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midwestanon
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Date: April 30, 2016 05:12PM
I didn't mean dogma like that. People here are just as committed to exposing the lies of the church as apologists are to defending the church. That is what I meant. And again, what I alluded to, is that since Mormons think they have the 'spirit' on their side, they tend to be much more dogmatic about it, and ignore facts and the truth. To clarify, I did not think the article was a good article, but I did think that quote from bushman had a good point.
I'm completely familiar with the mission and goals of the site, having been aware of it for over 10 years, and a poster off and on for 2, thanks. I didn't call anyone dirty, nor was anything I said 'hate speech.'
As I said above in response to Cabbie, I have seen-not often, and it usually get quashed or corrected- people exaggerate, lie, or make generalizations about the church that are counterproductive to the objective of this board- recovering from Mormonism. Hell, the history of the church is full of so many awful things, It's far from necessary to have lie about any of them to make the church look bad, they do a good enough job of that on their own.
I've been angry at the church, and I still am, and I've said really angry shit about it, as I'm sure most of the posters here, but I can see how from an outsiders perspective, those things look hateful.
I think this is the best example I can think of, but there are others:
http://exmormon.org/phorum/read.php?2,1806063In short, the thread is about someone who wants to get their wife out of Mormonism, which is fine, I totally get that, I wish my whole family would leave mormonism. A poster recommends this:
"Threaten to leave and take the children if she doesn't read the CES letter and watch the link. If she is even remotely smart, those two will do it. She will resign. Anyone who doesn't after that deserves to lose her kids.
If you are somewhere other than in the Morridor, you can tell the custody judge that she is forcing the kids to be in a CULT that worships a child molester. You can't let your children be harmed by this insane EVIL CULT."
I know this is one poster, on one thread, and again, I do not think this is indicative of the average poster on RfM. But I do see it from time to time. Hell, people like Ed Decker completely undermine the mission of airing the churches dirt laundry by mixing it up with nonsense, half-truths, and lies.
This is all I meant. I am not an apologist. I do not agree with the article. I would never presume to judge how someone feels about the church, especially if they've been abused or taken advantage of in some way by the church or someone in the church, just like I hope someone would not presume to judge me because I still respect a great many people who are TBMS, including my parents, my extended family, and many friends and mentors.
That's all I really have to say about this. I am not attempting to denigrate anyone specifically or generally. We can always do better, me included. For the record, I think this is a great message board, with a lot of smart people. I've learned a ton of stuff I never would have otherwise, and it's sure as hell more productive than going to church or being a mormon ever was.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/30/2016 05:21PM by midwestanon.