Reblog all the Things!! @doobedoodoo - Tumblr Blog

Going over the LDS church with the BITE model because I'm bored

If I skip over any bulletpoints, it's because I didn't feel they applied to the church

Promote dependence and obedience- you need to follow specific doctrine if you want to get into the Celestial Kingdom

Modify behavior with rewards or punishments- wearing garments 24/7 will protect you from harm, paying tithing and following the word of wisdom etc will let you into the temple

Restrict or control sexuality- not even going to touch on the blatant homophobia, the church has a massive sexual purity culture problem. No porn, no masterbation, no sex before marriage. (Ever heard of Soaking? Not normal behavior)

Control clothing- modesty is expected. Much more in adults than kids because of garments, but no sleeveless shirts or crop tops or shorts that go above the knee etc

Regulate food and drink intake- monthly fasting, fasting as a valid way to get closer to God if you need help with something, word of wisdom

Exploit you financially- tithing. 10% of all income to get to the Celestial Kingdom.

Require you to seek permission for major decisions- not "required" per se but it is expected that you meet with a bishop or pray thoroughly before making big decisions

Deliberately withhold and distort information- hiding billions of dollars from members, changing church history

Forbid you from speaking with ex-members and critics- label exmos as apostates. Taught that anyone who left the church left purely to engage in sinful behavior and therefore cannot be trusted

Discourage access to non cult sources of information- taught to only go to the official church website for any questions we have about the church. Any information that criticizes the church is seen as hate and Satan trying to lure members away

Use information gained in confession sessions against you- if you go to the bishop about anything that contradicts the church teachings, you aren't allowed to take sacrament and you can't go to the temple, which are public acts of shame.

Gaslight to make you doubt your own memory- constant changing of church doctrine "God lives on a planet near Kolab, except no he doesn't" "joseph Smith translated the bom using the urim and thummem except no he actually stuck his head in a hat" "if you make it to the Celestial Kingdom you get your own planet except no you don't"

Require you to report thoughts and feelings to superiors- if you have any thoughts that contradict the church teachings you are expected to tell your bishop. Talking about sexual thoughts with an old man while 11 because I was scared I was going to hell is not fun

Encourage you to spy and report others misconduct- you're expected to tell your bishop if someone is acting against what the church teaches. Someone's drinking coffee? Tell the bishop. Someone is dating while being 15? Tell the bishop

Instill Black vs White Us vs Them Good vs Evil thinking- there's a right and a wrong way to do things. There's no arguing or bargening your way out of sin. Don't really know how to describe it

Change your identity- you're a mormon first, yourself second. Taught that God comes before literally everything else.

Reject doubt- taught to "doubt your doubts"

Instill fears of leaving the church- you're taught that if you leave, you lose your community, your shot at eternal happiness and mortal wellbeing.

Label some emotions as evil, worldly, sinful, or wrong- you feel anything sexual in any context other than towards a spouse? Sinful. You have any doubts about the church? Sinful.

Shun you if you don't believe or want to leave- I've lost all of my close friends when I left. I don't even want to mention the way my parents reacted to the idea that their child will have "Excommunicated" on their church record. Stuff of nightmares I'll say that much

Teach that there is no happiness or peace outside the group- taught that people only leave to sin. To live a worldly life. Sinning and living a worldly life is taught to result in sorrow.

wishiwasnevermo

being raised mormon is so sad. like i literally remember thinking (when i was like 7 or 8) that i wished i wasn't born in the church. not because i didn't believe, but because i wanted to have a "normal" life. because they taught that those who were never exposed to the church weren't punished for not being in it. i wanted to be able to live life the way i wanted to, without having to follow all the rules of the church, without being punished.

idk if this is a common experience, but that just seems so sad for a 7 yr old to be thinking about

atlas-affogato

I wish I could convey just how fucked up the mormon church is to people that did not grow up mormon but everytime I try they just look at me like I'm insane

Exmo reblog dump because I’m feeling a certain kind of way this fine afternoon.

I’m fine

wishiwasnevermo

idk if this is a common experience, but that just seems so sad for a 7 yr old to be thinking about

unpackingexmo-blog

No one should tell you that you aren’t worthy, especially not when you are as young as we are when we start getting interviewed by bishops. No good. Not healthy.

notascreepyasyouthink

does anybody else remember the mormon parody of baby got back they would have us do at girls camp or was that just a thing my stake did

doobedoodoo

Oh. Dear. God.

moth-grrrl-mavis

Being in a cult is like having this huge plant take root in your mind, and the longer it’s inner the bigger and more complex the root system.

Finally realizing it’s all a lie and getting out is like yanking the entire plant out of your brain, it’s tough and annoying until you take one massive tug and it’s out. And it fucking hurts.

And now there are holes where the roots used to be. But if you leave them empty the structural integrity of your mind will be damaged. You have to find something else to fill them with. Preferably something healthy.

