just me wrote:Drive straight to the ice cream parlor afterwards!!!
Yea, that will send a wonderful message. And zee can also buy his believing wife a huge ice cream cone. If one is going to flout breaking the commandments and still force their kiddies to church, the reaction of the children will be negative.
But this is not about buying ice cream on a sunday but zee's influence on the kids in causing a negative reaction in the kids about church.
How will you deal with the questions your kids will ask you in later life about how you made them go to something you didn't believe in?
Will you be happy if your kids grow into adults who do not stand up for what they believe?
I understand the decision you've taken but I think there may be a higher price to pay for it later on.
I'm not Zee, but each person has to decide which hill to die on. For some people, going back to church would not be an option at all, as they would consider it a matter of principle (you and Nomad seem to agree on that). Others might be willing and comfortable compromising on religious issues.
There isn't a right answer for everyone. Only Zee can decide how he wants to approach things.
zeezrom wrote: Oh well. Yesterday, I did races with my 2-yr old and jumped on the trampoline during church hours. .
And people are wondering about why the kids are crying about going to church next sunday? I think that I now know the reason.
I remember when I was a young catholic boy heading up the hill to go to church. I would always have a nice suit on and even though the mass was not three hours, it still was a chore to sit in mass in complete silence without moving one's head. And then came catechism after mass. If my dad would have said, why me you no longer have to go to mass or catechism I would have jumped for joy and if dad would be outside playing with me or if I were free do spend that morning playing with my soldiers and then a few weeks later I was told that I had to go back to church by an unbelieving father, I would have screamed and hollered too. Too much fun on sunday to be forced back to mass.
Your poor wife must be shaking her head and wondering just how it all came to this.
People need breaks, same thing happened to Darth, you think about Mormonism long enough you simply get tired of it, and would rather do other things. Zeez will be back, people always come back*.
*- There are always exceptions to this rule of course.
~Those who benefit from the status quo always attribute inequities to the choices of the underdog.~Ann Crittenden ~The Goddess is not separate from the world-She is the world and all things in it.~
Same reason why I haven't participated much on the board lately.
Which is good because you seem to be a Mormon hating catholic. It would be better to leave the board and seek help from a priest to calm your hate down toward all things Mormon. Peace of soul is always best.
I intend to lay a foundation that will revolutionize the whole world. Joseph Smith We are “to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to provide for the widow, to dry up the tear of the orphan, to comfort the afflicted, whether in this church, or in any other, or in no church at all…” Joseph Smith
This is zee's last post. He won't be coming back to the board.
Oh and it's not because of our hypocrite friend Whyme.
Strange way to say goodbye. I liked zee but I did disagree with him over a number of issues. Sorry that he is leaving the board.
I intend to lay a foundation that will revolutionize the whole world. Joseph Smith We are “to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to provide for the widow, to dry up the tear of the orphan, to comfort the afflicted, whether in this church, or in any other, or in no church at all…” Joseph Smith