Posted by:
SeeingClearlyNow
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Date: April 20, 2014 10:46PM
Okay, so I’ve been lurking here for awhile, mainly looking at temple topics since I never went through the temple and am extremely curious about the rituals. I got out of Mormonism a few years ago (I’m almost 22 now), and became an atheist. I eventually had the courage to get my name removed, and have since had time to reflect upon some of the things I went through in the church.
One of the things that really gets to me is the whole bishop confession thing. I remember being a young teenage girl discussing my sexual acts with the bishop. I guess I couldn’t keep my pants on and constantly felt guilty and forced/expected to go confess. It ate away at me. I felt like I had to tell my bishop every detail, although I never did because he never asked for every detail (thank god for that). I stopped taking the sacrament several times to “repent” and on numerous occasions went to the bishop to divulge my “sins.” The whole thing just makes me sick now. These men had absolutely NO BUSINESS knowing what kind of sexual exploration I was taking part in. How dare they even assume the role to ask me such questions? Or warn me about masturbation… I’m just sickened by it now, looking back at my life and wondering why I fell for such crap. This church is a joke I really think it is degrading and controlling and damaging to people, especially young people who are caught in these situations.
What are your thoughts? Did you have similar experiences?