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03-31-2009, 06:18 AM | #1 |
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Has your view of the church
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03-31-2009, 03:32 PM | #2 |
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I wouldn't call it a drastic change, but it did make me aware of a curious subculture (or counterculture?) in the church that I hadn't recognized before.
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This is entertainment for the most part, fun but not to be taken too seriously.
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03-31-2009, 04:20 PM | #4 |
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I would say, for me, the most profound change has occurred because of the internet in general, not this website.
And that is that there is a wide diversity of belief and opinion among Mormonia, including people who hold views similar to my own. Just sitting in Sunday School, I did not really have that impression. Moreover, I believe the trend in the church is towards heterodoxy, and Prop 8 really brought out some things I didn't expect to see--run of the mill active members getting on the net, non-anonymously, and expressing their strong disapproval for the church's position. I'm not sure that occurs 25 years ago. Hammers only fall on one nail at a time. When there are thousands of nails, hammers get discouraged. |
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One of your observations will be interesting to be watched, that our activities are often subpar. With so much variety and entertainment available, the sloppy, boring affairs will no longer capture the imagination of members. So the burden to provide quality will become an increasing challenge. But I agree the power of the hegemony will dissipate, and Church culture will become quite different over time.
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The church cannot be expected to compete with modern entertainment. I am reminded of an investigator we had a while back. He was a born-again Christian who really struggled with the fact that joining the church meant no more guitars and lead-singers jamming out on stage. The hymns were just too boring. We're not here to entertain folks, least of all the youth. We're here to raise a righteous people with strong testimonies of the truth. There are fun ways to do that, and I endorse them. But we're not going to be able to compete with the pomp and show that the world offers. Those who come to the gospel will have to accept that the rewards for doing so are more sublime.
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It would not be possible to put together media quality productions but slipshod stuff often seen won't cut it either. We can and should do better.
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I doubt the church is planning on bringing back the Free to Choose filmstrips.
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