tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568072161793472490.post2691009777359907840..comments2024-01-14T09:34:36.670-09:00Comments on Mormonism-Unveiled: Fact Vs. Fancy: LDS Member And Prospective Missionary Christopher Gribble Charged With Murder Of Kimberly Cates And Maiming Of Jaime Cates In New HampshireJack Mormonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08671278467022843855noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568072161793472490.post-1414858947233749132011-04-09T16:34:13.989-08:002011-04-09T16:34:13.989-08:00@Anonymous March 25:
I'm not saying LDS homes...@Anonymous March 25:<br /><br />I'm not saying LDS homeschooling was *the* factor that drove him, I'm just saying that there's a good chance that it might have *contributed* to his already sociopathic nature. I'm from NH as well and I know of people who were homeschooled. They turned out very weary of others and not well-adjusted to life outside their parents' homes AT ALL. The problem with most homeschooling is that it isolates children from the outside world. There's more to going to school than just learning facts in the classroom. It's also about learning social skills, working in groups, getting along with adults other than your parents, playing fair with others and a bunch of other things. The people I know who were homeschooled lacked experience in all of these fields. Again, I'm not bashing homeschooling all together. I just think the lack of interaction with others could have *possibly* enhanced Gribble's sociopathic nature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568072161793472490.post-63017047952142560222011-03-25T08:43:19.250-08:002011-03-25T08:43:19.250-08:00I'm sorry but I have to comment, being both fr...I'm sorry but I have to comment, being both from NH and LDS.<br /><br />Just because he wanted to serve a mission doesn't mean he didn't have sick twisted desires going on in the background. He could have an amazing testimony of Christ, and still be tempted by Satan to kill people (and give in).<br /><br />I'm not making any excuse for what he did, nor am I standing up for him; what I AM saying is that even though Judas turned in Christ, he killed himself over it, because he once HAD a testimony. We are not this man's judge of character, only for the acts he committed in this life can we judge him, by the laws of our land.<br /><br />And homeschooling is NOT to blame for this. I know many homeschoolers (both LDS and non) in NH and other states. If a parent includes them in religion, sports, band, or other social activities outside of the home, they can turn out perfectly normal(though often still shy).<br /><br />Especially in the LDS church, he would have been exposed to other people through church services, group youth activities, scout camp, possibly youth conference or EFY, attending a YSA ward, institute, etc. If he were so inclined. But we seem to get such different accounts of this man as to leave us all befuddled.<br /><br />Was he the bloodthirsty killer who was hiding behind a facade? Or the pious mormon who just snapped one day? Is he somehow both? Once again I say, we cannot decide. He is not ours to judge. We can punish him for the acts he committed against others, according to the act of our conscience, but we cannot condemn him, lest we be ourselves condemned in the eyes of God.<br /><br />Just pray for his family, the family of the deceased, and praise the Lord for our strict laws on sentencing in the granite state!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568072161793472490.post-69947838132557325572011-03-18T01:18:41.810-08:002011-03-18T01:18:41.810-08:00I wouldn't be surprised if Gribble was the one...I wouldn't be surprised if Gribble was the one who planned out the whole thing. Check the video on WMURTV youtube channel of him. He's a sociopath and I bet that Mormon homeschooling contributed to his behavior. Most of the people I know who were homeschooled are not well adjusted to life and have sociopathic tendencies from lack of interaction with others. I really hope that homeschooling ban passes in New Hampshire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568072161793472490.post-89905830546694201862011-03-10T12:06:33.628-09:002011-03-10T12:06:33.628-09:00But, Gribble couldn't seriously imagine himsel...But, Gribble couldn't seriously imagine himself as a missionary, unless he were already a baptized Mormon.<br /><br /><br />No?Bystandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568072161793472490.post-29683034894200200742009-10-16T18:51:35.185-08:002009-10-16T18:51:35.185-08:00Chris was in my home 3 times this past summer, ass...Chris was in my home 3 times this past summer, assisting the Elders, who were teaching the discussions to my friend. I have known his parents for 10 years and him as well. His parents are saints! I last saw him in July and he was putting his papers in to go; last I heard. That being said, the LDS Church began a heavy screening process, several years ago,focusing on pysch evals. There is no way he would have passed the evals.limegreen71https://www.blogger.com/profile/07551683627713282350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568072161793472490.post-43978953455315818672009-10-14T21:59:57.767-08:002009-10-14T21:59:57.767-08:00What a disgrace Nancy Grace. You have just put tho...What a disgrace Nancy Grace. You have just put thousands of LDS Missionaries lifes in danger. If you don't understand our religion enough to know that Gribble could not have possibly been a Mormon Missionary because it takes applications and approvals from many before he/she ever gets called to serve. You are an embarrassment to your profession! Also if research shows he was a Boy Scout at 6 years old. He was a Cub Scout. Get it right.pollyannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609904959157717852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568072161793472490.post-32037095537727872942009-10-09T19:48:36.445-08:002009-10-09T19:48:36.445-08:00Thanks for the clarification, Bryan. The media was...Thanks for the clarification, Bryan. The media was reporting that he was supposedly aspiring to be a missionary. They subsequently reported that Gribble's stake president had asked him to straighten out his personal life before asking for a mission call.Jack Mormonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08671278467022843855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568072161793472490.post-43464294192374255132009-10-09T19:38:12.364-08:002009-10-09T19:38:12.364-08:00I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat...I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints here in Boston. Christopher Gribble was no Mormon. His parents are Mormons, and very good people. Chris is a rebellious snot headed teenager, who utterly rejected his loving parents (ran away for over a year), rejected all he was taught by the Church. - to live a life of service, to love others, to not only live to do good, but to be good.<br />So to paint Gribble as an "aspiring" missionary is totally false. I'm sure his desperate, aching parents wanted more than anything to have their son choose to change his life and be the kind of young man who would be able to serve others for 2 years as a missionary. However Chris was FAR FAR from that person. He wasn't on the verge of going. We know that because he is already 19. He obviously wasn't on track to even be considered to go. <br /><br />The only connection this has to the Church, is that his parents were good caring Mormon people. Chris rejected everything EVERYTHING the Mormon people and faith are about.Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11675090273664267225noreply@blogger.com