And if the roots were complex enough, the one tug that pulled the plant out won’t have been enough to free all the roots. A lot of them are still in there, that’s all the toxic internalized ideas you still have stuck in your head. Unlearning them is like pulling those root fragments out, it’s slow and complicated and painful.

shewolfofengland

Whilst in Sydney in 1994, a man apparently tries to assassinate Prince Charles. And not a single fuck was given by His Royal Highness.

deutschemark

(x)

heartyounot

I’m dead at his face in the last one like “Did you even try?”

aletolover-deactivated20151208

And then when he gets pushed he’s like “Wait no let him try!”

morepopcornplease

his composure is just everything I aspire to be

thosedarnwindsors-deactivated20

OMG IT’S BACK!

minimiddletons

CHARLES IS THE BEST OMG

realityofroyals-blog

Like how he stands there as if, “Okay, I’ll be perfectly still and we’ll see if you can hit me this time. Come on, it is like I’m giving you a head start.” He’s more annoyed with his cuff link than the wanna be assassin.

duchess-of-aquitaine-deactivate

FOREVER REBLOGGING THIS.

atomictiki

THIS is how you deal with terrorists

Even if you go down you did it with dignity.

jasoncanty01

You all do know who his mother is right? You know the woman who stayed home during the bombing of London and drove Jeeps in WW2. They are trained to be final boss overlord level composed at age 2.

atomictiki

U don’t fuck with the Queen

qbnaith

His sister, Princess Anne, was the victim of an attempted kidnapping. The guy pointed a gun at her and told her to get out her car. She replied: “Not bloody likely.” And tried to kick him.

britainbray

Sometimes even the villains have standards

whitepeopletwitter

But your call is important.

s-p-giffy

Omg… THIS.

secondlina

I saw this tumblr post and HAD to draw it, please accept my humble A:TLA offering.

exmovibes

I think my favorite lil mormon fact is that the Book of Abraham was "translated" from an Egyptian funerary text

doobedoodoo

I brought that up in Seminary once, and argued with the teacher for several minutes about what it was. Mind you, this is when I was a believer.

And the crazy thing is, I allowed him to talk me out of what I knew was a fact. I’d been obsessed with Egyptian history as a kid. I knew what I was talking about! And because I was in that specific setting, a Church class at a public school, I allowed facts to become warped in my mind.

Do you know what his explanation for that picture was? Do you know what that simple, 30-something Priesthood holder with a graduate certificate from BYU-I said to debunk hundreds of years of scientific study?

“Well of course most people believe that it’s a funeral scroll. Most people, especially scientists, don’t have the correct translation tools. But Joseph Smith was able to do it with the Power of God. And so that’s the translation we should believe.”

In other words… “science and history is wrong. Where is your faith? Anyone can see that some dude with a hat and an imagination was able to get the correct meaning from this paper. Never mind what the world tells you and just… believe!”

…

This is why I hate the priesthood. I hate that a man with an air of confidence and not much else was able to ruin my education at the drop of “have faith”.

Fuck the LDS religion.

disableddyke

sometimes you’ll see wheelchair users get up and walk a bit or a cane user pick up their cane and carry it instead of using it to walk and it doesn’t mean that they’re faking or they don’t actually need it, and it doesn’t give you the right to question them or ask them to prove they’re disabled. if you see a disabled person temporarily stop using their aids, mind your business and stop assuming you know anything about their situation. people who wear glasses don’t suddenly gain sight when they take them off, and i don’t magically become able-bodied when i carry my cane instead of use it. don’t assume otherwise.

animalcrossingmemes

my last game is actually overwatch haha… wbu?

see-ya-byebye-deactivated202105

[image description: a post on r/askreddit by u/clarishwang reading “you are offered a million dollars, but to claim it you must enter the last video game you played, and stay there for a year. if you accept the money, how’s life there?” end ID.]

doobedoodoo

Pretty damn chill on my Animal Crossing island, thank you very much. Not like I haven’t been living there for the last two years anyway 🤷🏻‍♀️

all-pacas

god the way people talk to their pets

like i’m calling myself out here but i just uttered the words “you did the stretch and now the rare and powerful double pets” (two hands at once!!) to my cat without a trace of irony

like i do not believe my cat understands a word of what i am saying but he absolutely knows my voice and i think also my tone? but also all day i’m just randomly looking over at him like “good boy!” or “are you fluffy?” or singing little songs about his current fluff levels. to an animal. a wonderful animal but a creature who absolutely does not speak english and probably only vaguely is like “this creature is communicating with me” when the strange noises come from the person’s mouth

like i just think about this sometimes

i never wanted to baby talk this cat, i dislike the whole “i am a cat mom and this is my baby” thing, he is a cat, i am a person, and yet i just spend all day talking at him. while typing this he rolled over to show off his tummy and i had to restrain myself from saying “you got a tummy?” aloud. and then i did it anyway

(he is indeed in possession of a tummy)