Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Stupid
I saw this article on facebook and decided to read it since it seemed to cause quite a stir. Read it here. Elizabeth Smart said that she didn't escape her kidnappers because of what she was taught in the church about sex. I understand that rape is a traumatic experience and it is normal to feel worthless but that's not the church's fault! Then to go and say that certain verses in the Book of Mormon need to be removed?? Are you serious? Some people are so stupid. It's not the church's fault. What's so wrong about teaching young women about chastity and virtue? Nothing that happened to her is considered a sin in the church. It wasn't her fault. So it pisses me off that she would speak out against the teachings of the church and blame it on them. Any opinions are welcome. Just had to vent about it.
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I agree that's not a very good thing to say...I didn't read or hear about these statements so I don't have the full context of how or why she said it.
When you are taught the importance of being clean & pure & something like that happens to you....even though it's not your fault....it's only natural that you would feel as if you did something bad & you would be afraid of what your family & others would think of you. She was young so maybe that was her thought process.
I did hear one news clip where she said the reason she didn't run away or try to get help was because they told her they would kill her & or her family if she did anything other than what they told her to do. Adult women stay in abusive relationships for that very reason so as a young girl you can only imagine the fear she lived with.
I read the article the other day and it was mistaken she actually didn't say it was the church's fault. She told the audience she was speaking to that a school teacher gave the chewed up gum analogy. Not anyone from church. The kidnappers made her feel worthless and threatened her family so of course she was reminded of the gum analogy and felt even worse about herself. What has really irked me about this article is how all the feminist mormon women are using it to further their agenda. They are twisting words and using this as a way to prove their point that the church puts women down. One girl commented on the article and said."am I the only one who remembered the end of the object lesson where we were taught that through Christ we can be made perfect?" That girl understood the analogy and has a real testimony of the gospel whereas all the people who are against the way we teach modesty and virtue have truly never been converted to the gospel. They are looking at our teachings through a worldly point of view. Its sad they can take this poor girls horrible expeirences and twist them to fit what they want to push. Like ur mom said Elizabeth was very young and that's what she remembered and felt. If she blamed the church's teachings she wouldn't have gone on a mission or gotten married in the temple....or at least I hope.not.
I actually saw it from a feminist. I'm glad she didn't say that but definitely annoyed that people are applauding what was said. I even think it's silly that she had a problem with the teacher's analogy. She wasn't going out and actively having sex. The teacher wasn't referring to rape. The only people that should be blamed are the kidnappers. I understand its normal to feel worthless after something like that happens but to say its because of a silly analogy bugs me.
I think I read another article that basically said she wasn't smashing the church or trying to change anything in her statements....it's how people have interpreted it. Yes, she did feel worthless but that had to do with the whole situation.
That being said, I do think maybe in school programs and maybe at church we should talk more about rape and how it's not your fault, etc.
I also agree that part of it could've been her age and lack of "understanding." Even an 8 year old, though "accountable" might not understand what he/she is trully accountable for and that they aren't accountable for the actions of others.
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