And he most certainly has implied that everyone in the Church should reach the benchmarks my brother-in-law did.

I’m just a wee bit annoyed that you didn’t think my comment was clever too. I mean, “compatriots” was easy but “receptive” took me a while, since I was feeling a bit coltish.

You’re way out of line, buddy. You’ve clearly had some negative run-ins with various members over time. That’s no reason to tell Adam G. that you know “members like you” or “your type” and then suggesting that members of Adam’s “type” are guilty of all sorts of problematic behavior.

If Adam G. has said anything similar to your rant in 103, please point it out. Trust me, it’s not all that hard to criticize Adam G. for things he actually says. I do this all the time. (grin)

Otherwise, let’s keep the discussion to actual statements made by actual people. There’s really no need to impute to Adam the views of every overbearing ward member with whom you’ve ever had a run-in.

Interesting that one of the first responses is apparent vandalism. (Clever, sure, but nonetheless vandalism.)

I was interested to note that one Thomas Edward Brady of Boston, Massachusetts, and a Marvin Harrison of Indianapolis, Indiana, had both signed on as “Men Who Support What Women Know.”

I’m hopeful that more of Mr. Brady’s compatriots will sign up soon. And, who knows, some of Mr. Harrison’s friends will be just as receptive to What Women Know as he seems to be.

My brother-in-law went on a mission at 19 when he wasn’t ready, married at 22 when he wasn’t ready, and had a son at 24 when he wasn’t ready. (He is now 34 and just got his third divorce.) If you had your way, he would have been excommunicated had he not met even one of those benchmarks.

I know your type – the type that says I would have been better off marrying a pregnant girlfriend at 18 than serving an honorable mission but not marrying for more than ten years after, even if it was in the temple. You don’t know how many times I got that, even from leaders. But not one bishop or stake president along the way ever even threatened to deny me a temple recommend just because I was single, or “not dating enough”. Nor have they asked rude questions to Alisa or me about birth control. (That’s something my mother was subjected to – in temple recommend interviews – back in the 1970s. During that time she had four children in five and a half years. I suppose when you’re bishop those questions will be routine.)

Build your own Mormon equivalent of Ave Maria, Florida if you want to where contraceptives are banned. Don’t condemn those of us who won’t join you there.