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Category Archives: Religious Epiphany
The Futility and Brutality of Mormon Excommunication
We should stand up in defence of the most vulnerable in society including those who may question the prevailing dogma within their group identity. Continue reading
How To Find The Real God!
It really sickens me that some people consider God to be all loving & all powerful, yet are not bothered by the massive amount of suffering God allows to occur to His children who are desperately clinging to life & pleading with their Maker to ease their plight. Whilst at the same time praising their God that he helped them find their keys or blessed them to find a parking space etc. Continue reading
Posted in Mormon Issues, Psychology, Religious Epiphany, TRUTH
Tagged Atheists, God, Mormon Church, neuroscience, psychology, psychology of belief, religion, spiritual witness
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Parable of The Fake Doctor (or a reason Ex-Mormons reach out to Mormon friends)
This parable by Henry Lions explains the motivations of ex-Mormons, in spite of the Mormon Church leaders trying to disparage their actions by oft repeated phrases like “you have left the church, but you can’t leave the church alone.” The … Continue reading
As The Pendulum Swings: When Doubts and Questions Arise: A Response
Doubts do not destroy faith, hope, or the family. Lying does. Lying about the history of the church destroys faith and hope. A repugnant culture of being dubious of anyone who even attempts to question the the church, its doctrines, or its leaders destroys faith and hope. Doubting hurts no one, unless the things that the person is doubting are truth claims that have been revealed to not be truths at all. Continue reading
Truth Or Tribalism? Reasons For A Global Initiative For Truth
Originally posted on truth will prevail:
TRUTH OR TRIBALISM? On this day, 19th July, in 1837, Heber Chase Kimball and six other Latter-day Saint elders disembarked at Liverpool, being the first Mormon missionaries to be sent anywhere outside of North…
Posted in Mormon Issues, Religious Epiphany, TRUTH
Tagged deception, fraud, honesty, Loyalty, Mormonism, Mormons, The Church of Jesus of Christ of Latter-day Saints, truth
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Open Letter to Helston Ward Members On the Occasion of the 40th Anniversary of Mormon Chapel in Helston. Ex-Bishop Stephen Bloor Reaches Out to his Mormon Friends .
Being a recent ex-Bishop of the Ward, I want to extend a message of love and hope to you as you celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the chapel in Helston.
I want to reassure you, my Mormon friends, that life can be even more wonderful outside of the belief system. Continue reading
God Lives! And He’s in My Brain! (Part 2)
“Everyone around the world who has a concept of god or gods has this concept by virtue of the capability of their own mind to create imaginary beings in their minds.” Continue reading
Posted in Mormon Issues, Religious Epiphany, TRUTH
Tagged atheism, God, Mormonism, religion
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God Lives! And He’s in My Brain!
“There is a whole world of amazing scientific explanations for the processes involved in “know(ing) by the whispering of the Spirit of God”, but many dare not consider, truly consider, anything outside of their own belief system.” Continue reading
Posted in Humanism, Mormon Issues, Religious Epiphany, TRUTH
Tagged mormon, Mormonism, prayer, psychology
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Some Ideas Are Like Viruses To The Mind
“Some ideas & beliefs are dangerous, in that once believed they can hijack a believer’s ability to think rationally. This includes the beliefs and practices of organisations which use techniques of ‘mind control’ or ‘undue influence’.”
“The Mormon Church SELLS us a fantasy about Eternal Life which damages our ability to reach our potential in this life.” Continue reading
Posted in Mormon Issues, Religious Epiphany, TRUTH
Tagged Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, fraud, lies, Mormons, psychology, self-Deception
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