I quit going to church and returned to a state of grace and bliss.
That coincides with skepticism in anything resembling a god, let alone a singular god.
But, as it turns out, I haven't quit being a Mormon. That takes more effort than simply saying "your church is dumb and I'm not wasting my time with it any more." Apparently there's some paperwork.
I'm not sure how much I feel like dealing with their crap in order to completely sever ties.
Because I'm being bothered about it as I type:
A friend of mine by the name of Lori has been having self-image issues owing to her husband calling her "fat". Now, you have to understand that she stands at 5'6" and weighs under 200.
Mr. Hawthorne, another acquaintence of mine, is a fan of the full-figured woman. He has been trying to consoul Lori by telling her that she does not need to undergo surgery and that she is an attractive young lady, which is true. Her losing weight is actually going to, in my opinion, decrease her attractiveness. Maybe it's because of all the emotional scarring I suffered at the hands of cheerleaders.
At any rate, Mr. Hawthorne is currently demanding that I type the following sentence:
"Mr. Hawthorne would kill, or die, to see Lori naked."
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You can stop twisting the knife in my heart any time you want. Really.
My two cents Goth-
You don't have to jump through a hoop. Take a piece of paper, write that you want to not be a member, sign your name and date it and it's done. Mail it to the Bishop. No hoops, no meetings. They believe in the right to choose. Just tell them.
It's like when you buy a car, and you don't want it anymore. You can't get rid of it by letting it sit in the driveway. You need to make it known, you need to sign the title over. No big deal.
Now, as for all of this. Just knock the crap off you cruel bastard. How dare you treat your wife who just months ago you wrote such beautiful odes to with this intolerable cruelty? Grow the hell up, stop being apathetic about your marriage and life and be the example you need to be to keep your children from doing this to your future grandchildren and their wives. How dare you treat the people who have loved you for years with such disdain?
This will be my last posting. I just can't watch you do this anymore.
Sounds to me like you're giving up your religion so you can sin.
Satan wins again
Toby Mac - Gone
From the album Welcome to Diverse City
I told the girl that you should treat her like a lady and
She told me all the things you did and it was shady, man
She said that what you say and what you do are different things
While you were telling me that you were checking out them blingy rings
She said she’s had enough
Well, it sounds to me like you’re straight out of luck
And she said she’s all through
And life’s not blowin’ her kisses thanks to you
I wanna know, wanna know what you were thinkin’
I can’t imagine why it didn’t even sink in
They say you never know what you got till it’s gone
(Never know what you got till it’s gone)
I wanna know, wanna know what you were thinkin’
I can’t imagine why it didn’t even sink in
They say you never know what you got till it’s gone
(Never know what you got till it’s gone)
She said she’s had enough
So, it sounds to me like your still out of love
And she said you weren’t true
And life’s not blowin’ her kisses thanks to you
She said it’s gonna be alright
Cause God made a way through the pain and he opened her eyes
And she said you came crawling back
But after what you did to her she wouldn’t have any of that
And if you really want to cut all ties (and I sincerely hope you don't mean *all*), you ought to get a new profile picture. Displaying one drawn for you by a Mormon artist at your baptism is kind of funny for such a gung-ho heretic to do, don't you think?
Hey, how's it going man. It's been a long time since I've been here, but I was thinking about my cousin the other day and stopped by to visit your blogs. I like her and was saddened by what I've read.
You know, something doesn't sit quite right. From reading your blog and hers and the little I've heard about you from my relatives who know you, you're a really smart guy. Not just someone who knows a few things, but an intellectually engaged, deep thinker with a broad knowledge base. If your foray into our religion really was all just a lie, . . . well, why? It's not something you had to do. You were already accepted as the best thing that had happened to her even without being a member of the church. So what did becoming a member accomplish? Simply dismissing it all with, "ha! just kidding!" doesn't make sense.
From an outsiders perspective it looks like a cop out. It looks like, "okay, I got all emotionally invested in this, I got others emotionally invested and now I want out. But I don't want to deal with the related emotional fall out."
And really, I'm not talking about church. That just happens to be the context in which the subject is raised. I'm talking about honesty, man. Simple, open honesty.
Memo to "Mr Hawthorne"....if he exists anywhere but your imagination.....
Ain't gonna happen, bro.
Not on this planet.
Now...."Mr Hawthorne", would you kindly tell the owner of this blog to get some counseling and get over his issues? He's a mite old to be acting like a bratty teenager.
There's other, more mature ways to get the attention he desperately craves....and he won't lose everyone else's respect using those methods.
Thanks.
Taking advice.
Seriously.
"Mr. Hawthorne" is not an unknown value to my wife. Regard his first name (Nathaniel) He's also rather large and... persuasive.
But, yes, he's also an immature prig that I've taken to listening to, much to my shame.
I doubt Mr. Hawthorne, if he truly realized the totality of consequences he was talking you so effortlessly toward, would have encouraged those acts.
From Mr. Hawthorne's own pen:
"Not to be deficient in this particular, the author has provided himself with a moral - the truth, namely, that the wrongdoing of one generation lives into the successive ones."
and
"I have locked myself in a dungeon and I can't find the key to get out."
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