On MormonStories.org and its gifted founder, John Dehlin. I try to limit posts on my particular situation and social sphere, but this post is personal. As an enlightened mormon (read: non-believing) I have found a great online support group in the form of a podcast called Mormon Stories. Mormon Stories is a refuge from the […]
Read MoreSo you’re going on a mission for the Mormon Church?
It’s not your fault.
Mormons are never taught any uncomfortable history in church. Many mormons don’t know that their founder, Joseph Smith, married more than 30 women; all before it was officially sanctioned by church policy
Read MoreFew Mormons will ever see the “Book of Mormon” play. Too bad. Dan Savage says “It’s staggeringly good.” “People have to come to New York and see Book of Mormon. It’s that good.” This is an interesting interview with Dan Savage talking about being gay and about the gay-hater element in our culture. This is […]
Read MoreSam Harris: “mormonism… objectively, is just a little more idiotic than christianity. …It’s christianity, plus some very stupid ideas. “
Read Morei heard on tv once, the personal-financial pundit Susan Orman say to a person, “You can’t do that.” …speaking to someone about their desire/choice to give donations to a deserving organization. Her point was (to this person) if you don’t have the means, if you aren’t earning enough to care for yourself, then you can’t […]
Read MoreAn idea for a survey question How old do you think the earth is? When I was a sunday school teacher in Primary, teaching 7 year olds, a lesson ended with a quote from President Ezra Taft Benson, about the mormon doctrine of the preexistence: (reference) This quote clearly demonstrated that he, a “prophet,” believed […]
Read MoreImagine yourself being pitied by an old man in church for your belief in evolution. Imagine a 9-year-old kid speaking from the pulpit about how some crazy person tried to teach him that the earth was created from an explosion. It was anti-science day at church. It was pitiful. Nobody corrected anybody. They never do. […]
Read More testimony meeting“Mormonism… objectively, is just a little more idiotic than christianity. …It’s christianity, plus some very stupid ideas. “
Read MoreMormon children are taught a song — what a better way to inculcate messages that would be otherwise seen as drastic or draconian, than in song. [give examples of church hymn lyrics] Let’s examine what the church hopes you get out of going on a mission. The top two are: 1. to convert oneself. 2. […]
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