Mormon Brainwashing

[_Who Knows]

My own, somewhat relevant, personal anecdote:

My 7 year old son (who goes to church with my wife) picked up on the fact that I don't believe in god any more. So I asked him, one day, whether he thought daddy would go to heaven or hell. "Hell" he said without blinking. Ok, fair enough, though a little disturbing. So then I asked him a more general question. "Do you think daddy's a good person, or a bad person"? Without blinking again, he said "Bad person".

WTF? Of course, my wife was quick to jump in with me, and we got him straightened out. But seriously, wtf?

[_The Nehor]

Many churches teach their children their ideas from a very young age. Some baptist churches remarked how proud they were that their kids could recite percise Bible verses from memory.. How is that any different?

JMS

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

How do you know those ethics are right? Another form of indoctrination????? DUN DUN DUN

[_The Nehor]

My own, somewhat relevant, personal anecdote:

My 7 year old son (who goes to church with my wife) picked up on the fact that I don't believe in god any more. So I asked him, one day, whether he thought daddy would go to heaven or hell. "Hell" he said without blinking. Ok, fair enough, though a little disturbing. So then I asked him a more general question. "Do you think daddy's a good person, or a bad person"? Without blinking again, he said "Bad person".

WTF? Of course, my wife was quick to jump in with me, and we got him straightened out. But seriously, wtf?

Well, without knowing you I can't say whether he's right or not so we can't be sure if the Church influenced this.

[_The Nehor]

Now that I am going to be a father, I have grown closer to the Church and feel it is a positive light in a very dark world. ... I am frightened of the world that I am bringing a child into

Sorry to hear that you feel this way. I, personally, think the world is a wonderful, beautiful place, and it's getting better all the time. Our world today, is much 'lighter' than it was hundreds of years ago. Maybe the church, afterall, is the right place for you. Good luck with it. ;)

Agreed. I don't understand why people think the world is dark and gloomy. A few years ago someone posted a Mormon parody of Louis Armstrong's song "What a Wonderful World." I think it was titled "What a Wicked and Abominable World." Mormons have a very negative attitude towards the non-mormon world, and it's really sad. It is also evidence of the indoctrination that the OP is trying to deny.

I'm with the old, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...." ideology.

[_silentkid]

How do you know those ethics are right? Another form of indoctrination????? DUN DUN DUN

Ooops. I'm backed into the "how do we know anything" corner. Ya got me.

[_Mister Scratch]

I'm not really comfortable using the term "brainwashing," though I do think that it's quite clear that the LDS Church affects people's thinking in a variety of very problematic and disquieting ways.

[_asbestosman]

My 7 year old son (who goes to church with my wife) picked up on the fact that I don't believe in god any more. So I asked him, one day, whether he thought daddy would go to heaven or hell. "Hell" he said without blinking. Ok, fair enough, though a little disturbing. So then I asked him a more general question. "Do you think daddy's a good person, or a bad person"? Without blinking again, he said "Bad person".

Well, when I was about that age, I thought that people who smoked were bad people. Maybe it's just that kids that age only have a very simplistic notion of right and wrong.

[_The Nehor]

How do you know those ethics are right? Another form of indoctrination????? DUN DUN DUN

Ooops. I'm backed into the "how do we know anything" corner. Ya got me.

Well, I at least claim God told me my moral system is largely sound. You just have your......FEELINGS.

[_christopher]

There is a fine line between opinions and facts. Fact is no one has died from Mormonism and its teachings .

Do you really believe this?

[_Mister Scratch]

There is a fine line between opinions and facts. Fact is no one has died from Mormonism and its teachings .

Do you really believe this?

jskains obviously doesn't know what he's talking about. Many people have died, either directly or indirectly, as a result of Mormonism and its teachings. (Or maybe he thinks that Blood Atonement is just an "anti-Mormon myth".)