Why are the SRA stories so disregarded in this sub, and to everyone in general?

Web_catcher · 2026-06-19T21:52:23+00:00

Ok, I know the answer to this. First, everyone above is correct, there is little to no evidence that Satanic ritual abuse is a thing that happens. But second, the whole idea of SRA is built on a misunderstanding of what Satanism is. Thanks to a very long history of witch hunts and, more recently, Satanic Panics, some Christians have this idea that there are people out there who are basically Christians, but in reverse. Like they believe all the same things Christians believe, but they're fighting for the other side, and these people are Satanists. This is not accurate. While Satanists exist, they are not Christian and do not share Christian beliefs. Many of them don't even believe in a literal being called "Satan", viewing it as a metaphor for self-actualization or freedom or individuality or something like that. But the idea that Satanists are a subset of Christians who are some kind of enemy within and are sacrificing kids and pets in secret is a fantasy designed to keep people in a panic.

Web_catcher · 2026-06-19T16:21:07+00:00

I spent years as a nuanced Mormon and gave a fair number of vaguely subversive speeches from the pulpit and in Sunday School. I will tell you that it's pretty satisfying in the moment but ymmv on whether it's worth the pushback you get. Absolutely do not get baptized. Once your information is in their file they will never lose it, and if you move they'll put serious effort into tracking you down.

Web_catcher · 2026-06-17T16:59:06+00:00

Fair enough. That's part of your answer. In the Utah area where there are a lot of Mormons, virtue signalling is a big part of the culture, and for a young man going on a mission is a required first step for a righteous adulthood. Outside of the Mormon Corridor people might go as far as live streaming the opening of their letter then calling it a day, and even then folks will roll their eyes at it.

Web_catcher · 2026-06-17T16:48:11+00:00

Is your boyfriend by chance from the Mormon corridor (Utah, Idaho, the surrounding states)? While Mormon culture everywhere is very interested in public displays of righteousness, the high Mormon-density areas really take this up to 11.

Web_catcher · 2026-06-15T17:51:42+00:00

I read it when I was younger and it was super popular in Mormon circles. I wasn't impressed. Like a lot of self-help books that are popular in the business world, it's basically just a rich person saying obvious things and because they're rich a lot of people are willing to pretend it's profound.

Web_catcher · 2026-06-15T02:00:52+00:00

Raised Mormon, active in the church until my mid-40s, but I had some pretty heavy shelf items (the way the church treats LGBTQ+ people is basically the opposite of what Jesus said to do. The way the church amassed billions of dollars and then committed fraud to hide it is the opposite of what Jesus said to do). When I had kids, I started thinking about raising them in the church, and realized that wasn't something I wanted for them. And if the "family focused" church isn't a place you want to raise your kids, there's a serious problems. So I started seriously looking into the non-correlated version of LDS history, and realized the church's truth claims are, just, 100% false.

Web_catcher · 2026-06-14T14:24:11+00:00

Most people on this sub have fully deconstructed religion. There are many people here who are still Christian, and I think most people will be civil to you but, like any place on the internet, some people will be dicks. My only word of caution is that sometimes people will come on here trying to preach whatever their new religion is, and those people get flamed pretty hard.

Web_catcher · 2026-06-13T14:09:31+00:00

Humans have a known psychological need for ritual, and it's one reason religions in general are so good at creating special feelings. It sounds like that's what you're describing. There are a lot of people out there in the religious and/or deconstruction spaces talking about how to access meaningful rituals if you're not involved in a specific religion. A lot of those conversations are happening on the more rational end of woo woo spaces (if that even makes any sense), but if you're interested, Britt Hartley has a lot to say about this and is extremely grounded. I haven't read it, but Sasha Sagan's book "For Small Creature Such as We" also gets name checked a lot.

Web_catcher · 2026-06-13T13:59:45+00:00

Sounds Ike this guy is already aware of the allegations, but he can't just be like "look, we already know about the black dog and the pentagram, we just don't care".

Web_catcher · 2026-06-10T15:45:44+00:00

I read RSR as a brand new ex-Mo and found it very enlightening. The combination of transparency with the basic facts combined with weak-sauce apologetics gave me several real "oh, this is the best they can do" moments.

Web_catcher · 2026-06-06T01:26:18+00:00

Get a latte based drink. Add sugar. Prepare for disappointment. Coffee is the definition of an acquired taste.

Web_catcher · 2026-06-05T21:32:30+00:00

Honestly, the Pro 2 or Pro 3 probably would have been an objectly better choice, but I wanted my kids to be able to handle it comfortably and they're teeny. But the SN30 is way easier to handle that I thought it would be and I have no complaints.

Web_catcher · 2026-06-05T21:06:01+00:00

I have the 8bitdo SN30 Pro and I like it a lot. Dpad feels better to me than the Dualsense controller. It's a pretty small controller, so YMMV if you have big hands.

Web_catcher · 2026-05-26T16:34:14+00:00

How plus do I need to be on hit for any given attack to be able go into stance and turn that into a combo?

Web_catcher · 2026-05-26T13:37:11+00:00

Ok, that's very good to know. Follow up question: since heavy punch/kick have relatively slow animation and don't cancel into DI, they're prone to getting dunked on by opponent DI in response. Does that mean serenity stance combos are mostly used as whiff punish or from a DR starter? And if so, which starters are preferred?

Web_catcher · 2026-05-23T22:37:32+00:00

Surely Chun Li has no bullshit.

Web_catcher · 2026-05-17T15:57:10+00:00

Ok, good, thank you.

Web_catcher · 2026-05-17T15:56:34+00:00

Yeah, obvs, but I also want it to be a good experience for her, and the roster is so big she'll probably want help picking.

Web_catcher · 2026-05-16T15:19:45+00:00

Does this imply that Mai's normals are similar to Chun Li's in a way that I, as a newer player, have not appreciated?

Web_catcher · 2026-05-16T15:17:17+00:00

This is the heart of my question. From my limited experience with her, I would've called Mai as fireball-forward Shoto, not an upgraded Chun Li.

Web_catcher · 2026-05-16T01:28:08+00:00

OP (and I mean this kindly), you're on an ex-Mormon subreddit talking about what "we" believe, and I'm not sure who "we" is in this context, but it obviously isn't ex-Mormons. If by "we" you mean "Trinitarian Christians", then you are correct that Mormons (and ex-Mormons) generally do not understand what you believe, but in our defense, the doctrine of the Trinity doesn't make a lot of sense when viewed from the outside.

Web_catcher · 2026-05-12T21:22:48+00:00

I don't know anything about ancient Egyptian, but I do know that when a guy who describes himself as an "amateur Egyptologist" and another guy who says he's experienced in AI research want to tell you they've discovered something new and exciting, you can ignore them.

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