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I think I’m reacting negatively to this because they touched the third rail of faith crises when she quoted (or paraphrased?) Elder Ballard – you’ll be in rebellion, confusion, and disharmony if you read the stuff “floating around on the internet.” The church’s own Gospel Topics essays have contributed plenty to my loss of confidence and faith. Also disappointing is the use of such a tired phrase as “put it on a shelf.” It was obviously impossible to talk with Harry one on one, and I’m glad they at least took a question about doubts. But something in their answers makes me think that even one on one they wouldn’t really seek to understand him. And for me, that is too familiar. The most important person in my life is utterly uninterested in what I’m thinking about the church. There is no judgment, no pushing, but also no willingness to just listen or ask me questions.
I understand that orthodox LDS living has brought them lots of happiness. They’re thankful for that and want the same for others. I keep hoping, though, for more true interest in the doubter’s inner life. He said to “ask your questions. They deserve to be answered.” My feeling a couple of years into my own disillusionment is – ask us questions! They’ve undoubtedly done surveys, though.
In the end he says to take our questions to God. I think a lot of people do that and come away with some peace and reassurance that the doubter is still acceptable, and it’s okay to step away.
I appreciate the discussion here. While reading OON’s comments I had some thoughts. Quote:“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” ― Carl Jung
Why does this irritate me? Sure they think they are right and others wrong but the world is full of people and organizations thinking that they are right. They certainly seem to be sincere in their convictions and in the case of Dominic the church seems to have been a major benefit. Why should that bother me?
The answer that I come up with is that it is my tribe, my heritage, my family, my personal history. It hurts to feel marginalized and misunderstood by my people.
Admin Note: The link in the comment above was deleted after a discussion among the admins. Given our mission, this is one area where we have to err on the side of caution. I don’t believe the decision was an error, but we have to be cautious in this particular area. I’m really glad this topic was brought up. I remember seeing this face to face mentioned online. I can’t watch these type of church meetings anymore. Too much cover-up for the church’s past history, gas-lighting, and indicating following us can’t lead you astray. I still watch General Conference, though, there are still things said there that annoy me.
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