| Colbert proxy circumcises dead Mormons |
[26 Feb 2012|11:15pm] |
My awesome boyfriend sent me this link.
You probably saw recently how the mormons are (still) baptizing holocaust victims, even though they've promised time and time again to stop (What! They just keep showing up in the database! Mormon officials are NOT responsible for who their members posthumously baptize by proxy!!!)
Anyway, this is awesome. Enjoy.
Colbert proxy circumcises dead Mormons
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| Playelder: Apples, Onions and Iron Maiden |
[06 Nov 2011|02:31pm] |
[Crossposted to my LJ]
It’s been quite a while since I last posted a Playelder story, and the community has been a little slow lately, so I thought I’d continue my Playelder restoration project. (Some background on Playelder may be found here.) In tonight’s episode, Playelder relives his first encounter with…[dramatic organ chord] Satanic music!
(As before, I have cleaned up the formatting and spelling, and have added footnotes for the benefit of those blissfully ignorant of what goes on behind the Zion Curtain, but have left the essence untouched.)
Apples, Onions and Iron Maiden
Posted by Playelder on December 15, 1998 at 14:17:00
I have nothing constructive, intelligent, or well thought out to add here. Just a stupid story.
As a child it was always a source of extreme embarrassment that I was an expert on music. And not the cool kind that my ultra-chic and -hip friends listened to. No, unfortunately I was an expert on the Golden Oldies and all that Happy Days sock-hop stuff that makes your parents get that wistful look in their eyes as they long to recapture the days of their carefree youth before you ever came along, a twisted wretched result of one night at Inspiration Point in their dad’s ’57 Chevy. And he wasn’t pissed at them so much as because of what they did together, but what they did to the shocks in the Chevy as they did what they did together. Whenever they got that look, I knew that it was time to jet that joint lest I see the dancing, snuggling, necking, petting, and conception of yet another sibling.
My parents had an extremely large collection of their “real music” and I was subjected to it at such a regular basis that I might as well have been raised at Arnold’s. Except there was no cool guy like The Fonz there to teach me how to score on chicks. I knew every song from the golden age of rock and roll and who sung it. I could, and did, sing along to every one of those K-Tel and Ronco Records Presents ads. Buddy Holly, Chubby Checker, Elvis the King, and the older stuff like Patti Paige and Jerry Vail. Let’s not even get into Glenn Miller and Spike and his orchestra. I’m having wicked flashbacks that would rival those of any Vietnam vet.
( Continued behind the cut… )
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| Facebook? |
[30 Oct 2011|01:34pm] |
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It got so quiet here... is there a Facebook community for ex-Mormons that is taking over?
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| Polygamy in Utah is doing well! |
[18 Jul 2011|11:37am] |
During my recent visit to Utah, I could not resist trying Polygamy. It was great and available everywhere.
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| Reason # 10,370 that the LDS church is ridic. |
[10 Jul 2011|04:39pm] |
http://lds.org/friend/2011/06/hannahs-new-dress?lang=eng
A recent article from LDS children's magazine, Friend.
Hannah’s New Dress By Tamra S. Arthur (Based on a true story)
My body is the temple my Father gave to me (Children’s Songbook, 153). Four-year-old Hannah’s eyes popped open. Today was zoo day! She jumped out of bed. “I’m ready,” she called. “Ready for what?” Mom asked. “Ready for the zoo!” “Go look in the kitchen first,” Mom said. Hannah hurried to the kitchen. There was an empty bowl on the table. Then Hannah remembered. Breakfast came before the zoo. After Hannah ate, she handed Mom her bowl. “I’m ready now.” “I don’t think so,” Mom said. “Go look in the mirror.” Hannah ran to the bathroom and looked in the mirror. Her hair was tangled, and she had a big white milk mustache. Hannah grabbed a cloth and washed her face. Then she brushed her teeth and combed her hair. “Now I’m ready,” she called. “Not yet,” Mom said. “Look in your bedroom for something Grandma sent you!” Hannah ran to her room. A new dress was on her bed. It was white with red cherries on it. Red was her favorite color. But Hannah frowned. “It doesn’t have any sleeves,” she said. Mom went to Hannah’s closet. She pulled out a bright red T-shirt that matched the bright red cherries. “You can wear this under the dress,” Mom said. “Then it will be modest.” Hannah quickly put the T-shirt on and then the dress. “Now I am ready to go to the zoo!” “Yes,” Mom said and smiled. “Now you are ready.” Official Web site of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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| Seeking Participants for Study on Religious Disaffiliation |
[30 Jun 2011|01:14pm] |
Hello! My name is Nadia and I'm an undergraduate student at UCLA conducting narrative and linguistic analysis and basic research on religious disaffiliation in the Salt Lake City area. I'm currently looking to interview individuals that meet the following criteria:
1. Are female and between the ages of 18 and 30.
2. Grew up in the state of Utah.
3. Have left the LDS (either officially or by just choosing to not attend church or socialize within the community).
4. Are potentially willing to meet more than once for about an hour each time in your private place of choice.
I have a long personal history with Salt Lake City that has inspired an interest in how story-telling factors into personal reconstruction. Surprisingly, very little research exists that concentrates on waning religiosity in the United States, in particular Christianity, and what little is available emphasizes males and falls under the sociological umbrella, mainly utilizing survey techniques rather than person-centered interviews. Having had several friends fall away from Mormonism and other branches of Christianity over the years in addition to the text-based research I have done, there seems to be a need for this gap to be filled in, as well as for mainstream Mormonism to be explored more systematically. My hope is that in doing so, the research will provide a basis for assisting future questioners that may not have access to direct social support beyond whatever counter-culture that exists within the given environment.
