🎬 Videos(12)
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Ex-Mormon Recalls Learning about Joseph Smith's 14 Year Old Wife
Do This With Your Life Podcast
Former Mormon recalls why she left the church
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Mormon Stories #1221: Amber Scorah - Exiting Religion and Finding a New Life (THRIVEDAY 2019)
Mormon Stories Podcast
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The Way of the Mister: And I'm a Formon
misterdeity
Mr Diety Youtube Channel "I no longer Believe..."
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Brother Jake Defends the Book of Mormon: Part 1
Brother Jake
Fast paced satire that uses common Mormon Apologetic arguments to highlight issues in Mormonism while pretending to defend it.
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RfRx Religion Spotlight - Mormonism with Shannon Grover and Bryce Blankenagel
Recovering from Religion
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also known as Mormonism) is a relative newcomer to the religion scene having been around for less than 200 years having been born out of violence and deceit. Over that time it has predictably adapted to changing social views and failed prophecies. In this RfRx Shannon Grover and Bryce Blankenagel will discuss LDS history and dogma as well as the unique challenges people face when leaving this faith behind.
📄 Articles(21)
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Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey
Netflix
An in-depth look into the secretive polygamous sect of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and the rise of self-professed prophet Warren Jeffs. From forced underage marriage and pregnancy to a complete unraveling into an oppressive criminal cult under Warren Jeffs' rule, the story uncovers extraordinary bravery battling tyrannical control in modern America.
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Mormon No More
Hulu
What does it mean to live authentically? And what does that mean if you're a 30-something married Mormon mom who's just discovered she's gay and in love with her female friend...another Mormon mom? Mormon No More follows the inspirational journey of Sal and Lena as they navigate their way out of the church, out of their marriages, and into their authentic selves - all while co-parenting seven kids with their ex-husbands. Their story intertwines with others in the LGBTQ+ community trying to reconcile their identity with the church's prohibitive doctrine on same-sex relationships. Together these voices carry us through romantic, intimate, and revealing window into a community that teaches us about acceptance, empathy, and the power of living your truth.
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2nd Muhammad
Hope of Israel Ministries
Both the Islam and Mormon religions have those who follow the "original doctrine" of the founding leaders and like these founding leaders, are violent, polygamists, and have revelations justifying their evil actions.
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ExMo Resources
Password: tapir Some Ex-Mormons will get the joke. Resources for those exiting the Mormon belief system. No doctrinal subjects included. The Unfamiliar Beverages Section is amazing and educational for those indoctrinated against liquids
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CES Letter - My Search for Answers to my Mormon Doubts
CES Letter - My Search for Answers to my Mormon Doubts
Letter to a CES Director - Questions and Concerns About Mormonism.
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The Disenchanted Self: Anthropological Notes on Existential Distress and Ontological Insecurity Among ex-Mormons in Utah
Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry
This paper describes a pervasive form of psychological distress occurring among people undergoing a sudden and acute collapse of faith in the teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (aka LDS, or Mormon Church). Drawing on 18 months of fieldwork in Utah, I trace the cultural–historical etiology of this unique form of psycho-existential trauma, focusing on ex-Mormons' narratives of 'world collapse'--in which the all-encompassing symbolic-existential framework of reality once provided by religion disintegrated once they lost faith in the Mormon Church. Although marked by symptoms resembling depression, anxiety, dissociation and paranoia, this condition is however unlike mental health disorders described in psychiatric diagnostic manuals, and has thus been largely overlooked within the mental health professions. I thereby discuss the extent to which the distress of religious disenchantment constitutes a unique form of 'cultural syndrome' (Hinton and Lewis-Fernandez in Cult Med Psychiatry 34(2):209–218, 2010), reflective of complex historical, cultural, and religious transformations occurring within contemporary Utah Mormonism.
