tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608210451225572840.post325815475477707325..comments2023-06-25T05:31:18.904-04:00Comments on The Gay Dot: Lying for the LordTGDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01787370282987477869noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608210451225572840.post-5861157316744393922010-08-13T16:53:53.321-04:002010-08-13T16:53:53.321-04:00If the church didn't make everything so damn b...If the church didn't make everything so damn black and white and allowed for us to be PEOPLE instead of ROBOTS then less and less of us would have to be liars.Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05630323371719995793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608210451225572840.post-57413362947297827492010-08-08T19:48:19.463-04:002010-08-08T19:48:19.463-04:00Wowsers! This posting sure brings back an emotion...Wowsers! This posting sure brings back an emotional tidal wave of memories. It reminds me of all the crap I "confessed" to my bishop in order to be able to be worthy of entering the Temple. It's amazing that even though I have resolved these issues and it is no longer something that haunts me everyday, my heart still remembers the fear, self loathing, and emotional torment that IBlue Eyes in Utahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159470875856602906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608210451225572840.post-70660932904506129772010-07-19T12:54:59.786-04:002010-07-19T12:54:59.786-04:00@C.J., Yeah. that's how I feel too, whether I ...@C.J., Yeah. that's how I feel too, whether I believed in a god or not.TGDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01787370282987477869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608210451225572840.post-66546296701753067652010-07-19T10:52:59.893-04:002010-07-19T10:52:59.893-04:00Oh, definitely. But my feeling is, ultimately, my...Oh, definitely. But my feeling is, ultimately, my relationship isn't with the bishop or stake president, but with God. The first time I read the four gospels cover to cover, I was struck by something: Jesus isn't saying, "do this", or "follow this rule", He's basically saying, rules suck, intention is what matters. If you go against your gut, to please a worldlyC.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08086277404490573891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608210451225572840.post-6299898172601905692010-07-18T23:34:31.226-04:002010-07-18T23:34:31.226-04:00@Quiet Song & @C.J.
Thanks for your comments....@Quiet Song & @C.J.<br /><br />Thanks for your comments.<br /><br />Subjective is key.<br /><br />You both were very fortunate with your bishops. C.J., tossing it back on the Bishop like that was risky. But having someone else decide my worthiness, I have a problem with that. Nonetheless, you prevailed. May not be as easy with a different bishop or stake president.<br /><br />@Ron Tipton,TGDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01787370282987477869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608210451225572840.post-47699679127813494912010-07-18T23:01:22.254-04:002010-07-18T23:01:22.254-04:00@Mister Curie, Thanks!
@Beck, In my opinion, ...@Mister Curie, Thanks! <br /><br />@Beck, In my opinion, questions 1-3 & 9, should be the only qualifying questions. And question 9 would be loosely applied and more of a reflective question for the individual left up to the individual's subjective assessment. All based on their desire to improve. Barring that, there is no reason to be there.<br /><br />Honestly, if it weren't TGDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01787370282987477869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608210451225572840.post-34096899123793458462010-07-18T21:52:14.011-04:002010-07-18T21:52:14.011-04:00Having a brother who is a product of Bob Jones Uni...Having a brother who is a product of Bob Jones University and now a Southern Fundamentalist pastor, I can identify. Good post.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161930319264523497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608210451225572840.post-40678961010281354642010-07-17T08:10:39.831-04:002010-07-17T08:10:39.831-04:00First, awesome post!
Second, personally, I've...First, awesome post!<br /><br />Second, personally, I've always taken the direct approach. In response to #7, the last time it came up, I (again) described my political and religious activities and asked my bishop, what do you think? I think he was so surprised to be asked a question, he essentially had no response. "Don't worry about it", he said.<br /><br />Worthiness is, C.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08086277404490573891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608210451225572840.post-67882021550318465202010-07-16T18:13:54.707-04:002010-07-16T18:13:54.707-04:00Question #7: Do you support, affiliate with, or a...Question #7: Do you support, affiliate with, or agree with any group or individual whose teachings or practices are contrary to or oppose those accepted by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?<br /><br />In my last interview, I answered this question with a yes, explaining that DH was very anti-mormon at the time. Dear Bishop explained that answering yes to any of the questions is Quiet Songhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13242291365616236005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608210451225572840.post-23151413747904520412010-07-16T13:00:31.693-04:002010-07-16T13:00:31.693-04:00As a non mormom I have one question....
How do th...As a non mormom I have one question....<br /><br />How do they think these questions are any indication on whether a person is worthy of getting the blessing of the temple? To get honest answers you have to be indirect about it...Ask off the wall crap like "What type of tree are you?", "If Jimmy cracks corn and nobody cares, why does he do it?" and the analyze those responsesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608210451225572840.post-13428875899129541902010-07-16T10:47:21.529-04:002010-07-16T10:47:21.529-04:00Pretty funny stuff, particularly the internal dial...Pretty funny stuff, particularly the internal dialog!<br /><br />So, um... if one like me answers these questions in the "correct" way (so that there is no follow up question) implying that everything is okay, but really thinking that there is no way that everything is okay, that one is not "worthy in every way" (as the questions once implied years ago), but instead one is &Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159223254071653666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608210451225572840.post-77158173941600050852010-07-15T23:33:25.096-04:002010-07-15T23:33:25.096-04:00This post is pure comedy. It was hilarious. Than...This post is pure comedy. It was hilarious. Thanks for the great laughs!Mister Curiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00113134172902610883noreply@blogger.com