Are there still liberal Mormons?

[Morley]

Oh well, memory is fuzzy. It definitely wasn’t worth two pages of going off in the weeds…

You're wrong. It was absolutely worth it.

It's always hilarious to watch you scramble and make excuses for your prevarications.

[Morley]

I’ve found that to be true. Not that I claim to be an intellectual…but you know…

Ha! You're too modest. You definitely consider yourself to be an intellectual. You usually think of yourself as the smartest guy in the room.

As I look through this list I have to think that each of these folks, along with many others in the church that are more or less not as well known, have a vibrant ‘life of the mind’. I, personally, have never felt that I needed to restrict my thoughts in regards to investigating and thinking about the ‘world out there’.

I’m built that way as I’m sure many other church members are.

[Gadianton]

I, personally, have never felt that I needed to restrict my thoughts in regards to investigating and thinking about the ‘world out there’.

I’m built that way as I’m sure many other church members are.

I agree MG is built that way, it's however, very rare. It literally may be one in a million active and faithful members who could spend the amount of time he does on a board like this. MG is gullible, and will believe what he's been raised to believe, life has been pretty good, he's upbeat, and there isn't any chance of doubt.

There aren't that many other church members like that. There are some, perhaps. The reason leaders try to persuade members to keep it simple with faith-promoting study is because reality will be a problem for the typical member when they get a taste of it. That's the reason for 1/2 hour of reading the Book of Mormon with no commentary. It's discipline, obedience, and putting blinders on to move ahead. I'm just giving MG a hard time when I say to go to his bishop and ask. His bishop knows him well enough to know it doesn't matter what he reads, he's fine. The guidance exists for more typical members who have the power to question things.

[MG 2.0]

Oh well, memory is fuzzy. It definitely wasn’t worth two pages of going off in the weeds…

You're wrong. It was absolutely worth it.

It's always hilarious to watch you scramble and make excuses for your prevarications.

I suppose that says more about you than it does about me.

Regards,
MG

[MG 2.0]

I’ve found that to be true. Not that I claim to be an intellectual…but you know…

Ha! You're too modest. You definitely consider yourself to be an intellectual. You usually think of yourself as the smartest guy in the room.

As I look through this list I have to think that each of these folks, along with many others in the church that are more or less not as well known, have a vibrant ‘life of the mind’. I, personally, have never felt that I needed to restrict my thoughts in regards to investigating and thinking about the ‘world out there’.

I’m built that way as I’m sure many other church members are.

I’m not sure what your point was here.

Regards,
MG

[MG 2.0]

I, personally, have never felt that I needed to restrict my thoughts in regards to investigating and thinking about the ‘world out there’.

I’m built that way as I’m sure many other church members are.

MG is gullible, and will believe what he's been raised to believe, life has been pretty good, he's upbeat, and there isn't any chance of doubt.

I find it interesting how far off the mark some of you are. But it does help your narrative to paint members of the church and/or individual members with brush strokes of a certain color or texture in order to prove a point or add a certain tint to the larger/bigger picture.

Human beings are much more complex than you make them out to be.

You have a certain portrait that you’re in the business of painting.

A discerning viewer can see what is being done and not be influenced by these sorts of machinations.

I am also constantly intrigued at the lengths…or lack thereof…that some of you will go to as you play ‘armchair psychoanalyst’ and paint me with word “gullible” or some other word that portrays just another point of weakness and/or less than quality in comparison to those that have ‘seen the light’.

But I’m a patient and understanding sort.

Regards,
MG

[Marcus]

Oh well, memory is fuzzy. It definitely wasn’t worth two pages of going off in the weeds…

You're wrong. It was absolutely worth it.

It's always hilarious to watch you scramble and make excuses for your prevarications.

It is indeed. Pages and pages would be missing if when caught he just admitted 'yes I made that up', but the tangled web he invariably weaves instead is indeed hilarious.

[Morley]

You're wrong. It was absolutely worth it.

It's always hilarious to watch you scramble and make excuses for your prevarications.

I suppose that says more about you than it does about me.

Regards,
MG

It says quite a bit about people who can’t keep their own stories straight. I’d love to read what you think it says about me.

If it bothers you, let it go, MG.

[MG 2.0]

I suppose that says more about you than it does about me.

Regards,
MG

It says quite a bit about people who can’t keep their own stories straight. I’d love to read what you think it says about me.

You don’t have to read too far between the lines in my recent posts to find out.

If it bothers you, let it go, MG.

How original!

Regards,
MG

[MG 2.0]

You're wrong. It was absolutely worth it.

It's always hilarious to watch you scramble and make excuses for your prevarications.

It is indeed. Pages and pages would be missing if when caught he just admitted 'yes I made that up', but the tangled web he invariably weaves instead is indeed hilarious.

Just a few posts ago I said:

I find it interesting how far off the mark some of you are. But it does help your narrative to paint members of the church and/or individual members with brush strokes of a certain color or texture in order to prove a point or add a certain tint to the larger/bigger picture.

Human beings are much more complex than you make them out to be.

You have a certain portrait that you’re in the business of painting.

A discerning viewer can see what is being done and not be influenced by these sorts of machinations.

I am also constantly intrigued at the lengths…or lack thereof…that some of you will go to as you play ‘armchair psychoanalyst’ and paint me with word “gullible” or some other word that portrays just another point of weakness and/or less than quality in comparison to those that have ‘seen the light’.

Do you see anything that might apply to what you just said?

If not…then, well, I don’t know what to say.

This is going ‘all about MG’ again real fast. It’s not fair to the topic and it’s not fair to the readers.

Regards,
MG