Do you come here for "small talk" or to discuss deep/contraversial issues

^^^^Just wait until those tykes of yours hit the teenage years. You'll be adding their names to the list.

Forgiveness Man wrote:^^^^Just wait until those tykes of yours hit the teenage years. You'll be adding their names to the list.

Mwuhahahahaha

thepossiblepolice wrote:Not picking on Mormons, I just used to be one so I know that they believe that they, and the Catholic church, are the only possible "true" churches. They believe that they are the one true church, but the Catholic church is the only other alternative because they are the only other church claiming to be directly linked with the apostles, which is one of the things they think a church has to be, to be the "true" church.

You were a Mormon, TPP? Are/were your family (parents and siblings)? Did it cause any difficulties for you when you left that church? I've identified myself as an agnostic and despite what others say, I don’t have the slightest idea re what GOD wants if she even exists.

^^^^Then you should have no problem with people who say they do.

I partake mostly in the small talk topics.

For the heated stuff, I don't like getting too into anything heavy because too often on message boards, in general, people don't do well with opposing views then cheap shots are taken and it all goes down hill.

I think I am usually accepting and appreciative of opposing views, but get miffed fast if not offered the same considerations.

alan smithee wrote:

thepossiblepolice wrote:Not picking on Mormons, I just used to be one so I know that they believe that they, and the Catholic church, are the only possible "true" churches. They believe that they are the one true church, but the Catholic church is the only other alternative because they are the only other church claiming to be directly linked with the apostles, which is one of the things they think a church has to be, to be the "true" church.

You were a Mormon, TPP? Are/were your family (parents and siblings)? Did it cause any difficulties for you when you left that church? I've identified myself as an agnostic and despite what others say, I don’t have the slightest idea re what GOD wants if she even exists.

I've been so many things, lol. I was raised Southern Baptist, but I converted to LDS when I was 14. I was LDS until I was 19, then I left. Then I was part of a church that used to be Southern Baptist but broke off and was just conservative Christian. Then I was pagan/wiccan for a while (which is what my parents converted to about 10-15 years ago) and now I consider myself agnostic.

So, it didn't cause problems when I left the LDS church but OMG, when I joined...I had to have the missionary discussions in the driveway because my parents thought they were a cult and wouldn't let them in the house...It's actually hilarious when you think about the fact that they converted to an occult practice within a couple years of that! At the time though, it really sucked.

LDS is really family oriented and I think that and the fact that they have a good "system" in place, where everything is the same at each church, everyone follows the same rules, there's no back and forth about make up and hair and women wearing pants like there was at the Christian churches I attended. When I was younger, I just wanted someone to tell me "Do this, and you'll be a good person and God will love you." And that is exactly what they did.

Funny how that exact thing is what turned me off of it as I got older. I kept imagining all these Buddhist people who were more devoted to their religion than anyone that I have ever met, who are just doing what they are taught is right, in hell...And I just couldn't. Now I believe that if there is a God, there is more than one path to get close to him/her/it. Haha, but I don't know, it's just a guess.

thepossiblepolice wrote:...It's actually hilarious when you think about the fact that they converted to an occult practice within a couple years of that!

You got that right!

Do you come here for "small talk" or to discuss deep/contraversial issues

small talk

I come here for all talk.