Hi, I'm PLukeFirestoker
I write ex-Mormon poetry and parody songs and do occasional cartoons. Most have never been seen or heard, but a few are on Facebook. There is not much of a demand for these works. Such is life. I believe I am supposed to terminate this with the phrase, "I was Mormon".
About me
I am a rather private person and do not feel comfortable sharing much with complete strangers. In a Mormon context, this would be read as, I have something to hide, must be broken and only the Church can repair me. If you do not follow the rules as well as I do, then I am better than you (judgmental). I always smile and seem happy, but it is all fake.
On my shelf
On the Mormon Spectrum
# Why I left More stories of 'Why I left' the Mormon church
Why would anyone stay? To paraphrase Elizabeth Bennett Browning's sonnet 43, "How Do I Love Thee",
WHY DID I LEAVE THEE (THE CHURCH)
Why did I leave thee?
Let me count the reasons.
I left thee over historicity,
And not ‘cause I’m a heathen.
I left thee over Smith's polygamy and his child brides.
This does the Church indict.
I left thee 'cause of patriarchy,
And denying women equal rights.
I left thee over past racism.
When the Church claimed the priesthood was only for the Whites
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I left thee over LGBTQ issues.
The Church wants gays quiet and out-of-sight.
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The Church is aware of all its errors,
But in no way is contrite.
.
Instead it manipulates the story
And tries to gaslight.
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Cognitive dissonance, guilt and shame
Was this member’s plight.
.
But I have left the Church forever,
To live a free and honest life.