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$900/??members? 900/10? = $90/member?

Mother's day is a much happier affair outside the church ❤ no guilt trips, unrealistic expectations. I had forgotten what a depressing triggering holiday it was until the posts started rolling in. I did cry a few tears - missing those now gone, and out of town, but it was a good day

I appreciate that you put the site link for us to vote for this project, Angel. I couldn't find it from reddit, and then you posted it here and so I was able to give it my vote! And in return, I will link to the trailer for the film here, as I managed to find that on youtube: https://youtu.be/YpzAs...

Fwd:fwd: A documentary being pitched by a friend I went to BYU with. It’s about the sexual assault epidemic in utah that continues to get buried by the church and BYU. You can vote for it to help her receive funding to finish the documentary. https://fs16.formsite.com/7NbAQE/uywfo83yig/index.html?16...

A 14-year old boy talking to God in a grove of trees? It's not true, but it has power. Same for the resurrection of Jesus. They are hopeful, uplifting stories that we can draw on for their symbolism without getting all defensive and panicky if other people don't believe them, as long as we can acce...

The problem is not anything the religion specifically teaches, the problem is putting both fathers, and bishops/ministers between the child and God. Then the minister/bishop/father is acting for God, acting on behalf of God, with God’s full approval. Ministers of any and every Christian faith act o...

"It needs to see healing from abuse as just as important as men avoiding porn and drugs or alcohol. They provide free support groups for those. But even though 1 in 4 women are abused by spouse, 1 in 4 girls are sexually abused and 1in 7 boys is sexually abused, there are no church sponsored progra...

Re-opening this old thread. Has anyone here read Hassan's book "combating cult mind control"? What did you think of it? Any better resources out there? I'm starting to realize my parents are in a ... different cult. They do read, study, etc. What is the best resource on cults everyone has found?

"It needs to see healing from abuse as just as important as men avoiding porn and drugs or alcohol. They provide free support groups for those. But even though 1 in 4 women are abused by spouse, 1 in 4 girls are sexually abused and 1in 7 boys is sexually abused, there are no church sponsored program...

Not Buying It wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 25, 2022 10:28 am

2+2 = 5.

2+2=5

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synergy

There are neat and tidy scientific laws that work out well in theory - and we call those laws "real"... I think of those laws as the true "priesthood" power by which the universe was created, and continues to be created or create itself. The mystery is whether they are shadows of a Bigger Something...

Seeing is believing or believing is seeing? Rose colored glasses provide sweet dreams at night, and when confronted by missionaries it becomes possible to share your own beliefs - about your glorious God, and even better afterlife - and then feel sorry for everyone else who does not have as happy o...

A great line from "SecondHand Lions" was that some things are worth believing in, it doesn't matter if they're true. https://youtu.be/wJemDZcgIZE "Sometimes the things that may or may not be true are the things a man needs to believe in the most. That people are basically good. That honor, courage ...

Sure, there is plenty we do not know. And saying I don't know is perfectly fine. This thread is helping me think through my own hopes, and also healthy ways to interact with others who share their hopes with me. If a Mormon, or Muslim, or anyone of faith shares their beliefs - I am now thinking a g...

I'm not interested in hope fors not grounded in evidence. I expect to just end at my death and I find that finality satisfying. Kind of like sleeping well. The old Roman epitaph works for me NFFNSNC stood for. Non fui, fui, non sum, non curo. I was not; I was; I am not; I don't care. Do you find th...

For what we cannot know, it is possible to choose what to hope for. Given the choice, I hope for a heaven with no heirarchies. No sexism, no racism, equally educated, peaceful heaven for all - all tears wiped away, joy, understanding, love for all. What does everyone else choose to believe? In my c...

For what we cannot know, it is possible to choose what to hope for. Given the choice, I hope for a heaven with no heirarchies. No sexism, no racism, equally educated, peaceful heaven for all - all tears wiped away, joy, understanding, love for all.

What does everyone else choose to believe?

In my view what sets God apart from man is his ability to love unconditionally. It is easy to love those that we agree with and are like us. Much harder to love the odd ball or even harder the tyrant. From personal experience i have found it much easier to love others not like me as an apostate tha...

Because it is by grace that you have been saved, not by anything of your own, but by a gift from God; not by anything that you have done, so that nobody can claim the credit. Ephesians 2:8-9 My grace is enough for you. Strength in weakness. 2 Cor 12:9 Anti-Christ, one who denies the power of the ato...

Thank you. I guess I just needed to vent somewhere, better here than at work haha. Luckily quite a few of us STEM people give admin trouble - a few faculty on the autism spectrum in stem, not trained in the fine arts of communication - cold calculating types :). I'm slowly learning to gather my ppl ...