Church Culture The Unwritten Order of Things exmormon blog, January 21, 2024January 21, 2024 It’s crucial to recognize that this unwritten order does more than set a tone of dignity and order; it creates an environment where members are often judged more by their capacity to adhere to these unspoken rules than by their genuine commitment to the principles of the gospel. Continue Reading
Post-Mormon Life Artificial Intelligence To The Rescue exmormon blog, January 18, 2024January 21, 2024 Yet, there’s a flicker of hope for this blog on the horizon, one that comes in the form of the technological advancements. Continue Reading
Holy Ghost I’ve Turned It Off: Numbness After Mormonism exmormon blog, October 27, 2021October 27, 2021 As Mormons, we are unambiguously taught to believe that “unsettling, discomforting” feelings are messages from God telling us that we are on the wrong path. So we carry that with us for time and all eternity, even after becoming apostates. Unless we find a way to break it. Continue Reading
Apologetics The Era of the Mormon Fetishization of Truth Is Over exmormon blog, August 8, 2021August 8, 2021 If all the obvious criticisms are just “old news,” then what hope do we have for our friends and family members who are still part of the cult? Continue Reading
Church Culture The Church of Jerusha Christ of Latter-day Sisters: Part Two exmormon blog, June 26, 2021June 27, 2021 Part Two in the series on the life of a man in the Lady’s Church. Continue Reading
Church Culture The Mormon Curse of Toxic Productivity exmormon blog, May 23, 2021May 23, 2021 I truly believed that I would be held responsible by God for not using my time on earth wisely, and this because I was indoctrinated, through the word of God and by endless repetition, that I would not be found worthy in the afterlife if I had not served God with all my heart, might, mind, and strength. Continue Reading
Church Culture Erotophobia in Zion: The Mormon Fear of Sex exmormon blog, April 19, 2021April 20, 2021 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is obsessed with, and afraid of, normal sexual behavior. Illicit sex is the “sin next to murder,” a doctrinal foundation that incites the psychosexual shame that permeates Mormon culture, doctrine, and policy. Continue Reading
Church Culture Mormon Sex Wedges exmormon blog, March 31, 2021April 1, 2021 Cultural anxiety around illicit male/female relationships in the Church is a barrier to forging genuine relationships. Continue Reading
Church Doctrine Self-Righteous Dominion exmormon blog, March 24, 2021March 24, 2021 The exercise of dominion is perfectly acceptable as long as it done under the guise of righteousness. Continue Reading
Church Doctrine Wickedness Always Was Happiness exmormon blog, March 7, 2021March 7, 2021 If you have to use a measuring stick to convince yourself how happy you are, you will live a life of disappointment. Continue Reading