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MineralMan

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14. I think they probably lacked confidence in themselves, and

Reply to The Genealogist (Reply #13)

Thu Nov 22, 2018, 04:34 PM

Nov 2018

maybe wanted to ensure that they weren't exposed to STDs. But mainly, they preyed on young, inexperienced girls and women because they didn't know what they should expect. It made those evangelists' shortcomings less obvious, perhaps.

I've never really understood adults who are attracted to adolescents. I mean, I was, but only when they were my peers. Fumbling around was fun when it was all a new thing. Once I was an adult, I couldn't see the attraction.

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'God, I don't want to die,' U.S. missionary wrote before he was killed by remote tribe on Indian isl [View all] Eugene Nov 2018 OP

Yep, dude ... you were pretty much crazy ... mr_lebowski Nov 2018 #1

Play stupid games, get stupid prizes Major Nikon Nov 2018 #2

This island is their world. It'd be like us finding an alien that was mindlessly saying words in ck4829 Nov 2018 #3

If you were not invited and are not wanted..... nocoincidences Nov 2018 #4

And yet, knowing that those people are hostile to outsiders, MineralMan Nov 2018 #5

John Allen Chau wins Darwin Award for his efforts. comradebillyboy Nov 2018 #6

what an arrogant idiot shanny Nov 2018 #7

seems a fair price to pay Tribalceltic Nov 2018 #8

I'm sorry he was killed, but as with isolated protected tribes of the Amazon, these missionaries hlthe2b Nov 2018 #9

These people are not sane. Pope George Ringo II Nov 2018 #10

Sad and unnecesaary The Genealogist Nov 2018 #11

Sadly, Christians don't get virgins when they die. MineralMan Nov 2018 #12

Oh, I don't know The Genealogist Nov 2018 #13

I think they probably lacked confidence in themselves, and MineralMan Nov 2018 #14

And God replied... qazplm135 Nov 2018 #15

I see a lot of responses criticizing Chau for his stupidity. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2018 #16