Posted by:
Lowpriest
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Date: May 16, 2020 12:07PM
You are right. I am making a choice.
For most things that I do, I can make a choice and take the consequences. If I become unhappy with my boss at work, I can tell him so. If we cannot work it out, I can quit.
The same thing goes for the stores where I shop. If I don't like a business, I stop going there. I can give them feedback, and if we cannot work it out, I can quit.
If I have a problem with my neighbors, I can try to work it out. If it gets bad enough, I can move if I get sick of fighting it.
In each case, I can persuade, argue, fight, mediate, litigate, and do what I think is right to whatever level it is worth to me.
Mormonism is different. It is my Achilles heel. Or rather, my family is my Achilles heel, and mormonism runs their lives.
In the minds of the mormon leaders, and in the hearts of mormon followers, there is no debate. Their leaders are always right. Their doctrine is always perfect, correct, and unquestioned. You are allowed to disagree, as long a you don't say anything and realize that you are wrong. It is total surrender.
I make a choice to stay, but the alternative to the choice that I selected is immoral to me. I am dedicated to my family, and they are in turn dedicated to mormonism. What a mess.