Well, tomorrow marks another milestone for me at work: My 7 year anniversary of working here. Seven glorious years working alone in an office, doing books and lovin’ it. Or something like that. (Insert wavy flashback lines) FLASHBACK of Two Years Ago, filmed in black & white…
Is apostasy due to blind faith?
Myths abound about why people check out of Hotel Mormonism.
Mental Health and Mormonism in Cyberspace
There is a fascinating cluster of mental health posts in the Mormon blosmos.
staking a claim
Since moving away from the LDS church, I’ve explored how I feel about my new identity. Am I still Mormon? Do I want to identify as Mormon? Even if I deny that I am Mormon, am just lying to myself? Will I always be Mormon, somehow? It is, afterall, not…
Genealogy – Its Continued Significance to One Post-Mormon
One constant for me throughout my recent changes in religious belief has been an interest in genealogy, although even that has changed in its meaning and purpose. When I was Mormon, I participated in genealogy to extend the blessings of the restoration to my dead ancestors and because I was…
a symbolic rite of passage?
Wendy P writes: I’m in the middle of a ‘post-Mormon’ issue that I’d love to explore. My mostly non-active daughter (age 7) wants to be baptized, mainly to fit in with her active LDS friends and family members. Is it disingenuous to have a child baptized, who really isn’t an…
Calling all Cultural Mormons
Main Street Plaza is a new group blog for the post-Mormon community and everyone else who is interested in Mormonism. We’re especially looking to discuss topics of general interest to people who have been Mormon — things that are relevant to your life as a cultural Mormon — rather than…