Posted by:
exminion
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Date: April 19, 2018 05:00PM
Congratulations, Angela! That's what I'm striving for. I want Mormonism to be completely irrelevant.
Zero for me on liking the Mormon cult. It has zero to offer. It takes, without giving anything back. It takes credit for good things and good people, who happen to be good in spite of the cult and JS's example.
Hate. It is a 10, when I think of the Mormon adults who physically abused me and my children! They got away with it, and were all promoted on up the LDS ranks.
Now, I'm working on trying to overlook people's church affiliation, in general, and prefer to not know if they are Mormons. On an individual basis, I give them the benefit of the doubt, until they say something racist or sexist. When they try to cheat me or someone else in business--game over! I will not do business with crooks. Those creeps, and the bishop relative who stole many thousands of dollars from our family business, are not in our life, and never will be again.
Hate is a strong word. I think in terms of boundaries, and self-preservation. I admit to having prejudices against Mormons, in general, until I get to know them. I don't like liars. I always look for an ulterior motive, if a Mormon tries to be too friendly. These motives are real, and not imagined, because Mormons really do want to try to recruit new members, and earn prestige for "ministering" to us. I hate how Mormons won't leave us alone. Mormons are rude, and don't take "no" for an answer. Who likes that?
I especially "hate" how they stalk little children, and try to brainwash them, and bribe them into the cult with candy, cookies, fake friendship, adult authority, etc.
OK, I admit it...it's still a 10 on the hate scale, except for a handful of nice individuals I know personally, but only in a guarded, arm's-length kind of relationship.