MRHM and Mormons

Recently I have noticed something within the Men's Rights movement that has given me pause for questioning my social stance. I identify with the MRHM, but realize that I am not very popular. Mormons within the movement have always been there and identify well with the MRHM, but we are also hated for various reasons, sometimes because there are those who hate what we are, but also by those who simply don't agree with us on every point. Take BR Merrick for example, a writer for AVfM, who came out in response to an article declaring an alliance between Mormonism and the MRHM that was mostly negative because Mormons don't embrace homosexuality.

The Church Says NO

Well, I'm not surprised but Kate Kelly was excommunicated, and for apostasy no less. It what happened in Alma after many church members were divided by the teachings of Nehor. So why are we surprised when church members excommunicate someone who is trying to defy the gospel on such a grand scale. She has created a following, that is not asking for change but demanding it via media pressure and by recruiting people to a cause that is similar to a civil protest or peaceful revolution. This has the power, same as the advocacy group for the LGBT in the church, to create a schism on a large scale, one where many members will be divided and fall away.  You would think a return sister missionary, someone who has been a member almost her whole life, would understand this.

Women's History Month Going Too Far?

So here we are in March and I forgot, but was rather capriciously reminded that this month is women's history month. We just finished black history month, and I managed to get through it without being bothered everyday about how special the month was while being simultaneously reminded about how it should be extra special to me, the white man, since I am after all the root cause of black injustice today.  No, the month came and went without a hiccup and without the shaming to which I in the past had been privy. I guess racism isn't thriving in this country anymore, and people are becoming complacent with the fact that there are different demographics within the population and that's okay.

War on Women???

So what of this war on women in our country? I hear it so much, we are waging war on the women of our country, literally a war. War is defined as a period of conflict, but I rather see it more similar to the game of chess or checkers, the goal being submission of the other party by taking out their protection and leadership followed by subjugation of everyone else, or as in checkers, complete annihilation of the enemy. Sometimes it's all done through force, other times through politics because there is the unseen essence of a party that cannot be crushed by physical exertion.  This unseen essence is the ideal they stood for, the memory of their existence, and the legacy they leave behind. I think this is what they are referring to when they say war on women, not women themselves, but womanhood and femininity.

The Continual Push for a Feminist LDS Church

Another NYTimes article, about the women in the church. Let's break this one down.

To Millenial's: Equality is Not Enough!

While pondering my current job situation, I realize that I have been thrust into a position in which I am required to hit the ground running, and though it is always what I wanted because such positions promise ample benefits, it is tough to keep up and I am left wondering if I am in over my head. Having done a small amount of research into the predicament in which I find myself, I came across an interesting article which for some reason has bolstered my resolve and reduced the pressure I feel to succeed.  This article of course illustrates precisely, one of the issues I see with our current workforce, and I get to blame it all on one of the ideologies I dislike.  The title is a little misleading because it is written by a feminist author who seems to think that more feminism is the answer. I disagree particularly where families are concerned, but also when it comes to the workforce because let’s face it, exaggerated self-aggrandizement and selfishness is not the answer because as this article shows it breeds entitlement. 

Mormon Women Have a Question

So I guess everyone knows that now the Mormon missionaries are now younger. Announced not too long ago young men at age 18 can serve a mission and young women at age 19 can as well. For some reason however, women are still going at a later age. The NY Times reports always seem to include a female missionary who is around her mid-twenties. This article the subject of my blog today is no different. I find the article compelling because aside from the usual reporting that seems to take a balanced view of the LDS church with some insults thrown in to boot, and was not coy about doing it yet again, this time bringing to light why the church hasn't yet cow-toed to the liberal feminist demands of women first.