Yay, more moronism....I mean mormonism

So today I had another visit with home teachers (with those unfamiliar with mormonism, home teachers are 2 guys they send out to talk to male members of the church and are required to do so once a month, even if it means giving that person a call to talk to them and see how they're doing and to give a testimony) today. In true mormon tradition, they showed up late and then went on about something church related. then one of them handed me this envelope with a letter inside. Neither the letter or the envelope were addressed to me, just a general letter.

One side goes on about how there was just the "opportunity" to have a stake conference recently and how the stake president gave 10 items to "consider in the days ahead". So, the next 10 days (with today being number 1) will be spent disseminating these 10 items. All of them are being typed verbatim from the letter.

Item #1 "Be Christ-like - We have a great responsibility be more like Christ - in language, in attitude, in a spirit of caring. Our language must be above reproach. We cannot swear. We cannot make demeaning comments. We should avoid cynicism."

First and foremost...I sure hope that's not how the talk was given cause that one bit of missing grammar makes it sound...stupid.

Secondly, FUCK THAT! Oh, wait, wasn't supposed to swear >_> Then again, the "swear words" to me are nothing more than something I'll use in my vocabulary as an adverb or an adjective (where applicable) throughout my daily life. So if someone says to me "Fuck you" I'll just look at them and say something about how I'd rather not with them or ask them where at. It just doesn't insult me. The same thing goes with flipping me off, it's just a finger, not something to be all O_O over when you see it. Am I desensitized to it...not really, cause I don't view it in the same societal standards as everyone else.

Thirdly, they want me to be more "Christ-like". So, I should:

"Jesus says that he has come to destroy families by making family members hate each other. He has "come not to send peace, but a sword."Matthew 10:34-36"

or "Jesus is criticized by the Pharisees for not washing his hands before eating. He defends himself by attacking them for not killing disobedient children according to the commandment: "He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death." (See Ex.21:15, Lev.20:9, Dt.21:18-21) So, does Jesus think that children who curse their parents should be killed? It sure sounds like it. Matthew 15:4-7"

or "Jesus had no problem with the idea of drowning everyone on earth in the flood. It'll be just like that when he returns. Matthew 24:37"

So...to be "Christ-like" I should be destroying families, have a giant stoning of all the children who cursed their parents (and everyone has at one point, even if out of anger), and agree that drowning all but 8 people on the entire planet is perfectly acceptable behavior. >_> Well then sign my up for the first family now and I'll start there.

No making demeaning comments and avoiding cynicism...uh, yeah, no, a LOT of people just don't get it unless you demean them, and I don't know a single person who DOESN'T use cynicism on a daily basis.  I think cynicism is just part of our daily culture and I sure as hell am not planning on changing that anytime soon.

So, just the fact that they're saying they want everyone to be all nice and loving, proves they know NOTHING about their sky daddy and his son....cause they're both super confusing...I have less time being confused about what to wear with the gender issues than they are.

So, coming tomorrow, item # 2 "Work Honestly"