Author Archives: pepsimaxfiend
On Cohabitation…
It doesn’t take an incredible amount of investigation to determine the Mormon viewpoint on relationships. From “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” to their recent push against marriage equality laws, their wish for the heterosexual nuclear family unit to … Continue reading
Australians, Pizza and Eternal Families
As I write this, an aunt, uncle and two cousins of mine are visiting the UK from Australia, where they emigrated to a number of years ago. A few days ago I got to catch them in Nottingham, along with … Continue reading
Testimonies I Wish I’d Given
Like a number of people I know, there was a fairly long period where I had stopped believing in the Mormon church but continued to attend. During that time there were a few occasions where I just held my tongue … Continue reading
Science vs. Mormonism Part 2 – falsifiability
When I was coming out as a non-believer, I actually wrote a letter to my Bishop outlining some of my concerns, and one part in particular strikes me as an appropriate theme to highlight the differences between science and religious … Continue reading
On being the gay in the family…
As I alluded to earlier, my sexuality was at least partly a factor in my departure from Mormonism. I actually came out as an atheist about a year before I came out as gay. I suppose you could say I … Continue reading
Science vs Mormonism round one – explanatory power
When I look back on the factors that first caused me to move away from Mormonism, it can be a bit difficult to figure out which was the most powerful wake up call. Mormonism does have an absurdly quirky and … Continue reading