carlimac Posted April 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 I don't really care for the blog that much, but I think that the notion that MormOns are fairly normal and go about life in a routine, expected way is helpful in a missionary sense. More people than not are more likely to be interested in a religion that acts as a bonus addition to everyday life than one that weighs one down with cultish behaviors and constrictions. (Amish, Moonies, etc.) We also have the Fundamentalist identity to contend with. Every time they make it into the news it skews the reality of who we are. So I think it's helpful to appear like regular folks. But I draw the line of blending in with the world at lightening up on standards like the Word of Wisdom, chastity, language and such. We HAVE to maintain our peculiarity in these areas or there wouldn't be much reason for the Church to exist. As far as doctrinal normalcy, we need to maintain our beliefs there, too but those beliefs aren't going to show up very much in day to day conversation and in how we interact with people. I think I would act the same way I do if I believed in a different Godhead or if I had no idea what the priesthood was. jerome1232 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 I'm still trying to figure out what's abnormal about Mormons.Q Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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