tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15040772.post968941989884144625..comments2023-11-03T01:35:04.318-07:00Comments on Bells On: Nacho Marriagevikkitikkitavihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01501311175482530001noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15040772.post-43382710853619539732008-11-26T09:55:00.000-08:002008-11-26T09:55:00.000-08:00This post hit me in so many ways, Vik, especially ...This post hit me in so many ways, Vik, especially given the goings-on of my recent past. You've got my vote for smartest person I know.dguzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01811101661607351661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15040772.post-18455017485192662662008-11-24T13:41:00.000-08:002008-11-24T13:41:00.000-08:00Most - nearly all - Mormons I know are lapsed Morm...Most - nearly all - Mormons I know are lapsed Mormons even if they will not acknowledge it. Unfortunately, they still swear by the Church's strict morality - but only when it's applied to others. Someone I know - a "Mormon" - went on mission to a very Third World, Third World country soon after he turned 21. He lasted a couple months before the Church sent him home simply because he couldn't handle it. Although he still believes in the Church and supports it with 10 percent of his annual income, he is and forever will remain a persona non grata within the church. It's upsetting to me but he doesn't seem to mind.<BR/><BR/>Just one of the personal Mormon stories I have.Moderatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02318879290010704973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15040772.post-2422753197253167872008-11-23T16:35:00.000-08:002008-11-23T16:35:00.000-08:00Never is a long time. You have only lived half yo...Never is a long time. You have only lived half your life,Dad Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15844231409201782748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15040772.post-48785218122645695532008-11-21T21:27:00.000-08:002008-11-21T21:27:00.000-08:00Shoot, that was a hell of a post. Brilliant. Wis...Shoot, that was a hell of a post. Brilliant. Wish that more people in this world saw things the way you do.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09747874295331152779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15040772.post-15301510014403408432008-11-21T19:36:00.000-08:002008-11-21T19:36:00.000-08:00Excellent post with so many great points. My bff f...Excellent post with so many great points. <BR/><BR/>My bff from high school is a bright woman. When my 23 year marriage was twirling down the toilet and her equally long marriage was in the same place, she said, "Marriage has become outdated. Think about it. When marriage was invented, 'Til death do us part' was realistic. After all, no one lived that long."<BR/><BR/>I also respect marriage - but I do not believe that there are many marriages that are healthy. I think marriage should be a contract with renewal options. It would change behavior.<BR/><BR/>I'll have to write a post about a phone call I got yesterday... someone that was confident I would understand their view of God's Law regarding tolerance. Ugh.bubbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04309024574089677684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15040772.post-65774544097380820332008-11-21T18:07:00.000-08:002008-11-21T18:07:00.000-08:00Great, now all's I can think about is Spooney sayi...Great, now all's I can think about is <BR/>Spooney saying, "Put those chips down. They're nacho chips."<BR/><BR/>Since when do you drink gin?GETkristiLOVEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03873004576844292852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15040772.post-18577457300497174172008-11-21T15:53:00.000-08:002008-11-21T15:53:00.000-08:00Spooney: It's not a sorry ass. It's a nice ass.Dr...Spooney: It's not a sorry ass. It's a nice ass.<BR/><BR/>DrMVM: Well thanks. I am thinking now that a tiny dash of logic wouldn't have hurt it much, tho.<BR/><BR/>Kirby: Maybe it's all that 3.2 beer.<BR/><BR/>Grant: I know a few Mormons as well, and I agree with you that they are mostly like everyone else, except when they talk about the role their church plays in their lives, and then it just gets too horribly sad for me. I just want to shake them and say "If there was a Jesus in heaven, no WAY would he want you to feel this way about your faith!" Your church should not be a cudgel; not for you, and certainly not for those of us who do not belong.vikkitikkitavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01501311175482530001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15040772.post-18321036112890527832008-11-21T15:26:00.000-08:002008-11-21T15:26:00.000-08:00Excellent. I know several Mormons. Some are even f...Excellent. I know several Mormons. Some are even family via marriage. Those I know really are just like everyone else. They have the same urges and are intrgued by the same sins and vices as everyone else in the world. The sad thing is when anyone tries to impose a morality on others that they can't even adhere to themselves. And when they get the law on their side it's worse. I could provide a laundry list of specific sitiations I've seen first hand, but that would be neither useful here nor kind to those Mormon family and friends I know.<BR/><BR/>I rambled, but excellent piece.Moderatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02318879290010704973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15040772.post-61924597334855116682008-11-21T15:12:00.000-08:002008-11-21T15:12:00.000-08:00I knew there was a reason Utah has such a high rat...I knew there was a reason Utah has such a high rate of clinical depression.<BR/><BR/>Wonderful post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15040772.post-23948647612073376292008-11-21T14:36:00.000-08:002008-11-21T14:36:00.000-08:00Brilliant. Just brilliant.Brilliant. Just brilliant.Dr. Monkey Von Monkersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14370062692837972451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15040772.post-3891891197349695922008-11-21T14:34:00.000-08:002008-11-21T14:34:00.000-08:00Everclear and Pixy Stix, that's awesome! I love yo...Everclear and Pixy Stix, that's awesome! I love you, baby...even if you don't want to marry my sorry ass.<BR/><BR/>...and Beyonce has replaced Mariah for me in the diva hate department.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com