Posted by:
Uncle Dale
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Date: September 15, 2013 12:05AM
My thoughts were recently stirred on this subject. I read
postings at RfM from still-observant LDS members who are
obviously struggling with the prospect of letting others
know of their inner non-belief.
Just as often, I read postings from ex-LDS who relate the
many difficulties they've encountered in making public
their non-conformance to Mormonism and, frequently, their
exit from the Church and its constraints.
Occasionally I read words here like, fear, disgust, sorrow,
shame and emotional claustrophobia -- well, I haven't
exactly heard that last word, but feelings rather similar.
I'm thinking back over my own long, drawn-out exit from
that life. The word "shame" particularly caught my attention;
though perhaps not exactly in the sense that many ex-Mormons
might be shamed (or experience it) upon their "coming out."
Your thoughts?
UD