Originally posted by: LessThanDan
Originally posted by: AccruedExpenditure
lol, this is the real reason he wants out.
Are you referring to tithing, or my feelings on god? Either way , these things are only a
couple of the reasons why I want out. My other reasons were summed up in my initial post. To elaborate on what I said earlier, there are certain principles and teachings that the LDS church has been quick to bring up in the past couple of decades or so. I believe the church has changed over time, just like everything else changes over time, and recently the church has been a lot more vocal and strict about moral values. You can drink this, but you can't drink that. You are not ready to date until you become this age. Do not become closely associated with girls until this point of time. You can do this, but you cannot do that unless X, Y, and Z.
Evidently I can't even think for myself at all anymore. The youth in the church have to have a little pamphlet that goes into the logistics of what you should and should not do, which includes things about dating, using bad language, and watching R-rated movies or listening to suggestive music. Keep in mind that these aren't even traditional values that you would find in the bible or 10 commandments, but rather, things that have recently come to mind in many church leaders who think that this is now something that we should focus on. To me, this makes the church almost seem kind of like a "new age" type of religion, which I guess can be good and bad, but overall turns me off even more.
Being encouraged to make good decisions obviously isn't a bad thing. But I think that something is wrong when they have to go into so much detail in dictating what I should do.