Carl62

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  1. I guess it all depends on what you get a tattoo of. A lady who my girlfriend knows lost her 20 year old son in a car accident. A year later, she got a tattoo of her son's name with a flower around it made on her arm. I can't see why having a beautiful tattoo such as that would be looked down on by people in the church. This is what I meant by when I said about the "Pharisee" mentality with some people in the church. Aren't we allowed to live some things by the spirit of the law instead of just the "black and white" hardcore letter of the law?
  2. And right there you just describe the same exact mentality as the Pharisees. I stand by what I said.
  3. I wouldn't be the least bit concerned over what people think! Go into the ward with a big smile on your face and an upbeat personality and I'll guarantee you'll make more friends than what you'll be able to count. To those few who may want to judge you and may not want to even associate with you because of your tattoo's, why would you even want to be around people like that to begin with?! Those are only people who will tear you down, not build you up. Go into that baptismal font and come up from your baptism with your head held high and forget the naysayers and the LDS "Pharisees". Enjoy your membership in the church and be around those who will accept you and love you unconditionally. As long as Jesus accepts you, why worry about anybody else? Good luck.:)
  4. And would it be just as fair for an Ex-Mormon to summarize Mormons as being hypocritical and judgemental? Didn't think so.
  5. Umm, but the truth is is that you ARE making people work on Sundays. If people only realized how many people are working to bring you that sports program which happens to be on Sunday: sound engineers, cameramen, anchors, visual directors, etc., etc., the list goes on and on. By a person participating in watching the program, they are very much directly a part of making those people work on Sunday. Just because it's already going to be on, does it make it any more justifiable to participate? Or just because a person is not paying to be at the venue does it mean that the people are working any less? I know that this may not sit well with the popular LDS way of thinking but, oh well. Here's another example: If I have my brother, who happens to work at Pizza Hut, deliver me a pizza for the Sunday game and he gives it to me for free, am I making him work any less simply because I didn't pay for it? No! If anything, I'm probably being more selfish because he took the time to work for me and I didn't compensate him at all for it, even if it was on Sunday. The point is is that we ALL are probably breaking the Sabbath to some degree or another. It's just that we have to find our own comfort zone and parameters to where we can live and be comfortable with it.
  6. I only had about a couple of minutes to scan the thread and respond before having to be somewhere, so I missed your comment. I'm actually glad that I did miss it because, without having read yours, I see that I'm not the only one who thinks this.
  7. I wonder just how many active LDS watched the Super Bowl on Sunday? You know, the very same ones that say we shouldn't go to a concert on Sunday? Would it make any difference being at the Super Bowl as opposed to just watching it on t.v.? I guess I could never figure out why sports were always given a "free pass" on a Sunday while any musical activity was considered a no-no? Why the big double standard? Never understood this.
  8. I look at this as being no different than two people who are of different religions getting married. I know of two couples where one is Protestant and the other is Catholic. While they've had to work out some issues (baptisms, Catholic high school or public, etc.), they love and respect each other enough to work out those issues. Do you guys find more good about each other than bad? If so, then you've definitely got something to fight for.
  9. The best way to handle it is right there^^^
  10. This reminds me of Creed. While there was lots of positive messages in their lyrics (and there was!), there was some curses in a few of their songs. I remember one song (the title escapes me) that had no less than 4 G.d.'s in it! Minor language like 'da**' and 'he**' doesn't bother me because I hear that almost everywhere I am, or on a lot of my favorite t.v. shows, but the major ones, especially used on a somewhat frequent basis, can detract from even a good and moral message.
  11. My father always tells the story of when he was a kid how him and a friend turned over an outhouse while the guy was still in it!!!
  12. So what do ya think? Still o.k. at 12 or too old?
  13. I was thinking the same thing. What if the bishop says something to his wife or to somebody else? (and please don't say this doesn't happen because when I was on my mission, I actually heard a bishop discussing things at a dinner app. that pertained to people who came to see him that day). It's not the bishop that I would be worried about saying something, if you get my drift.
  14. Maybe if the police are called, he might get the help he needs by being required to take anger management classes. This guy sounds like he definitely needs it.
  15. This would be a no-brainer. I would definitely call the police! If he feels like he can abuse your son and there be no repercussions from it, then what makes you think that he might not do this to another student? As in the case of most abusers, this is more than likely not his first time. I would definitely make him the example on this and send a very clear message that "in no way shape or form does he dare lay a hand on ANY child in this manner". Nip it in the bud now while you still can. The fact that you know the guys wife shouldn't mean diddley, jack squat if somebody is abusing your kid. No way! What if this teacher has kids of his own someday? This could possibly prevent further abuse (of his kids) down the road. Who knows, maybe if you call the police, the wife just might give you a silent 'thank you' for that. Good luck.