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Church Membership

Does church membership matter?

I am believing God ― Why did you join your church? Did you join your church like you would join a gym or a country club? Do you walk out of church each Sunday wondering why you even bother? Do you serve or do you go to soak in the music, the message, the fellowship ...

Tags: Book Reviews, Christian Life, Church Membership

Jill Potts Jones ― 5 days ago

Representation Among the Leadership

Representation Among the Leadership

Challenging Mormonism ― Out of morbid curiosity, I spent some time poking around the church's website, looking through the little bios they have on the general authorities. I'd been thinking again about how the church was run by old white men, and I wondered how many of...

Tags: Statistics, Demographics, Sexism, Church Membership, Mormonism, Church Leadership

Phantasmatron ― 17 weeks ago

Making Mormonism Cool

Challenging Mormonism ― Mormonism is not cool. ∙ I'm not saying this from an angry, ex-Mormon perspective, I'm saying this as a young American male. I don't mean "I hate Mormonism and everything it stands for." I mean that Mormonism just isn't cool. ∙ The...

Tags: Modesty, Homosexuality, Church Culture, For The Strength Of Youth, Church Membership, Mormonism

Phantasmatron ― 23 weeks ago

The Invisible Mormon Moment

Challenging Mormonism ― I was talking with a coworker about the outcome of the Presidential election. I couldn't believe how much of the popular vote Romney had actually garnered. ∙ So I asked my coworker what he'd heard about Romney's Mormonism. I explained that ...

Tags: Mormon Moment, Mitt Romney, Church Membership, Mormonism, Politics

Phantasmatron ― 27 weeks ago

What it Means to Be Mormon

Challenging Mormonism ― Growing up as a Mormon kid in an overwhelmingly non-Mormon part of the country, I got a lot of questions whenever I brought up my religion...or anything related to my religion. ∙ Age 8: "You have to go to church for three hours? Every ...

Tags: Church Membership, Friends, Upbringing

Phantasmatron ― 36 weeks ago

2 Nephi Chapter 10

Challenging Mormonism ― Jacob continues his epic, multi-chapter speech. The Book of Mormon is fond of epic, multi-chapter speeches. ∙ He preaches about the fate of the Jews, the fate of the Gentiles and the role of the American continent in God's master plan. But ...

Tags: Prophecy, Jacob, Anachronism, Doublethink, Church Membership, Book Of Mormon Commentary

Phantasmatron ― 46 weeks ago

The Four Other Types of Sunday School Answers

Challenging Mormonism ― Hey, I'm still alive! ∙ I've had a rough couple of weeks...work's been weird, I've been sick (twice) and I had a few other concerns that were higher on my to-do list than maintaining this blog, but I've cleared a decent amount of that crap ...

Tags: Church Culture, God, Obedience, Church Membership, Mormonism, Doctrine And Covenants

Phantasmatron ― 47 weeks ago

Vain Repetitions

Challenging Mormonism ― Early morning seminary wasn't worth it. ∙ I've heard many different members of the church bear their testimonies about how much early morning seminary helped them "start the school day off on a spiritual high" and how it benefited them...

Tags: Testimony, Church Culture, Church Membership, Mormonism, Prayer, Jesus

Phantasmatron ― 11 May, 12

Assigned Seating

Challenging Mormonism ― I had some very strange problems with my computers/internet connections--hence the week-and-a-half absence. I wish I could return with something better. Instead, I have another story about my past religion coming up at work. ∙ That seems ...

Tags: Choices, Non-mormon Perspective, Church Culture, Church Membership, Church Leadership

Phantasmatron ― 22 Apr, 12

Re: Why People Leave the LDS Church

Re: Why People Leave the LDS Church

Challenging Mormonism ― I recently discovered John Dehlin's video entitled "Why People Leave the LDS Church" on YouTube. And I watched the whole thing, mostly to see how a faithful member of the church could manage to reach out to ex-Mormons with any level of...

Tags: Perfection, Apologists, Church Membership, Mormonism, Truth, Benefits Of The Church

Phantasmatron ― 7 Apr, 12

Mitt Romney and Public Scrutiny

Challenging Mormonism ― I am not well-versed in politics. ∙ I understand the basics of how the US Government is constructed, and I have my opinions about what I want in a President and what kinds of things I want my representatives to consider priorities. But I'm...

Tags: Statistics, Human Nature, Catholicism, Demographics, Mitt Romney, Church Membership

Phantasmatron ― 2 Apr, 12

Apostatizing Over the Irrelevant

Challenging Mormonism ― Mormonism continues to receive heavy media attention, and not just in relation to Romney's presidential bid. ∙ It seems that discussing Mormonism's losses may be a popular subject lately. The Washington Post has its own spin on Marlin K....

Tags: Polygamy, News, Church Membership, Mormonism, Joseph Smith, Church History

Phantasmatron ― 7 Feb, 12

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