Buffet Mormonism
I'm not entirely sure where this concept originated, but it has been repeated numerous times through general conference talks. The idea of "buffet Mormonism" is the concept that someone can pick and choose which parts of the gospel, commandments, rules, expectations, and traditions they want to adhere to, and which they want to throw out or ignore. This refrain serves a very distinct purpose that isn't hard to realize, namely that in order to call yourself a true believer/member, you HAVE to accept every part, no matter how uncomfortable it is, how unethical it is, or how cruel it may end up being. It fits snuggly in the same vein as "it's either all true or none of it is." It's no secret that the Latter-Day Saint church often operates in absolutes and binary thinking, but I think this particular form of absoluteism is deeply problematic. If you follow this train of thought to the end, the place you arrive is rather troubling. If you HAVE to accept...
