Comments on: Leaving the Church

By: nermalcat

nermalcat — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:14:24 +0000

Oh, that anonymous was me. I forgot to type in my info. Anyhow, I think this person would be a lot more credible if they would tell us what happened instead of making it all mysterious.

By: Pew Sitter

Pew Sitter — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:57:51 +0000

To me - it seems like Lynn is trying to express the frustration from dicovering his/her belief system was not from a God on high but a man made device full of non God like attributes.

It seems like the problem started out as a local issue but grew as Lynn realized local members have no power over those farther up the chain of command.

It would be interesting to read more about Lynn's experiences.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:03:27 +0000

Yeah, I don't know how this story is supposed to mean anything to us unless we get an explanation of what actually happened.

By: HoraceWest

HoraceWest — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:48:39 +0000

It is hard to say really anything about this that is constructive. It is not like we have the whose-its and whats-its to really know what is going on.

I have been in on my share of disciplinary councils to know that the truth of a matter is sometimes not what it appears to be to the person involved with it or to outside people.

Heaven knows that the Church can have pinheads at high levels, I have seen this over the years too many times. Power corrupts and a lot of the brethern let it overwhelm them within weeks of a new calling.

Malaise means;a feeling of general discomfort, distress, or uneasiness, an out-of-sorts feeling.

I know when I got off my mission I had that for a few months myself.

By: Johnna

Johnna — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 06:57:45 +0000

I think Lynn is a guy.

I'm going to assume Bookslinger's explanation of what happened. Sorry Lynn--you are so charged that I'm lost as to what happened to you.

What do you mean by "the following LDS malaise?" Malaise sounds like an emotional state?

By: rick

rick — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:06:02 +0000

I'm not sure I follow what she was convincing anyone of...

By: Sally

Sally — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 04:53:20 +0000

Lynn, are you trying to convince us or yourself?

By: dpc

dpc — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:05:14 +0000

I should have said

People ask for their names to be removed because...

By: dpc

dpc — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:01:35 +0000

People leave the Mormon church because:

1 They don't believe in it anymore; and, 2 They want to publicly declare (to family, friends and other church members) that they don't believe it anymore

Whether that's caused by history, offense or otherwise is meaningless.

By: tiredmormon

tiredmormon — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:28:19 +0000

Umm...I agree with Rick. And I invite you to any Sunstone, MHA, or countless other conferences where history serves as an impetus for departure.

Doubtless, though, that many leave over perceived personal injustices.