Emily Pearson grew up in the Mormon Church and left once she realized that being a Mormon, the thing that was supposed to bring her peace and hope in life, was bringing her pain and anguish.
This is too often the reality of life in religious groups that seek to control people. The Bible has rules for life, but it also has very important instructions for us to love each other. You know what else it says? It says that if we believe in him, the penalty for our sins is paid. And yet, these legalistic religious groups would have us suffer as much as possible here on earth for not fitting their idea of perfect and sinless, even though that is impossible.
Everyone has sin. Yes, I do believe that the bible speaks as homosexuality as a sin. It also speaks out against lying, adultery, lust, gluttony, etc., but somehow we don't seem to treat other sinners with the same kind of hatred that we do homosexuals.
What are your thoughts? Do you know any Ex Mormons?
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