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I would have thought that a 3 day respite from 3 minutes of HATE would have cooled you off; but NO! - just as terrible as ever - posting facts about MORMONism!

666 posted on Thursday 21, 2013 3:35:28 PM by

I'm sure your old bishop has a blank TR just WAITING for your name. Come back - all will be forgiven.)

Whatcha lookin' here for??

This is especially geared for disaffected and disassociated Mormons.

.....and for those who wonder why there is resistance to their religion.

Why are you PERSECUTING US?

Mormons who wander onto RfM (and FR) and decide to respond often sing the same song: "But we are such nice, Christian people who just are trying to live our religion. Why are you picking on us?" It's a fair question. If Mormons are so nice and normal and trying so hard to be good, why are they so universally disliked? Because as a group, they are disliked - not just perceived as weird but actually disliked and disapproved of. Mormons, if you are still reading, here is why.

First, the good news is that most people couldn't care less about you. Think about how important the beliefs of the Latvian Orthodox Church is to you and how often you look to them for an example and you will see what I mean. Let's talk about the people who know Mormons and don't like what they see. You think it has to do with Satan or jealousy or guilt at not being able to live up to Mormon standards. The problem is, people who know Mormons don't think much of their standards and if the shoe were on the other foot, you'd agree. So let's put that shoe on the other foot.

1) You move into a new neighborhood and none of the neighbor kids are allowed to play at your house because you have a picture of a temple on the wall. How well would you like your neighbors? Because that is how they feel about you not letting your kids into their house because they have a coffee maker or beer in the fridge.

2) The women at the PTA ask if you'd like a cup of coffee and you say "No thanks, I'm Mormon." At the next PTA meeting, the women ignore you and sit on the opposite side of the gym as you. You feel snubbed yet that is how you treated the woman in your old PTA who brought Starbucks or wore a tank top.

3) Then, an evangelical preacher moves in down the street from you. He hears there is a Mormon family on the block and decides he was prompted to buy the house in order to save your family for Jesus. He and his wife keep coming by with cookies and invitations for your kids to their youth group and bible camp. No matter how much you tell them you are happy being Mormon, they won't stop in their determination to save you. Worse, if he can't save you, he is going to save your kids, hoping that when you see how happy mainstream Christianity has made your kids, your heart will soften toward Christ. He often talks to your kids about religion behind your back.

4) At least the very nice family next door is your friend. You do all sorts of stuff together. Then they invite you to an MLM meeting. You tell them you aren't interested. They invite you one or two more times and when they see you are serious, they drop you like a hot potato. Kinda like you did to the family who said they weren't interested in Mormonism. How does this make you feel that they only wanted to be your friend because of what they could get out of it?

5) You overhear at the grocery store some people talking about how Mormons aren't as good parents as other people and don't care as much about their family because of all the time spent at church. How mad did that make you? Yet you secretly believe Mormons are better parents than non-LDS and love their kids more and set a better example. Do you think non-Mormons are any less outraged by your opinion of how they live their lives?

6) Your darling daughter, who you've loved and cherished since birth, decides to marry the son of the evangelical pastor. The pastor says "Our branch of Christianity feels marriage is sacred and non-Christians, like the LDS, aren't worthy to be at weddings in our church. So I'm going to perform the marriage while you sit outside but we'll invite you to the gym afterward for cake - OK? I'm sure you understand and respect our religious beliefs. If you want to attend the wedding, you can just get baptized a true Christian. If you are willing to change your religion, then you'll be worthy do see your daughter marry."

7) In general, the people in your new neighborhood look down on you for your beliefs, how you dress, how you live your life, they think they are superior and they let you know it. Of course, they are nice enough to want to help you out of Mormonism so you can NOT be a weirdo and fit into the neighborhood. Why don't you appreciate it? They are such nice people and they just want to help you out of your cult and into normal life? Why do you hate them so? Why can't you see how nice they are?

People don't like Mormons because they treat other people in a way they would never tolerate being treated. You Mormons probably do have good intentions but you seem incapable of seeing it from the other person's point of view. You also seem incapable of seeing that you need to change in order to be entitled to the higher standards you claim. Because your behavior is often appalling and since everyone around you (Mormon) is acting the same way, you can't see why it's wrong. But I promise, what so many people in the world think of Mormonism isn't an opinion they pulled out of thin air - it's a reaction to what you are putting out and how you are treating others. Can you honestly say that you are doing onto others as you would want them to do unto you? You need to think about that before you try to convince us you all are so nice.