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Another Mormon celebrity in the family! 8

Another Mormon celebrity in the family!

I’ll bet you thought John Hamer was my only celebrity Mormon sibling! Well, if you watched the Saturday session of General Conference attentively, you’ve learned otherwise! Recognize the singer in the center? That’s right,...

Does religious belief require creation science? 30

Does religious belief require creation science?

Are science and religion mortal enemies? Does evolution = atheism? Ray Comfort seems to think so — he claims a banana is an “atheist’s nightmare” since he feels it disproves evolution. On the other...

The Epiphany (Conclusion of BYU) 0

The Epiphany (Conclusion of BYU)

Then I allowed myself to ask the one most forbidden question of them all: What if it’s not true? It was hard for me to ask myself this because I had been trained that...

Perpetual Deconversion Aid

Perpetual Deconversion Aid

Maybe it’s all those talks about 72-hour kits at church , but I’ve been thinking about helping others to be better prepared for the storms that arise as they leave Mormonism. For most, leaving...

A Visit to Standards (BYU continues) 16

A Visit to Standards (BYU continues)

The interview was in the administration building, which was a funky 60’s-style building which had the shape of a narrow X, like a chromosome, when viewed from above. I handed my letter to the...