tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172451149432147710.post6014680810550556640..comments2023-05-10T10:41:32.689-04:00Comments on Against the Greater Light: Hard to WatchAlexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14724409661360473452noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172451149432147710.post-49478998390756166072015-03-08T03:37:17.211-04:002015-03-08T03:37:17.211-04:00Oh man. That article started off pretty well, but...Oh man. That article started off pretty well, but I lost a little hope when she compared Mormon brainwashing to learning the alphabet. And then I gave up completely when she linked to Al Fox's blog.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724409661360473452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172451149432147710.post-89958968866947579022015-03-07T20:46:27.637-05:002015-03-07T20:46:27.637-05:00At least this pro-Mormon blogger is willing to adm...At least this pro-Mormon blogger is willing to admit it's brainwashing.<br /><br />http://www.weirdlittleworlds.com/secrets-mormons-keep-part/Near Kolobitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172451149432147710.post-77141876200244998032015-01-01T11:36:51.516-05:002015-01-01T11:36:51.516-05:00Ha! But what good Mormon doesn't have a sacred...Ha! But what good Mormon doesn't have a sacred grove painting or photograph in their home already? Actually, with all the crap they sell at LDS Bookstores like Deseret Book and Seagull Book (both owned by the church), I'm surprised they don't already sell sacred grove models or children's play sets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172451149432147710.post-63578831345778768622015-01-01T10:39:21.530-05:002015-01-01T10:39:21.530-05:00Ew. At this rate, pretty soon they're going t...Ew. At this rate, pretty soon they're going to have people start putting up sacred grove scenes in their homes instead of nativity scenes.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724409661360473452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172451149432147710.post-16007851716001351942015-01-01T01:50:28.883-05:002015-01-01T01:50:28.883-05:00Very lame indeed. In thinking about this, I realiz...Very lame indeed. In thinking about this, I realized the High Counselor spoke that day along with a recently returned missionary from another ward in our stake. The topic came down from the Stake President. That would mean the entire stake was stuck celebrating Smithmas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172451149432147710.post-34671079710756152602015-01-01T00:51:19.071-05:002015-01-01T00:51:19.071-05:00Definitely. We can hope.Definitely. We can hope.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724409661360473452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172451149432147710.post-47471004772547247732014-12-31T12:21:26.430-05:002014-12-31T12:21:26.430-05:00It's the essence of fundamentalist religion: d...It's the essence of fundamentalist religion: don't think, don't probe, just memorize and repeat the rote explanations that people in authority give you. It saddens me to see children being indoctrinated, but we can hope that they question these beliefs someday.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172451149432147710.post-33427025736672031562014-12-24T11:01:57.508-05:002014-12-24T11:01:57.508-05:00Wow. That's really lame. My home ward always...Wow. That's really lame. My home ward always sang Christmas hymns this time of year. I think even as a TBM kid I'd have felt cheated if we celebrated Smithmas instead.<br /><br />Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724409661360473452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172451149432147710.post-63943452637614989252014-12-24T10:36:58.228-05:002014-12-24T10:36:58.228-05:00Merry Smithmas!
Sorry, this is a day late. He was...Merry Smithmas!<br /><br />Sorry, this is a day late. He was born on the 23rd of December. <br /><br />That term sure sums up how I felt after sitting through a sacrament meeting just a few days ago, in December, that was completely about Joseph Smith including songs like Praise to the Man and talks on the First Vision and the visits of Moroni. They didn't even sing a Christmas song!<br /><br />And people in the church deny that there is leader worship and indoctrination going on! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172451149432147710.post-52474895986518694392014-12-13T14:29:08.191-05:002014-12-13T14:29:08.191-05:00I hate that proverb. I can understand it being fo...I hate that proverb. I can understand it being followed in moderation...you know, teach your kid not to be a selfish jerk. But training up a child to be Mormon before he's anything else is, frankly, disgusting.<br /><br />And you make an excellent point about the church being equated with family among children. It's crazy how far that can persist into adulthood. At BYU, we used to joke about people getting up on fast Sunday and saying, "I know my roommates are true." The church and the things people love become one and the same so that challenging one equates to challenging the other. Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724409661360473452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172451149432147710.post-14384749090298109432014-12-13T10:13:13.724-05:002014-12-13T10:13:13.724-05:00Mormons have been taught to be such strong believe...Mormons have been taught to be such strong believers that they just naturally pass it on to their kids? It is brainwashing and indoctrination. Many Mormon children have been conditioned to tie their belief in the church to their own self worth and these children believe their parent's love for them is conditional on their own testimonies. <br /><br />Why do I say that? Well, what is the testimony we hear from several children every fast Sunday? "I like to bury my testimony. I know the church is true, I love my family..." Notice how testimony is tied to love of family by these little kids. Several times a year, someone will get up and lament "losing" a child, because they don't believe in the church anymore. They go on about how sad and horrible that is, how they won't be happy now, how their family isn't complete and won't be in the next life, etc. <br /><br />What about the indoctrinating primary songs like Follow the Prophet, Nephi's Courage, I Love to See The Temple, etc?<br /><br />How about the fact that they force their teens to serve missions? How about the fact that Mormon parents feel like they have failed if their kids marry outside the temple?<br /><br />I think this Proverb is firmly followed by Mormons.<br /><br />6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. (Old Testament, Proverbs, Proverbs 22)<br /><br />But it could go on and say, "and will pass it on to his children."Larrynoreply@blogger.com