When I was willing to begin questioning whether the church was not just false, but totally made up, I noticed that, like many people, my entire foundation disappeared. I was lost for about a year and a half, just trying to figure out who I even was anymore. However, though it takes time to recover, I have come to a point where I am more comfortable with me, and not only not committed in any way t
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Whoa, Stumbling, no need for the ad hominem. aninny4this, you're not desperate. If it's anything like what a lot of people feel after leaving religion, there are issues with lingering, latent beliefs. 1. Am I doing this because of who I am? This first approach questions you at your very core. Do you generally want specific aspects in a relationship because you, just you, appreciate those thing
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I left the church about 4 years ago. I served 2 full, honorable years in the great, English-speaking state of Minnesota (didn't even get to learn another language). Upon coming home, I quickly realized that my perception of reality hinged on a questionable tale, and a relatively microscopic one compared to the world's population. Without warning, I went to my bishop and handed him my temple re
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As usual, it is here, and in other articles like this, that church members dictate what God was "thinking". For an organization that so vehemently argues against "moral relativity", they sure know how to bend God's will in any direction they need to. This experience here highlights such miscalculations. Just for curiosity's sake, let's imagine religion had been removed f
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