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Merry Christmas to all you NOMies in your various phases of deconstruction. May peace be in your hearts and minds as we celebrate our love and togetherness with family and friends.

moksha wrote: ↑Mon Dec 23, 2024 8:22 pm

2bizE wrote: ↑Sat Dec 21, 2024 7:07 pm We will know when Oaks says the church apologizes for all its terrible deeds.

So isn't that the same as Hagoth's answer of "when Outer Darkness freezes over"?

Yes it is. Except, hell has a better chance of freezing

We will know when Oaks says the church apologizes for all its terrible deeds.

I stopped attending the annual shakedown a few years back. This was one of my big shelf items. I got tired of the audacity of the church to make people declare they have paid the multi-billion dollar corporation 10% of their earnings. It feels like a mafia shakedown.

There has been a really enlightening video showing what was left out of the church videos.

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Nxbpgk/

This was absolutely amazing. Well performed. I don’t know how she memorized 2+ hours of content like that.
The same faith questions she went through, I have gone through.

That you must obey and sacrifice for some guy in Salt Lake City because he has a direct hotline to God. That's the one right there - the unquestioned obedience is to me the most harmful because IMO it leads to all of those other issues mentioned above. I’ve been thing about this for a few days and I ...

This seems like a sign of severe narcissism.

This is a big slap in the face to the family. Dick move for sure.

wtfluff wrote: ↑Fri Nov 15, 2024 2:52 pm "The Church is True™"

Yes, especially since nobody really knows what it means….it can mean anything.

I can see where this is headed with the temporary commandments Oaks is teeing up. He will get rid of coffee and tea from the WoW. The church will then create a new coffee company called Deseret Brew. The church will modify one of the small classrooms in each church house to be a small storefront ...

I can see where this is headed with the temporary commandments Oaks is teeing up. He will get rid of coffee and tea from the WoW. The church will then create a new coffee company called Deseret Brew. The church will modify one of the small classrooms in each church house to be a small storefront ...

I have a few:
- Blacks and priesthood/ temple ban
- Lamanite Placement Program
- Abuse Hotline is to help the victim
- If you have to choose between feeding your children or paying tithing, pay your tithing.

I've been looking forward to this one and plan to watch it later this week with a (still fully active) friend. Glad to hear it's worth seeing. Please let us know how your active friend reacts to the movie. I know this type of movie is right in the NOM and Ex Mormon wheelhouse. But I am very ...

This was a great article. It seems to not be specific for one type of religion but rather for people of all religions who lose faith.

2bizE: Mm-hmm

Guess how many species of animals Noah loaded on the Ark?

Imagine how Mormonism would be if it dropped the worthiness crap and $Billions spent on necromancy and instead focused on making the lives of all humans better…

It looks like my ward and a neighboring ward are combining, in addition to my stake and a neighboring stake combining. Attendance has been pretty sparse since covid, so this is an overdue change. This is in Salt Lake County. I'm not looking forward to a bunch of new faces who may not know to just ...

Is the beard thing for bishoprics a cultural tradition? Or is there a call out in the Bishops guide that says they can’t have a beard?