NOM

So, unless I'm misunderstanding these folks, they're saying that it is normal to feel miserable and unhappy in the church because you are constantly being tormented by Satan. It's a true statement! I was tutored by Satan and Angles my whole life in TSCC! These made up invisible beings that were alw...

It was particularly depressing this round for me for some reason. If my family and kids were not here in UT, we'd definitely move out. I think it was all the crap on Mike Lee's BS with Trump and election distrust, all the mud slinging he did at his opponent and the fact that he still stayed in place...

I think the narcissistic ego plays into this in a big way, at least for some alphas or wanna be alphas. Being highly educated and a true believer in BS can be easily maintained, perhaps even contribute. You know it's true because you believe it's true and it could never be otherwise. If your ego is ...

Yeah man, as Red pointed out, that temple experience in 1983 shook me to the core. After going through the creepy old man chanting and touching (yeah, I'm pretty sure I got my balls tickled, but it's all a bad memory now), then came the penalties and prayer circle chanting. One of the most Fd up day...

Awesomeness! It's been a very strange experience to grow up in a cult, so many years dedicated to the tribe, then face up to the big slap. It's definitely an experience many will never have and it's worth while to share it. I hope I get to see this play someday! I wept when I watched "Under the Bann...

Wow...it's actually pretty scary. Handmaid's Tale crap right there. It's a formula that has been working over and over again for our entire recorded history. Launch the nukes and bring on the planet killing comet, super right Jebus will sort it out.

Oh my gird up your loins!

That was good. I spent about 30 minutes and answered their dozen or so questions. I like how they made the latter part open input and not just multiple choice. If I had been thinking about it, I would have captured the questions and my responses and posted them up here. Maybe some other NOMer can re...

I'll take a look see; I might game to jump in and eat some special cheese.

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Tue Oct 18, 2022 2:30 pm

Oh no! Somebody might have my New Name and take my slot in the CK!

That would be an interesting breach, someone hacks TSCC db and reveals the top brass new names to the world. I'd love to see the fall out from that one.

Stealth! Congrats, high fives, fist bumps and hugs! Thank you for sharing your experience! Your descriptions were well written and made me emotional as you described them, because of my own experiences. You really did it right my brother, at least from my experience, you did all the right steps to m...

I'm very interested in dipping my toes into the shroom pool. How does one legally obtain a very small sample in AZ? Not sure how strict AZ is C, but I have obtained spores from a business there (mushrooms dot com). You'll have to grow your own or make a trip up to Denver if you have no contacts whe...

https://www.ksl.com/article/50494845/a-cyber-attack-breached-some-latter-day-saint-member-data-heres-what-we-know And put the onus back on the members who's data was stolen, a familiar pattern. "We have no indication that any of your personal data has been misused or published," according to the chu...

I've definitely still have issues, mostly around sex and guilt. I don't know that I'll ever be able to be fully open with DW about some things. Maybe someday but much of the past is too painful and I just don't want to go there anymore. If you browse all the mormon related content on Radio West, you...

Amen to Hagoth's post! Fool me once...never again. I quickly recognized the repeating patterns of tribalism from my experience with mormonism and now I see it in most other religions, political institutions, nationalistic governments, and many corporations. My experience also helps me empathize with...

My memories of the anti-cross mormon dogma are tied to the old temple films where a catholic priest is portrayed as Satan's minion, trying to lead us all astray. The great and abominable church theme rang strong in the 70s and 80s then they backed off and change the temple film. The whole graven ima...

It's kind of like living in Colorado city, just escape to one border or another to avoid inconveniences. Speaking like a man or a prophet. Acting like a for profit or non-profit, prophet vs non-prophet. But yeah, since the Heber J. Grant trying to find a grant days you would think they would have be...

As I exited TSCC and learned more about tribalism and the evolution of gods and religions, it changed how I saw a lot of the fantasy SciFi. Dune is a good example. Having read it back in JHS and HS, it was a total different experience than now. I can see the influence Herbert had in his life as he d...

Here's one I cranked out while sitting in a work Zoom meeting this morning. Productivity! There once was a boy who debated Each time he gave in and masturbated Should he live in fear? Did Jebus shed a tear? In Heaven how would he be rated? Living in stress Year after year In permanent guilt and fear...

During my last tour as an EQP I was told to give at least 10% of my time. So now the interpretation, like tithing. Is that 10% of all hours or just waking hours? Gross or net? Regardless, the vast % of that time is meaningless busy work and meetings, vs. actual help service to others. But this depen...