Posts by maninthemiddle

I was raised mormon and feel so lucky to have escaped. My sister didn't escape so easily. She married a mormon - he beat her for years - when she went to the bishop for help, he asked her what she did to make him do it. She was told she had to obey him no matter what he did and that God would punish him if needed.

My mormon father raped me and my sister and brothers. Even if all that had not happened the church itself damaged my soul with it's obvious opression of women and so much more. How can they claim to have a monopoly on spiritual truth? They only allow men to hold the priesthood and many other positions.

They didn't allow African American men to hold the priesthood for a very long time - and then changed that policy - oops - I guess God made a mistake or changed HIS (as God must be male) mind. And the multiple wife thing that they so distance themselves from now - if you dig into it - they changed that policy too - due to political pressures - hmm I guess God made another mistake.

If you actually dig and ask questions, and read actual journals written by the women in those relationships with Joseph Smith you would be horrified or the about the massacre done by mormons - so many cover ups it is just disgusting.

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Once again, Mormans show our experinces are not unique.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20100811/pl_yblog_upshot/in-new-tv-ad-campaign-mormons-pitch-message-to-middle-america

I bring this up because of the comments.

this is the first:

Our church is too self-contradictory!! On top of that, I can't go there without being judged or be asked in what I believe in without feeling like I have to regurgitate my teacher's, or the bishop's, beliefs. I'm sick of this crap!

Church is supposed to be a place where you can feel close to God and where you can be happy and content, not a place where everyone expects you to do things you don't want for "God". I'm not going atheist. but lately, being Mormon is just something that doesn't suit me anymore, believing anything and anyone so easily doesn't happen.
I was born into the church and all this time I've believed and accepted everything I heard without question...it's not like I'm believing everyone else and what they're saying, but I can't help but think that every religion is "wrong" in some way or another.

The whole point of life is experience and understanding your purpose, whether it's to help someone else here or on another Earth. if God has a plan for everyone, then why are the rules/laws being changed because of political issues? First of all, as a Mormon, you believe that God is always there for you. So, why should anyone fear that we're going to be persecuted for not allowing someone of another race become missionaries? Thank goodness that law changed,it made you look bad.

Also, the topic of gays; For your information, I have nothing wrong with gays, or someone of "another race".It shouldn't matter what you look like or who you love that makes you wrong or from hell/Satan or unholy.

I know for a fact that God or Christ would NOT hate you for that!! If you believe that he loves you and here's there for you, that should apply to everyone else on this Earth!
But hey... if it works for you and helps you through life, that's fine with me. But don't tell me that your religion is the best because it's not. No one is the best, or the one with the most truth.

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Once again, Mormans show our experinces are not unique.

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How to deal with "Whoe other than JW are preching today?"

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my bil (active dub) has begun to ask me why we are not "active" anymore.

after a few careful (non-dfing) comments and observations he asks "well who other than jw's are preaching the good news in fullfillment of matt 24:14?

i responded with the comment that billions of christ's followers worldwide, down through history for over 19 centuries have been selfless in preaching globally.