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#whyileftmormonism is an amazing hashtag to look through as someone raised in utah, who left the church when they were 18 and who survived a suicide attempt brought on by the guilt its teaching created
#whyileftmormonism is full of stories of overcoming abuse, exploitation, lies, harassment and guilt created by the mormon church and reading them is a joy when compared with my own experience and finding solidarity there
for me #whyileftmormonism is
-their systemic oppression of lgbtq individuals and their lobbying for laws eroding their rights and recognition
-my own attempted suicide brought on by being taught I was fundamentally flawed and my love and expression defied god's plan
-their systemic oppression of lgbtq individuals and their lobbying for laws eroding their rights and recognition
-my own attempted suicide brought on by being taught I was fundamentally flawed and my love and expression defied god's plan
Now that we've had three major attacks on doubters and critics by church leaders in recent weeks/months, I wanted to outline #WhyILeftMormonism and why the problems are real and why the church is working so hard to keep members from looking beyond correlated church materials.
If Joseph Smith was a prophet and the Mormon church is true, the following would have happened:
1. We would see that his Book of Abraham translation matches the papyrus.
Instead we learn that we have the source material, and it's almost entirely wrong.
ldsdiscussions.com/bookofabraham
1. We would see that his Book of Abraham translation matches the papyrus.
Instead we learn that we have the source material, and it's almost entirely wrong.
ldsdiscussions.com/bookofabraham
If Joseph Smith was a prophet and the LDS church is true, continued:
2. DNA from Native Americans would prove they were from Israel and thus Lamanites as Joseph claimed God told him in the Book of Mormon *and* revelation.
Native Americans came from Asia.
ldsdiscussions.com/ldsessay-dna
2. DNA from Native Americans would prove they were from Israel and thus Lamanites as Joseph claimed God told him in the Book of Mormon *and* revelation.
Native Americans came from Asia.
ldsdiscussions.com/ldsessay-dna
