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Challenging Mormonism

 Phantasmatron ― http://questioningthechurch.blogspot.com

Challenging Mormonism is my collection of reasons to question the LDS church. It contains my arguments against Mormonism, my commentary on Mormon-related news, and the occasional telling of how and why I left the church.

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Listed: Feb 7, 2012

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Keeping Up Appearances

Challenging Mormonism ― I used the Lord's name in vain in my parents' presence. ∙ I think it was somewhat appropriate, considering they'd just told me that a member of the ward I'd grown up in had broken his leg while working alone on his property and had to ...

Tags: Swearing, Church Culture, My Family, Mormonism, Act Of Piety

Phantasmatron ― 18 hr ago

Jacob Chapter 6

Challenging Mormonism ― Jacob Mixes his Metaphors ∙ Jacob just got finished relating a very complicated vineyard allegory in which the prophets were servants in the vineyard and the people (both Israelites and Gentiles) were represented by various branches of ...

Tags: Jacob, Doublethink, Book Of Mormon Commentary, Mormonism, Book Of Mormon

Phantasmatron ― 3 days ago

An Understandable Misunderstanding

Challenging Mormonism ― My Mormon "history" came up at work again a few days ago. ∙ We were, for some reason I can't recall, discussing holiday traditions. And one of my employees with whom I've had several discussions about the church asked whether Mormons ...

Tags: Non-mormon Perspective, Church Culture, Mormonism

Phantasmatron ― 6 days ago

Mormon-Themed Memes 4

Mormon-Themed Memes 4

Challenging Mormonism ― I had some more time to kill and an irresponsibly fast internet connection, so I continued making masses of my meaningless Mormon memes.

Tags: Mormonism

Phantasmatron ― 1 week 10 hr ago

Jacob Chapter 5

Challenging Mormonism ― This chapter is a beast. ∙ It's seventy-seven very verbose verses about trees and vineyards, Lords and servants, roots and branches, digging and pruning, grafting and burning, wild fruit and tame fruit and a whole lot of symbolism. But ...

Tags: God, Book Of Mormon Commentary, Prophets, Book Of Mormon, Literature

Phantasmatron ― 1 week 2 days ago

Forgetting What It's Like Not to Know

Challenging Mormonism ― Fast food years are like dog years. I've worked a long canine lifetime in fast food. And I've been with the same company the whole time, doing pretty much the same things and following pretty much the same routines and procedures. ∙ I've...

Tags: My Family, Mormonism

Phantasmatron ― 1 week 5 days ago

Mormonism is Why I'm Not Rich and Famous

Challenging Mormonism ― Okay, not really. ∙ But I'm gonna go ahead and just blame the church's hyper-restrictive Sabbath Day observance for the fact that I am not currently an insanely rich soccer superstar, rolling in money and surrounded by beautiful women....

Tags: Obedience, Mormonism, Sabbath

Phantasmatron ― 2 weeks 2 days ago

LDS Niche Marketing

Challenging Mormonism ― Today I rejoined the future. By which I mean that I upgraded my once-modern three-year-old smartphone and got one that is new, functional, and kind of sexy. And suddenly, phone apps have once again become practical for me.In my perusal of the...

Tags: Church Culture, Mormonism, Entertainment

Phantasmatron ― 2 weeks 6 days ago

"Do You Think We're Stupid?"

Challenging Mormonism ― My sisters didn't find out that I wasn't going to church right away. They learned of my unbelief a few weeks after I told my parents. All of them were home visiting for the weekend and were surprised when I didn't get up to get ready for church....

Tags: My Family, Mormonism

Phantasmatron ― 3 weeks 1 day ago

The Hosanna Shout

Challenging Mormonism ― The Hosanna Shout is friggin' weird. ∙ At some point during high school, my family and I attended a televised temple dedication at our stake center. I think it was for the new Nauvoo temple, but I'm not sure. Anyway, we made sure to bring...

Tags: Church Culture, Rituals, Mormonism

Phantasmatron ― 3 weeks 5 days ago

The Value of R-Rated Movies

Challenging Mormonism ― I grew up with the For the Strength of Youth pamphlet readily available to detail The Brethren's standards for things I was and was not permitted to do. One of the things I never really had a problem with was avoiding R-rated movies. I may have...

Tags: Swearing, Movies, Mormonism, Violence

Phantasmatron ― 4 weeks ago

Jacob Chapter 4

Challenging Mormonism ― Commanding the Elements ∙ Jacob overstates the power of faith in verse 6: ∙ ...and having all these witnesses we obtain a hope, and our faith becometh unshaken, insomuch that we truly can command in the name of Jesus and the very ...

Tags: Jacob, Miracles, Book Of Mormon Commentary, Mormonism, Book Of Mormon, Holy Ghost

Phantasmatron ― 4 weeks 1 day ago

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