MsJack wrote:My husband has an earring, which I am given to understand goes against prophetic counsel.
He also married outside the temple in violation of a direct commandment.
He has never seen church discipline for doing either of those things.
I think the church should feature him in an "I'm a Mormon" commercial. He can show off the pictures of a Protestant minister performing his wedding, gush about how great it was to hold a wedding that all of our friends and families could be a part of, and talk about how he decided to surprise me for my birthday one year by coming home with an earring.
It would be so touching, and totally "Mormon." And I'm sure it would not give any outsiders the mistaken impression that Mormons are completely okay with and tolerant of those things.
He can close with: And I am a Mormon who married an antimormon protestant, the kind that burned out the Mormons in Missiouri in the 1830's. Now I am antimormon myself. And my spouse and I are happy.
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
MsJack wrote:My husband has an earring, which I am given to understand goes against prophetic counsel.
He also married outside the temple in violation of a direct commandment.
He has never seen church discipline for doing either of those things.
I think the church should feature him in an "I'm a Mormon" commercial. He can show off the pictures of a Protestant minister performing his wedding, gush about how great it was to hold a wedding that all of our friends and families could be a part of, and talk about how he decided to surprise me for my birthday one year by coming home with an earring.
It would be so touching, and totally "Mormon." And I'm sure it would not give any outsiders the mistaken impression that Mormons are completely okay with and tolerant of those things.
He can close with: And I am a Mormon who married an antimormon protestant, the kind that burned out the Mormons in Missiouri in the 1830's. Now I am antimormon myself. And my spouse and I are happy.
I don't get this kind of trolling.
Because that's what this is. It certainly has nothing to do with Ms. Jack and her interfaith marriage, something you should know quite a bit about since you've been reading/posting at this board for years now.
But even so, the bolded part of your post is way over the line, buddy. You've reached a new low.
From the Ernest L. Wilkinson Diaries: "ELW dreams he's spattered w/ grease. Hundreds steal his greasy pants."
why me wrote: I am not sure if having an ear piercing goes against counsel. But more than one piercing in the same ear may.
the Hinckster wrote:May I mention earrings and rings placed in other parts of the body. These are not manly. They are not attractive. You young men look better without them, and I believe you will feel better without them. As for the young women, you do not need to drape rings up and down your ears. One modest pair of earrings is sufficient.
"The Church is authoritarian, tribal, provincial, and founded on a loosely biblical racist frontier sex cult."--Juggler Vain "The LDS church is the Amway of religions. Even with all the soap they sell, they still manage to come away smelling dirty."--Some Schmo
He can close with: And I am a Mormon who married an antimormon protestant, the kind that burned out the Mormons in Missiouri in the 1830's. Now I am antimormon myself. And my spouse and I are happy.
I don't get this kind of trolling.
Because that's what this is. It certainly has nothing to do with Ms. Jack and her interfaith marriage, something you should know quite a bit about since you've been reading/posting at this board for years now.
But even so, the bolded part of your post is way over the line, buddy. You've reached a new low.
Because that's what this is. It certainly has nothing to do with Ms. Jack and her interfaith marriage, something you should know quite a bit about since you've been reading/posting at this board for years now.
But even so, the bolded part of your post is way over the line, buddy. You've reached a new low.
In her post, she mentioned her faith and how her husband gushed that all family members could attend their wedding because it was a protestant wedding. She was also mocking what she perceived to be counsel from the GAs about piercings and getting married in the temple. I think that I had a good point about her take on doing a I am a Mormon series.
And so who reached a new low?
Ms Jack wrote:
I think the church should feature him in an "I'm a Mormon" commercial. He can show off the pictures of a Protestant minister performing his wedding, gush about how great it was to hold a wedding that all of our friends and families could be a part of, and talk about how he decided to surprise me for my birthday one year by coming home with an earring.
It would be so touching, and totally "Mormon." And I'm sure it would not give any outsiders the mistaken impression that Mormons are completely okay with and tolerant of those things.
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
Because that's what this is. It certainly has nothing to do with Ms. Jack and her interfaith marriage, something you should know quite a bit about since you've been reading/posting at this board for years now.
But even so, the bolded part of your post is way over the line, buddy. You've reached a new low.
In her post, she mentioned her faith and how her husband gushed that all family members could attend their wedding because it was a protestant wedding. She was also mocking what she perceived to be counsel from the GAs about piercings and getting married in the temple. I think that I had a good point about her take on doing a I am a Mormon series.
And so who reached a new low?
And this is comparable to mobs burning out Mormons in 1830s Missouri?
Morley wrote:And this is comparable to mobs burning out Mormons in 1830s Missouri?
It was mocking that created the mobs back then. It is no different today, except for the lack of mobs.
She mentioned her faith in her post, not me. She mocked the LDS church, not me. I countered with the protestant faith that burned out the Mormons.
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
MsJack wrote:My husband has an earring, which I am given to understand goes against prophetic counsel.
He also married outside the temple in violation of a direct commandment.
He has never seen church discipline for doing either of those things.
I think the church should feature him in an "I'm a Mormon" commercial. He can show off the pictures of a Protestant minister performing his wedding, gush about how great it was to hold a wedding that all of our friends and families could be a part of, and talk about how he decided to surprise me for my birthday one year by coming home with an earring.
It would be so touching, and totally "Mormon." And I'm sure it would not give any outsiders the mistaken impression that Mormons are completely okay with and tolerant of those things.
He can close with: And I am a Mormon who married an antimormon protestant, the kind that burned out the Mormons in Missiouri in the 1830's. Now I am antimormon myself. And my spouse and I are happy.
And we can close this post with Why Me is an asshole.
Because that's what this is. It certainly has nothing to do with Ms. Jack and her interfaith marriage, something you should know quite a bit about since you've been reading/posting at this board for years now.
But even so, the bolded part of your post is way over the line, buddy. You've reached a new low.
She mentioned the Mormon temple marriage, not me. She mocked it and critised it, not me. I have nothing against people marrying outside the faith. But when the spouse mocks the LDS faith on this board, well, I have to respond. She could have posted a less critical post about temple marriage and the LDS understanding of ear piercings.
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
stemelbow wrote:The point, I believe, is more along the lines of "you can be all those things and still be a Mormon". It ain't no thing. You can be some dude who has an earring and married some tatted up (oh settle down I do believe you said you had a tatoo though) non-LDS Christian, and be an active thriving Mormon. You can even be Brandon Flowers and be a Mormon.
This is the crux of the problem. This message that the church is now sending with its new PR campaign is very different from what Mrs. Consig and a lot of the rest of us were given in our many decades as members in the LDS church.
When you live your life and make your most important life decisions based on the teachings of the church it is a huge deal to have the church do an about-face with its message.
~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.~