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Mormon Spectrum In-Person (MSiP) Map & Directory
Mormon Spectrum
A Map of Mormon Transitions Groups
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Letter for my Wife
One man's letter explaining the vast historical issues he found researching Mormon history to his wife. Fascinatingly well written
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The Importance of Having Resources
Bill G., Resource Curator at RfR
I was a teenager living in an area where literally all of my friends were members of the same religion I was. We spoke of religion all the time, but only to repeat the dogma we were taught every day, not to question it.
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'Deprogramming' from the FLDS, Warren Jeffs' secretive cult
Joanna Walters - Al Jazeera
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The Ex-Mormon Exposing the LDS Church With a Whistle-Blowing Website
Vice news-Sirin Kale
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Witness no more blog
The focus of this blog is not to debunk the JW religion. This is already being done incredibly well by many talented and dedicated activists. The focus of my work is on rebuilding our lives after leaving.
📚 Books(7)
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Educated
Wikipedia
Educated (2018) is a memoir by the American author Tara Westover. Westover recounts overcoming her survivalist Mormon family in order to go to college, and emphasizes the importance of education in enlarging her world. She details her journey from her isolated life in the mountains of Idaho to completing a PhD program in history at Cambridge University. She started college at the age of 17 having had no formal education. She explores her struggle to reconcile her desire to learn with the world she inhabited with her father. As of the September 13, 2020 issue of The New York Times, the book had spent 132 consecutive weeks on the Hardcover Non-Fiction Best Seller list. It won a 2019 Alex Award and was shortlisted for the LA Times Book Prize, PEN America's Jean Stein Book Award, and two awards from the National Book Critics Circle Award.
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The American Muhammad: Joseph Smith, Founder of Mormonism
Alvin Schmidt
Soon after Joseph Smith, Jr., founded the Mormon Church in 1830, newspaper editors called him the American Mahomet, Modern Mahomet, or Yankee Mahomet. In The American Muhammad Alvin Schmidt has undertaken the challenging but informative task of documenting, discussing, and analyzing over seventy parallels that exist between Smith and Muhammad. He cites valid arguments why parallels between noteworthy individuals in history need to be studied in order to understand why they engaged in similar acts that left major marks in history. This fascinating book provides many facts not commonly known about Joseph Smith and Muhammad and will help readers see and understand how the teachings of these two men contradict biblical Christianity.
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The Mormons (The Complete Heretic's Guide to Western Religion #1)
David Fitzgerald
The Complete Heretics' Guide to Western Religion Book One: The Mormons The next time that squeaky clean pair of LDS elders comes knocking on your door, they're in for a surprise! Find out the secrets the Mormon Church would rather you didn't know (and for which they paid plenty of money to keep hushed up - unsuccessfully!) In this first book of The Complete Heretic's Guide to World Religion series, historian and award-winning atheist author Dave Fitzgerald takes us behind the Salt Lake Curtain for a glimpse at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and answers your questions: Where did this multi-billion dollar tax-exempt corporation come from? Did Joseph Smith really sleep with all those women? Are the Mormons going to take over the whole world, and if so, is there any way to stop them? But that's not all! Learn about the bizarre, oxymoronic world of Mormon Archeology and discover their strange beliefs, not just all the crazy stuff you already know, but all the truly twisted things you never even suspected - including the astounding shocking skeletons rattling around in the closet of the Mormon church hierarchy. Don't miss out on this fun, informative and painstakingly researched historical romp by the highly praised and award-winning author of Nailed: Ten Christian Myths That Show Jesus Never Existed At All. So when the missionaries show up on your doorstep, you'll have plenty to discuss with them... Later days, Saints! The Complete Heretic's Guide to Western Religion. Because Religion isn't just wrong. It's hilarious.
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Lying For The Lord: The Paul H. Dunn Stories
Lynn Packer
Paul H. Dunn's meteoric rise in the leadership ranks of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) was propelled by stories he told about his World War II combat experiences and professional baseball career. Stories like the one about his Army buddy dying in his arms during the invasion of Okinawa, or how he won the first game he pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals at the outset of a five-year pro career, which included pitching to baseball greats Willie Mays and Ted Williams. The stories Dunn told, however, were not born out of his actual experiences, but out of his vivid imagination.
