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An Unfortunate by-product of Mormon Culture
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 6:34 am
by _moksha
On the Celestial forum thread, Zelder made this observation:
Mormon culture sometimes creates a judgmental and self-righteous mentality.
Could this possibly be true?
Re: An Unfortunate by-product of Mormon Culture
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 4:51 pm
by _Buffalo
Could bears possibly crap in the woods?
Re: An Unfortunate by-product of Mormon Culture
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 4:55 pm
by _Ceeboo
Hey moksha (Merry Christmas) :)
moksha wrote:On the Celestial forum thread, Zelder made this observation:
Mormon culture sometimes creates a judgmental and self-righteous mentality.
Could this possibly be true?
Is there a mustache in Mexico?
Peace,
Ceeboo
Re: An Unfortunate by-product of Mormon Culture
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 6:10 pm
by _DarkHelmet
I've never heard of that. You must've attended one of those rogue wards. Certainly there is nothing in LDS doctrine that teaches members that they are part of the one true church, or that those outside the church are not truly happy. Nothing about the highest levels of heaven being reserved for Mormons. Nothing about non-mormons needing to be baptized by Mormons in order to gain access to this highest level. There is nothing about avoiding even the appearance of evil. And of course church members are never hauled into an office to have their worthiness judged by some guy who has been given the "keys" to judge you. This stuff only happens in those "rogue" wards that we hear about from apologists.
Re: An Unfortunate by-product of Mormon Culture
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 1:19 am
by _moksha
DarkHelmet wrote:I've never heard of that. You must've attended one of those rogue wards. This stuff only happens in those "rogue" wards that we hear about from apologists.
Sounds about right. Had there been anything to this rumor, that Mormon culture sometimes creates a judgmental and self-righteous mentality, then the folks at Mormon Discussions & Dialogue would certainly have addressed the issue and Mormon Studies (Formerly the FARMS Feed and Grain Review) would have scholarly journal articles addressing this concern.