tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post2051949485720842626..comments2023-04-03T04:00:20.248-07:00Comments on figuring it out...: conditioned to love the monster godUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post-48172086925630587002010-05-20T22:01:45.039-07:002010-05-20T22:01:45.039-07:00Thank you G, very well said! I agree completely.Thank you G, very well said! I agree completely.Kelly Annnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post-75270876657426490272010-05-19T09:59:59.745-07:002010-05-19T09:59:59.745-07:00kelly Ann, thank you for that link, wow, what a st...kelly Ann, thank you for that link, wow, what a story. <br /> <br />I feel a lot like you in that I am inspired by this woman's strength to overcome a horrible tragedy, and her courage in living with the resulting disfigurement... <br /><br />but I think especially Elder Holland's (I think) voice over at the end talking about how in the extremes of our suffering it is when we come to galen dara https://www.blogger.com/profile/02987352194018060353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post-65025096665955163292010-05-18T23:38:03.960-07:002010-05-18T23:38:03.960-07:00G, I like (as much as one can like) the phrase &qu...G, I like (as much as one can like) the phrase "Monster God." I have been thinking a lot about your post which came up in my google reader more or less along side the following link to a new Mormon messages video (see link below). <br /><br />Don't get me wrong, I'm absolutely moved my Stephanie Nielson's story and her ability to find faith in a horrific painful Kelly Annhttp://www.the-exponent.com/author/kelly-ann/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post-69536323890144237842010-05-14T19:06:07.037-07:002010-05-14T19:06:07.037-07:00God, that first story is just too much. In the en...God, that first story is just too much. In the end, she no longer had a spoon, and so had to dig her child's grave with her bare hands. Oy. What the hell are you supposed to learn from that? That god is cruel? When I left mormonism I had the choice of hating god or becoming an atheist. I think I took the better path.angryyoungwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07003381856900634195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post-84774765889637457232010-05-14T10:30:25.808-07:002010-05-14T10:30:25.808-07:00adamf, for me there's a pretty large differenc...adamf, for me there's a pretty large difference between church talks and news stories when it comes to relaying information about tragedies in the world. <br /><br />Something about directly tying in the tragedy to learning some concept about the nature of our relationship to god... <br /><br />(though I do appreciate that general authorities refrain from explicitly giving God credit for galen dara https://www.blogger.com/profile/02987352194018060353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post-9522220886513137022010-05-14T09:02:07.200-07:002010-05-14T09:02:07.200-07:00I definitely feel that my devotion to Cthulhu is f...I definitely feel that my devotion to Cthulhu is fueled, in part at least, by memory of the Monster God of Catholicism—at least Cthulhu is honest about the fact that the reward for worshipping Him is painful destruction.xJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04944518104691406838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post-13093073861563330582010-05-14T07:15:18.824-07:002010-05-14T07:15:18.824-07:00Interesting - I had not thought of the intention b...Interesting - I had not thought of the intention behind some of these graphic stories. They always draw me in (whether from GenCon or just a news article) but other than providing an enhanced awareness for the tragedy that occurs in the world, I didn't give it much thought, e.g. using it to teach us to love "the monster God." Numbing can be a result, although I don't think that adamfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06177880599252455507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post-36272548647726889212010-05-13T12:51:53.981-07:002010-05-13T12:51:53.981-07:00I really like your suggestion that these complete ...I really like your suggestion that these complete obscene stories are told to be "intentionally numbing." They're rarely warnings, of what can happen if human beings exercise too much hubris--those stories always involve other people, the ones who do things like support civil rights for women or gay people. Instead, they're just about... obscenity? Suffering? Suffering so Hollyhttp://www.selfportraitas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319139334819650146.post-40378424731810842772010-05-13T12:51:22.681-07:002010-05-13T12:51:22.681-07:00I had an Institute teacher who loved to tell grues...I had an Institute teacher who loved to tell gruesome stories, for no constructive reason that I could discern, just keeping us informed of all the atrocities in the world, I guess, and aren't we lucky to have such a loving God looking out for us? I enrolled in Institute hoping to be uplifted, and instead almost always left that class feeling sickened and depressed.<br /><br />Oh, and the Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08129509609170344883noreply@blogger.com