tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172451149432147710.post5373664627816286854..comments2023-05-10T10:41:32.689-04:00Comments on Against the Greater Light: Mo PasAlexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14724409661360473452noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172451149432147710.post-85406958768177076072014-09-06T19:49:57.354-04:002014-09-06T19:49:57.354-04:00That is a good scripture, and it nails human natur...That is a good scripture, and it nails human nature. <br /><br />I'm noy sure the situation I was in was the wrong situation to call someone on their judgment. Being that disrespectful of a stranger makes a little more sense to me, but being that blatantly insensitive about a family member or someone whom you know well IN THAT PERSON'S PRESENCE should earn you a rebuke of some kind. <br /><br />One of these days, maybe I'll have the courage and the skill to tactfully call my family on their bullshit. I can dream.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724409661360473452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172451149432147710.post-56353344455867012472014-09-06T14:47:52.486-04:002014-09-06T14:47:52.486-04:00The "better than thou" attitude is prett...The "better than thou" attitude is pretty appalling and is very difficult to see from the inside. I wonder at what point we have to call people on it to point it out. Obviously certain situations wouldn't be the right place to do it, like for example the one you were in. However, stating or insinuating that a person is bad because they don't live the same rules or standards you do is just plain wrong. I'm not a big scripture guy, but I think this one is good advice for everyone. Ironically, I think my mom, by far the most judgmental person I know, is the one who would quote this or at least read it to me.<br /><br />2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. <br />3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? <br />4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? (New Testament, Matthew, Matthew 7)Larrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172451149432147710.post-30855132629716194992014-09-06T13:39:02.986-04:002014-09-06T13:39:02.986-04:00I mostly learned it from my mother, too. Even tho...I mostly learned it from my mother, too. Even though I've been out of the church for a while, I still catch myself holding on to certain preconceptions from time to time. But I like the change too.<br /><br />My girlfriend has never been Mormon, but I've told her plenty of horrible details about the church. She tends to keep her opinions to herself around my family for the sake of peace. After we left, I mentioned what my sister had said and she knew what I was going to say before I even got halfway through saying it. She interrupted with an "I know, RIGHT?" She was pretty appalled by my sister's tactlessness.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724409661360473452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172451149432147710.post-942829752879949772014-09-06T01:07:43.012-04:002014-09-06T01:07:43.012-04:00One of the things I least like about being raised ...One of the things I least like about being raised in the church is how much I was taught to be judgmental. It's really awful. I learned it from my mom who doesn't think she judges at all. I still see it creeping into my life rather often. However, I used to not see it at all. At least now I'm learning to be sensitive to it and am changing to be much more open and accepting of people. I really like the change.<br /><br />I'm assuming your girlfriend wasn't raised in the church. I'm curious what she thought of the exchange.Larrynoreply@blogger.com