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Category Archives: TRUTH
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
Appeal Following Excommunication or Secret Name Removal
I’ve just heard this week via my parents that I’ve had my name removed from the records of the Church. Bishop Nelson Oliver visited my parents specifically to tell them the news of my ‘Name Removal.’
Now, either this is a big clerical error, or multiple lies are being told about me and my membership status in the Church. Continue reading
Former Mormon Bishop of Helston may have been secretly excommunicated for speaking publicly about issues in the Church
I’m in shock at discovering that I’ve either been secretly excommunicated in my absence, or my name has been removed from Church records without my approval in an effort to extinguish my cultural identity because they consider me an apostate. 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
Is Dissent Tantamount To Apostasy
“Neither fear of consequence nor any kind of coercion should ever be used to secure uniformity of thought in the Church. People should express their problems and opinions and be unafraid to think without fear of ill consequences. We must preserve freedom of the mind in the church and resist all efforts to suppress it.” Continue reading
Posted in Mormon Issues, TRUTH
Tagged apostasy, excommunication, John Dehlin, Kate Kelly, mormon, questions, truth
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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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