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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
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!
“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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Achievements Of Tom Phillips Fraud Case Against Thomas S Monson
The Mormon Church has been changed by being challenged.
In essence, the Church has been changed in several ways by the process of Tom Phillips challenging the Truth Claims of the Church. Continue reading
Posted in Mormon Issues, TRUTH
Tagged change, Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, fraud, honesty, Monson, mormon, Mormonism, tithing, Tom Phillips
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Our Thoughts On The Monson Fraud Case
“Whatever the ruling today, we may be sure that this is about to become bigger and broader. Today will be a beginning of one kind or another.” Continue reading
Posted in Mormon Issues, Religious Epiphany, TRUTH
Tagged Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, fraud, honesty, Monson, mormon, Mormonism, tithing
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Bishops Who Don’t Believe: Can The Church Support Them?
I personally know of several Mormon Bishops and other priesthood leaders who have ‘lost’ their testimonies:
Some, of the Church;
Some, of the gospel;
Some, of Joseph Smith;
Some, of God and religion! Continue reading
Posted in Mormon Issues, Religious Epiphany, TRUTH
Tagged Bishop, Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, honesty, mormon, Mormonism, testimony
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Mormon Disclosures: Fraud Case First Day Official Release
Phillips’ legal team clarified that religions are not above the law. They cited examples of lay and clerical members of religious institutions convicted of serious crimes in the United Kingdom. Focusing in on the case at hand, Phillips’ attorneys showed how specific LDS Church representations, particularly its deceptive use of the term, “translate,” are consistent with the illicit acts covered in the United Kingdom’s Fraud Act of 2006. Continue reading
Posted in Mormon Issues, TRUTH
Tagged Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, fraud, LDS, Monson, mormon, Mormonism, tithing, Tom Phillips
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“The Church Is True, But The Members Aren’t!” – Why We Fear & Hate The Truth
“If the Church truly valued the Christlike compassion it avows, then Bishops and Stake Presidents around the world would be concerned about the emotional welfare of those who are going through the trauma of the faith crisis.” Continue reading
Posted in Mormon Issues, TRUTH
Tagged biases, Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, fear, mormon, psychology of belief
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Does Mormon Culture Have To Define Us For Life?
Instead of being limited by the expectations of the cynically self-serving and restrictive religious culture of Mormonism, I am free to define myself. To live my one life according to the dreams and aspirations I decide. To truly become all that human beings have the potential to become. Continue reading
Posted in Humanism, Mormon Issues, Religious Epiphany, TRUTH
Tagged Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, culture, human, humanism, mormon, potential, wellbeing
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