It seems that some folks have been playing with the mishies this past week! (Not to mention old mission friends and baptism in general.) They’re fun, aren’t they? Here’s hoping this meme will catch on. The other big theme this week was Mormons and passive-aggressive behavior. That and alternative beliefs…
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C. L. Hanson is the friendly Swiss-French-American ExMormon atheist mom living in Switzerland! Follow me on mastadon at @chanson@social.linux.pizza or see "letters from a broad" for further adventures!!
“That’s so Mormon”…? Dan, no!
Recently, a reader wrote to Dan Savage with the following suggestion: I’ve decided to start saying “that’s Mormon” instead of “that’s gay” and encouraging my friends to do the same. It’s more accurate and plus it gives shit to a group of people who have extremely backward views about homosexuality….
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Social Gatherings Edition!
You may have heard that people gathered recently on Wall Street (questioning corporate wisdom) — with mixed reports on how it went. In other gatherings, some exmos got together for a drinking game, inspired by General Conference. That’s one of the offerings when you’re done watching the game. Sulli summarized…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Beliefs and Actions Edition!
This past week has seen a lot of discussion about capital punishment (and other pro-life questions). Interestingly economic discussions also seem guided by religious ideology. And don’t forget the military. Is it even possible to talk about politics without taking about religion? In this week’s religious journeys, Eliza is at…
Flirt to deconvert: Therese Doucet’s “A Lost Argument”
Marguerite has a problem. She loves the structure and purpose that Mormonism provides, and — like every good BYU co-ed — she’s dying to land a man. Unfortunately, instead of being a perky blonde out of a shampoo commercial, she’s a shy, nerdy bookworm — and hence practically invisible to…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Boundary Maintenance Edition!
By now I imagine all of you have read Andrew’s series on boundaries in the Bloggernacle, and have read about the unfortunate attack in which the official LDS social media guys tried to pave over some real Mormon grassroots to install astroturf — a bad move for so many reasons,…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Questionable Taste Edition!
I wanted to call this one “party edition” — as an attempt at ironic commentary on how weird some of this “10 year anniversary of 9/11” media moment is. But then I thought perhaps that would be poor taste as well, so I went with “questionable taste”. That said, a…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Other People’s Beliefs Edition!
This week’s theme was people commenting on other people’s beliefs, such as conservative Christians’ views on pagans or Buddhists. Some people find others’ beliefs stupid, ignorant, or hurtful. And how believable are people’s claimed beliefs? Some are analyzing why others claim to be “spiritual but not religious”. It’s easier to…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: More Relationships Edition!
It seems like we talked about this just last week! But I guess it’s only natural that finding ways to support and strengthen mixed-faith families is one of the central concerns of our community. (Not that shared faith makes marriage easy or anything.) Sometimes you have the joy of discovering…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Relationships Edition!
This past week brought stories of a number of relationship challenges such as a father’s deathbed request (to return to church activity) and building an emotional wall to block a toxic relationship. It can be difficult to deal with family members’ beliefs, and it’s hard to avoid projecting, stereotyping, and…