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Church to Privatize, Switch to “Managed Faith”

Runtu, October 16, 2007October 16, 2007

LDS Church officials announced today that the church is beginning a transition to a privately held corporation in hopes of more efficient and profitable operations. Church spokesman John LeFever explained, “In today’s world of rising testimony-care costs, we felt that it was in the best interests of the church and…

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A Dreary Organization

Runtu, June 16, 2007

Hellmut described the church that way in his post with the video link (loved it, btw). It struck me that for those of us who are out, it’s an apt description. People have variously described Mormon life as robotic, a treadmill, and “Stepfordlike.”

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How Do You Know?

Runtu, April 16, 2007April 27, 2007

When we were younger, we threw the word “know” around a lot. We said we knew “with every fiber of our being” that X, Y, and Z were true. And we knew not because of reason or “evidence” but because of the witness of the spirit. This kind of knowledge…

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Resurrection

Runtu, April 14, 2007April 14, 2007

Killing my blog was one of the most painful experiences I’ve had in my postmormon existence. For whatever reason, I could not write what I thought without hurting my wife deeply, and when things reached a decision point, I decided that I wouldn’t write if I couldn’t write whatever I…

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