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Smiley McGee

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  1. To be fair, I’ve been out for a little while now and don’t lose any sleep over my decision either. I mean, either way I won’t have to spend an eternity with people like @carbon dioxide, so I’m already seeing some benefits.
  2. I, for one, am just grateful to play some small part in this universe you guys are the center of.
  3. I think if the church had upwards of 75% of members attending at least monthly we wouldn’t need to hear it from Gallup; it would be celebrated in every general conference. Knowing the Church’s diligent record keeping I’d be shocked if they didn’t have detailed reporting of activity across several demographic dimensions, much less a general activity rate. Just report what you have so members don’t have rely on third parties…and throw in some audited financials too.
  4. You don’t get bonus points for conflating faith in God with trust in men. A person can have tremendous faith in God and still require that the Brethren be held strictly accountable. That you fail to appreciate the difference and even boast in your indifference for how tithing is used doesn’t make you any more faithful or any more wise a steward of your finances.
  5. That’s big talk from a guy whose church doesn’t trust him enough to provide him adequate financial disclosure.
  6. Gee, why didn’t all the women think of this? Being a ward greeter really is like being the prophet. It’s like what I tell our underpaid staff at work: “you’re just like the CEO; you’re both authorized to work here.”
  7. Of course I am. Who else is coming up with a language to attempt to describe the ineffable?
  8. And even when women do speak in conference I’m not sure their talks are esteemed as highly as the boys. No one is running to Deseret Book to buy the collected works of Belle S. Spafford. Not likely that you’ll hear someone quote a woman’s talk to support a doctrinal argument. My wife and I talking were about this today; wondered if greater deference would be given to female leaders if the church had a more developed theology of the divine feminine or Mother in Heaven. In a religion with such an anthropomorphic deity, I think it’s easy to associate men with authority when we emphasize the fatherhood of God. Would be interesting to see the effect of a well developed theology of God the Mother. Or maybe I have the direction of causality backwards. Perhaps if the church tilts toward gender equity the doctrine will follow.
  9. “There is no member of the Mormon dialogue and discussion board that I’m aware of that is as faith promoting and enjoyable to talk to as @Smiley McGee. Sure, other posters make real efforts to make this board enjoyable, but according to how I define words, I really am the best.” There. A position as useful and defensible as Sister-President Dennis’.
  10. Okay; unfortunately for women this fear of sexual impropriety leads to less representation and opportunity, as people seem to prefer to maintain the status quo, which favors the gender of the incumbent, male leadership.
  11. Could modify high councils, adding a certain number of women to it. Have high councilor be a stand alone calling for women and give existing women stake leaders a seat on the council. Note that having women simply attend high council meetings is not the same as being on the High Council. Give them the calling. Could go even further and allow women to be councilors in Stake presidencies and Bishoprics. I don’t know that doctrinally it’s all that much of a stretch.
  12. The computers will be doing the baptizing…for the dead after they’ve killed us all 🤖☠️
  13. I’m not so sure that you and @ZealouslyStriving aren’t the same person…
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