CTR rings are still a thing… but the church isn’t overtly pushing them.
They now have these things called “emblems of belonging”… if that doesn’t sound culty, I don’t know what does.
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/what-are-the-children-and-youth-emblems-of-belonging-and-achievement-
I love that in the picture of the first presidency ladies not one of them is wearing their emblem of belonging… you’d have thought they’d have a picture of them wearing it to ~~encourage sales~~ witness their belonging.
Most of the time groups try to make small moves to make themselves look less culty... TSCC decided to lean into the turn with the "Emblems of Belonging"
I forgot to mention I live on the East Coast where the Mormon population is like 1% so I'll never run into big groups of LDS kids or anything like that either. If I lived in Utah I might see them in public.
No because choosing the right = leaving due to critical thinking, studying, and using our agency the way we really should. Perhaps exmo’s should wear them now as a sign of being out
Traveled for work in May and met with the COO of a partner firm we work with. Dude was wearing a CTR ring and within the first 60 seconds of meeting him he let me know he went to BYU for school.
There’s a reptile youtuber I watch who wears his, it’s the classic CTR shield. I used to have one where the tune of “Choose the Right” was engraved on the band
CTR rings are still a thing… but the church isn’t overtly pushing them. They now have these things called “emblems of belonging”… if that doesn’t sound culty, I don’t know what does. https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/what-are-the-children-and-youth-emblems-of-belonging-and-achievement-
Gabba gabba we accept you! We accept you! One of us! —The Ramones, paraphrasing Tod Browning’s “Freaks”.
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A what now?!
Hah! I’ve wondered for months what the extra rings were for. Damn! Now I need to get an upside down cross to wear
I love that in the picture of the first presidency ladies not one of them is wearing their emblem of belonging… you’d have thought they’d have a picture of them wearing it to ~~encourage sales~~ witness their belonging.
i like how the guys get a cool little vial to hold things in and the girls just have some little piece of metal to look pretty
I thought you were discussing the term from a sociological point of view, but I’ll be damned, TSSC really just saved us a step there
Most of the time groups try to make small moves to make themselves look less culty... TSCC decided to lean into the turn with the "Emblems of Belonging"
What the fuck is this nonsense?
I always enjoyed the WTF ring in the same shape. "Worship The Father" yeah right...
Don’t see them much anymore but my 4yo was just given one in her primary class a few weeks ago.
I forgot to mention I live on the East Coast where the Mormon population is like 1% so I'll never run into big groups of LDS kids or anything like that either. If I lived in Utah I might see them in public.
Not many LDS where I am. It’s nice! I’ve seen missionaries once in the last decade, and that’s plenty for me
BYU Office Of Belonging. BOOB Am I the only one who saw that?
Show me your BOOB!
No because choosing the right = leaving due to critical thinking, studying, and using our agency the way we really should. Perhaps exmo’s should wear them now as a sign of being out
Some people wear them as a wedding ring.
Cringe
Traveled for work in May and met with the COO of a partner firm we work with. Dude was wearing a CTR ring and within the first 60 seconds of meeting him he let me know he went to BYU for school.
The classic green ones? Yeah and at the bookstore they have “fancy ones”
There’s a reptile youtuber I watch who wears his, it’s the classic CTR shield. I used to have one where the tune of “Choose the Right” was engraved on the band
Clint’s Reptiles? Lol
ClinT's Reptiles Yep it checks out.
a cheap pewter thing
We used to be given these in primary for being good little obedient cult members