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, it’s my sister the glamorous Mormon diva!!! 😀
Author: chanson
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!!
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 side of the belief divide we have scientists like Richard Dawkins and P. Z. Myers who…
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 doubting the truthfulness of the gospel is itself a sin. Yet I couldn’t escape seeing this…
Interviewed by the Student Review (BYU continues)
On Tuesday I had my lunch interview with Paige. I started my school day as usual by swinging by the cafeteria and getting my meal plan breakfast and lunch as sack meals so that I would have some food to bring to share. After spending the morning in my Latin…
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 receptionist and took a seat in the waiting room. Some other kids were also there waiting,…
Girl Talk (BYU continues)
Cindy seemed quiet and withdrawn at lunch on Sunday and also later at church. I couldn’t help but notice that Hyrum didn’t come by to meet her at church and walk her home this week. On the way home, she was kind of shuffling along looking at her feet rather…
Busted!!! (BYU continues)
When I got to my room, I found that Janie was in there with her ironing board all set up and a huge pile of ironing she was working on. It looked like a bunch of men’s shirts, so I didn’t ask her about it because really I didn’t want…
Bending the rules til they break (BYU continues)
The week sped by, and the next thing I knew I was getting ready to go up to Jake’s uncle’s cabin with Cindy and Amy. Cindy and Amy’s Aunt Julie lent us her car, and Cindy drove us up following Jake’s map. Read the rest of the story »
A change of generations…
I hope you’ll be willing to indulge me for a little family brag here. 😉
Confidences, confessions, and advice (BYU continues)
I woke up to the most incredible feeling of dread. In those few moments of re-orientation while reaching consciousness, the full force of what had happened last night hit me. I ran my fingers along the side of my head, feeling the faint stubble on my fingertips and hardly believing…