tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21461478.post114011013764330974..comments2023-06-17T15:37:51.321-06:00Comments on Finding La: One Step in my RecoveryLahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12780058272081102135noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21461478.post-1140195409824687542006-02-17T09:56:00.000-07:002006-02-17T09:56:00.000-07:00RfM, as a sounding board, makes it all too easy to...RfM, as a sounding board, makes it all too easy to just shoot and aim, instead of being a little more reserved in a response. Knee-jerk reactions are commonplace. I'm not a hypocrite here - I've had my own moments and I've had many comments deleted. <BR/><BR/>I go through phases where I'll read a lot on RfM, but then the same issues get recycled and I get bored. Blogs are one outlet. I'm a news hog, so that's another outlet. Mormonism IS tangential to my life, but I have friends who are in it or leaving it. <BR/><BR/>LA - I admire your honesty and bravery. Your blog name and goal of self-discovery is courageous.Sideonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00563675498159890372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21461478.post-1140175529615869832006-02-17T04:25:00.000-07:002006-02-17T04:25:00.000-07:00Hey La, I know how you feel.I didn't read the post...Hey La, I know how you feel.<BR/><BR/>I didn't read the post in question so I can't comment on it, but I know that there's a certain tendency on RfM to argue that Mormonism is the root cause of all evil, when a lot of problems people talk about there are merely tangential to Mormonism or exacerbated by it rather than caused by it.<BR/><BR/>I don't really let it bother me though since I think it's a natural for most people at a particular stage of leaving Mormonism to feel that way. They're trying to figure out which of their problems were actually caused by Mormonism and which weren't, and RfM is a sounding board for the process.<BR/><BR/>It's one reason why I think it's useful for old-timers to stick around the board some for balance because they have a little more distance from Mormonism and hence are often more laid-back about the whole thing.C. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21461478.post-1140142653613004762006-02-16T19:17:00.000-07:002006-02-16T19:17:00.000-07:00Gotta argue about SOMETHING...Did you look at the ...Gotta argue about SOMETHING...<BR/><BR/>Did you look at the title of the post? Here it is to refresh your memory:<BR/>"Mormon logic on God's wrath is pathetic! Get a load of THIS!"<BR/><BR/>Mormon logic? That is an all-encompassing statement which is not true. My logic (when I was Mormon) may have well been f-ed up, but it wasn't as dumb as that guy's mom. Maybe it was...Lahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12780058272081102135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21461478.post-1140128947220446912006-02-16T15:29:00.000-07:002006-02-16T15:29:00.000-07:00Okay, you're not very dumb. The guy wasn't using ...Okay, you're not very dumb. The guy wasn't using that incident as proof that the church is messed up! Just relaying a story. That board is FULL of stories but only a small percentage can really be categorized as trying to "prove" the church isn't true. Most of them are just anecdotes about why they are glad they're not mormon anymore. That's all. Could you read MORE into a simple story. BTW, this is your brother. Try to figure out which one! Oh, and another BTW: that guy's mom is AWESOME for being completely logical.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com