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Debra Stevenson replied to Loni's discussion My mormon ex-hub had my kids blessed and named without my permission...HELP in the group Ex-Mormon Atheists
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My mormon ex-hub had my kids blessed and named without my permission...HELP
Okay, so the basics of the deal are:Before my ex-husband and I had children together, we agreed to expose them to everything, but let them make their own religious decisions as adults. Both raised in LDS culture, we had both fallen away in our teens, and wanted to give our children the opportunity to develop their own opinions without being told what they believe.After we split, my ex became deeply, creepily Mormon.After our divorce, I finally got around to having my name removed from the…See More
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"How's it going? Time goes by so quickly and I get distracted. I agree that this website's design makes it challenging to keep track of comments and other things in the forums and elsewhere. Maybe that is why I don't check in or write…"
Loni commented on Jezzy's blog post I Will Likely Never Find Sexual Fulfillment.
"Hey, I know this thread is a year old now, so hopefully you're feeling better about your sexual experiences by now. I just wanted to say, and this is in no way medical or factual, that from my conversations with other women, the…"
Loni replied to The Virgin Marlene's discussion The fire in the group Ex-Mormon Atheists
"Wow. This is wild. All of these answers...I grew up in central Utah. I didn't know there was such a thing as "other churches" until I was in third grade, but by the time I was in high school I knew I didn't…"
Loni replied to diane sholly's discussion Finally Free in the group Ex-Mormon Atheists
"I've found over the last five years or so that people react one of two ways: a)Think you've been touched by the devil and never talk to you again or b)Try really, really hard to show you how much better life is with the church than…"
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"Yeah, 12-step programs are very problematic that way. The whole process involves surrendering to your higher power ... which is a major issue for atheists. There's the classic line, that your higher power could be a tree or a rock,…"
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- At 6:13am on March 25, 2013,
Nate Lundgren said… How's it going? Time goes by so quickly and I get distracted. I agree that this website's design makes it challenging to keep track of comments and other things in the forums and elsewhere. Maybe that is why I don't check in or write a lot here. Anyway, take it easy, I hope life is going well and you are having fun. :) Laters.
- At 1:54am on March 12, 2013,
Joseph P said… Yeah, 12-step programs are very problematic that way. The whole process involves surrendering to your higher power ... which is a major issue for atheists. There's the classic line, that your higher power could be a tree or a rock, which is really freaking stupid.
There are a few groups like Secular Sobriety, but they don't have the same kind of coverage. Since religious groups push 12-step programs, it makes it easier for them. You can find a church that's willing to host a 12-step program in the middle of freaking nowhere.
Try http://www.cfiwest.org/sos/index.htm
I don't know what other groups might be run by other secular organizations. A Google search for "Secular Sobriety" or similar search strings should turn up a couple of others. I know they've mentioned a few other groups on The Atheist Experience, but I can't remember any of them.
Heh, same sort of shit from AA, as I've heard from other religiously-themed sources. I've been to a few religious services which are supposedly addressing atheists and speaking to them. They're always ... pathetic isn't a strong enough word.
The only thing that I've ever taken away from a talk about atheists, by religious people, is that they have no clue what atheists really are or what they think.
- At 2:59pm on March 10, 2013,
Brent Feeney said… Welcome aboard! =) Hope all is well with you today...
- At 3:20am on March 5, 2013,
Dr. Terence Meaden said… Hi Loni
Good to have you with us. Welcome to this internet world of rationality and peace, of common sense and freethinking wisdom.You are invited to join the busy group "ORIGINS: Universe, Astronomy, Life, Earth, Humans, Religion, Gods, Atheism, Evolution, Darwin..." with 750 discussion topics and nearly 3800 members.
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- At 10:03pm on March 4, 2013,
Steph S. said… Greetings! Welcome to the site!
- At 7:53pm on March 4, 2013, Joseph P said…
IV addiction? Like morphine or heroin or something like that?
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