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by slavereeno
Mon Dec 07, 2020 3:51 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Letters to the Slackers
Replies: 16
Views: 6150

Re: Letters to the Slackers

I have gotten far to cavalier about Sunday "worship." I have basically ghosted the church, and I think its gotten us noticed. Damn.
by slavereeno
Mon Dec 07, 2020 3:48 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Public Perception and Church Image
Replies: 11
Views: 4602

Re: Public Perception and Church Image

my list

1. Dismantle the organization entirely, liquidate all the assets, give all the money to charities that actually do good stuff with it.
by slavereeno
Mon Dec 07, 2020 3:40 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Does anyone have a NHM explainer handy by chance?
Replies: 21
Views: 7826

Re: Does anyone have a NHM explainer handy by chance?

There's no such thing as a bulls-eye — that's not how scholarship works. The Book of Mormon is fully consistent with its composition timeframe, c. 1829-30. The anachronisms make an ancient origin impossible. So "NHM" has zero explanatory value. One of the Books of the Bible is "Nahum" — the Bible i...
by slavereeno
Mon Dec 07, 2020 3:34 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Has your definition of right and wrong changed?
Replies: 19
Views: 6088

Re: Has your definition of right and wrong changed?

My ethics and politics have definitely changed quite a bit. Not necessarily switching sides on everything but seeing a lot more gray areas, and general absurdity about the arguments surround issues of politics and ethics.
by slavereeno
Mon Dec 07, 2020 3:27 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: "Radical Orthodoxy"
Replies: 8
Views: 3614

Re: "Radical Orthodoxy"

There seems to be more thrashing about on the apologetic side of things than I have seen in the past. Is the pandemic hurting the numbers that badly?
by slavereeno
Mon Dec 07, 2020 3:24 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Kwaku, FAIRMomon, and terminating Dehlin
Replies: 88
Views: 29392

Re: Kwaku, FAIRMomon, and terminating Dehlin

It seems to me that they are loosing enough in the 15-30 age bracket that they are willing to sacrifice anybody who might find this objectionable.

Is this a "Hail Mary" to try to stem the tide?
by slavereeno
Mon Dec 07, 2020 3:14 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: The fall and rise of Brother Jake
Replies: 9
Views: 3772

Re: The fall and rise of Brother Jake

Ok Time for the quiz.

Brother Jake's recover is evidence of the tender mercies of ___________.

a. God
b. Cthulhu
c. Flying Spaghetti Monster
d. Russel's Teapot
e. Skilled medical professionals and Modern Medicine
f. All of the above
by slavereeno
Fri Jul 31, 2020 4:51 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Raising a heathen child.
Replies: 3
Views: 2237

Re: Raising a heathen child.

LOL, this was great.
by slavereeno
Wed Jul 08, 2020 1:03 pm
Forum: Mixed Faith Relationships
Topic: I have passed the garment hurdle
Replies: 13
Views: 26694

Re: I have passed the garment hurdle

Nicely done. I should have had more discussion before trying to ditch mine.
by slavereeno
Wed Jul 08, 2020 12:36 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Undie Apocalypse
Replies: 26
Views: 13509

Re: Undie Apocalypse

After wearing garments for 26 years and discovering the truth, I could wear a dirty dish towel down there and it would feel 'effing amazing!
by slavereeno
Wed Jul 08, 2020 12:31 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Ward Council is Closed (Minded)
Replies: 69
Views: 39268

Re: Ward Council is Closed (Minded)

With my DW, being vulnerable and talking about my insecurities, pain and anxiety about the church stuff was far more effective than actually talking about the church stuff. I can see how this might back-fire though, if this is perceived as "loosing the spirit" then the response may cement into one o...
by slavereeno
Wed Jul 08, 2020 12:27 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Ward Council is Closed (Minded)
Replies: 69
Views: 39268

Re: Ward Council is Closed (Minded)

With women this fear is a little worse because not only do they lose the man they love, they get “assigned” to somebody else. This fear of finding themselves the 33rd wife of John Doe who is a total stranger to them is horrifying. Damn. As a male in the church, I never thought about how upsetting t...
by slavereeno
Wed Jul 08, 2020 11:57 am
Forum: Support
Topic: An integrity crisis?
Replies: 17
Views: 8573

Re: An integrity crisis?

This is a tough issue. One of the nice things about being in the position we are here is that we recognize that there is no one-shoe-fits-all answer anymore. What may work for one family does not work for another. I was put in a pickle about a year ago. Some of my family knew I was out and some did ...
by slavereeno
Wed Jul 08, 2020 10:18 am
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Grant Palmer's non-believing GA revealed
Replies: 31
Views: 16019

Re: Grant Palmer's non-believing GA revealed

I am not sure what to think here. I don't always agree with JD, or how he approaches things, but his stuff has been helpful to me along the way. I can see how this gives his critics ammunition. Certainly as a therapist this is not cool. It also discourages future high level leaders from talking to a...
by slavereeno
Tue Jun 23, 2020 8:44 am
Forum: Support
Topic: Changes
Replies: 35
Views: 21223

Re: Changes

Some philosopher that I truly do not remember said that the problem with metaphysics is that there is no laboratory for testing those statements. It's like when a family friend warned me about my Lesbian daughter marrying her girlfriend. "What are the consequences? She can still come to my house an...
by slavereeno
Tue Jun 23, 2020 8:42 am
Forum: Support
Topic: Changes
Replies: 35
Views: 21223

Re: Changes

Random wrote:
Sun Jun 21, 2020 6:51 pm
Wow! That was fast!
Yep, stuff has been changing around here crazy fast.
by slavereeno
Fri Jun 19, 2020 12:46 pm
Forum: Gatherings, Events, and Announcements
Topic: Elder Holland
Replies: 10
Views: 34530

Re: Elder Holland

“I would have looked anywhere and everywhere to find someone authorized to say to me and my beloved Patricia that our marriage in such a setting was sealed for time and all eternity, never to hear or have imposed on us the haunting curse ‘until death do you part.’” Soooo, like being a black Mormon ...
by slavereeno
Fri Jun 19, 2020 12:40 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Changes
Replies: 35
Views: 21223

Re: Changes

Oh and I guess there is a special place in Hell for me because I have "corrupted" my family. There's also a special place in Heaven for helping your family come to a better understanding of reality. The only people condemning you to Hell are those who are adamantly certain of their conclusions. Yes...
by slavereeno
Fri Jun 19, 2020 12:35 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Bendar Feels Attacked
Replies: 37
Views: 20614

Re: Bendar Feels Attacked

Red Ryder wrote:
Fri Jun 19, 2020 6:46 am
Caption: “Susan, it says here I’m supposed to insert when extended?? What do you think that means?”
Wait, wut? :lol:
by slavereeno
Fri Jun 19, 2020 10:46 am
Forum: Support
Topic: Changes
Replies: 35
Views: 21223

Re: Changes

Oh and I guess there is a special place in Hell for me because I have "corrupted" my family.