A one-liner that captures your disaffection

[DPRoberts]

I cannot devote my life to an organization I find to be neither true nor truthful.

I cannot fit reality inside the church's box.

With a nod to Hermey: What's good about Mormonism isn't unique and what's unique isn't good.

I found blind obedience to be incompatible with personal progression.

[Newme]

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

I like that. It’s similar to “I outgrew the cult.”
General authorities are substitutes for parental authorities.

Parental substitutes they were for me, particularly as I lost my parents earlier than most. And when I knew GAs were not inspired it felt like losing another parent, though less intense. That is one thing i outgrew. I also outgrew magical thinking, small-mindedness, religious elitism, judgemental thinking, and the need to think I know what, if anything, follows this life and how to control the outcome. I outgrew the need for certainty.

My three word one-liner has very deep meaning for me because I feel that my growth was inhibited in so many ways by TSCC. I could come up with a great deal more one-liners, but "I outgrew it" encapsulates a great quantity of meaning for someone who has experienced that growth.

I imagine that was rough, losing your parents young. It’s natural to seek parental substitutes - especially in that case. Maybe it also inspired you to grow up faster than most.

I have outgrew the cult, but I see good still and have compromised to raise our kids in it. But lately, one of my kids has been showing cultish shame toward me when he notices something I say or do that is not cult-approved. On the way home from church, I lectured them about the good and bad and had them repeat it to me - in their own words. They hated it, but I told them it’s important they are reminded of the other side of the picture, since they mostly only see the cultish side.

Btw - I like Princess Bride & remember your avatar from the old NOM.

[deacon blues]

I decided to go off road. ......religion-wise.

[1smartdodog]

When you have learned what I have you won’t need to ask me why.




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[slavereeno]

I love all these.

Personally, I am currently in a "f**k the church" phase of my faith crisis.

[Random]

I wanted freedom.



[Okay, that wasn't true, I didn't know I was enslaved, but that's what I see now, especially when I read posts from those who are still tied to memberships for whatever reasons.]

[Hermey]

This stops with me.

[Keewon]

When you have learned what I have you won’t need to ask me why.

I love this!