tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post3791933123591704502..comments2023-12-26T10:22:04.630-05:00Comments on Things of My Soul: When Culture Is Seen As CommandPapa Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-53095449280961421472009-03-30T17:10:00.000-04:002009-03-30T17:10:00.000-04:00b&a, I almost left the following comment to yo...b&a, I almost left the following comment to you in the Random Marriage Advice thread: <BR/><BR/>"Uh . . . well . . . yeah." <BR/><BR/>sm, you said: <BR/><BR/>"the worst part was the way people reacted when you unwittingly broke an unwritten rule." <BR/><BR/>That always is fascinating to me - even more than how those unwritten things come to be seen as command.Papa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-74772768809649193022009-03-30T16:30:00.000-04:002009-03-30T16:30:00.000-04:00AMEN. I don't really have gripes about church beca...AMEN. I don't really have gripes about church because I just ignore certain things. But I can tell you that I can face to face with the unwritten order of things while living in Sweden. It was amazingly difficult to get all the cultural rules--and the worst part was the way people reacted when you unwittingly broke an unwritten rule. It drove me completely crazy.Tiffany Wacaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08224661646987749451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-45729926896457764962009-03-30T15:39:00.000-04:002009-03-30T15:39:00.000-04:00Liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiike? Like the question I sent you ...Liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiike? Like the question I sent you by mail a while ago? LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-13736821012936629032009-03-27T15:45:00.000-04:002009-03-27T15:45:00.000-04:00SK, I used to dislike the white shirt to administe...SK, I used to dislike the white shirt to administer the sacrament rule, but I had one of those "AHA!" moments while listening to Elder Oaks' talk about it. Now, I support it fully. HOWEVER, I think applying the wearing of white shirts across the board for ALL male members regardless of their participation in administering the sacrament is exactly what I am addressing in this post. That's like Papa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-86881443321356699942009-03-27T13:02:00.000-04:002009-03-27T13:02:00.000-04:00"...just like the game where you go around the cir..."...just like the game where you go around the circle and what is said at the beginning is completely different by the time it gets all the way around..."<BR/><BR/>Which is why we should avoid letting stories about Jesus and the devil turn into stories about the incredible hulk. Like <A HREF="http://www.brokenpicturetelephone.com/view?id=4815" REL="nofollow">this one</A>. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-24783294202412577282009-03-27T11:13:00.000-04:002009-03-27T11:13:00.000-04:00One might argue that conformity can serve to help ...One might argue that conformity can serve to help teach obedience and promote humility.<BR/>I see your point as well though.Bruce in Montanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08480425208723630243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-61113347006765147862009-03-27T10:55:00.000-04:002009-03-27T10:55:00.000-04:00In our ward it's the white shirt war. Some people ...In our ward it's the white shirt war. Some people think shirt of any color and tie is okay. Others it's white shirt and tie. They have fought about this for years. Our Bishop has just set the standard as white shirt. I agree with him on this not that it makes a huge difference but it's the symbol of purity and it's easy.Spandex Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16565114339703433136noreply@blogger.com