tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15264500.post8232398092239933955..comments2023-07-11T05:13:06.461-06:00Comments on Morehead's Musings: Questions From a Cup of CoffeeJohn W. Moreheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01262542253787543738noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15264500.post-45131748518190181292010-06-12T12:45:28.436-06:002010-06-12T12:45:28.436-06:00We pass this billboard all the time on our trips t...We pass this billboard all the time on our trips to visit grandparents, we live in Idaho. I was sort of reflecting on it this morning and that led me to a Google search and here to your blog. I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS) - I am a convert, so there were days when drinking coffee and partying were a part of my life. No judgment on those that are there. What struck me about the sign as a Church member, wasn't the disrespect, it was the stupidity of it all. I will COMPLETELY agree that not all Mormons are nice Mormons, lol, my FIL is fond of saying that if Glen Beck were in our ward he'd flip him off each week... who is to blame? Glen Beck's brand of politics or my FIL not wanting to listen to hate. I just choose not to listen! <br /><br />I figure there are rules... rules about many things. I follow the Word of Wisdom because it makes complete sense. Medical sense. As a culture in general, we want to know what will kill us but we don't want to act. I watched someone close to me die recently and everyone around her tried to tell her she was a drunk... while they all had beers in hand. There is a certain amount of "do as I say, not as I do" going on in the world. I am by no means perfect. I tell my children not to swear and I let one fly... it is a process. If we are to ever understand one another, we must break down the walls, love each other (Christ's commandment) and work toward peace. Having a chip on our shoulder will never get us there - that goes for all sides.<br /><br />If you have been harmed by a church, remember that churches are run by human beings! Your own connection with God is the important part. He'll never send you down the wrong path!<br /><br />Peace and blessings!Melisa Nielsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11390366361806469989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15264500.post-36412952666170116252009-12-01T11:45:36.038-07:002009-12-01T11:45:36.038-07:00It would seem the church in question has fallen in...It would seem the church in question has fallen into the same trap so many of us do where we cannot look past our own concepts of "humor" to see how something might impact others around us. The idea of using a word play to project an image of a church that is "charged up" and "awake" and "on the move" failed to consider the culture. Would the image have been more effective if the picture had been of one of the "accepted" sources of caffiene? Say a big bottle of Mountain Dew? Your qustion is well founded in having us look at the "why" in what we do.kandjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11740378436535895866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15264500.post-44064462575641065142009-11-23T09:07:14.252-07:002009-11-23T09:07:14.252-07:00Things are more polarized in Utah over Mormonism t...Things are more polarized in Utah over Mormonism than most places I've been. There is a small, but surprisingly intense counter-culture movement in Utah that literally hates and loathes the LDS Church. I suppose it's due to feeling oppressed by a dominant surrounding culture or something. But violently hateful views of the Mormons get a lot of currency in certain subculture circles in Utah.<br /><br />My guess would be that the billboard was attempting to appeal to a nitch audience.Seth R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13769247769345052208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15264500.post-85774487030025602502009-11-20T11:52:27.140-07:002009-11-20T11:52:27.140-07:00Could be reaching out to folks like grandfather wh...Could be reaching out to folks like grandfather who emigrated from Denmark as an LDS member.<br /><br />He was fond of saying they made the rule about coffee before they let Danes join the church. LOL<br /><br />Peace<br />AlanAlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10554060906003832006noreply@blogger.com