tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956057989227103850.post2558736593072327774..comments2023-10-19T09:36:41.506-05:00Comments on A Mormon Enigma: YesterdayAbelard Enigmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166049686152203530noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956057989227103850.post-40112375149832092512009-05-11T22:49:00.000-05:002009-05-11T22:49:00.000-05:00Abe, I also want to send a big *HUG*.
Yesterday I...Abe, I also want to send a big *HUG*.<br /><br />Yesterday I only attended Sacrament meeting, then spend the next couple of hours with my sister visiting my Elderly Mom. Chances are we had the same discussion in my HP group. I'm glad I wasn't there, but sorry that you had to hear what you did.<br /><br />In all of this, I am finding a new aspect of my testimony. I used to think that maybe somedayNedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938186985738546670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956057989227103850.post-86014730764179374462009-05-11T22:13:00.000-05:002009-05-11T22:13:00.000-05:00"At work, if you have a manager who is of that per...<I>"At work, if you have a manager who is of that persuasion and they find out you are a Mormon - your job could be in jeopardy."</I>...<br /><br />... and at work, if you have a manager who is of the <I>Mormon</I> persuasion and they find out you're gay, how secure will your employment be?<br /><br />... especially here in Utah, where we have no legal recourse if we're fired on such grounds, andScotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15332275934258698026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956057989227103850.post-28895534336413819142009-05-11T21:19:00.000-05:002009-05-11T21:19:00.000-05:00I'll confess that I've not been to priesthood meet...I'll confess that I've not been to priesthood meeting in a while and frankly don't miss it (lots of business travel is a good excuse too). My HP group are all basically good brethren and I didn't hear much discussion on this topic before the election, and none afterward. But I felt increasingly isolated from them nonetheless because I saw their enthusiastic support for Prop 8. And even when Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992194211469009236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956057989227103850.post-2936567619419250662009-05-11T20:26:00.000-05:002009-05-11T20:26:00.000-05:00what a great topic for mother's day too. kind of i...what a great topic for mother's day too. kind of ironic.Saint Jobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16187537284190617835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956057989227103850.post-84061863474382887382009-05-11T18:34:00.000-05:002009-05-11T18:34:00.000-05:00I'm sorry, Abe. Sometimes I feel like the effects ...I'm sorry, Abe. Sometimes I feel like the effects of Prop 8 are starting to subside, but unfortunately it is not so for some of us. <br /><br />I remember when we had that <A HREF="http://mohointx.blogspot.com/2009/04/solving-eq-anxiety.html" REL="nofollow">similar lesson</A> a little less than a month ago. I did what I could to steer the conversation away from Prop 8, and it worked, but I'm sureAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01226208429329312021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956057989227103850.post-38008710031176527162009-05-11T18:25:00.000-05:002009-05-11T18:25:00.000-05:00It makes me sad that you have to go through that. ...It makes me sad that you have to go through that. I have to say, people like you make me proud. I am a faithful LDS, and I've been standing up against prop 8 the entire time. I wish more LDS would follow the doctrine they claim to believe and be more tolerant themselves.<br /><br />I refuse to get into the "is homosexuality a sin" argument, simply for the fact that it doesn't effect me. the Tedd Johnsonhttp://teddjohnson.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956057989227103850.post-82103538990652179502009-05-11T16:49:00.000-05:002009-05-11T16:49:00.000-05:00I was sad I didn't get in on this lesson. Mostly ...I was sad I didn't get in on this lesson. Mostly because I would have brought up the fact that there is a difference between persecution and opposition.Kevin Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626327046853322158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956057989227103850.post-821041228566104672009-05-11T14:56:00.000-05:002009-05-11T14:56:00.000-05:00Welcome to the rest of the church's priesthood mee...Welcome to the rest of the church's priesthood meetings. It's about time your ward got into the groove... :(Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159223254071653666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956057989227103850.post-5465344613559649302009-05-11T12:10:00.000-05:002009-05-11T12:10:00.000-05:00The persecution complex in the Church is one that ...The persecution complex in the Church is one that I have a hard time stomaching. It is just so ridiculous and has no real foundation.Grant Hawshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11285466218376293776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956057989227103850.post-7159485547047180842009-05-11T11:19:00.000-05:002009-05-11T11:19:00.000-05:00That experience is one of those reasons I don't go...That experience is one of those reasons I don't go to priesthood meeting lately. <br /><br />They never think about how the churches choices make homosexual members feel. <br /><br />The LDS church is too used to being the persecuted one. They can't possibly see the other side.Kurt Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12610294728203577699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956057989227103850.post-67023520442555158842009-05-11T11:10:00.000-05:002009-05-11T11:10:00.000-05:00*HUG* I wish you didn't have to feel that way.*HUG* I wish you didn't have to feel that way.Ezrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18249055675517672157noreply@blogger.com