The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been around for almost two centuries and has ebbed and fluctuated in a predictably adaptive manner throughout its relatively short life in the religious realm. With constant changes in society’s collective mind, the LDS Church has found it necessary to change doctrine and teachings during its existence, amounting to a fairly sordid past. The Church has done a thorough job of promoting its story, but is this self-professed history slanted? The answer is yours to decide.
Join us as we journey into the turbulent history of the LDS Church through the eyes, hearts and testimonies of people that were actually there.
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The goal of this project is to provide an expanding body of knowledge that is credible, concise and easy to digest. We are consistently evolving during this intensive investigation to provide you, the listener, with the most accurate facts and accounts surrounding the Church’s origin and development. This voyage has led us to discover some bizarre facts, head-scratching rituals, and horrifying evidence buried in the annals of LDS history.
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“I was born and raised in Northern Utah and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the LDS Church, Mormon) until the age of fifteen. I was faithful to the LDS Church, better known as a “true believing Mormon” (TBM), but slowly became apathetic towards the Church like many teenage Mormons do. I was also dissatisfied with various answers I received to seemingly important questions about the doctrine, but figured every uncertainty could be explained away and I was going through a “doubting phase” like my friends, family and church leaders suggested.
However, this doubt and apathy conspired to eventually corrode my willpower for Church activity and I stopped attending at age 17, much to the dismay of my family and friends. Even though my church attendance declined, I continued to attend my Seminary class throughout my high school years. (Seminary is Mormon-speak for bible study during school hours. It is a program sponsored by The Church in which students walk a short distance to an off-campus Church building during “released time” to have a Sunday-school lesson.)
I ended up graduating from seminary, but out of loathing the church, I virtually severed every tie I had in the community. I still spent time with my closest friends, but everybody else became distanced.
Fast-forward five years and I’m living in another state with essentially a new life. I’m now a moderately ‘out’ atheist, and I want to examine the cult in which I was raised. Please don’t think I use the word “cult” for shock factor. Honestly, I don’t shy away from the word because the root refers to “culture.” When I say culture, I mean that the Church is an entire life structure for TBMs, much like any fundamental religious sect. Church wasn’t just the place I went to on Sunday; it was also the meeting place for youth activities multiple times per week. It was the place that I played with my closest friends and classmates, and associated with them under reverence for the Lord. It was the place where my youth soccer coach was also my Bishop (aka: Pastor). It’s the place I devoted countless thoughts, feelings, and hours to, and of course, these thoughts and feelings can’t resist revival every time I drive past the Church building or see a member of my old Ward (aka: Congregation). But most of all, the church provided an entire support structure on which the person that is Bryce Blankenagel was built. That’s something I don’t take lightly, and I’m thankful for.
I can’t deny that the structure was beneficial, and I agree that it takes a village to raise a child, a belief that is heavily embedded in the Church’s doctrine. However, teaching a child, or any person for that matter, what to think instead of teaching them how to think, is not a good thing for the child or society in general. That’s what I’m advocating against. Let’s look at the evidence about the Mormon religion, from establishment to present, and learn from the experiences and testimonies of the people involved.”
My Book of Mormon: Episode 53 – Alma 57 with Bryce Blankenagel – Listen on MyBoM Website
Atheists on Air: Beyond the Trailer Park Episode 9 – Mormon Mania – Watch/Listen on YouTube
Atheists on Air: Beyond the Trailer Park Episode 24 – More Mormon Mania – Watch/Listen on YouTube
Atheists on Air: Beyond the Trailer Park Episode 41 – Even More Mormon Mania – Watch/Listen on YouTube
Cognitive Dissonance: Episode 229 – Naked Mormonism – Listen on Cog Dis Website
Atheists on Air: Episode 81 – David Fitzgerald – Listen on AoA Website
Scathing Atheist: Episodes 126-127 – Listen on Scathing Atheist Website
Scathing Atheist: Episodes 146-147 – Listen on Scathing Atheist Website
Amateur Skeptics: Episode 139 – Interview NAKED! – Listen on Amateur Skeptics Website
My Book of Mormon: Episode 53 – Alma 57 with Bryce Blankenagel – Listen on MyBoM Website
Atheists on Air: Beyond the Trailer Park Episode 9 – Mormon Mania – Watch/Listen on YouTube
Atheists on Air: Beyond the Trailer Park Episode 24 – More Mormon Mania – Watch/Listen on YouTube
Atheists on Air: Beyond the Trailer Park Episode 41 – Even More Mormon Mania – Watch/Listen on YouTube
Cognitive Dissonance: Episode 229 – Naked Mormonism – Listen on Cog Dis Website
Atheists on Air: Episode 81 – David Fitzgerald – Listen on AoA Website
Scathing Atheist: Episodes 126-127 – Listen on Scathing Atheist Website
Scathing Atheist: Episodes 146-147 – Listen on Scathing Atheist Website
Amateur Skeptics: Episode 139 – Interview NAKED! – Listen on Amateur Skeptics Website
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