There have been so many posts about soaking and BYU lately that I thought you might have questions. Burner account to not dox myself

  • Joseph_Hillstrom [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Yes. This is a controversial question even for ex Mormons though. In my mind it is for three main reasons:

    • Reverence for their leaders as god (Joseph Smith and their current prophets are treated as if they were as holy as Jesus)
    • Demands for huge amounts of your money (10% of your gross income, otherwise your access to religious blessings are revoked)
    • Difficulty leaving the church (it took me months to officially leave and I was ostracized from my community for it)
      • Joseph_Hillstrom [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        Gay Mormons break my heart. If they come out they’re usually expelled from home if they live with their family. If they try to stay Mormon then they’re systemically excluded from participating in the organization. The dinosaurs who run the church are super bigoted about it.

        • TrogdortheBurninator [none/use name]
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          3 years ago

          I just found out an old church friend came out of the closet recently. he's still deep in the church though. I think he feels pressured to stay despite it all because his family is extremely wealthy and they will cut him off if he leaves.

          Breaks my heart to think about too.

          • cresspacito [he/him]
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            3 years ago

            If that were me I'd start pretending I had some sort of project that I needed financial help with then once you've got enough cash to set you up for a while tell them "the actual financial project is I'm gay and I've bought a house to be gay in. thanks"

      • Joseph_Hillstrom [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        Thanks for the link, I've never seen this clip before. The information is accurate, except for the castration thing. Although I think they worded it as salaciously as possible to paint Mormons in the worst light. (nobody talks about "endless celestial sex" in church)

        Mormons all claim to be Christian, that's the official doctrine. Like you said though, it breaks from mainstream Christianity dogma, so other Christians are always calling them out about it.