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Ordinary heroes
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:37 am
by Gob
thank god there are still good people in the world.
Onlookers gaped in disbelief as bystanders rushed to lift a burning car from a stunned motorcyclist pinned beneath it after a near-fatal collision.
"I'm just very thankful for everyone that helped me out," biker Brandon Wright told The Associated Press from his hospital bed. "They saved my life."
Authorities said Wright, 21, was riding his motorcycle near the Utah State University campus in Logan when he collided with a black BMW pulling out of a parking lot.
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http://www.theage.com.au/world/ordinary ... z1XuFt8RPJ
Re: Ordinary heroes
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 3:46 pm
by BoSoxGal
Not ordinary heroes - Mormons!
Seriously, good on them.
Re: Ordinary heroes
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 4:37 pm
by dgs49
The video of this heroic act shows that it was much a much bigger deal than it might appear in print. That mesh of car and motorcycle was burning out of control
The word, "Hero," is much abused in our culture. A hero is someone who seeks to help others at his (her) own risk.
These people were heroes.
Re: Ordinary heroes
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:17 pm
by Sue U
bigskygal wrote:Not ordinary heroes - Mormons!
I just got tickets to
Book of Mormon (in March!!!!).
Re: Ordinary heroes
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:25 pm
by Scooter
For that the Osmonds are going to hunt you down and force you to listen to their greatest hits.
Re: Ordinary heroes
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:49 pm
by BoSoxGal
I was being somewhat facetious, but then out of curiosity looked it up - and the population of Logan, it turns out, is 95% Mormon. Who'da thunk it?
I'm jealous, Sue - I've heard great things about that show on NPR. In particular, I've heard that Mormons like it!
Re: Ordinary heroes
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:07 pm
by rubato
bigskygal wrote:Not ordinary heroes - Mormons!
Seriously, good on them.
Mormons are better Christians than almost all putative 'Christians'. They don't fuck your children, for a start.
yrs,
rubato
Re: Ordinary heroes
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:21 pm
by Scooter
Except for the splinter group ones that take multiple child brides, at least.
Re: Ordinary heroes
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:23 pm
by BoSoxGal
I wasn't attacking Mormons. I've known some very nice ones, in fact.
That being said, Warren Jeffs is an example of a Mormon who fucks children and depends on religion to justify it. Just sayin'. Religious freaks of all stripes equally earn my contempt.
Re: Ordinary heroes
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 5:56 pm
by dgs49
With all due respect:
"Many Mormons are better 'christians' than many people who profess to be Christians."
Theologically, the beliefs of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints are about as close to orthodox Christianity (c.f. The Nicene Creed) as they are to Rastafarianism. One of the more interesting aspecs of LDS is their perpetual campaign to conceal how bizarre their theology and beliefs are, and to make outsiders believe they are "just another Christian church."
Re: Ordinary heroes
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 12:08 am
by dales
The LDS church is a cult.
No more, no less.