In browsing YouTube, I came across this short video by a man who left the religion he had been diligently devoted to for many years. I relate to his story, though the religion he left was not Mormonism, but Islam. In it, he expresses views that I share. He says that once one has lost belief in a religion, continuing to practice it is an act of deception, and if there is a God, He would not want someone to pretend to believe that which he does not really believe. I couldn't agree more.
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Wow. It's amazing how similar this is to my experience in Mormonism as well. The more I learn, the more I think that all authoritarianism is exactly the same.
Posted by: Craig | June 09, 2009 at 12:57 AM
Great looking site Equality. Very well done. I love all the links.
Posted by: Brandrahoon | June 27, 2009 at 07:26 AM
"The problem is, one cannot not choose to believe. Either one does or does not."
THIS. I wish, if I could spread one idea, that it could be this.
ooh, I love the rest of the video too, so I don't know if I can just pinpoint one sentence to encapsulate things.
Posted by: Andrew S | June 30, 2009 at 04:26 PM
I hear they excommunicate via the sword in Islam! So quitting Islam would seem to take a LOT more gumption than leaving TSCC...
Posted by: Elder OldDog | September 14, 2009 at 07:05 PM