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Reviewer: The SNO Signed [Report This]
Date: Dec 17, 2017 10:34 am Title: Chapter 14 - A New Plan

Talking to Craig could work, if Brian is able to show the parallel between the fact the Craig was accepted by Jennifer's family while he is from a Mormon family and Brian who is gay, therefore, out of the "norm".

The other way, which I would prefer, is to ruin Craig financially and socially, after he shows his true self to Jennifer and Justin; because, deep down, I think he is not a good guy.

Reviewer: susi_in_love Signed [Report This]
Date: Jun 11, 2017 9:28 pm Title: Chapter 14 - A New Plan

Hopefully their plan will work. I just want them to be happy  

Reviewer: YumYumPM Signed half-star [Report This]
Date: May 26, 2017 10:18 pm Title: Chapter 14 - A New Plan

This story line might have merits.  But I'm thinking that Michael is more a danger then Craig.



Author's Response:

I'm thinking you might be right ... TAG

Reviewer: WhiteSnowFox Anonymous [Report This]
Date: Jul 11, 2016 7:18 pm Title: Chapter 14 - A New Plan

So I read this story before, when you first posted it on MW and I was still a lurker, and I didn't say anything, but now that I'm reading it again I kind of feel like I have to.  As a mormon, I have to speak up about the erroneous statements on the LDS church.  Now, everyone's entitled to their own opinions, and this is your story so you're free to say anything and everything you want, but they're kind of wrong. 

The church's stance on homosexuality isn't really closed minded.  In fact, gays are WELCOMED into services and invited to participate in church activities.  One of my closest friends at church is gay and he comes every sunday with nary a thought from any other members or the leadership.  Additionally, the church has passed no direction on how members should treat gays or gay equality.  Does the church consider it a sin?  Yes, but lets be honest its a church so how much can you expect?  But members were told to follow their own judgement when Prop 8 was up for voting in California, as well as the passing of gay marriage and that the church would not condemn any decision they made if they voted one way of another.  And I for one proudly voted for equality knowing it wasn't something I needed to hide from my church leaders.  For a church, I find that very open-minded.  The church encourages its members to be loving and non-judgemental, as well as allows its members to make their own decisions - there are other churches that do far worse things. 

Additionally, the church's opinion on marital sex is not to restricted to making babies.  While it's true Mormons have a lot of children, it's not as if sex is forbidden if you're not planning a baby - tell that to my brother when he and his wife had a shocking discovery last week.  There are even marriage prep classes offered by the church that discuss a healthy marital sex life (aka, an active one).

Also, while I'm sure it's happened that people have been disowned for marrying out of the faith, it is a very, VERY, extreme and rare thing to happen and not a tenet of the faith to only marry other Mormons.  In fact, no one I know has any sort of history in their family of that happening - and trust me, when you're Mormon it's a small world. Everywhere you go you meet someone who already knows someone you know or are related to them in some way.  They suggest it, merely because multi-faith marriages can be rough when one parents wants to raise children in one faith and the other in another faith, but it is by no means forbidden.  When it does happen, these are actions of individuals, not of the church.  The church's most basic tenet is that of 'family forever'.  The goal is for families to be together as one loving unit - not parents shunning their children.

Well...this got way longer than I intended.  I guess I just needed to put these things out there because I'm tired of so many false rumors about my church. I don't mean to sound aggressive or argumentative, and the last thing I want to do is bicker about religions or whatever.  But my church is important to me - just like treating everyone with love and respect is important to me so I kind of felt like I needed to say something.  Anyways, all that being said, this is one of my favorite stories.  I really do love it, and basically anything that you write - you're amazing.  :)

Sorry for the long rant.

 



Author's Response:

First of all, let me apologize for offending you. That wasn't my intent - not at ALL! I really only used the fact that Craig was raised in the LDS church as a plot device to fuel my story. I really did not research it to make sure my facts were correct. I based what I wrote on a personal experience I had several years ago with a man I met who was a Mormon. We all know that one bad apple doesn't mean that a whole religion/organization is bad so if I generalized because of that encounter, I'm sorry. Please forgive my callousness and thank you for educating me more about your religion! TAG

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