What's New at Recovery from Mormonism

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What's New as of  Feb 2012:

   These are just some selected items.  Lots more at Short Topics and at the New RfM Bulletin Board

RfM's new look is developing.  archives.exmormon.org  Jan. 2012  
Bulletin Board now with over 1050 posts per day!! New Bulletin Board !!

Feb 2012  See new Archives above also:

Mormon Church finally admits members dropping like flies

LDS History: First Presidency Directive to Segregate Blacks from Whites in Relief Society Classes .

I know she's just trying to be nice - Mormons are Socially Awkward

Veils on Women in Mormon Temple: question

Another article about Mitt: Who in God's name is he?

Why do Mormon General Authorities deceive people?

Time for a new Mormon Stake Presidency- here's how it was done

Mormon Missions that excel at destroying Mormon testimonies.

An Active Mormon Bishop Writes about his Doubts

Washington Post Article on racist history of the Mormon Church

Jan 2012 

Just read my wife's sacrament meeting talk...

Reprehensible 5th Sunday Lesson yesterday

Recovery from Mormonism Mentioned at lds.net

The attitude of Mormon temple workers

So how much help is the Mormon church now giving members and nonmembers?

Mark Hofmann the Forgerer and Murderer with Mormon General Authorities

Mormon Bishops interview for children

Are TBM Lurkers Reading This Board

Mitt and Ann Romney--Portrayed by Sister Romney as Struggling, Just-Getting-By, Stock-Selling Students at BYU: How Tough It Was, Ye Know Not; How Tight It Was, Ye Know Not . . .

Being shunned common?

Reading about the murder of Laban. Would you kill if God told you to?

The Joseph Smith - Prepared Approved and the Now Abandoned Fifth Lecture on Faith was in the Doctrine and Covenants

Mormon Church Admitting the Internet is Hurting Retention of Members

Mentality to avoid even the appearance of evil -- oh, grow up already, Mo's!!

Sham Overboard: Book of Mormon Lehi's Magical Mariner Tour through Arabian Sand to the Promised Land . . .

Bra and panties!! - no more Mormon Garments

Life as a Mormon from Previously Published Short Topics u

Tempted to go back to the Mormon church

Mormon Church - Summary of Missionary Experiences from Previously Published

Family Pity

Romey Promoting His Mormon Faith While Lying About His Messy Facts n

Bishop tried to call me as chapel cleaning coordinator

Just what we need, Moral judgments from Mitt Romney

LDS joins religious leaders in calling for anti-gay discrimination n

A Very Whacked Up Mormon Fast and Testimony Meeting (one naughty word)

Funniest thing heard in Mormon testimony meeting

Letter from former Mormon Church Educational System [CES] Colleague imploring me to come back.

Mormons Believe the Berlin Wall Fell due to the LDS Church and Thomas Monson

Mark E. Petersen's 1954 talk laying out the Church's position on race relations. (LONG)

Word of Wisdom

I am French and used to think that I was somewhat special because I had become a member of the Mormon Church n

Noted African-American theologian and author calls out Mitt Romney on the Book of Mormon's embedded doctrinal racism

Mormon Church: Committed to a baptism date, but now doubt

Did any of you leave due to simple burn out?

Thoughts on Correlation

Funny when we're accused of not using "official" sources

Is what you tell your bishop really private?

Boyd K. Packer Testifies That Getting a Mormon Testimony Requires Repeated Lying to Oneself, Repeated Lying to Others and Repeated Brainwashing for Missionaries to Buy Into the Lie

Oliver Cowdery never retracted his accusation against Joseph Smith of Smith having had an adulterous affair with teenager Fanny Alger. How could he? The raunchy record, please..

Women Wearing Garments - Mormon underwear

I had my first cup of coffee yesterday

Unholy Cow, and How!--How the Mormon Church Created the Cowdery Myth

 

