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05 August 2009

under rug swept

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GreenishBlue said...: I read that like four times and didn't get the joke. Then I realized it said "Cain" and not "McCain." lol

But, yeah. Sigh... It's nice that even though they don't really actively teach the whole children-of-Cain doctrine much anymore, it is indeed still doctrine.; 05 August, 2009 07:50
Grant Haws said...: I can just imagine Monson explaining, "Well Mr. President, that is why would have treated you as a second-class citizen until 1978." or "Let's just focus on your white side of geneaology...we like that side better."; 05 August, 2009 09:09
Andrew S said...: haha, I had no idea what this was about until I got back into a Mormon mindset. I was like, "hmm...why would Cain be at the top..."

and then realized...oh, right. Mormons like genealogy.; 09 August, 2009 16:04
[kɹeɪ̯ɡ̊] said...: Yeah, it took me a few seconds myself to figure out what the joke was.; 09 August, 2009 16:19

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