tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post4358337412375966705..comments2023-06-17T08:49:52.285-07:00Comments on Ward Gossip: Cheers to the Badly Behaved Mormon WomenDonna Bantahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-82132624223840126592014-06-03T06:47:56.899-07:002014-06-03T06:47:56.899-07:00Pretty darned silly to be afraid of a bunch of wom...Pretty darned silly to be afraid of a bunch of women in pants. ;)Donna Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-55702720983164367882014-06-02T17:51:03.803-07:002014-06-02T17:51:03.803-07:00The church patriarchy are not unlike Cliven Bundy,...The church patriarchy are not unlike Cliven Bundy, hiding behind a bunch of disempowered (aka "faithful") women like that.<br /><br />Cowards.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05362339037879270082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-59785387384331417262014-06-02T11:00:58.353-07:002014-06-02T11:00:58.353-07:00And I would have been totally qualified. Not!And I would have been totally qualified. Not!Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-48674964308791226762014-06-01T07:43:28.101-07:002014-06-01T07:43:28.101-07:00Indeed, Jono. And at 12, when your daddy went out ...Indeed, Jono. And at 12, when your daddy went out of town he would have told you and your mom that you and not she would have been in charge of the household until he returned. :)Donna Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-10297671067136977402014-06-01T06:30:37.222-07:002014-06-01T06:30:37.222-07:00To think I could have been all-powerful at age twe...To think I could have been all-powerful at age twelve if I were a Mormon. And then I could have said, "and I'm a Mormon!" with my changing voice cracking up.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-57609600577182366522014-05-31T19:17:05.061-07:002014-05-31T19:17:05.061-07:00Yep. Time out for women & children = punishmen...Yep. Time out for women & children = punishment/redirection. Time out for men is merely a sports term.AlexisARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797016673203467911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-86689541483621207572014-05-31T15:40:33.511-07:002014-05-31T15:40:33.511-07:00Ah yes. Only the good die young… I think you'r...Ah yes. Only the good die young… I think you're onto something with the women=children in the LDS Church. The Mormons hold symposia for women all over the country under the title, "Time Out for Women."Donna Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-53495977085510850772014-05-31T14:01:38.514-07:002014-05-31T14:01:38.514-07:00Not much is said by the church leaders of the &quo...Not much is said by the church leaders of the "Well-Behaved Mormon Man." Why is that? Is it an assumption that all Mormon men (except for the masturbating missionaries, who are essentially considered "youth" [despite their paradoxical title of elder] by the LDS church) are by definition, well-behaved? Or is it because "well-behaved" is essentially a term used to describe children, and women are considered a mere half-step (if that much) above children, except for male children over twelve, who hold the priesthood and are therefore above women?<br /><br />Regardless, I'd rather, [to quote Billy Joel, who was and is more of a prophet than JS, The Lion of the Lord, , David O., Thomas S., and all the rest combined] "Laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints. The sinners are much more fun."AlexisARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797016673203467911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-52679364931356774942014-05-31T12:38:53.478-07:002014-05-31T12:38:53.478-07:00So far the Mormon patriarchy is holding firm. But ...So far the Mormon patriarchy is holding firm. But the Mormons are very good at rewriting their history, so as you say, Ahab, time will tell. I hope for the sake of the members it does become a more humane faith.Donna Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-59314465808022679852014-05-31T12:37:31.288-07:002014-05-31T12:37:31.288-07:00Heather, I'm very glad that we left rather tha...Heather, I'm very glad that we left rather than stayed to fight the good fight. You and I are happier out, for some reason, they're happier in. Good for them. Definitely good for us!Donna Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-46111251906874056582014-05-31T12:33:01.219-07:002014-05-31T12:33:01.219-07:00I'd rather hang out with badly behaved women t...I'd rather hang out with badly behaved women than obedient ones any day. Cheers to you, Donna, for having the self-respect and inner strength to be atrociously behaved.<br /><br />In any religious group, there will be people pushing for reform versus people who defend the status quo. If the former succeed, the religion makes progress and grows more humane. Will Mormonism take this route? Equally important is CAN it take this route, or is inequality so entrenched in its belief system that it can't really evolve? Time will tell.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1884927711300537802.post-26319319656162063632014-05-31T12:06:34.625-07:002014-05-31T12:06:34.625-07:00Oh Miss Skaggs, you well behaved woman you.
I w...Oh Miss Skaggs, you well behaved woman you. <br /><br />I wish I'd have been some sort of mormon feminist, but I don't think I would have been strong enough to take any punishment I may have received. Its good these women are realizing that the gender roles in Mormonism are NOT equal. Get 'em thinkin'. Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15224987243792978016noreply@blogger.com