I didn't realize there was Mormon guilt until I found this place. Before that I thought Catholics and Jews had the market cornered.
I managed to mostly escape Catholic guilt, it's not too bad for Italian Catholics. Deep in our hearts we're all still Pagans. I'm stereotyping, but there's quite a bit of truth in it.
A favorite Catholic joke:
People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. You can't trust people, Jeremy.- Super Hans
We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.- H. L. Mencken
MissTish wrote:I didn't realize there was Mormon guilt until I found this place. Before that I thought Catholics and Jews had the market cornered.
I managed to mostly escape Catholic guilt, it's not too bad for Italian Catholics. Deep in our hearts we're all still Pagans. I'm stereotyping, but there's quite a bit of truth in it.
A favorite Catholic joke:
I love it!
My catholic husband likes to talk about Catholic guilt, but I didn't notice any ...ahem 'guilt' equivalent to or even anywhere near the specificity of the residual Mormon guilt I was still dealing with when we started fooling around.
I wonder if Oaks analyses the wrapping paper on his presents to see if they are religious or Santanic themed? Can you buy Baby Jesus wrapping paper?
“When we are confronted with evidence that challenges our deeply held beliefs we are more likely to reframe the evidence than we are to alter our beliefs. We simply invent new reasons, new justifications, new explanations. Sometimes we ignore the evidence altogether.” (Mathew Syed 'Black Box Thinking')
MissTish wrote:Episcopalians are just Catholic lite. All of the pageantry, half of the guilt.
I've always said that Lutherans were non-union Catholics.
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2 different threads same day 2 hours apart Yohoo Bat 12/1/2015
Tator wrote: I've always said that Lutherans were non-union Catholics.
People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. You can't trust people, Jeremy.- Super Hans
We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.- H. L. Mencken
Sethbag wrote:This is just holier-than-thou posturing, period.
Why didn't Elder Oaks talk about the Christmas cards he sends out?
Maybe his secretary didn't show him which cards had been sent out on his behalf.
Mormonism ceased being a compelling topic for me when I finally came to terms with its transformation from a personality cult into a combination of a real estate company, a SuperPac, and Westboro Baptist Church. - Kishkumen
Well, that does it. I'm not sending that ingrate anymore Christmas cards. Done. Finito. In future years, Oaks can bitch that I don't send him any Christmas cards at all.
sock puppet wrote:Well, that does it. I'm not sending that ingrate anymore Christmas cards. Done. Finito. In future years, Oaks can bitch that I don't send him any Christmas cards at all.
Or......
“When we are confronted with evidence that challenges our deeply held beliefs we are more likely to reframe the evidence than we are to alter our beliefs. We simply invent new reasons, new justifications, new explanations. Sometimes we ignore the evidence altogether.” (Mathew Syed 'Black Box Thinking')
and since I ditched my guilt when I left Mormonism, I am thoroughly enjoying guilt-free Catholicism. 
