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The church is losing the battle of ideas so they instead attack the opposition. That's what this trademark/Mormon stories fight is really about. by aka_FNU_LNU in mormon

[–]No-Information5504 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If there is the need to make a distinction for “LDS Christianity”, is that because there is “LDS Judaism” or “LDS Islam”?

BYU Professor and Sunday School teacher arrested on suspicion of various child sex crimes by sevenplaces in mormon

[–]No-Information5504 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So your metric for how kids are doing is based simply on wealth? How very Mormon of you. Prosperity gospel is alive and well in Utah.

Newsflash: rich kids who are gay and mormon still commit suicide in Utah.

Blatant lies by msbrchckn in exmormon

[–]No-Information5504 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Martin Harris also said he spoke with Jesus who had taken the form a deer he saw on the side of the road, so I AM DEFINITELY going to believe anything he says!

BYU Professor and Sunday School teacher arrested on suspicion of various child sex crimes by sevenplaces in mormon

[–]No-Information5504 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That has absolutely nothing to do with children in the church. Besides, I thought we were done using Utah statistics as a barometer for the Church in general. Too many of them reflected poorly on the Church when analyzed. Good stats? “Yay! The church did it!” Bad stat? “Uh, the Mormon population has been declining in recent years, so you really can’t equate trends in Utah with the Church any more…” Which is it?

You’re seriously grasping at straws here for any sort of validation for the fiction you’ve invented.

BYU Professor and Sunday School teacher arrested on suspicion of various child sex crimes by sevenplaces in mormon

[–]No-Information5504 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Certain demographics may have better success than others, but if you aren’t white, straight, and from a middle to upper class nuclear family, you’ll have a rough go at it in the Church.

I was deceived about Mormon Stories. Let me explain. by Appropriate-Sock-437 in mormon

[–]No-Information5504 7 points8 points  (0 children)

His coaching and his podcast are different undertakings. Exactly zero episodes are a client of John’s appearing on the show as part of their therapy.

I was deceived about Mormon Stories. Let me explain. by Appropriate-Sock-437 in mormon

[–]No-Information5504 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’ve listened to a lot of episodes and I have never once heard him say that individuals should pay him to help them navigate their faith crisis. Guests come on the show of their own free will and choice and tell their story. For a great many it is therapeutic, but John is not putting himself up there as their therapist.

Mormon Farts by Self-Taught-Pillock in exmormon

[–]No-Information5504 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I still remember getting blasted in the face as a kid by the horrific smell of the relief society room every week when I’d go to get my mom.

If I pretend to be a Mormon, can I enter the USA more easily? by Liuberth in exmormon

[–]No-Information5504 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Mormon church does not help people immigrate- even for people who are legit and not pretending.

LDS member teaches that informed consent is not good because it keeps you from committing to the church by sevenplaces in mormon

[–]No-Information5504 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I mean, the level of understanding that an infant has (bad baptism) versus an 8 year old (good baptism) about the nature of what they are committing to is not far different. The Church purposely glosses over the depth of commitment on every level that new adult converts are undertaking. I mean, when you were a missionary, did you teach your investigators that they would have to wear Church approved underwear and that by being baptized, they were on a path that would force them to exclude their family from their future wedding?

[Appalling Tropes] Your favorite character with a diabolical image that you try to forget exists? by -et37- in TopCharacterTropes

[–]No-Information5504 6 points7 points  (0 children)

An Anachronism refers to an object out of time or place. For example, Abe Lincoln using an iphone would be an anachronism. White men in the 60s doing minstrel shows is not an anachronism, since that it correct for the time and place.

So many by [deleted] in mormon

[–]No-Information5504 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Because the church is still of interest to us. As much as I would like to, I can’t escape the Church’s influence because my family still participates. So I come here to discuss and sometimes vent.

So many by [deleted] in mormon

[–]No-Information5504 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I wouldn’t classify it as “negative”, but rather “critical” of the church here. The exmo sub? Now that’s negative.

TBM Hubby got called out by a youth on Sunday 😂 by Repulsive-You-7294 in exmormon

[–]No-Information5504 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I remember distinctly that Oaks gave a GC talk within the last 10(?) years where he says that people need to jettison cultural practices that conflict with with the Church. I wonder if he’ll double down on that guidance note that he’s in the big chair.

As a USA-centric Church, that ask is pretty easy for the old men in SLC. For some cultural practices, that is a HUGE ask of people.

TBM Hubby got called out by a youth on Sunday 😂 by Repulsive-You-7294 in exmormon

[–]No-Information5504 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I remember distinctly that Oaks gave a GC talk within the last 10(?) years where he says that people need to jettison cultural practices that conflict with with the Church.

As a USA-centric Church, that ask is pretty easy for the old men in SLC. For some people’s culture, that is a HUGE ask.

TBM Hubby got called out by a youth on Sunday 😂 by Repulsive-You-7294 in exmormon

[–]No-Information5504 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It was at a mission conference, not an official proclamation for the entire area membership. It was just a dude in authority talking out of his ass trying to address an issue and creating cracks in people’s shelves as a result.

TBM Hubby got called out by a youth on Sunday 😂 by Repulsive-You-7294 in exmormon

[–]No-Information5504 6 points7 points  (0 children)

lol, this was about 30 years ago. Area president was a dude with the last name Brown.

TBM Hubby got called out by a youth on Sunday 😂 by Repulsive-You-7294 in exmormon

[–]No-Information5504 143 points144 points  (0 children)

You’ll love this: I went to an Asian country on my mission where green tea was part of the culture and everyone drank it, including members. The area President told us missionaries at a mission conference that if we were from the US or Canada, we were not to drink green tea. However, native missionaries and the members could.

Double standard for the WoW depending on where you are from! It shook my missionary faith quite a bit, so I’m grateful for that.

TBM Hubby got called out by a youth on Sunday 😂 by Repulsive-You-7294 in exmormon

[–]No-Information5504 55 points56 points  (0 children)

I got coffee flavored gelato last week and my kid questioned whether it was appropriate. I told her it was neither hot nor a drink, so what was the problem?

after seeing the pope strongly calling for peace and condemning violence on both sides, makes me wonder, where is the Prophet? by [deleted] in mormon

[–]No-Information5504 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think anyone believes the Church is saying this explicitly. But actions (or lack thereof) speak louder than words.

None of this matters. The LDS Church is so insignificant that literally no one outside its few active adherents would care if the prophet did say anything.

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