tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post4120806794599003535..comments2024-03-27T06:51:19.327-06:00Comments on The Rains Came Down: Polygamy, Blah, Blah, Blah . . . .SilverRainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580230961425635077noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-88301034385571613292008-05-03T21:25:00.000-06:002008-05-03T21:25:00.000-06:00Silverrain, I loved this post, read alot of it alo...Silverrain, I loved this post, read alot of it aloud to DH and had a great laugh. <BR/><BR/>I support what you have said, I wonder if it hits too close to home for some and that is why all the venom appeared here.jendoophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01010044127553834584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-57309501111350139332008-05-02T20:25:00.000-06:002008-05-02T20:25:00.000-06:00Anonymous - and if you're not completely comfortab...Anonymous - and if you're not completely comfortable with all aspects of Mormonism/America/company culture/marriage, you should just get out, right?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for what I'm going to try to assume are good intentions. I would appreciate it if you would try to actually read my comments and my post and try to understand what I am saying before you simply react. I try to give that benefit to SilverRainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580230961425635077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-4335316788854574632008-05-02T14:14:00.000-06:002008-05-02T14:14:00.000-06:00Wow! that's pretty hypocritical! Why do you bothe...Wow! that's pretty hypocritical! Why do you bother continuing to read it if you hate it so much? Presumably nobody's tying you to the computer and forcing you to open tab after tab of 'nacle blogs. If you just can't tear yourself away, why don't YOU introduce some new topics? Geez. Get over it or go away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-74891746831325087192008-05-01T04:42:00.000-06:002008-05-01T04:42:00.000-06:00Kalola - you are completely right when you say tha...Kalola - you are completely right when you say that sometimes blogs are the only place a person feels they can vent. Life can be lonely, especially for those too shy or fearful to make real friends. I have been in that situation - and it has turned on me with a vengeance. When I speak of these things, it is not with the shaking finger of derision, but with the open hand of compatriotism.<BR/><BR/SilverRainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580230961425635077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-36450459133500410142008-04-30T09:39:00.000-06:002008-04-30T09:39:00.000-06:00SilverRain ~ I read through your post "The Glory o...SilverRain ~ I read through your post "The Glory of Self-Censorship." You brought up some excellent points. You wrote "Venting has its place, ...." Often, blogs are the only place some people feel they can vent.<BR/><BR/>Yesterday, I had one of my "venting" moments on my blog. When I thought about what I posted and how it might be perceived by my readers, I decided to delete it. That one Kalolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04489121984901640634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-61322386868345320182008-04-30T04:58:00.000-06:002008-04-30T04:58:00.000-06:00Kalola - You aren't entirely incorrect in your per...Kalola - You aren't entirely incorrect in your perceptions, but I'd like to clarify a little.<BR/><BR/>I'm annoyed when people who don't agree with my views dismiss them as mere attempts to convert or coerce others into believing them. I put a lot more of my heart into my words online than I'm really comfortable with because I hope that they may help someone else. I know what it feels like to SilverRainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580230961425635077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-83990311786747800562008-04-29T10:05:00.000-06:002008-04-29T10:05:00.000-06:00SilverRain ~ I must be in the dark because I do no...SilverRain ~ I must be in the dark because I do not know which blogs you are referring to. Also, I'm new to viewing your blog, so there is a definite possibility that I am misinterpreting what you write.<BR/><BR/>That being said, I am perceiving that you are annoyed by individuals who may not agree with your views. I also get a sinking feeling that you are, perhaps, asking that bloggers censor Kalolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04489121984901640634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-79444399933034751912008-04-29T04:50:00.000-06:002008-04-29T04:50:00.000-06:00Kalola & Pauline - My intent was never to condemn ...Kalola & Pauline - My intent was never to condemn honest seeking of truth. Pot-stirring, however, is sin, meaning not that those who do it are condemned or evil, but that they are doing themselves and others damage they may not even realize.<BR/><BR/>I believe it important to analyze posts and comments to determine whether or not a topic is being approached with the intent to find/share healing SilverRainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580230961425635077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-71786542002002477482008-04-28T15:16:00.000-06:002008-04-28T15:16:00.000-06:00"I don't care what you gripe about so long as it i..."I don't care what you gripe about so long as it is new."<BR/><BR/>Who gets to decide what is new?<BR/><BR/>When I was baptized at age 17 (four years ago) I had NO IDEA what I was getting myself into. Missionary discussions and YW lessons did not prepare me for the church I am encountering now with adult eyes. I'm glad to know you can be so smug about the "old news" on your list. Maybe someday Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-90356118996389450782008-04-28T10:54:00.000-06:002008-04-28T10:54:00.000-06:00"I'm not saying we should stop talking about the b..."I'm not saying we should stop talking about the big issues. I'm saying we should look at them in a way that leads to enlightenment, not in a way that simply gives us a pig wallow to play in."<BR/><BR/>I would ask: Whose "enlightenment" do we want? Many times I have read through discussions and had an "A-ha!" moment and come away "enlightened." I believe it all comes down to an openness and Kalolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04489121984901640634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-48587560761138918792008-04-27T07:31:00.000-06:002008-04-27T07:31:00.000-06:00BIV - Though this is a slightly different issue th...BIV - Though this is a slightly different issue than I intended to address in the post, I think you wildly misunderstand both M&M and I (though she would probably be better at answering for herself) when you say we are trying to "make everyone see the definitive Church answer". I for one, avoid using GA quotes and other commentaries, preferring to share how I, personally, come to an answer SilverRainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580230961425635077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-16692947890499509682008-04-27T02:27:00.000-06:002008-04-27T02:27:00.000-06:00SilverRain,I think you're all wet on this one. Pe...SilverRain,<BR/>I think you're all wet on this one. People need to talk about these issues. They're doing it to discuss and to share and to open up and to heal--not necessarily to "get answers." I think where you and M&M run into trouble is that you are trying to make everyone see the definitive Church answer, when often there isn't one. GA's and even prophets disagree all the time. And evenBored in Vernalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14016611721544251941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-65799438072447744752008-04-26T19:32:00.000-06:002008-04-26T19:32:00.000-06:00Well, I suppose I'm a bit of a pot on this one. Af...Well, I suppose I'm a bit of a pot on this one. After all, I'm complaining about complaining. How prosaic can it get?<BR/><BR/>(Nice to see you here, Ardis!)SilverRainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580230961425635077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-76139306846353976432008-04-26T15:34:00.000-06:002008-04-26T15:34:00.000-06:00Silver Rain, you have single-handedly written "The...Silver Rain, you have single-handedly written "The End" to the Bloggernacle! /grin/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com