I was walking out of the Walmart today, and a car passed me, and I got this incredibly vivid impression. It wasn't really in words, but if I had to put it into words, the two key points would be
a). I needed to watch that car and
b). That I needed to be careful, because the driver of the car was a massive bitch.
It kind of took me by surprise, because I really had no reason to be beefing with that car, and I also hadn't really had an impression like that since I was religious, which was in my teen years. Right? It'd been a decade since I had a little voice whisper in my ear, and I'd basically written it off as nonsense.
Anyway, I watched the car, because The Spirits or whatever were very insistent that I did. Car drove fine, went into the parking spot, inched forward, and right when it should've just stopped, the driver gunned it for some reason and it ran into the curb and cracked its bumper.
So, the driver got out, and she went to the front of the car to check that yes, she had cracked her bumper, and then she turned to look at me. The parking lot wasn't empty, but we were the only two people standing in that row, and I'd probably been staring at her for tenish seconds now.
She demanded very angrily to know why I hadn't warned her of the curb. And I could have said I didn't know you were about to gun it or is it my job to help every stranger park, or even could you have even heard me, inside your car?
And all of those would have been fine, but I was really, really busy digesting that I had somehow communed with Mormon Jesus again for the first time in fifteen years, and that the communion had mostly been there to let me watch someone park badly (?), so what I responded with was:
"Because it was foretold."
And I can't tell which would be funnier, if she went silent because there's not much to be said to that, or if she went silent because in Utah, she might actually believe me, but we parted ways without more words.
I'm still kind of digesting this myself, actually.
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Refuting A Mormon's Refutation Of Jeff Durbin
Join us for the newest episode of Apologia Radio in which we engage with some videos from a Latter-day Saint's attempt to refute Jeff Durbin's video called "The Gospel for Mormons." Get ready for an interesting look at how Mormon apologists abuse history and other scholar's words in an effort to defend Mormonism.
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Modern things I want Alastor to live-react to on his radio show (aka I find amusement in his bewilderment and concern):
Dubstep
Skibidi Toilet
TikTok dances to badly remixed pop songs
The entire concept of McDonald's
A compilation of the most insane k-pop fandom drama on social media
True Crime Girlies
The culture surrounding Stanley cups
5 Minute Crafts
The Tide Pod Challenge
The Bee Movie
Reddit
Omegaverse
The dramatic reading of My Immortal
The comedy bits of our radio channels (he'd despair)
The songs of SEVERAL modern musicals ESPECIALLY SpongeBob, Twisted and the Book of Mormon
asdf movie
The Fault in our Stars audiobook (he'd hate it)
Aroace Memes
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I don't agree with a lot of Sanderson's politics - and they aren't, in fact, based in Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints doctrine, but rather Utah culture - but it also makes me pretty uncomfortable to hear you badmouthing the church I'm part of?
I badmouth religious organizations in general, Catholic Church included (in which I was raised) because they tend to be overwhelmingly corrupt and abusive towards their own church members (and especially towards people outside of them)
Mormonism in particular is especially bad for how being part of the church requires “tithings” from paychecks plus their treatment of women, minorities, and even men in ways that are almost so explicitly manipulative and cultish that it feels like it comes out of parody.
(For example, I simply declared, “I am no longer catholic” and that was it. Done. You cannot generally do the same in LDS without incredible backlash and slander by its members)
And it’s very obvious when it shows up in fictional books by a lot of Mormon writers, because it’s so conservative that it’s a step or two behind the times.
It’s not as bad as Westeros Westboro Baptist Church or Scientology, but that’s not a high bar to clear.
If your time in the church was different, I’m happy for you, because it means you likely avoided the worst parts of their abuse.
Still, if you have the time, I’d suggest watching these videos (in no particular order):
Why I Left Mormonism - Video covering the creation of the channel “Cults to Consciousness” and her abusive home life under the church
The BITE Model - Simple PowerPoint explaining the reoccurring factors of cults
Ex-Mormon Cast Reacts to Mormon Debates -Cast of ex-Mormon members react to a Mormon debate and highlight various lies and falsehoods presented, as well talk about teachings/history Mormon Church does not want revealed publicly
How the Mormon Church ‘Help Line’ Hid Child Abuse - Exactly what it says. Survivors speak out and the church has done nothing for them or worse.
