Exmormon Rants

Really specifically: “all men are disgusting abusive sex-crazed monsters” was a belief used to bolster heteropatriarchy in my old church by positioning women as a necessary gatekeeping & moderating force. Women could aid men in the struggle to keep their Beastly Instincts under control by dressing modestly and eventually entering into a marriage where their love and support and constant sexual availability (and I use that term extremely deliberately here) would help keep that man a productive member of society. This kept men blameless (any abuse or sexual misconduct is just in their nature as men!) while allowing the church to constantly victim-blame women - because if you got hurt, it’s because you obviously weren’t doing Enough to keep whatever man hurt you reigned in.

This very much reminds me of the LDS church. I think saying this is what the Republican Party does is a bit of a stretch though. It could be argued that the Democratic Party does the same thing.

The Mormon church received $54 million from the government care act. What a fucking parasite.

“Pandemic. Churches should be donating to people in need not begging money from people in need.”

The phrase “I know this church is true”, always can be known as a false testimony.

That is exactly what caused me to deconvert. I remember sitting in a study room in university, bothered by the fact that I was learning to be a critical thinker about everything except my religion. I reasoned that if my religious beliefs were actually true, they should hold up to scrutiny.

“And then it happens… One day you wake up and you’re in this place. You’re in this place where everything feels right. Your heart is calm. Your soul is lit. Your thoughts are positive. Your vision is clear. You’re at peace, at peace with where you’ve been, at peace with what you’ve been through and at peace with where you’re headed.”

“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”