By Jack B. Worthy
Scrutinizing the event of starting to be up Mormon, this own narrative tells the tale of 1 man's disillusionment along with his religion and next excommunication from the Church. This account reveals what's posited as inherent racism and sexism in the church and seeks to show the controlling tools of indoctrination and the tough technique of excommunication. The basic tenets of the faith are defined, own tales and analyses are shared, and church professionals are pointed out to help the claims of maximum gender and racial discrimination. From unknowing follower to offended insurgent, and eventually to a content material, worldly man, this e-book recounts the event of a survivor who feels the obligation to give an explanation for his fact.
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Members must never speak ill of, or disagree with, Church leaders. Apostle N. ”63 The brethren have said that members must never criticize the brethren [General Authorities], even if the criticism is true. You would think they would try to say this with a straight face, but I saw Apostle Dallin H. 64 Perhaps they can't help themselves. To appreciate their difficulty, try saying the following to someone without smiling: “You must never criticize me, even if the criticism is true. The last commandment I’ll mention is the command to do missionary work.
The system allows a relatively small group of people to control a lot of other people. Church leaders are respected and revered to a very high degree. I have heard many stories of people crying because they were in the presence of an apostle or a prophet, which is reminiscent of the young Red Guards, who, during the Cultural Revolution in China, wept uncontrollably with joy at the sight of Chairman Mao in Tiananmen Square. Having that kind of power over people is, without doubt, intoxicating. The Mormon reality dome allows leaders to direct people’s lives under the pretext that they are merely passing on messages from Heavenly Father, the great director in the sky.
34. 56. Ensign, August 1997, p. 7. 57. Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, Vol. 11, August 9, 1866, p. 269. ”58 Surprisingly, some women complained. Not surprisingly, Brigham Young couldn’t stand their whining and warned them to pipe down or leave. He made an announcement to “all the women of this community,” saying, “I am going to give you [two weeks to] . . determine whether you wish to stay with your husbands or not, and then I am going to set every woman at liberty and say to them, . . [they] have got to do one of two things; either round up their shoulders to endure the afflictions of this world, and live their religion, or they may leave .