What is the purpose of life? Why are we here? What is life’s meaning? These are the questions that have occupied contemplatives of all sorts for millennia. From the wealthiest to the lowliest of people we ponder on these grand…
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One of the most difficult aspects of leaving religious belief is confronting the reality of death and figuring out what exactly it is. If there’s no God, does that mean there’s no afterlife? If there’s no afterlife, what’s the point…
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Approximately mid March 2018 I was approached by an investigative reporter Ben Schneiders from The Age who said he was potentially working on a piece about Mormonism and the one-on-one worthiness interviews that involve sexually explicit questions as part of a larger project about…
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(Randomly shared in our local Australian Mormon Stories support group on 09-11-2017) Here are some thoughts about the term “atheist” — being thrown out into the ether. Please feel free to engage / comment. It goes without saying, everything below…
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Either I awaken; And I realise that … My story is just one of many stories… My experience is just one of many experiences… My God is just one of many Gods… My religion is just one of many religions……
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In the first article in this series I shared my story about confession to so-called “priesthood leaders” and other topics. Today, let’s turn to speaking about sexual values directly. The need for a moral framework It’s impossible to properly reason…
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Most of this blog has been quite focused on what “the truth” is, and the nature of religious experiences. However, after a recent gathering of secular “ex-Mormons” that I attended in Canberra, and several other discussions with various people over…
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December 2020 update: I wrote this article over 3 years ago and it has surprisingly been read by over 3000 people in these 3 years. Since writing, the links I used have died, it seems Jake has taken down that…
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Continuing my content exchange with a Mormon friend, I now give a review to the video found here (100 Reasons Why Evolution Is STUPID! – Kent Hovind) High level summary of my response This video was tedious and painful to watch.…
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The next piece of the content exchange that I agreed to do with my friend was Alma 30, from the Book of Mormon. My memory of the exact content of each chapter is a bit rusty, but I suspected this…
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