Comments on: Intolerance Intervention?

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 15:37:09 +0000

As a “mainstream Christian” mom, and “blogger in training” I would like to say as I’m sure many other’s do, that I love your blog. I am fairly new to this game, but your love for your family, your inspiration to me as a mom, your witty style of writing and your values are obvious to me. I may not agree with your religous beliefs, nor you with mine, and we can discuss them or not. Nevertheless no matter what the outcome of this hypothetical conversation – I would like to say that I think what you are doing is fantastic and I relish reading every new post! I have your link proudly posted on my blog WITHOUT the preface “WARNING — MORMON MOM!” –Not necessary, what kind of a Christ follower would I be if I were to shut someone out because of what they believe????? That kind of intolerance is based on ignorance and fear, as most are. I would relish my other “mainstream Christian mom-friends” (how’s that for a title:-)) reading your blog, you are fun, creative and inpiring.

By: Poppa2b

Poppa2b — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 06:45:43 +0000

I don’t really care if people like what I write, but I cover a lot of different topics, except religion. I think I’m mostly writing for my soon to be child so when she/he can read they’ll know what life was like for my wife and I from the time we knew he/she existed.
I read blogs because they are fun, funny, interesting, educational that’s why I read DYM. It’s your blog and you can write if you want too, write if you want too… lalalala… you’d write too if it happened too you…

By: Jenn

Jenn — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:56:27 +0000

I think it is so sad that you were judged by someone who, in reality, is not the judger (or shouldn’t be). Christianity is about grace and mercy at the core. The rake someone over the coals for their beliefs (whether Mormon, Jew, etc.) is wrong and in my mind says that Christianity is a farse. It is sad that people would rather seperate everyone into categories. Christianity is about love…and I sure hope that will always show when I write, not judgement on other people. Thanks for sharing all of the back sotries too.

By: KYouell

KYouell — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:01:31 +0000

After getting some sleep I promise to write “At least *I’m* trying” 50 times. And to not comment when I’m so tired that I make stupid typos. So, don’t look for any comments from me until The Cupcake weans herself. (As if I can keep my thoughts to myself for that long!)

By: KYouell

KYouell — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 09:57:47 +0000

1) I followed almost all the links (Why did DYD stop writing? How am I supposed to know what bugs Blogger has now???) and I think I got caught up — in more ways than one. I know that many of the blogs I read are written by LDS women. (Writing that sentence made me realize that my Google Reader only has one blog authored by a man. Hmm. I didn’t know I was doing that.) Anyway, I have recently been examining my own outsider’s view of LDS. I had some very good friends in high school who were loving and helpful to me when others weren’t, and then I witnessed one of them being extremely racist. It really messed with my head. Only now, almost 25 years later, do I realize that I had no business assuming that what that girl said was something preached by her religion. How could I spend 25 years with that assumption in my head? Ack! I feel like I have been as bad as that woman who stirred up all the trouble and stopped blogging, whoever she was. I feel that women like you and Jessica (Kerflop), among others, have helped me to begin this examination: How can I like reading these womens’ writing so much, wish that I knew them or people like them IRL, and still feel that this church that they believe in is bad? Gee, maybe I should check *myself*. So, your inclusiveness has certainly benefited me in more than just the “I spit my morning beverage on my screen because Kathryn was funny again” way; you’ve made me a better person, I believe. At least I trying.

2) There is no need for interventions! The whole title of the panel seems to beg the question: do all blogs need to be “Birds of a Feather” or diplomats? Why can’t there be both without a need to intervene and show these bloggers the right way to blog? Ack!

3) Like my television has not only buttons that allow me to change the channel when I don’t like something, it also has a power switch that lets me turn it off. If I run across a blog that I don’t like I don’t have to read it. I don’t have to read any blogs at all. Sometimes I want to read about women who have children with Down syndrome and are going through issues that I have to deal with too. And sometimes I want to read about anything but that. And sometimes I need to get my butt in bed.

Have fun at Blogher!

By: mother of the wild boys

mother of the wild boys — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 04:09:00 +0000

Why is it that people that want to tell others what to blog about? I thought the blog world was about sharing our lives and thoughts in any way that makes us happy. We get to satisfy our human curiousity by reading about other bloggers’ feelings and experiences. And we get to meet people we never would’ve met otherwise! Maybe I’m just naiive, but I don’t remember signing any kind of contract which told me what religion I had to be to blog. Why would we want to turn it in to that?

Anyway, those people who judged you harshly are just jealous because you ROCK! You are the funniest blogger I’ve read, and I love that your posts are real, authentic, and HUMAN…not watered-down for political-correctness. You keep on rockin’…and we’ll keep on reading!

PS-Good luck at the BlogHer convention, I know you’ll do great. I wish I could be there, it sounds like fun. Can’t wait to hear the details!

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:31:53 +0000

I actually remember that the post you wrote about that incident was the first post I read of yours. Okay, golly, that sentence sucked. Let me try again: The post where you mention that you need to have Mormon stamped to your forehead was the first post on your blog that I read. Wait, was that better? Anyways, I remember thinking, as I read it, “Wow! She’s hilarious!” and “Why do people care about religious differences if we’re all just doing the same thing (i.e. moms raising our kids in a crappy
world)?”

I just don’t get it. I don’t understand why people are so offended by other beliefs. Okay, yes, I don’t want to read a blog full of filthy language and/or p*rn. But when it comes to good, moral mommies out there just sharin’ their lives, I don’t see why it matter what religion we come from, whether it be Judaism, Christianity, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, etc. and so forth (and I probably spelled those religions wrong…~sigh~).

Hooray for friendship regardless of ethnicity or religion!

By: Amanda Regan

Amanda Regan — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:27:37 +0000

I read your blog, every post, it is one of the first I check to see if there’s any updates. I’m not a mormon I’m what is commonly classed as a quaker or Friend but I enjoy your blog & the fact that we have a different religion has never intruded on that. It is a good thing to be able to learn a little about different ways of life & if anyone does not want to read those bits they can always scroll down to another topic.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:51:14 +0000

Thank you for advocating religious tolerance in a such a positive and educated way.

By: margalit

margalit — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:26:58 +0000

I’ll email you with my comments. But I just wanted to say that I didn’t know about the whole “YOU’RE A MORMON?” escapade, but if you think being a mormon is out of the ordinary, try being a Jewish blogger that tries to stay in the mainstream and not just in the Jewish corner of the blogosphere. It’s not pretty.