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by Mister IT is trying to Liahona outta here on November 5th, 2009
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by Richard the Anonymous on November 12th, 2009
My good friend Jim Whitefield has the DVD and knows a few people featured in it. I first heard about the DVD from him but I haven't watched it yet.
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I think what would help is if the church said it was absolutely fine for people to feel this way and leave - after all apostles have said we need to follow our own conciences and that we won't get judged for that. It would be nice for the church, along with it's discraceful websites such as the pregnacy website, to have a website that helped show people questioning their faith that it was alright without the condemnation and 'you need to do this' checklist of things to help retain them. Rather let them know it's ok to leave, that they shoudln't get judged and that if they don't believe then no one is going to try and force them to or try to keep them in the church. Going by the LDS Church's theology and history of many many years this is probably the last thing that they will do! I think that in and of itself is a disgrace as they know of all the countless suicides and attempted suicised over this very issue! Better that some will die than the 'truth' be known hey!? This has always been the case and we even find it in the BofM! Yet are these people really bad, and do the deserve to die? Well now I'm on death and destruction but you know what I mean! If the 'reasons for ecclesiastical abuse' on the Mormon Alliance website were in fact not true then these people wouldn't have such a big problem - it all comes down to power, authority and judgement!
by whew4 on December 30th, 2009
Perhaps we could just hand out some backbones. Either the church is true or it isn't. All the individual has to do is find out for him/her self which it is.
If they find it isn't true, they should just leave. If their family is living their religion, they will understand. They may continue trying to bring them back, but the responsibility is on the individual.
If the Church is true and they decide it isn't they and they alone must live with their decision to leave. But to be fair to themselves they should do everything they possibly can to find out, because they will have to live with their decision for the rest of their lives...Later
How do Mormons prove they are Mormons and can go inside a temple? Do they have a secret handshake? Password?
by Mister_Bromide on January 15th, 2012
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Mormons ? I have houseguests who are mormon. will they be offended if I have a cocktail for dinner tonight ? I know they don't drink.
by shunyata on December 31st, 2011
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Do Mormons believe in the prexistense of the human soul?
by Doc on November 7th, 2011
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do you like mormons?
by luxius on December 18th, 2011
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There are many religions all claiming to be true,but i feel the Mormon religion is correct and true..could this be because i grew up mormon?
by MORE GOOD on November 20th, 2011
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You're reading Ex-Mormons: "In the Shadow of the Temple" documents the dilemma of still-practicing non-believers who are trapped in the LdS Church due to family (and other) entanglements. What can be done to better aid, comfort and support those in this tough situation?
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Thank you for your answer. +6
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I would only add that if the LdS Church would behave in the ways that you've described they would be behaving less like a Mind Control Cult and more like a healthy and functional Human Organization.
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Mormons get upset with Critics (like myself) for pointing at the LdS Church and saying, "You're wrong!" but the quickest and easiest way to silence the critics is to chance.
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If you take away the troubling issue there's nothing left to criticize.
by Mister IT is trying to Liahona outta here on November 12th, 2009
Very true - I think the 'violence' of past years - physical and otherwise is still very much alive in the Church in ways people, including leaders don't realise. I would like to more outstreached arms to everyone, no matter if they are a member or not, or even believe, in a way that best suits every individuals circumstances. Too often the church fails to look at things in other people's shoes and accept them for who they are. But then there is also a lot of good that is done - but there is always improvements that can be made.
by Richard the Anonymous on November 12th, 2009