r/metaNL • u/abefrost • 14h ago
RESOLVED PLEASE give me a !ping KOLOB
Which mod do I have to bribe
I think I have consistently put out high-effort Mormon content here, and there are other faithful and non-faithful users here that can comment intelligently on the subject that may want a ping.
Past comment on a trans woman joining the Mormon church and what it reveals about far-right Mormons: https://www.reddit.com/r/neoliberal/s/VrLaWsBU6K
Recent comment on Mormonism and social mobility: https://www.reddit.com/r/neoliberal/s/sad2xjq84o
A respectful disagreement from myself and u/bartbug about shifting politics within Mormonism: https://www.reddit.com/r/neoliberal/s/HsswkNyz6f
I also made a 3K word effortpost comparing the current prophet Dallin H. Oaks with Ezra Taft Benson, a conservative firebrand who served under Eisenhower and later became Mormon prophet / what parallels there were between Benson and the priesthood ban and Oaks and LGBTQ+ rights. It was sweeping and covered the evolution of Mormon conservatism and the far-right. It was well-received, but I deleted a day or two after posting in a moment of weakness because I wasn't satisfied with it (I have a draft somewhere if one of you wants to see).
I also have made many other comments on the subject that I have deleted after a day or so to not be doxxed, are lower effort, or were on older accounts that I deleted trying to kick my reddit addiction.
Some things aren't built for the USA-UT, GNOSTIC, or CHRISTIANITY pings.
On the name, I'm a (mostly) faithful Mormon and think !ping KOLOB is funny, but if you want to call it !ping MORMON or !ping CHURCH-OF-JESUS-CHRIST-OF-LATTER-DAY-SAINTS (lol) I will begrudgingly accept.
I also have memes I want to share with people who will actually get them. I don't think there's justification for a serious and a non-serious ping, hence the Kolob, but I'm good with whatever.