Over the course of July and part of August of this year, I'd be asking you about our personal history and your perceptions of the LDS, the state, and how you see yourself in relation to all of these. There would be no monetary compensation for participating in this study, but I will be able to trade other services (errand-running, cleaning, childcare, tutoring, etc) and pay for refreshments during the interviews.
If you have any interest in the project (or know of anyone you believe might be), please contact me via email with any questions or requests you might have at:
nk1987 (at) ucla (dot) edu
Thank you for your time and consideration! I won't inundate the community with any more posts regarding this project. I just figured it was worth a shot.
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| An added bonus! |
[26 Mar 2011|11:22am] |
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013705/
I came across this quite by accident and became instantly intrigued and amused. And, lucky me, my local eccentric video rental store has it on DVD!! I can't wait to see it.
Apparently it's based on a book, and was also remade in 2005. I want to see/read it all.
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| A question for you |
[26 Mar 2011|11:19am] |
A friend of mine gave me a link to an interesting article. He is not Mormon, but he was friends with a missionary a few years ago, and he and I have talked about the religion, so he knows a bit about the way things are. He sent me the link along with this message:
Hey, if your bored or have some time I was wondering if you could give me some feedback on this article. It's kind of long and I know you got two jobs and a family, so its no big deal if you don't get around to it. I was just a little nervous about what seem to me to be tactics much like that of Glen Beck. I'm certainly no fan of mormon ideologies, worldviews, or "American history" and I'm all for being critical of everybody, but this article plays mormons up as insane right wing racist anarchists bent on destroying everything from America to social programs to Jews. The author uses terms like "they never said it in those words but its what they meant" and also connects one mormon to anti-semites because this mormon refrenced a book translated by a guy who once gave an anti-semetic book to a US president. Anyways, I was just wondering what you thought about it or even if Im totally off base in thinking that its anti-mormon propaghanda. It's a weird article.
http://www.alternet.org/teaparty/150333/the_bizarre_religious_myths_mormon_right-wingers_are_pushing_on_tea_partiers_--_with_glenn_beck's_help/?page=1
I read it and responded, but I'm also curious what you all think about this.
My response, if anyone is interested, is under the cut:
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| I am in need of some advice... |
[13 Mar 2011|07:03pm] |
My wife and I have a wonderful little girl of 15 months. She is developing rapidly and is very observant. One of the things that Erin and I were a bit concerned about from the beginning was, of course, how my family's religious views might possibly influence her. We have a good relationship with my family, and in fact, my mom watches our daughter two days a week while we both work... but that's part of the problem. She is there a lot, without us, and she is getting close to an age where she might start picking up on some habits my family has, such as praying and scripture reading, and it might make her curious.
And curiosity is fine, of course. Mormonism is part of my family's life, and we can't keep her from being exposed to it to some degree (and we don't want her to be ignorant about it anyway). But we are concerned...
I'm actually not at all worried about my parents pushing their views on my daughter as she grows up... at least, not intentionally. I feel that they have enough respect for me and my family to try not to interfere with us in that way. However, they certainly aren't going to hide their religion from her, either, and if she asks direct questions, she will probably get direct answers. And I don't want my parents giving the direct answers - I want to give them. To a small child, there is a big difference between being told "God is our father in Heaven who created us all and we worship him," and "Some people believe that there is a big man who lives in the sky," etc. Or if she asks what they are reading and they say The Book of Mormon and she asks what that is... I do not want my parents explaining that one to her.
So, I'm not sure what to do here, and I was hoping there were some of you who raised children amongst Mormon relations and might have some advice about how to keep them informed without being inundated.
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| Mormon Tolerance lesson |
[01 Mar 2011|02:44pm] |
The March issue of the New Era has an interesting article for the Mormon teens about TOLERANCE. I was curious: what such intolerant religion would have to say about the subject. The only more interesting source would be a Westboro Baptist Church publishing a pamphlet on the same subject.
From the beginning, one notices a prominent picture of Jesus with a whip in his hand accompanying the article. OK, so far quite predictable...
Then the quotes:
"Differences in cultural background, language, gender, and facial features fade into insignificance as members lose themselves in service to their beloved Savior." - OK, I get it - if they are members of the church, one is to tolerate them.
The one of the paragraphs warns "Risks of Boundless Tolerance":
"So tolerance, without limit, could lead to spineless permissiveness"!
and :
"the Savior taught us that we
need not tolerate evil. “Jesus went into the
temple of God, . . . and overthrew the tables of
the moneychangers” (Matthew 21:12; see also
Mark 11:15). Though He loves the sinner, the
Lord said that He “cannot look upon sin with
the least degree of allowance” (D&C 1:31).
Real love for the sinner may compel coura-
geous confrontation—not acquiescence!"
OK, I think I got it - if they are members they are OK, but if they are not members and by my assessment sinners, I am to courageously confront them! I guess they want every member to be a self-righteous little Jesus cleaning this Earth from scum sinners.
Nice lesson for Mormon youth, eh?
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[28 Feb 2011|06:50pm] |
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Does anybody know of any good memoirs written by people who have left the church? Books that talk about why they left and what they went through, etc. I've been thinking recently that it might be interesting to read some such stuff.
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