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The God Makers: A Shocking Expose of What the Mormon Church Really Believes
Ed Decker, Dave Hunt
Mormons claim to follow the same God and the same Jesus as Christians. They also state that their gospel comes from the Bible. But are they telling the truth? The God Makers, one of the most powerful books to penetrate the veil of secrecy surrounding the rituals and doctrines of the Mormon Church, reveals the inner workings and beliefs of Mormonism. Through personal interviews and well-documented evidence, you'll discover the true nature of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its hidden worldwide agenda.
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Leaving The Saints
Martha Beck
Leaving the Saints offers a rare glimpse inside one of the world's most secretive religions while telling a profoundly moving story of personal courage, survival, and the transformative power of spirituality.
🎙️ Podcasts(7)
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Understanding Atheism after Mormonism
Mormon Stories
In this multi-part interview, Dan Wotherspoon interviews Tyson Jacobsen and Randy Snyder about their transition from devout Mormonism to atheism.
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Wardless Podcast
A podcast discussing common experiences and emotions leaving the Mormon church
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Ross and Carrie Go Mormon (Part 1): And it Came to Pass
Oh No Ross and Carrie on Apple Podcasts
Ross and Carrie ring the Mormons' doorbell, and spend five months taking the classes, attending the services, reading the scriptures, and even setting up their baptism, in this first part of a two-part groundbreaking investigation.
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Ross and Carrie Go Mormon (Part 2): What, No Underwear?
Oh No Ross and Carrie on Apple Podcasts
After a six-month investigation, Ross and Carrie get baptized, take vows of chastity, swear off hot drinks, and become official members of the Mormon Church. And then... they tell their missionaries what brought them to church in the first place.
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Glass Box Podcast
Bryce & Shannon team up to take on headlines in and out of Mormonism to see what slipped through the cracks. We start with a quote that could be inspirational, sarcastic, or even funny, depending on the topic, then we move on to the main segment, where we usually do a deep dive into the topic to see what slipped through the cracks. Occasionally we have an interview where we can talk to interesting people. Then we move into Media of Great Price and either deep dive into different Mormon books or talk about some interesting or pertinent media. And we finish up with a positive news headline to show you that the world isn't always on fire. Sit down and have a listen! We have a lot of fun.
🏢 Organizations(10)
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Protecting children from sexually explicit questioning by religious clergy
Sam Young's Protect Every Child
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Holding Out HELP
Provides those from a polygamous culture the care, support and resources to become independent and self-sufficient *This is not a secular organization.
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Mormon Stories
Over 1,200 stories of Mormons, ex-Mormons, Events, etc. organized by category & upcoming events. The most popular Mormon themed podcast
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Mormon Spectrum
We want to show that a spectrum exists within the world of Mormonism. We recognize, and empathize with, the overwhelming feelings that may accompany the discovery of information outside of the correlated church material.
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CES Letter
My Search for Answers to my Mormon Doubts A letter written to the Church Education System Director by Jeremy Runnells (Details many historical issues)
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Mormon Faith Crisis
Providing positive, personal, and practical resources for Mormons experiencing a faith crisis. Check out their Podcast & Workshops & Events
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Quit Mormon
Free Legal Assistance For Those Who Want To Resign The Mormon Church
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Non-profit, non-sectarian organization dedicated to supporting those in transition from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Exmormon Foundation
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📁 Other Resources(8)
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Why I Left
For ExMormons who are feeling alone in their unbelief, Why I Left is a world map where self identify
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exmoteens • r/exmoteens
Welcome! This is a subreddit designed to be a community for teens who have left the Mormon Church, who are looking to leave the Mormon church, or...
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Thoughtful Transitions Support Group
A support community for people stepping away from Mormonism
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Recovery from Mormonism
A site for those who are questioning their faith in the Mormon Church and for those who need support as they transition their lives to a normal life