My husband and one of his brothers recently had a conversation that started over me and my disaffection, but led to my thanking my husband as wholeheartedly as I know how.
You see, his brother called to check on him; he knows that I don't believe, and was wondering how my husband was coping with his apostate wife. My husband said he understands my views, that they are valid, and that he loves me and we're hanging in there. His brother proceeded to quiz my husband about his own personal views about the church, and my husband revealed that he has been struggling, now that the things I've learned have come to light.
His brother then bore his testimony, and stated that he still believes in the truthfulness of the church.
Then comes my favorite part. My husband replied with a question: "Which church? The cult from history, or the corporation of today?"
It didn't go over all that well, of course, and his brother stated that my husband clearly knows things he doesn't, but that he still believes, nonetheless.
Blablabla, whatever. Point is, I LOVE-LOVE-LOVED his question. The cult, or the corporation.
Because that's what it is, you know. Actually, it's still a cult, but under Joseph and Brigham and the early church leaders, it was a downright mafia. These days, it's all about the proverbial Benjamins, and I ain't talkin' King Benjamin. (Still waitin' on getting a glance at those books I contributed to, Church!)
So, my dear Brother-by-Marriage, which is it? The cult or the corporation? Because for me, it's neither. I cannot worship a god who expects of me what the Mormon faith expected of its adherents 150 years ago, and I certainly cannot worship a god who contributes a few million to charitable causes...and $1.5 billion to a shopping mall.
The cult. The corporation. Really, who cares what it is today? I don't. I'm no longer a Mormon. ;)
The shpping mail gave people 2000 jobs, but thats all i know i read that somewhere, i don't think the lds church should have spent millions on prop 8, thats just wrong.
ReplyDelete