Posted by:
Pariah
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Date: December 26, 2016 06:12AM
There are a lot of reasons people leave Mormonism.
It's true that Mormons who's lives have met with obstacles and un-planned changes don't fit in as well, socially. Older singles, divorced people, couples with no children, gays, races other than white, women, handicapped, the poor--seem to be marginalized from the mainstream "leadership types."
My husband and I had it all. His revered, wealthy, revered high-priest parents and his bishopric brother and wife and kids were in the same ward. We were both BIC BYU alumni from respectable old Mormon families. We were in demand socially. I played the organ and was useful. We did have social benefits, but that was all.
Our problem was that my husband and his brother discovered The Truth. It began when they read "No Man Knows My History." They read other books, and the more they read, the more disgusted they became with the fact they were in a cult. They were raising their children to be cult members! My husband and his brother resigned at the same time.
When one spouse resigns, the other usually follows. I was tagged as "the wife of an inactive." I was treated like I was single. Men in the ward started hitting on me, as though I had no marriage at all! We were excluded from all the couples activities that our group old friends always planned. My in-laws blamed ME for my husband leaving the cult. I saw how nasty and judgmental the Mormons were towards my husband, too. I remained active, forcing my reluctant children to go with me, for about a year, but finally my husband talked some sense into me. My children were happy to leave Mormonism. They liked the Lutheran church much better, and we all had much nicer, truer friends there. Leaving was like coming into the light. We were a closer family after that.
I think "successful" people with nice lives have nice lives IN SPITE of Mormonism, not because of Mormonism. They leave because it is a lying, hoax cult. Their lives continue to be just as successful and nice--maybe more so--without Mormonism cluttering things up and interfering with their relationships.
The Truth is The Truth, no matter what you financial or social standing.
Maybe the educated people you describe are even MORE likely to question things and delve deeper into the facts.