I caught this Daily Herald summary of General Conference and one point stood out to me: Apparently Richard G. Scott is of the opinion that the “spirit” can reveal “absolute truths.” Here’s the quote from the news report: Elder Richard G. Scott of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles discussed…
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I'm a college professor and, well, a professional X-Mormon. Thus, ProfXM. I love my Mormon family, but have issues with LDS Inc. And I'm not afraid to tell LDS Inc. what I really think... anonymously, of course!
absolute obedience – it’s Satan’s plan with prettier packaging
Robert Kirby, everyone’s favorite Jack-Mormon writer for the SLTrib, wrote an intriguing column this morning. This got me to thinking about the claims of obedience to the prophet and I had to respond (I post under the name SofP). Here’s my response:
LDS Inc. and BSA change names to “Pedophiles Are Us”
The Oregonian is detailing a new lawsuit against LDS Inc. and the BSA by a group of men who are alleging repeated, drawn out sex abuse. While sex abuse lawsuits against LDS Inc. have been picking up steam as of late, what makes this story stand out is that the…
Mormon Stake President bows to publicity
My recent post about the ex’d Mormon going public about his excommunication once he found out his Stake President was going to announce it in church has a follow-up: the Stake President decided not to go ahead with his plans. It looks as though the Stake President (probably with some…
UVSC student paper admits ex-Mormons aren’t sinners?
Caught this article about the reasons why people leave Mormonism in the UVSC student paper. I was impressed that it was in the paper, first off. But secondly, I was impressed that it was honest about the reasons given. Shocker: We didn’t all leave because we were banging our secretary,…
Danger, Will Robinson, Danger!
While sad in all the typical ways, I couldn’t help but chuckle at one line in this article about the ousting of an apostate in Arizona. Apparently they can’t just let this guy slink off into the night, as he intended to do once he realized Mormonism is a sham….
Catching Up
(Note: I wrote this shortly after leaving and submitted it to Sunstone. They rejected it as it wasn’t supportive of their new mission – to keep people in, even if they don’t want to be in – arghh! Anyway, it’s still pretty good.) Catching Up Leaving Mormonism has been the…
LDS Financial Deficits?
In a comment thread on a previous post at Latterday Mainstreet (see here) I got into a debate about LDS finances and how much the LDS religion brings in from tithing and other donations. I had heard/read the claim before that the LDS religion actually has an operating budget deficit…
mindless, outwardly moral, drones
I recently read the book Confessions of an Economic Hit Man. While the book itself is over-rated and not as good as I had hoped, there was a point made in the book that made me think of Mormonism. The author, John Perkins, talks about the “new army” of empires…
God as a dad with 100 billion phone lines?
I was considering the implications of the idea of the Mormon god when it struck me, “What would eternity be like as a god based on Mormon theology?” Okay, so you’d have a lot of (spiritual) sex with all of your wives. As a man, I have to admit lots…