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VENEZUELA...

The title of this thread is extremely misleading and lacks "oomph".

Thread title should be:

"Mormon Church Changes Missionary Position"
 
WWJSD? What would Joseph Smith Do? Stay in the country and exploit new converts to give up their 14 year old daughters for Ol' Joes pleasure.
 
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/spain-suspends-riot-control-exports-venezuela-23205705

"Spain has indefinitely suspended the export of riot control equipment to Venezuela's government following weeks of unrest there which have seen an increase in violence as police face sustained protests by the opposition."

Well, this is escalating quickly:

Venezuela lashes out at Spain after exports of riot gear halted
Maduro government says Spain lacks 'moral authority' after minister called for dialogue following weeks of unrest
 
"The father of a Venezuelan TV journalist says his daughter has been kidnapped by armed, masked men in the western section of the capital of Caracas.Luis Pinto said Monday that his daughter Nairobi Pinto was taken hostage Sunday afternoon at the entrance to the building where she lives. She is the chief of correspondents for the Globovision news channel and her whereabouts remain unknown. Venezuela is among the most violent countries in Latin America. During a month and a half of ongoing protests, demonstrators have complained about high crime rates, along with soaring inflation and the scarcity of basic goods."

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/journalist-kidnapped-venezuela/2014/04/08/id/564250#ixzz2yIZsTNVo
 
Is Newsmax a reliable unbiased source ?

I'm not saying Venezuela isn't a mess but I'm always concerned about the accuracy of a story if news agency has a particular bias.
 
Is Newsmax a reliable unbiased source ?

I'm not saying Venezuela isn't a mess but I'm always concerned about the accuracy of a story if news agency has a particular bias.

Let's take a look at some of their other articles:

Mormon Church Explains Defunct Ban on Blacks in Priesthood

Rev. Franklin Graham: Romney Not a Christian

Quinnipiac Poll: A Third of Voters Have Qualms About Mormon President

SBC’s Richard Land: Romney Not a Christian, Compares Mormonism to Islam

This pair of articles is interesting:

Sabato: Romney’s Mormon Faith Won’t Cost Him 2012 Election

Steele: Romney Lost Because He's Mormon

Objectively, the site seems biased but not necessarily packed full of lies and hyperbole. I'm quite surprised Janadele is citing it however, given it's overtly anti-Mormon stance and her past assertions that she would never even read an anti-Mormon site.
 
Will Nicolas Maduro soon make it impossible to leave Venezuela?

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has issued the following updated statement on the status of missionaries in Venezuela:
"Due to the unrest in Venezuela, the Church is transferring 152 missionaries who are not Venezuelan citizens to other missions in South America."

As a Venezuelan, the situation with my country baffles me. And while I don't identify myself as neither a Chavist nor someone from the Opposition, the Chavist government has certainly made it really difficult for people and money to travel back and forth from the country. This is the reason I left a while ago and decided never to come back. I have no interest in being trapped in that hell of a place.
 
Is Newsmax a reliable unbiased source ?

I'm not saying Venezuela isn't a mess but I'm always concerned about the accuracy of a story if news agency has a particular bias.

Newsmax has been an ultra-right-wing source for more than a decade at least.
 
Don't Cry for Me Venezuela....... and it scans correctly!!!!!!!!
The name of the musical is either "Chavista" or "Chevita." Can't decide which, but am leaning toward the latter. I am hoping that the score will be co-written by the Butthole Surfers and Mojo Nixon. (Note to mods: two actual bands, with actual names. )
Thread title should be: "Mormon Church Changes Missionary Position"
Kid Eager: you win the thread. :D

Ron, how many years has it been since you lived in Venezuela? What would make you feel it was in your interest to go back?
 
Will Nicolas Maduro soon make it impossible to leave Venezuela?

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has issued the following updated statement on the status of missionaries in Venezuela:
"Due to the unrest in Venezuela, the Church is transferring 152 missionaries who are not Venezuelan citizens to other missions in South America."

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It's a clever statement, but it's also historically somewhat ironically hypocritical and self-serving. Kenyatta did quite a bit of land grabbing himself.
Meh. Standard third world graft, and nothing outside of two sigmas of normal abuse of power in post-Colonial Africa.
 
Ahhh...another Venezuelan Economic Collapse that just never seems to get rid of all the 200 Kg women at the local Caracas Wal-Marts. Maybe the fat Women are eating the Venezuelan Children?

What? This crap has been reported for over 20 years now.

Get a new Fairy Story.
 
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