Posted by:
Rodolfo
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Date: December 01, 2010 09:50PM
I am going to re-post my comments made on another thread.
It was the actual resignations of numerous credible people that finally was a tipping point for our family to actually consider contrary information about the mormons. People who were exed were obviously not credible and people who merely slunk away were "hiding" something (their sins, of course, or their poor character). When it became more and more clear that numerous credible people were resigning in the full light of day without any hint of "slinking" away, and with happiness and freedom, then we wanted to know what was so compelling to them.
We have many of these early courageous people to thank and only wish now that we would have known earlier.
Although every situation is different, I believe everyone needs to resign out of integrity to the truth.
Remember, the cult wants you to remain anonymous. Mormons are happy to have you sitting in the pews looking like a happy member even if you are a silent apostate. If they can't get that, they are happy to have you slink away, the results being that the cult uses your own empathy for your family and friends against you by implying that the fact that you HAVEN'T resigned is evidence that you are "really" a believer.
SILENCE contributes to more people inadvertently believing the fairly tale of mormonism. We all need to eventually stand up and be counted on this because WHY one leaves the church is vital as a lifeline to the prisoners who remain. Merely slinking away CONFIRMS to the TBMs that you really STILL believe but do not have the character to conform your life to the gospel.
Many posters here on this Board like you have spouses and children and other family members who still believe the fantasy.
As more and more credible people in every walk of life laugh in the full light of day and say, "What, you still believe in mormonism after all the evidence against it?," the more credible it will be for others to consider the evidence, and the more mainstream it will be to get all the facts about this crazy cult on the table.
We need more exposure about the diversity of people who have left the cult, rather than the popular perception that its "only" the historians, intellectuals, sinners and disgruntled ex-employees, and feminists, etc. who have left.
I look forward to the day when political mormon candidates or candidates for other serious executive or responsible positions will be challenged on the basis that a belief in mormonism calls into question the candidate's judgment and ability to conduct due diligence -- akin to believing the sun revolves around the earth. Would anyone seriously elect David Koresh, Warren Jeffs, or Sun Myong Moon to an important position or hire them in their company?
Once upon a time we only had the courageous Tanners to refer to and their isolation made it easy for the cult to dismiss them -- I never seriously read their excellent material for years. Today, we can produce dozens if not hundreds of resignation letters from reasonable, experienced, life-long mormon, credible people who have left the church ON ITS OWN MERITS and there is nothing more compelling to mormons than TESTIMONIES. When you are ready, please ADD YOURS and RESIGN.