tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post5173256901955816487..comments2023-10-30T04:38:32.153-06:00Comments on Mormon411: Another Mormon FuneralMormon411http://www.blogger.com/profile/04113317471178740266noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-72917264514587806822014-09-14T17:33:14.585-06:002014-09-14T17:33:14.585-06:00To both Todd and Mike,
You are certainly free to ...To both Todd and Mike,<br /><br />You are certainly free to your opinion that I am a low-life scum bag that is unworthy of any friends. The fact of the matter is, I went to the funeral to support my friend. That was the purpose. But seeing as how I author a blog that disucsses Mormonism and my views on it, I figured I would also turn it into an opportunity to share the experience as seen Mormon411https://www.blogger.com/profile/04113317471178740266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-66215521510256523772014-08-02T12:04:07.556-06:002014-08-02T12:04:07.556-06:00You are very self-centered. It's hard to belie...You are very self-centered. It's hard to believe you were more concerned with your physical discomfort, family members singing off-key, and thinking about those speaking at the funeral as having ulterior motives instead of giving them the benefit of the doubt that they may just be doing their best to comfort those attending the funeral. Funerals are to give eulogies, comfort those attending Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00072790426686030164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-8408251983848583012013-04-15T16:14:03.106-06:002013-04-15T16:14:03.106-06:00What a pathetic narcissist. I have never understo...What a pathetic narcissist. I have never understood people like you. If you don’t like someone or something, stay away. But you can’t stay away. Instead you offered “support” for your friend by giving a critic of how they said goodbye to their loved one. You complained about a 5 minute prayer and yet you spent way more than that creating your prayer of criticism and how you were put out in Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02415859504790992524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-40185282957549906012013-02-04T19:46:05.017-07:002013-02-04T19:46:05.017-07:00Yes I am aware of that saying. IMO, that just make...Yes I am aware of that saying. IMO, that just makes a virtue out of taking everything blindly without question. I don't see that as a virtue. I see it as gullibility. If a person's reward is based upon believing without seeing, then any infinite number of things COULD be true.<br /><br />It could be the truth that a random rock is the true path to heaven and only by belief in the rock canMormon411https://www.blogger.com/profile/04113317471178740266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-59023204151306554872013-02-04T09:29:31.888-07:002013-02-04T09:29:31.888-07:00Remember what Jesus said to Thomas. Something alo...Remember what Jesus said to Thomas. Something along the lines of, "Blessed are you for believing what you see, even more blessed is he who believes without seeing."<br /><br />The dog belives in something once he smells it, his eyes might deceive him. A shark believes something is there once his sonar tells him so, his nose and eyes might deceive him too. Senses are weak and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-71948311753932604922013-02-01T18:56:59.011-07:002013-02-01T18:56:59.011-07:00Are you the Screaming Nephite? Must be.
Yes, r...Are you the Screaming Nephite? Must be. <br /><br />Yes, religion has been around a long time and believers greatly outnumber non-believers. I have never argued that.<br /><br />However, just because 20 billion have believed/do believe/will believe in a supreme being, doesn't make him real.<br /><br />Death is coming for all of us. And when my time comes, I will be pleasantly surprised ifMormon411https://www.blogger.com/profile/04113317471178740266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-2761175027300904012013-02-01T09:21:16.312-07:002013-02-01T09:21:16.312-07:00"Really Bad Mormons" was kind of about m..."Really Bad Mormons" was kind of about me. Religion is a good sounding story that has been going on for a LOOOOOOOOOOONG time, that's what I want you to understand. Most religions are 90% the same. They almost all believe in an afterlife, doing good to others, a Supreme Being, a spirit world, etc. Billions of human beings have believed in religion. I'm just trying to get Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-68403179413499588292013-01-31T20:17:13.888-07:002013-01-31T20:17:13.888-07:00Weston, long books have also been written on why &...Weston, long books have also been written on why "I don't believe in god". The reason I don't believe is simply because there's no evidence of a god. I'd rather say "I don't know" than make up a good sounding story. And in my opinion, religion is nothing but a good sounding story.<br /><br />I don't remember writing a post about you. I'll have Mormon411https://www.blogger.com/profile/04113317471178740266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-38340054620986790842013-01-31T20:10:01.965-07:002013-01-31T20:10:01.965-07:00I do understand that the words spoken help the mou...I do understand that the words spoken help the mourners to cope. And that's all fine and good. I wouldn't reasonably expect there to be no religious talk or mention of an afterlife at a funeral. If I gave that impression, I did not mean to. I just think it's sad that it is made mention of so much that there's hardly any time left to remember the person.<br /><br />And yes, I Mormon411https://www.blogger.com/profile/04113317471178740266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-62679557869538034952013-01-31T16:20:48.194-07:002013-01-31T16:20:48.194-07:00*Disappointed* Let's see what you got;)*Disappointed* Let's see what you got;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-68365582598685571752013-01-31T16:17:58.341-07:002013-01-31T16:17:58.341-07:00Those would be very long answers. Entire books ha...Those would be very long answers. Entire books have been written on the subject of "Why I believe in God". <br /><br />Last time you made a post about me you hammered me pretty good. I expect full-power hammering on this one, and I will be very dissapointed by anything less, heh heh. So long as it is truthful. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-52799324093358646702013-01-31T01:15:03.642-07:002013-01-31T01:15:03.642-07:00I appreciate you acknowledging that most people wo...I appreciate you acknowledging that most people would not be excited about someone "reviewing" their funeral the way you did. It gives me hope for you. I am still a little puzzled at how you seem to not grasp the idea that when people talk of their religious faith in the afterlife that it is simply a tool of comfort for the grieving. This is not a particular feature of the mormon C. Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552772760923970240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-47962925925941746732013-01-30T11:01:10.847-07:002013-01-30T11:01:10.847-07:00Reading briefly through the post, I honestly don&#...Reading briefly through the post, I honestly don't see where I have taken any "shots" at anyone. I gave an account of what happened. This person spoke, that person sang. If that is offensive, then wow. That's all I have to say. Wow.<br /><br />BTW, Weston, I have briefly visited your blog. I will write a post about it. My one concern is how you lump all ex-Mormons and Mormon411https://www.blogger.com/profile/04113317471178740266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-70184620396606925452013-01-30T10:40:18.083-07:002013-01-30T10:40:18.083-07:00Marshall, I thought I had recognized your name fro...Marshall, I thought I had recognized your name from past comments, so I wasn't aware that you were a new visitor. My bad.<br /><br />My friend and I have had religious discussion in the past and she is very aware of my views. She knows I am an ex-Mormon and an atheist. She knows I consider all the preaching at the funeral to be rubbish. However, she was still very grateful that I went. So Mormon411https://www.blogger.com/profile/04113317471178740266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-30488617767405709762013-01-30T10:12:42.634-07:002013-01-30T10:12:42.634-07:00Weston, the Dalai Lama said, "People take dif...Weston, the Dalai Lama said, "People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they are not on your road does not mean they are lost."<br /><br />I did 8 years in the Army National Guard. Granted, it was just the one weekend a month deal, but it was still service. It really wasn't that bad, but I wasn't fond of it.<br /><br />I'm surprised to Mormon411https://www.blogger.com/profile/04113317471178740266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-18617277042263853402013-01-29T23:44:53.121-07:002013-01-29T23:44:53.121-07:00DUDE! Do you not get that it is just in bad taste...DUDE! Do you not get that it is just in bad taste to attend someones funeral to be "supportive" of your friend and then turn around and write a post criticizing said funeral. I am sure your mother raised you better than that. Do you really think your friend would feel supported if they read your blog about it. I sure would not. As far as I see funerals have two purposes. 1. to C. Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552772760923970240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-60500564146799866912013-01-29T12:13:59.108-07:002013-01-29T12:13:59.108-07:00You must admit that using a funeral to take pot sh...You must admit that using a funeral to take pot shots at Mormons is in very bad taste. It just is. Using a funeral to take pots shots at ANY religion would be in bad taste. You are obviously a very liberal person so I will put this in terms you can relate to. What if I came from a Navajo funeral and posted; "Those Indians are so dumb, they think they came right out of the ground and were Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-47724290696699745732013-01-29T09:44:52.547-07:002013-01-29T09:44:52.547-07:00BTW, Weston, it wasn't a funeral...
It was a ...BTW, Weston, it wasn't a funeral...<br /><br />It was a two hour preaching session.Mormon411https://www.blogger.com/profile/04113317471178740266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-75454498236798761262013-01-29T09:40:45.626-07:002013-01-29T09:40:45.626-07:00Weston, the bandwagon fallacy is the argument that...Weston, the bandwagon fallacy is the argument that since everyone believes it, it must be true. Nice try. For a very long time everyone believed the earth was flat. Did that make it true?<br /><br />Where did I make fun of them? I attended the funeral and gave an honest review of it.<br /><br />Have I done anything hard? I grew up on a potato farm hauling heavy sprinkler pipes through mud upMormon411https://www.blogger.com/profile/04113317471178740266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-17939630634226776642013-01-29T01:14:08.653-07:002013-01-29T01:14:08.653-07:00re-tourtured. That is what happens when you get s...re-tourtured. That is what happens when you get so mad you start making up new words. C. Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552772760923970240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-46789204650918944822013-01-29T01:11:44.912-07:002013-01-29T01:11:44.912-07:00Tell you sorry butt to stay home too!
(I just re-t...Tell you sorry butt to stay home too!<br />(I just re-tortured myself by reading over your silly post again.)C. Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552772760923970240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-186044625035321282013-01-29T01:02:19.690-07:002013-01-29T01:02:19.690-07:00That your life is so very empty that you have noth...That your life is so very empty that you have nothing better to do but criticize others and how THEY choose to mourn their loved one is pretty darn pathetic. If mormons bug you this much, then for heavens sake, stay away from them. I am sure they would appreciate it. Is it totally lost on you the absurdity of you posting your snarky judgements of them for their (supposed) judgments of others. C. Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552772760923970240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-4881833151841620492013-01-28T15:51:03.185-07:002013-01-28T15:51:03.185-07:00Every Mormon funeral I've been to since I left...Every Mormon funeral I've been to since I left has about the resurrection of Christ and his atonement, not much thought about the person who had just died. My grandfather lived to be 94 and his life sketch was 10 minutes long, but the churchy talks were over an hour. THE MAN LIVED TO BE 94! His life meant more then 10 minutes!!!!<br /><br />I feel bad for the guy in shorts and tats. Had Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15224987243792978016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-85655637457511077052013-01-28T13:15:03.075-07:002013-01-28T13:15:03.075-07:00LOL! Seriously, what is wrong with you man? I si...LOL! Seriously, what is wrong with you man? I sincerely get a kick out of your posts. Never in my life have I seen someone try to conjure up issues out of something that has no issues. It was a fricking funeral and you are acting like they were doing something wrong.<br /><br />Haven't you done anything hard in your life? I was raised on a cattle ranch, and worked on it from age 0 to 18,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-89644182531618857982013-01-28T06:51:43.722-07:002013-01-28T06:51:43.722-07:00Especially death.Especially death.Mormon411https://www.blogger.com/profile/04113317471178740266noreply@blogger.com