If you don’t want to watch these videos, if you can’t stomach the testimonies, ask yourself and others these questions:
- How often are you allowed to preach about Heavenly Mother?
- How often do you see women in power within the church, as in, deciding doctrine and not just playing piano or making food for the men?
- How often do you see minorities in power within the church, as in, deciding doctrine or being treated as a token?
- How often does your church talk about the incredibly high suicide rates for children and how it’s associated with its practices?
- How come when a racist, anti-Semitic, misogynistic etc Prophet speaks its “the word of God” and doctrine, but then another Prophet can simply claim it was mere “policy”. Was ‘God’ lying to the prophets? Were the prophets lying about God? How can you trust what is their words and what is God?
- How come the church hid $30 Billion dollars from the public and even its own lower members?
- How come the founder lied about what was on the Egyptian papyrus, claiming it was a translation from God, but people who can actually read Egyptian pointed out he was lying?
- How come you get treated differently for asking these supposedly easy to answer questions?
I do not go after Brandon or you because you happen to be religious. I think belief in a higher power is one’s own choice and prerogative.
I instead care far more about the religious system that is using well-intended people like pawns for goals that pretty much boil down to money and power.
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Midnight Pals: Magic Man
Kiersten White: Submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of the creepy kids show
Stephen King: oh excellent! a creepy pasta!
King: my boy joe told me all about those
King: like that scary cartoon sponge man!
Joe Hill: it was squidward, dad
King: right right of course joe
White: this isn't a creepypasta
White: it's about a weird show that everyone vaguely remember watching but can't remember any details of
White: and also the time slot and channel mysteriously seem to shift
Kris Straub: ah! candle cove!
White: no
White: no this is different
King: haha remember in candle cove when the boat is all
King: "you have to go inside"
Straub: yeah i remember
Poe: spooky stuff!
Koontz: ha ha! "you have to go inside"
White:
White: it's not candle cove
Barker: you're all saying it wrong
Barker: it's all like
Barker: "you have to go.... INSIDE"
Barker: see, you gotta get the inflection right
King: you said it exactly the same
Barker: no it was way scarier when i said it
King: "you have to go... inside"
Barker: hmm no not quite right
King: i don't see the difference
Barker: kris who said it right
Kris Straub: clive
Barker: see???
King: i really don't think i said it any different
White: ANYWAY
White: this is about a creepy kids show called Mister Magic
White: these kids are forced to live on a set away from their parents
White: until one kids dad tries to take her away
White: but try to understand dad
White: try to understand
White: try try try to understand
White: he's a magic man
White: now it's 30 years later and she's going to a show reunion
White: and she's all "hey what happened 30 years ago? i forgot"
White: and everyone's all "lol not telling!"
White: gotta preserve the mystery
White: at least til the final reel
White: see, these Mormons found an eldritch god in the desert
White: and they thought
White: you know what would be good to do with this?
White: make a kids show about how you should always be polite
King: uhhh
Poe: no actually that kinda scans
White: the now grown up kids from the show have to reunite
White: and defeat mister magic through the power of um...
King: understanding?
White: Yeah! it can totally be like understanding or forgiveness or something
White: they overcome all their fears
White: and they turn out totally fine
King: i didn't know candle cove was really just lessons about being polite!
White: IT'S NOT CANDLE COVE
King: "you have to go... INSIDE!!"
Straub: there
Straub: there it is
Straub: you got it that time
King: creepypastas are so much fun, why don't we have more of them around here?
Mr Creepypasta: now I've heard a guy tell a story hundreds of times. saying perfectly ordinary words. just mouth sounds. perfectly ordinary. nothing weird about them. very normal. nothing to worry about
Chillz: here's the TOP tennnn VIDEooooos PROvinGGGG THAT the dracullllaaaa is real
King: oh yeah now i remember
Eric Knudsen: i have a story about the terrible secret of space
HP Lovecraft: what
Lovecraft: what is the terrible secret of space?
Lovecraft: is it a color?
Lovecraft: cuz i already know that one
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