Should ex-Mormons keep their temple oaths?

[twopekinguys]

That’s what they did to me a year after that case. I guess the results of the case had not trickled down to the wards and stakes by then or translated into policy until much later.

I wonder if there is a statute of limitations on this? hmmmmmm

You can send me 10% as a finders fee…

 

[twopekinguys]

Tell your sis to hang in there, and she’s not alone. When I converted from the LDS Faith there were a lot of awkward moments at stores and around the town. Eventually I realized who my true friends were as cliche as that sounds. The true friends I had made in the Mormon Church still talk and hang out with me today, they accept I left the Church and my reasons. We still have discussions, we don’t always see eye to eye but we’re still friends.
Plus as I think I’ve said before, what I lost in terms of community in the LDS faith when I left I gained ten fold when I came ino the arms of the Catholic church. It took me a little while to get over a certain amount of shyness, I felt a bit intimidated because I wasn’t raised Catholic, I felt as though I didn’t know a whole lot, but I got over and and found my Parish to be warm and freindly and really just a great place to be.
My prayers are with your sis. Its a tough road, but it sounds like she’s got a good Brother to help her, and good friends to lean on when she finds herself in need of strength.

God Bless T.P.
In Christ,
K

I’ll pass the word.

She is handling all of it quite well. She is lucky in the respect that it was just her, and her mom that are/were mormon. Mom is inactive, and doesn’t seem bothered by the whole thing, so she really doesn’t have the family pressure that alot of people have.

She is a very strong, resiliant woman, and can hold her own quite well on many fronts. She doesn’t take guff from anyone (I still wonder where she gets it from )

But, as always, all prayers are welcome.

 

[Anna_Scott]

You are talking 2009, I am talking 1986. Back then, it was SOP to hold a church court on any member who apostacized. All I did was write a letter and hand-carry it to my bishop. I gave him the letter, he opened it, read it and we talked a bit. I asked to be released from all my callings immediately and the bishop said I was released as of that moment. I never came to the ward again, nor did I say anything to anyone else about my lack of belief. A few days later, the bishop’s 1st counselor and another member came to my home with a letter informing me that I had been charged with apostacy, and gave a date for my church court. I told them that I no longer recognized their authority and would not attend the court. They tried to encourage me to attend, but I was firm.

A few weeks later, I got another letter from the stake informing me that they had held a court in my absence and I had been excommunicated for apostacy.

A few weeks later still, I got a letter from SLC to the same effect, that I had been excommunicated for apostacy.

There is a court case from 1985 setting a precedent. Religious freedom includes the right to resign from any religion—all actions by the church are to cease. The law does not allow excommunication, or any other action, against one who has formally resigned from any religion/church.

I am so sorry you had to go through all of that.

Anna

 

[vickimonica]

Hi everyone!! You need to Google “Hot Mormon Muffins” and “Men on a Mission”. They are calanders that a group of mormons made. These folk were obviously NOT wearing their Jesus jammies!!!

 

[Jerusha]

Hi everyone!! You need to Google “Hot Mormon Muffins” and “Men on a Mission”. They are calanders that a group of mormons made. These folk were obviously NOT wearing their Jesus jammies!!!

No, he was excommunicated for “Men on a Mission”, and, now, as an exmormon, published “Muffins”, supposedly to mock the stereotypical Mormon woman whose only role is as homemaker.

The temple ordinances have many sexual implications, and doctrinal residues of polygamy are still present, while sexual repression is standard. Another example of Mormon double-binds.