The Shins will change your life. Spoken by a young Natalie Portman in the cult indie classic Garden State, The Shins really have changed my life, providing a therapeutic soundtrack to my transition out of the church. They have always been a favorite band of mine (credit the impeccable music taste of my wife) but it wasn’t until…
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It’s Christmastime 2015. I’m 61 years old, a loving husband, father of four, grandfather of nine and — eight months into the Post-Mormon portion of my life. The past two years of transition have been painful, terrifying, embarrassing, disorienting but ultimately liberating. I am an active, faithful, lifetime member of the L.D.S. Church. I was married…
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For the LDS Ventura California stake Relief Society on 17 March 1992 In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Relief Society Written and performed by Eugene Kovalenko — Listen to the recording of the event using the play button below — https://mormonbandwagon.com/app/uploads/mp3/AnEveningwithZhenya.mp3 Program notes for: A journey home to Liahonagrad In song, verse, and story [2015 Note 1: This program was…
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A common observation of Mormon apologetics, and FairMormon in particular, is that their explanations are rarely internally consistent. The explanation for one issue contradicts or conflicts with the explanation for another issue. Sometimes, it doesn’t matter much that they contradict each other. Other times, they really do damage to their arguments. One case in particular is when FairMormon addressed…
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From a very early time, everyone in our ward knew I was going to hell. I tried to live up to the teachings of the church, but people could just look at me and see I was a born apostate. It must have been my sense of humor. For years I thought “sacrilegious” meant “hilarious.” When someone…
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The LDS Church released changes to its Handbook on November 5, 2015 in relation to same-sex couples and children raised by same-sex couples. Specifically, the Church now prohibits children of same-sex couples from being baptized until they are 18 – and only if they move out of their parents’ homes, disavow all same-sex relationships, and receive…
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Brown patches in the lawn. Garden weeds. Melted bubble gum strings draped across my black car bumper. The nagging sting of a sunburn on my shoulders. Children shrieking at the cold water erupting from a sprinkler placed strategically beneath a trampoline. Proof that life has moved on. Proof that a drastic and terrifying change in…
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1. Background: Despite my doubts and concerns about various aspects of LDS doctrine and history, I remained in the Church for several years due to the spiritual and uplifting experiences I enjoyed as a member. But those spiritual feelings and emotions have also been a matter of study and inspection. During my so-called “faith crisis,”…
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A Compilation of the Evidence Against the LDS Church Eric Nelson Click to Download PDF of Entire 13-Essay Series “The man who cannot listen to an argument which opposes his views either has a weak position or is a weak defender of it. No opinion that cannot stand discussion or criticism is worth holding. And…
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This last weekend I watched the documentary Going Clear. I have heard and read some about Scientology before the documentary, and so I knew to expect there to be some strong similarities between Scientology and Mormonism. I recommend everyone, faithful or not, see the documentary. It does a great job of walking through from the…
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