Top 10 creepiest things about the church

[Guest]

I'm no Runtu, but here goes...

10 Uncle Touchy's Naked Anointing House (Washings & Anointings pre-2005)
9 Young Women's lessons that equate righteousness with physical appearance
8 Lessons suggesting that sexual intercourse between husband and wife be opened with a prayer
7 Richard G. Scott's charitable suggestion that rape victims "may not" be to blame
6 Spencer W. Kimball's equating of virginity with virtue, such that rape victims lose their virtue
5 Spencer W. Kimball's suggestion that it is better to see your children dead than have them lose their "virtue"
4 Joseph sleeping with teenagers
3 Joseph sleeping with other men's wives without their knowledge
2 Joseph sleeping with other men's wives WITH their knowledge
1 Bishops asking children behind closed doors about masturbation and bestiality
1 Tied! 99% of what Why Me posts

[_Zelder]

I'm no Runtu, but here goes...

6 Spencer W. Kimball's equating of virginity with virtue, such that rape victims lose their virtue
5 Spencer W. Kimball's suggestion that it is better to see your children dead than have them lose their "virtue"

I think these two come from his interpretation of Moroni 9:9
http://classic.scriptures.LDS.org/en/moro/9/9#9

[_Runtu]

Light cotton.

[_Buffalo]

I'm no Runtu, but here goes...

6 Spencer W. Kimball's equating of virginity with virtue, such that rape victims lose their virtue
5 Spencer W. Kimball's suggestion that it is better to see your children dead than have them lose their "virtue"

I think these two come from his interpretation of Moroni 9:9
http://classic.scriptures.LDS.org/en/moro/9/9#9

I wonder if this was a 19th century idea.

[_Yoda]

Light cotton.

ROTFLMAO!!!!

[_Buffalo]

Light cotton.

*shudder*

[_quaker]

A very visible amount of anonymous people on internet message boards obsessed with the sexual activities of church members.

[_Runtu]

A very visible amount of anonymous people on internet message boards obsessed with the sexual activities of church members.

Let me see if I have this right: we were taught our whole lives to feel guilt and shame over sexual feelings and actions, so we suppressed them or lived with terrible guilt (or like me, we did both). We grow up and recognize that these teachings were damaging and warped our view of sexuality, so we occasionally talk about this subject with other people who understand what we've been through.

And for that, you call us "obsessed." Awesome.

[_hobo1512]

Number one creepy thing should read "Why Me".

[_Buffalo]

Number one creepy thing should read "Why Me".

Good call. That dude seriously gives me the creeps.