Comments on: The Gospel and Gasoline http://mormonmatters.org/2008/10/10/the-gospel-and-gasoline/ A weekly podcast exploring Mormon culture and current events. Wed, 23 May 2012 11:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Valoel http://mormonmatters.org/2008/10/10/the-gospel-and-gasoline/#comment-42801 Valoel Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:50:16 +0000 http://mormonmatters.org/?p=2342#comment-42801 As soon as the stock market goes into crisis mode, I see the price of gasoline drop by 40%. It was $4.39/gallon here during our shortage. Today, it's $2.56 just a few weeks later. What? Did demand suddenly drop in half? People using half the gasoline they used to? Call me crazy, but sometimes I wonder about market manipulation... As soon as the stock market goes into crisis mode, I see the price of gasoline drop by 40%. It was $4.39/gallon here during our shortage. Today, it’s $2.56 just a few weeks later. What? Did demand suddenly drop in half? People using half the gasoline they used to?

Call me crazy, but sometimes I wonder about market manipulation…

]]> By: Nobody Special http://mormonmatters.org/2008/10/10/the-gospel-and-gasoline/#comment-41929 Nobody Special Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:54:05 +0000 http://mormonmatters.org/?p=2342#comment-41929 Neocons and commie libs are all in the same conspiracy with the globalists to take down the United States. The whole thing in Iraq was to take it over for the NWO and weaken the United States, and of course, do it with the money from the US taxpayer, not from the globalist coffers who ordered the war to begin with. And of course, Cheney being CFR delivered the war for them using fraud. Neocons and commie libs are all in the same conspiracy with the globalists to take down the United States. The whole thing in Iraq was to take it over for the NWO and weaken the United States, and of course, do it with the money from the US taxpayer, not from the globalist coffers who ordered the war to begin with. And of course, Cheney being CFR delivered the war for them using fraud.

]]> By: James http://mormonmatters.org/2008/10/10/the-gospel-and-gasoline/#comment-40895 James Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:56:57 +0000 http://mormonmatters.org/?p=2342#comment-40895 James, British and American gallons are different sizes. There are 8 pints in a British gallon, and only 7 in an American one. At a litre for litre comparison the British cost of gas was around $8 last time I checked. Still very high though in comparison. The American cost of gas is so low (in comparison to Europe) because it is subsidized by oil companies using the dollar as their trading and investment currency. Iraq had planned to change its oil currency to the Euro, which may have ultimately raised gas prices in America and perhaps lowered them in Europe, but then was invaded by some country. James,

British and American gallons are different sizes. There are 8 pints in a British gallon, and only 7 in an American one.

At a litre for litre comparison the British cost of gas was around $8 last time I checked. Still very high though in comparison.

The American cost of gas is so low (in comparison to Europe) because it is subsidized by oil companies using the dollar as their trading and investment currency.

Iraq had planned to change its oil currency to the Euro, which may have ultimately raised gas prices in America and perhaps lowered them in Europe, but then was invaded by some country.

]]> By: Rigel Hawthorne http://mormonmatters.org/2008/10/10/the-gospel-and-gasoline/#comment-40876 Rigel Hawthorne Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:08:23 +0000 http://mormonmatters.org/?p=2342#comment-40876 We've cut one youth temple trip per year, but it was more related to a shrinking ward budget due to decreasing size of active membership than gas prices. We also tabled a discussion on creating a ward cub pack that would have drawn cubs out of two different packs in the 2 different communities in our ward boundaries. One family wanted to keep their cubs in their own community's pack because of their established ties, but it will also keep the gas expenditures down. I know they have rationed trips. We are also being offered the stake conference broadcast (its our time for one of those) in our own building, whereas it was formerly set up only at the stake center. A high councilor will be in each building of the stake to take care of the stake business. Home teaching is still home teaching. :) We’ve cut one youth temple trip per year, but it was more related to a shrinking ward budget due to decreasing size of active membership than gas prices. We also tabled a discussion on creating a ward cub pack that would have drawn cubs out of two different packs in the 2 different communities in our ward boundaries. One family wanted to keep their cubs in their own community’s pack because of their established ties, but it will also keep the gas expenditures down. I know they have rationed trips. We are also being offered the stake conference broadcast (its our time for one of those) in our own building, whereas it was formerly set up only at the stake center. A high councilor will be in each building of the stake to take care of the stake business. Home teaching is still home teaching. :)

]]> By: James http://mormonmatters.org/2008/10/10/the-gospel-and-gasoline/#comment-40484 James Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:07:46 +0000 http://mormonmatters.org/?p=2342#comment-40484 Great post Valoel Prices over here in the UK have been about £1.32 a litre when the exchange rate was $2.00 to the gallon we were paying about $10.00 bucks a gallon. I think now everyone who lives on the far reaches of the Stakes will really think twice about going to some of these events or meetings. My wife is on the Stake Young Womens and they are having more and more meetings on SKYPE. I think many people will start doing that more- where you are virtually in the same room as your home teaching family but not driving 10 miles to shake their hand. Great post Valoel

Prices over here in the UK have been about £1.32 a litre when the exchange rate was $2.00 to the gallon we were paying about $10.00 bucks a gallon.

I think now everyone who lives on the far reaches of the Stakes will really think twice about going to some of these events or meetings.

My wife is on the Stake Young Womens and they are having more and more meetings on SKYPE.

I think many people will start doing that more- where you are virtually in the same room as your home teaching family but not driving 10 miles to shake their hand.

]]> By: Heather B http://mormonmatters.org/2008/10/10/the-gospel-and-gasoline/#comment-40394 Heather B Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:27:13 +0000 http://mormonmatters.org/?p=2342#comment-40394 I know that our local seminary has gone to independent study. Not sure if that is directly gas related or just a general activity problem. I do know there were some requests to have enrichment activities at different members homes in different areas instead of at the chapel every time, so that the same members were not burdened with the cost of travel for every activity. I know that our local seminary has gone to independent study. Not sure if that is directly gas related or just a general activity problem.

I do know there were some requests to have enrichment activities at different members homes in different areas instead of at the chapel every time, so that the same members were not burdened with the cost of travel for every activity.

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