When I read a lot of ex-mormon accounts, some of them turn me off. I know there’s ill will and perhaps downright hostility to an entity you feel has essentially lied to for years of your life, but I’ve always felt that it would be counterintuitive to react so hostilely….
Category: ex-Mormon
Following or Pioneering
Whenever I talk with my father, I get a rush of feelings. I feel somewhat embarrassed because of his unorthodox beliefs and exploits. At the same time, I feel somewhat grateful that he’s not orthodox (I can’t say I would prefer him to be a standard ho-hum Mormon instead of…
Wishing you well…
I was reading somewhere on the internets (not linked to protect the innocent) where someone wrote that they were surprised to find out recently how happy some former mormon friends of theirs are. They were a little shocked (and embarassed of themselves) for realizing that former mormons’ lives aren’t that…
Where are you going?
Everyone’s talked about this idea of people leaving the church but not leaving it alone. And you can see, depending on which end of faith you stand, different outlooks at the issue. Some might think that it’s petty for people who no longer believe (or who never believed) to put…
Radio edition!
I was just interviewed by Minnesota Atheists Talk Radio about my novel Exmormon! You can download the interview and listen to it as a podcast here. As I said on my personal blog, my interview was fairly Mormon-friendly — download it and see for yourself. My mom even said I…
Salt Lake City Is Not Mecca.
Maybe I should have said Salt Lake City is not like Mecca. For those who are unfamiliar with Islam’s holy city, one of the ways Islam is able to keep it holy is by only allowing Muslims inside the city. At an ex-Mormon gathering I attended recently I heard more…
“Book of Exmormon”
To all exmos, post-Mos, and DAMUs looking for a creative outlet: Sideon has proposed a collaborative Book of Exmormon!!! Check out the inaugural post to join the party!!!
From baptism to resignation or excommunication
Now that I’ve gathered all of Outer Blogness (that I could find anyway), and updated the blogroll here accordingly, I’d like to suggest an assignment. This is inspired Wry Catcher’s hilarious post about her baptism and why she hasn’t resigned (she was baptized by two different religions and figures they…
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,…