Personal Theological Boundaries

Yesterday, after I got off line, I had to sit and think for a while. I felt that a man had just tried to impose his beliefs on me, leaving me a bit upset and feeling defensive. Exactly why is it that re engaging with the LDS seems like a good idea? To be sure, a great deal of the Mormon story feels plausible to me, but some administer it wrongly, and attempt to exercise unrighteous dominion on those who they view as beneath them.

So, to clarify, my screen name, “Khadijah” is simply a carry over from my Muslim days. Hate to have to say this, I ‘look’ completely Scandinavian white in race and am actually half Native American (Likely Navajo or Apache), and was not raised on the Res. Almost all of what I know about my heritage, I’ve learned in the last few years. The rest is “white man’s” culture.

I’ve devoted my life since my late 20s to the study of Theological Archeology. A lot of my study has been of pre-Judaistic beliefs. So, my opinion of LDS beliefs is often not cemented, but I feel it is arguably plausible. For example, my opinion on the journey of the Nephites to the New World is not dogmatic, but it seems likely they did travel along what we now call the Arabian Peninsula and stopped in Oman. It seems that they either relied on the currents or were propelled by God. Sadly, Genetic evidence about them in the Americas was mostly overwritten by the Spanish in the early 16th century invasions.

To survive in the LDS Church, it seems clear that focus on the Sacrament is vital. I won’t marry an LDS man because too many have unfounded fantasies about their domination over women. The good ones are either far too young for me, or are taken, and at this point I will not participate in Polygamy. The idea that one must be part of that is pure smoke and mirrors.