So I guess I would just say that it's better to have the believer who recognizes that they are picking and choosing and whose paradigm takes some fallibility into account vs. one who is picking and choosing but is dangerously convinced that there is no possible other way to look at life. Ultimately, there is very…

They're more like guidelines than actual rules? :) I get your point.

Sorry, I was Mormon, and I always came by the self-identification as Christian very honestly. It was about my belief in Jesus as Savior, it had nothing to do with social and political convenience. I did not value the Book of Mormon over the New Testament either. The New Testament is part of Mormon canon and they…

They really emphasize a connection to their dead ancestors. They think of people as just waiting in spirit prison for the opportunity to be saved. So it's just a question of helping them get to spirit paradise sooner. There are cultural stories where they meet their loved ones in the next life and they say, "Why…

To a believer and someone who is very much a part of the Mormon church/community, that's kind of like saying, "Your family has issues? Just leave it." I get that maybe you haven't had that kind of a connection to a religious group, but understand that to a Mormon, the church is a huge part of their identity and…

You really prefer dogmatic religious extremism and the absolute authority of the institution? What you have in pickers and choosers are people who don't worship the institution or necessarily believe they can find all their answers in one place. They are more open minded, critical thinkers, and they form their…

Without going into detail out of respect for any LDS readers, I will just say that this comes from a symbolic part of the temple ceremony. It is not something that is widely taught/discussed in church, so I don't know how accurate it is to say that "the LDS church preaches" it, but it is there.

I just want to point out that there is a community of Mormon feminists who don't necessarily agree with the current church policies regarding women.

I totally think that the stigma against gamers is a real problem. But part of the problem is that games are only being designed for and marketed to men. It doesn't even occur to most women to be interested in video games, because it's so defined as a guy thing. I had some pretty great guy friends that got me into…

Seasons 6 and 7 of Buffy were freakin' great and the actual finale was PERFECT. The whole season was a finale. It explored some of the inner demon themes that ran throughout the entire series and culminated in an epic battle against evil itself. Way better than Glory and Dawn, both of whom I found distractingly…

I liked the zombies and I love Hook but I hate Cora and basically the netherworld room is ridiculous and I'm over it.

The reason Mormons are Christian and Muslims and Jews are not is that Mormons worship Jesus as a deity who atoned for the sins of humanity. Excluding them for classification reasons because they are a very unique, separate religion from Protestant Christianity (as you would classify Catholics separately) is fine, but…

"I've always chuckled at the thought of Mother Theresa looking at God, and God apologizing that she can't come in, both eagerly waiting biting their nails in hopes a 12 year old somewhere on Earth would just get dunked in her name so she could leave her cage." That is a really funny way to think about it. I've found…

They believe that everyone will be given an opportunity without exception, and that the 1000 years of peace when Christ returns to earth will be a time of extensive "missionary work" for the dead. So no, there will be no souls lost to spirit prison and eventually everyone will have the choice to be saved. I used to be…

The worst part about this is the statement that conservative women are selling out their gender for "petty" economic concerns. I'm a feminist, pro-choice, pro-birth control, but I'm also a worker, home-owner, and small business owner in a struggling economy. The state of the economy has a MUCH bigger impact on my life…

As a dancer I want Dance Central 3, but as a party game that anyone can jump into for an evening it looks like Just Dance 4 might be the best choice.

As a former Mormon whose entire family is still LDS, I'll echo other responses that there are plenty of less-involved members (Jack Mormons, etc.), but they probably don't broadcast their Mormonness. I also know quite a few liberal/progressive Mormons. My sister is an active LDS woman and a feminist. She openly…