tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-698549028105671572.post332915164367294621..comments2023-05-09T03:41:43.325-07:00Comments on shenpa warrior: Different culture, or just barbaric?adamfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06177880599252455507noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-698549028105671572.post-60849945876134952332009-01-19T10:01:00.000-08:002009-01-19T10:01:00.000-08:00Hmmm. Prop 8 got pretty close to the line for me, ...Hmmm. Prop 8 got pretty close to the line for me, actually.Latter-day Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05445248333674006984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-698549028105671572.post-62965867669370506302009-01-17T22:07:00.000-08:002009-01-17T22:07:00.000-08:00Cultural conflicts must be recognized for how dang...Cultural conflicts must be recognized for how dangerous and seductive they can be. Consider David Whitmer and the other Whitmers. As the steps in the restoration unfolded and the infant church organization began to take form with high priests, elders, and a quorum of the twelve, David could not reconcile this with his congregationalist religious views, (his culture). He wanted the free spirited and impromptu, spontaneous, Quaker-like meetings with very little organization. <BR/><BR/>Joseph Smith and the concepts of the restoration culture were so foreign to early 19th Century America it cost him his life and the lives of many others and serious persecution upon his followers. It is still being played out as we saw Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney continue to thrust and to parry over this peculiar Mormon culture. <BR/><BR/>I chafe today because of the influences of certain cultural elements here in Utah that are viewed by many as part of the "gospel." Yet, I know they are not, at least I believe they are not. I admit I could be mistaken however. I could be as right as David Whitmer and find myself living out my days in Missouri when everyone else who moved on.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07112174152213184594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-698549028105671572.post-22129145858773723342009-01-16T19:31:00.000-08:002009-01-16T19:31:00.000-08:00"At the same time, things seem so much more black ..."At the same time, things seem so much more black and white when you're looking at other people's beliefs."<BR/><BR/>Well said. I really like this comment.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15172233328336538191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-698549028105671572.post-36988769141631729222009-01-16T13:43:00.000-08:002009-01-16T13:43:00.000-08:00things seem so much more black and white when you'...<I>things seem so much more black and white when you're looking at other people's beliefs</I><BR/><BR/>Exactly. Like your quote- I find that barbaric- that would be over the top for me, and I really can't understand how a mother could do such a horrible thing to her own child. It's easy for me to view that as black and white.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02784160644947020521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-698549028105671572.post-39474103488941644272009-01-16T12:40:00.000-08:002009-01-16T12:40:00.000-08:00For me, The Word of Wisdom (obviously trivial with...For me, The Word of Wisdom (obviously trivial with this topic) was something that I considered trivial, but the way others treated me b/c of my beliefs on it encouraged me to say "this is too much".Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16318056886420896448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-698549028105671572.post-54146608176573015522009-01-16T09:56:00.000-08:002009-01-16T09:56:00.000-08:00Re: "waiting for an excuse to leave" - I could see...Re: "waiting for an excuse to leave" - I could see that, and I think I would have to weigh everything, just as I do now. At the same time, things seem so much more black and white when you're looking at other people's beliefs.adamfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06177880599252455507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-698549028105671572.post-55858559695456789152009-01-16T09:34:00.000-08:002009-01-16T09:34:00.000-08:00I think there are some things where it is easy to ...I think there are some things where it is easy to say that's where we'd draw a line. <BR/><BR/>Other things, it's hard to say, and I'm not sure I'd want to have a line on them, because then I'd feel like I was waiting for an excuse to leave, and that doesn't really seem healthy.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02784160644947020521noreply@blogger.com