For a number of years I've appreciated the work of Jana Reiss of #Religion News Service. I knew Jana slightly when I was a ThM student at #Princeton Seminary; like me, she was studying for #Protestant #ministry. But instead, shortly afterwards, she found a spiritual home in the #Mormon #church. Life can take us to unexpected places!
(The most active RNS reporter on Mastodon is @jackmjenkins, whose work I also enjoy!)
https://religionnews.com/2023/09/11/on-30-years-of-mormon-belonging-and-not-belonging/

Why are so many successful YA fiction writers Mormon? Monya has some ideas -- do you agree? https://mainstreetplaza.com/2023/09/03/how-mormonism-goads-fiction-writing/ #Mormon #LDS #YA #Fiction

Amanda Marcotte notes that the arrest of Mormon child-rearing guru Ruby Franke for child abuse is part of a wearily predictable story, in which lauded right-wing Christian parents turn out to practice cruelty towards their children.

Why do Americans keep falling foir this, she asks?

"People...desperately want to believe in this fairy tale of the shiny, happy perfect white Christian families."

#ChildAbuse #religion #Mormon #ChristianRight #parenting

https://www.salon.com/2023/09/08/another-christian-influencer-arrested-for-child-abuse-why-conservatives-keep-falling-for-these-cons/

We cannot discuss child abuse in the U.S., much of it totally legal and societally approved, without examining how it frequently develops in a religious matrix.

#ChildAbuse #religion #Mormon #LDS
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Mallory Challis goes where mainstream media have refused to go in analyzing the story of the child abuse of which Ruby Franke is accused as rooted in her LDS faith. As she notes, both Franke and her friend Jodi Hillebrandt, arrested with her, are "openly part of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints," and Franke's videos about disciplining children often employ religious language about "repentance."

#ChildAbuse #religion #Mormon #LDS
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https://baptistnews.com/article/sensationalized-child-abuse-ruby-frankes-arrest-the-lds-church-and-social-media/

The mysterious #Mormon alphabet that time (almost) forgot
https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0g8vr7g/the-mysterious-mormon-alphabet-that-time-almost-forgot

Popular #Mormon mommy vlogger turns out to be sociopath abuser. Shocker to everyone I'm sure.
#LDS #Religion

Neighbors say they tried to help #RubyFranke’s kids before #YouTuber’s arrest on child abuse charges
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/neighbors-say-tried-help-ruby-frankes-kids-youtubers-arrest-child-abus-rcna103145

Newport Beach California Temple, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

🎞️ CineStill 50D
📷 Canon A-1, 50mm F/1.8 FD

Scanned on Epson V700, processed in Negative Lab Pro.

https://glass.photo/mayo/7SoCS1gME56ezJpyc7nanx

#Film #filmastodon #FilmisAlive #FilmIsNotDead #cinestill #cinestill50d #mormon #temple #California #CaliforniaTravel #newportbeach #CanonA1 #Canon #negativelabpro #filmcamera #FilmCameraPhotography #filmcommunity #FilmPhotography #filmphoto

Back again for the very first time.

Researching:
#Lewis #Carpenter #Monkman #DeWolf #Loffland #Rude #Mormon #ReformedLDS #MassachusettsBayColony #SuffolkEngland #YorkshireEngland

and many more.

I love #LDS (language, drugs, and sex)

It’s much better than actually trying to be #Mormon

It's hilarious to me that the #Mormon religious beliefs are generally pretty prudish, and then they go and also support polygamy

Here's a spotlight on a profile shared at wasmormon.org. These are just the highlights, so please find Daniel’s full story at https://wasmormon.org/profile/danieljohnson/.

There are over a hundred more stories of Mormon faith journeys contributed by exmormons like you. Come check them out and consider sharing your own story at wasmormon.org!

#mormon #lds #ldschurch #exmormon #exmo #iwasamormon #faith #crisis #deconstruction #transition #postmormon #josephsmith #bookofmormon #doubt #questions #leaving #church

As Jennifer Miller reports, the intense pressure placed on young Mormons to conform to the expectations of their religious community by marrying heterosexually (and refraining from all ssxual activity including masturbation prior to marriage) leads many young Mormons who know they are LGBTQ to seek "reparative" "therapy" — to pray away the gay.

Or, in the casue of "therapist" Scott Owen — to prey the gay….

#LDS #Mormon #LGBTQ #therapy
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https://www.propublica.org/article/utah-therapist-built-reputation-for-helping-gay-latter-day-saints-they-say-he-sexually-abused-them

@superheroine
The Is No Cricket, Only Zuul

#mormoncrickets #mormon

there is this biblical plague style swarm of #MormonCrickets in the midwest and namely Nevada rn.

they are actually katydids and not crickets, but the real question is are they #mormon

here are some hymns i think the Mormon Cricket Swarm Choir (MCSC) sings:

Rejoice Ye Crickets of Latter Days

The Spirit of God Like a Cricket is Chirping

If a Cricket Could Hie to Nevada

Praise to the Cricket

We Are One with the Cricket

Come Thy Swarm of Every Cricket

what other songs do they sing? 👇🏿

Quick Book Review: CES Letter (free PDF/epub download from https://cesletter.org/)

Jeremy Runnells, author of this letter to the #Mormon church is a 31-year-old who spent 20 years as a commited believer until one day he pulled at a piece of yarn and everything unravelled as he discovered everything he had been taught was a pack of lies and deception.
I knew about various issues such as the "book of Abraham" actually being an Egyptian funerary papyrus, but this document detailed many more fundamental issues.

⭐⭐⭐⭐ A well structured take-down. As one reviewer states: every Mormon should read this to find out why people are leaving Mormonism. As this was written to Mormons, there were a couple of sections that referred to topics without introduction, but overall, quite readable for non Mormons.

Here's a podcast about her if you are interested

https://www.projectzionpodcast.org/podcast/603-cuppa-joe-women-of-the-restoration-ruth-smith/

#CommunityOfChrist
#LatterDaySaint
#Mormon #MormonHistory (they aren't big fans of the word and wouldn't use it but for tagging's sake, it is in the realm of #MormonStudies)

@religion

You are welcome to join us for church today.

I will be delivering the message. It's focused on improving our faith communities and being one in the Body of Christ.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMUOi3AooZg

Service streams at 12 pm EST

#Christianity #Mormon #LatterDaySaint

Yesterday I completely wasted an opportunity to ask two young #mormon missionaries if they have dedicated their life to our LORD and SAVIOR, Donkey Kong.

These chances do not come often! I should be more aware.

FWIW, we were in front of a pool hall and bar in the DC suburbs, these guys were in black pants and white shirts, and it was hotter than fuck. They walked off toward the nearby Harley dealer. Good luck, kids.

@LilahTovMoon

How about this for males only:

- When was your first erection?
- How old were you when you started to masturbate?
- How long between one erection and the next?
- Do you rub your genitals through your magic underwear?

What is wrong with politicians in Utah?

#TaxReligion #America #uspoli #ReligousMolestors #MormonPerverts #Mormon