Comments on: Joseph Smith Public Apology

By: ltbugaf

ltbugaf — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 19:36:42 +0000

Kind of funny that you use the term “fundamentalist Mormonism.” I’m sure you know that the term “fundamentalist Mormon” is typically applied (incorrectly, in my view as well as in President Hinckley’s) to apostate polygamists. You don’t know something about this teacher that you aren’t sharing, do you? ;)

By: ltbugaf

ltbugaf — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 19:27:59 +0000

Several people have told me they don’t think living in Utah is a good idea because it makes it harder to raise kids to be righteous examples. I humbly point out that a few people have managed to turn out pretty well after growing up there, including Joseph F. Smith, Heber J. Grant, George Albert Smith, David O. McKay, Joseph Fielding Smith, Harold B. Lee, Gordon B. Hinckley, and a couple of others.

(Not sure if I should say Joseph F. Smith “grew up” in Utah, since I’m not sure he was ever a child, and since he spent a good part of his youth in other parts of the world such as Hawai’i. But you get the idea.)

By: Mary Siever

Mary Siever — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 16:57:52 +0000

I know. I laughed.

By: ltbugaf

ltbugaf — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 16:42:54 +0000

Yes, Mary, that’s why I put a little wink ;) after my comment. I’m attempting humor.

By: Mary Siever

Mary Siever — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 16:17:11 +0000

ltbugaf

But if you always think you are right, then the controversy starts, even if you are wrong.

By: ltbugaf

ltbugaf — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 15:49:06 +0000

Believe it or not, I don’t really go fishing for controversy on this site. I’m actually happier to have people agree with me when I’m right than to have them disagree with me when I’m right. ;)

By: Kris

Kris — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 15:47:03 +0000

Thank you Itbugaf. I call it like I see it. Sorry if you expected more contorversy around the subject.

By: ltbugaf

ltbugaf — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 15:41:35 +0000

Kris, the fact that you’ve observed certain conduct from certain members of the Church in Utah doesn’t quite justify casting aspersions at them as a group, any more than seeing certain black people would justify casting aspersions at that category.

But I’m going to cut you some slack, because you did qualify your statement by saying “a lot (not all).”

By: Kris

Kris — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 15:26:27 +0000

Itbugaf,

Yep…but if I hadn’t witnessed it myself (this “Utah Mormon” phenomena) for an extended period of time then I wouldn’t have been able to comment on it. I have been around the world and back and wow, there are some strange ideas in Utah (in comparison to other people of LDS faith around the world!)!

By: ltbugaf

ltbugaf — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 12:36:11 +0000

Kris, could it be that the reason you expect hate mail is that you’re using bigoted stereotypes?