641. Former Bishop and 45 Year Member Writes Why He left Mormonism 642. The Wife of a Former Bishop (#641) Writes Why She Left the Mormon Church
634. Jesus Wants Me to be a Janitor for a Multi-Billion Dollar Corporation 635.  Mormon Apostle Eyring Claims he had been Poor.  How Cute.
629.  The Strange New Mormon Commercials - "Look at how Normal We Are!" 628.  The False [LDS] Joseph Smith and the Real [Historical Reality] Joseph Smith
627.  How do Molly Mormons Cope with All the Kids? 630.  Good Bye Deseret News
George P. Lee.  The first and only Lamanite Mormon General Authority. Mormon622   He was 42 and she was 15.  Why couldn't I see that while I was an active Mormon?  Mormon619
More information on the Mormon Hand Cart Myth.  Mormon623 The Mormon Church in Africa.  Mormon624
The Mormon Church is growing its Internet presence by using hundreds of web sites and millions of dollars in Google advertising .  Mormon625
Updated:  The Mormon Church is now spending more than originally $500 million, $2.0 billion, $3.0 billion,  $4.0 billion on a shopping mall and related development in Salt Lake City.  This is the most expensive project of its kind in the United States.  The Mormon church admits to spending $1 million per day on construction, while many hurting members are denied financial help.  Condo prices were slashed 50% in July 2010. Mormon403  Also updates A, B, C, D & E
The Hypoxia of Mormonism Mormon620 Members are now expected to do more of the cleaning of meeting houses, temples and other church properties Mormon615
Elizabeth Smart playing the harp in the streets of Paris Mormon616 Kevin Garn - a Pedophile and a Mormon  Bishop and the Majority Leader in the Utah Legislature.  Mormon Pedophile Protected by Church Leaders
This is the most comprehensive mitochondrial DNA study of Mesoamericans published to date. Mormon601  

Book of Mormon apologetics and John L. Sorenson.   Mormon606

Mormons are not weird and we [Mormons] do not do weird things.  More apologetic spin in action.   Mormon608

Stick to the manual and stop thinking. Mormons instructed to not use outside sources, especially the Internet, when teaching from the lesson manuals.  Mormon598

Tales of Mormon Ward Clerks.  A good insight into the financial operations of the church.   Mormon593

Mormon Missionaries Often Experience Despicable Living Conditions   Mormon588

Apostle Dallin Oaks Has No Moral Authority to Lecture Anyone on Civil Rights  Mormon591

Apostle Holland misleads members with his Book of Mormon prop at general conference.  Mormon587     Apostle Oaks is now extolling the virtues of conditional love, particularly towards those who leave the church.

Mormon Apologetics:  "The Book of Abraham is not central to the restored gospel of Christ."  It has been a sacred book of scripture, which is now in the process of being discarded by the Mormon Church.  Mormon586  

Did you really believe secret hand shakes were required to get to the Celestial Kingdom?   Mormon580     Fear of phone calls after being called to being a Mormon leader?  Mormon578

Dallin Oaks, Mormon Apostle, tells members at the Easter Midwest conference, via satellite broadcast, that the church will not help them during these difficult economic times.    Mormon576.

A non-Mormon comments on a non-Temple Mormon Wedding.  Mormon573

Discussion and information on the Mormon temple and Big Love.  Mormon572

The production of the Mormon temple film used in the temple ritual.  Mormon570

Logical fallacies employed by Mormons.  Mormon566       Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation - Book of Mormon and DNA  Mormon568

Billions of dollars in tithing and little for those in need.  Mormon565

Rough Stone Rolling author wants us to live a LIE!  Mormon563

Two examples of how Mormons treat family members who leave the organization.  Mormon560    A visit by the local Bishopric who verbally accost a young Mormon mother.    Mormon561

A short YouTube video in now online where the founder of exmormon.org talks about the creation of the site..  This clip is from a documentary made in 2003.  RfM interview

Two excellent discussions on Mormon missionary work.   1.  The cruel Japanese mission experiment under Groberg.  Mormon555                2A current Mormon missionary discovers the truth about the Mormon church.   Mormon556

The 2008 Exmormon Foundation conference talks are recorded and can be heard here Exmormon 2008 Reports

Women - Do not marry a man for love.  Marry one who can take you to the Celestial kingdom    Mormon552

The Church's method for determining truth    Mormon551

A visit to Sacrament Meeting after resigning from the church 5 years ago. Mormon547

The ability and the will to leave Mormonism is not due to intelligence only.  Overcoming fear and the willingness to believe in yourself are critical.  Mormon545

Vern Holly Maps show Joseph Smith used local names in New York and the surrounding area to produce the names and places in the Book of Mormon Mormon544

Mormons in denial about low activity rates. Mormon540

Video on the Mormon temple rituals.  Mormon533

The bizarre world of Mormon apologetics.  Mormon534

How to handle being shunned by Mormons after you leave.