Mormon Brainwashing

[_jskains]

As a believer, I don't expect you to see or understand the many negative impacts Mormonism has had on many families and individuals. Read up on this and become enlightened. There's hundreds of case studies out there if you choose to look.

There are just as many studies on how much Mormonism is a positive influence on familes. There are studies to show that monkeys mate slower after eating dogfood... So what?

As for all the stories, if you read into many of them, you can see often they blame Mormomism for everything. It's a cheap trick that anyone can play. If your so blind that you go to Anti-Mormon websites not expecting stories with an Anti-Mormon bend, you really got your head in the sand.

Your reasoning doesn't follow. Teaching your children that Mormonism has, or can have, certain harmful effects is hardly brainwashing.

One man's brainwashing is another man's protection.

You started out complaining that we critics use the term brainwashing too liberally, and you've now expanded the definition way past anything critics would use.

Of course. My definition of Brainwashing isn't restricted to "Any teaching that the Mormon Church promotes that I don't agree with is Brainwashing". I know, foolish me.

JMS

[_silentkid]

When my oldest was tested to see if he could start kindergarten a year early, he was asked to tell the story of Mary Had a Little Lamb. He couldn't. He didn't know that story. Had he been asked to tell the story of Noah, he could have, because he knew that story.

There is a place for playing in the mud and a place for learning about values and stories that are important to the child's family. One need not cancel out the other.

How is the story of Noah in any way beneficial to a child. It's a myth. There are ways of teaching your children values without couching them in "god was so angry with all the evil people in the world that he decided to drown them all" type stories.

[_jskains]

It's not any different. All religious indoctrination is wrong. Teach your children ethics.

So if my beliefs match an organizations beliefs, and I teach my kid those beliefs, it is automatically indoctrination and wrong? Your so desprate to hate Mormonism, your willing to cut off your nose to spite your face.

JMS

[_jskains]

How is the story of Noah in any way beneficial to a child. It's a myth. There are ways of teaching your children values without couching them in "god was so angry with all the evil people in the world that he decided to drown them all" type stories.

That's great for you. First off, it is your OPINION that it is a myth. Second, some people like the Bible stories to teach Morality. Some people like the story of Peter Rabbit. Some like to teach through books like Watership Down (ouch!).... Some people like to tell the old Nursery rhymes.. Who are you to determine for others what stories or lessons one can use to teach morality?

Or is it just "If Mormonism promotes it, its got to be evil".

JMS

[_jskains]

When my oldest was tested to see if he could start kindergarten a year early, he was asked to tell the story of Mary Had a Little Lamb. He couldn't. He didn't know that story. Had he been asked to tell the story of Noah, he could have, because he knew that story.

There is a place for playing in the mud and a place for learning about values and stories that are important to the child's family. One need not cancel out the other.

How is the story of Noah in any way beneficial to a child. It's a myth. There are ways of teaching your children values without couching them in "god was so angry with all the evil people in the world that he decided to drown them all" type stories.

Who are you to tell the rest of the world which ideas are myth and which ideas are fact, then tell us which stories we use to teach morality to our Children?? a.k.a.: who died and made you God?

JMS

[_KimberlyAnn]

Who is this JMS?

Some posters already seem to know him.

Has he posted before? He seems a bit like a mini Coggins so far.

KA

[_silentkid]

It's not any different. All religious indoctrination is wrong. Teach your children ethics.

So if my beliefs match an organizations beliefs, and I teach my kid those beliefs, it is automatically indoctrination and wrong? Your so desprate to hate Mormonism, your willing to cut off your nose to spite your face.

JMS

Hey dude. Mellow out. I'm not desprate [sic] to hate Mormonism. I am a Mormon. There is a difference between religious indoctrination and teaching your children values and ethics. If you can't see that difference then that's your problem. Also, try to avoid the cheesy cliches...they don't help your cause.

[_harmony]

Who is this JMS?

Some posters already seem to know him.

Has he posted before? He seems a bit like a mini Coggins so far.

KA

JSkains is an old friend from Z. He leans more to the Coggins side than the harmony side,but I for one don't hold that against him. After all, if it wasn't for him, I'd never have discovered Z.

[_KimberlyAnn]

Who is this JMS?

Some posters already seem to know him.

Has he posted before? He seems a bit like a mini Coggins so far.

KA

JSkains is an old friend from Z. He leans more to the Coggins side than the harmony side,but I for one don't hold that against him. After all, if it wasn't for him, I'd never have discovered Z.

Does he write bad song parodies like Coggs? I sure hope not!

KA

[_silentkid]

How is the story of Noah in any way beneficial to a child. It's a myth. There are ways of teaching your children values without couching them in "god was so angry with all the evil people in the world that he decided to drown them all" type stories.

That's great for you. First off, it is your OPINION that it is a myth.

Are you serious?!? Find some scientific evidence to support the Noah's Ark story. Most of the Mormons I know view it as an allegory, not a literal event.