That lengthy discussion about that the group of old fogeys dictates the rules that everyone else is supposed to abide by (and I am defining "old fogey" as a person that is intolerant of young people's attitudes and needs, regardless of actual age). This group of scumbags is who decide what is allowed, what is not, and under what circumstances. Do they want to attach another generation to the string of generations? Is playing video games going to be a disfellowshipping offense this year, or just a hounding offense? What about masturbation? Are they going to start disfellowshipping people for masturbation, and if so, under what circumstances? Are they going to invoke a zero-tolerance policy for anything that even resembles magic? Is entertainment going to be banned, and if so, what are the consequences?
Personally, I don't see what is so damn spiritual about that. In fact, you are AVOIDING true spirituality. To advance spiritually, you need to have fun. Sex, including masturbation, is actually good for a person spiritually--and marriage is not needed (gay sex, for those who are naturally homosexual, is just as good as "straight" sex for natural heterosexuals). And since when is avoiding anything with a tiny sprinkling of magic conducive to spirituality? And while they are at it, they should be examining the true spiritual side of "worshiping the sun". They might find that Christmas, sun-worship and all, is actually positive for a soul. Would a loving god deprive his subjects of something like that? Would a loving god deprive his subjects of something that was even spiritually neutral, if it was so much fun?
If Jehovah is going to pollute his table with so much monosodium glutamate and aspartame, I think I will stick to the table of Demons.
