprano.com/2008/07/10/truth-avoidance-deadlier-than-aids/ Personal reflections of a musical missionary Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:45:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Janet http://mormonsoprano.com/2008/07/10/truth-avoidance-deadlier-than-aids/#comment-191 Janet Sat, 12 Jul 2008 11:30:25 +0000 http://mormonsoprano.wordpress.com/?p=242#comment-191 What a beautiful post. I always enjoy my visit here. You are absolutely on the money with your thoughts and I couldn't agree with you more. Obedience to the commandments is the only way to happiness, safety and peace. Thanks for sharing your testimony:) What a beautiful post. I always enjoy my visit here. You are absolutely on the money with your thoughts and I couldn’t agree with you more.

Obedience to the commandments is the only way to happiness, safety and peace.

Thanks for sharing your testimony:)

]]> By: mormonsoprano http://mormonsoprano.com/2008/07/10/truth-avoidance-deadlier-than-aids/#comment-189 mormonsoprano Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:04:23 +0000 http://mormonsoprano.wordpress.com/?p=242#comment-189 Very cool thoughts, Sweet! Thanks for sharing Very cool thoughts, Sweet! Thanks for sharing

]]> By: sweetisthepeace http://mormonsoprano.com/2008/07/10/truth-avoidance-deadlier-than-aids/#comment-188 sweetisthepeace Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:52:51 +0000 http://mormonsoprano.wordpress.com/?p=242#comment-188 Perhaps this new, truly socially-responsible Hollywood (as opposed to the current Hollywood that likes to be socially conscious of popular and often unimportant celebrated leftist causes) will stop trying to guilt me into sending my money to "charities" that send about 35 cents of my dollar to kids who actually need help. Maybe instead, they will lift their voices to tell the world that in the midst of a global grain shortage, we still manage to find enough to produce 35 billion gallons of beer alone every year. That would feed a lot of those children with plaintive faces. Perhaps they will advocate an intelligent, scientific dialog and investigation on whether using DDT could prevent millions of deaths from malaria. Perhaps they will start admitting that their "green" protocols, which have only speculative benefits, definitely ensure that children in developing countries will continue to die horrible deaths from respiratory disease because their only fuel source is dung. Maybe instead of doing another "benefit concert" designed to encourage me to give them my money, they'll skip a few $300 desserts and give the proceeds to a worthy cause. Maybe instead of making a big show of adopting yet another African orphan to hand off to the servants, they'll start giving the kids they have some more of their time. And if they have to adopt, maybe they could consider offering a home to the child of a local pregnant teen who is considering an abortion. Sorry if I went off a little bit there. You kind of hit a hot button for me. And I agree with you 100%. Even as a seventh grader taking mandatory sex education, I could clearly see that abstinence was a better safeguard against STDs and unwanted pregnancy than condoms. No need for expensive UN studies there. Also, if you haven't seen it, you inspired me to write about the profound effect music has had on my life. I cannot say too much how great an impact your service has on so many. Thank you for sharing your uplifting testimony here. Perhaps this new, truly socially-responsible Hollywood (as opposed to the current Hollywood that likes to be socially conscious of popular and often unimportant celebrated leftist causes) will stop trying to guilt me into sending my money to “charities” that send about 35 cents of my dollar to kids who actually need help. Maybe instead, they will lift their voices to tell the world that in the midst of a global grain shortage, we still manage to find enough to produce 35 billion gallons of beer alone every year. That would feed a lot of those children with plaintive faces. Perhaps they will advocate an intelligent, scientific dialog and investigation on whether using DDT could prevent millions of deaths from malaria. Perhaps they will start admitting that their “green” protocols, which have only speculative benefits, definitely ensure that children in developing countries will continue to die horrible deaths from respiratory disease because their only fuel source is dung. Maybe instead of doing another “benefit concert” designed to encourage me to give them my money, they’ll skip a few $300 desserts and give the proceeds to a worthy cause. Maybe instead of making a big show of adopting yet another African orphan to hand off to the servants, they’ll start giving the kids they have some more of their time. And if they have to adopt, maybe they could consider offering a home to the child of a local pregnant teen who is considering an abortion.

Sorry if I went off a little bit there. You kind of hit a hot button for me. And I agree with you 100%. Even as a seventh grader taking mandatory sex education, I could clearly see that abstinence was a better safeguard against STDs and unwanted pregnancy than condoms. No need for expensive UN studies there.

Also, if you haven’t seen it, you inspired me to write about the profound effect music has had on my life. I cannot say too much how great an impact your service has on so many. Thank you for sharing your uplifting testimony here.

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