Newsflash: Will Schryver is a meanie
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:43 pm
Recently over at MAD a thread was going on about women being barefoot and pregnant. Now I'm sure everyone knew it was going to end with a pissing match over feminism, but it took a turn for the worst when Will Schryver dropped this little bit of jerkweedery (is that a word?) on John W (who was responding to a version of events as imagined Will):
http://www.mormonapologetics.org/index. ... 1765&st=60
(my bold)
Now most posters should assume they're going to get their ass chewed at MAD (as is the nature of the beast), but did Will really have to include the bolded section? I think not. It was just a lowblow, but beyond a regular lowblow. It was so low it threw up a little dirt around John's ankles. Bad William, Bad!
Addendum: Before the thread was closed quite a few posters on both side of the aisle took Will to task for his post. I think we all should remember to think twice, post once.
http://www.mormonapologetics.org/index. ... 1765&st=60
William Schryver wrote:QUOTE(John W @ Jan 14 2008, 03:42 PM)
Here's the real conversation (sorry, Will, you're way off):
Daughter: Dad, why does Heavenly Father like boys more than girls?
John: Why would you say that? Heavenly Father loves all His children.
Daughter: Yeah, but He loves boys more than girls.
John: Why do you think that?
Daughter: Boys can be anything they want to be, but girls can't.
John: You can be whatever you want to be.
Daughter: No I can't. I can't ever be a bishop or a leader in the church.
John's wife: Well, boys can't be mothers.
That's as close to how she said it as I can remember. It was about a year ago.
Yeah, right.
I consider the above reconstruction of this alleged conversation to be incredibly implausible. If indeed it did take place, it was most certainly preceded by some other indoctrination events that put those ideas and phrases into her head.
But you're certainly free to indoctrinate your children in whatever fashion you choose, although I suspect the future will find you doing so within the context of weekend visits.
As far as the love of God being somehow linked to the respective roles of men and women in the church, there is absolutely nothing in the teachings or tradition of the church that would lead to that conclusion. It is purely the construct of modern feminist propaganda, perpetuated and used to advantage by those individuals who seize upon these ideas as a justification for their alienation from the church.
As far as I'm concerned, it would be more logical for men to believe God loves them less for making them be bishops. I'd personally prefer the rigors of childbirth over the rigors of being a bishop any day!
This is over the line, don't talk to anybody like that again. ~Mods
(my bold)
Now most posters should assume they're going to get their ass chewed at MAD (as is the nature of the beast), but did Will really have to include the bolded section? I think not. It was just a lowblow, but beyond a regular lowblow. It was so low it threw up a little dirt around John's ankles. Bad William, Bad!
Addendum: Before the thread was closed quite a few posters on both side of the aisle took Will to task for his post. I think we all should remember to think twice, post once.