jskains wrote:No "this" is not the problem. You have made a judgment about people and activities here. In that judgment, you are doing the very thing you claim to "not get"...complain and judge. If you really don't like what we do, then just leave us alone. If you understood psychology, you'd know that this sort of discussion can be quite therapeutic to many.
But I think the real issue is that you want a little attention. That's where the diagnosis "grandiosity" fits.
Look it up and think about it.
I made a judgement about a group of people on a website dedicated on bashing my religion?
Yes, and further, you are making a judgment as to what and why "we" do it, a step you are (apparently) not qualified to do. YOU came on here with a vengeance, made a youtube video, etc., to slam us for what we do, when the very "slamming" you do smacks of your own hypocrisy.
I made a judgement about a group of people that are so angry about my religious choice that they actively promote ideas about brainwashing, bigotry, death, and destruction?
Yes you did. It happens all the time in our society where free speech is revered.
So can I say by your own standards - If you don't like Mormonism, why not leave US alone?
YOU can say anything you'd like, just as we can. I doubt your comments will slow any of us down though, since we see some of the discussions we have as beneficial to us and others who are questioning. You see, the LDS church has presented many of us members and former members a story about its history that has been dramatically sanitized. Some of the historical facts they have conveniently left out may have an impact on how involved we (and others) might want to be in the church.
So the problem really is that "you" are not the church. "We" are not attacking you, we are discussing the church. As much as many Mormons want to personalize their commitment to the church, "it" is not "them." When you can separate the two, you might be able to get a thicker skin and not take offense so easily.
Perhaps your diagnosis of grandiosity fits in a reflection of yourself rather than me, your target. You can't go around slandering a bunch of people and not expect a reaction.
Read above. "We" are not slandering "you." We are discussing the church and its effects on people. Big difference.
You need to look at yourself...
No, I don't "need" to do anything. Your insinuation of such implies codependency. If "you" are bothered by what we do here, then "you" have an issue. That is why many are suggestion to you to get professional help. "We" are okay with the discussions here...the fact that you are not means you might benefit from intervention.
For what it's worth, from a professional counselor.