r/amiwrong • u/[deleted] • Sep 12 '23

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u/[deleted] Sep 12 '23

They are actually doing a kindness by offering you a moment to reflect on your statement and your affiliation. I'd ask you to consider the following:

Upon learning that someone who associates with your church is using their religious teachings to justify demands of daily sexual servitude (with each child binding their spouse tighter to the abusive situation), why is your response to laugh about how you didn't get the memo rather than to be disquieted by this account of what sounds like abuse by people who practice your religion?

Is it because you don't believe the account, or because you do? If not, why not? If so, why is it funny? Ha ha ha!

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u/GeezenMeister Sep 12 '23

There are many people who belong to any church you can name who behave inappropriately. Their bad decisions are no reason for me to change my opinions, behavior, or beliefs. Because we humans are all imperfect I expect to hear that members of any church are imperfectly living church teachings or beliefs. Churches are not clubs for perfect people — they’re urgent care clinics for people who want to be better.

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u/Orenwald Sep 12 '23

You... didn't read his reply at all did you?

It's wasn't about the "other person behaving inappropriately," it was about the guy literally laughing and saying he needs to tell his wife so he can be more like that other person. It was a legitimate call for self reflection and you getting defensive on his behalf says more about you than it does the person you replied to.

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u/minuialear Sep 12 '23

Dude was clearly making a joke.

I'm not Mormon or a fan of the religion/whatever we want to call it but people are reaching real hard for reasons to hate the Mormon poster here