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Casper NassauI broke up with God long ago – but it's complicated <a href="https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/20/i-broke-up-with-god-long-ago-but-its-complicated/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/20/i-broke-up-with-god-long-ago-but-its-complicated/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Catholics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Catholics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Christian" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Christian</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mormons" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Mormons</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Muslims" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Muslims</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#LDS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pacifica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Pacifica</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Polynesian" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Polynesian</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pasifika" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Pasifika</a>

StarTrek GifsDo you know the origin of this scene?<a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/startrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#startrek</a> <a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/gif" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gif</a> <a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/quiz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#quiz</a> <a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/riddle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#riddle</a> <a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/game" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#game</a> <a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/LDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LDS</a> <a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/startrekLDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#startrekLDS</a> <a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/guid63b428f4b7f" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#guid63b428f4b7f</a>

StarTrek GifsWhat do you think?<a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/startrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#startrek</a> <a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/gif" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gif</a> <a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/quiz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#quiz</a> <a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/riddle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#riddle</a> <a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/game" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#game</a> <a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/LDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LDS</a> <a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/startrekLDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#startrekLDS</a> <a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/guid591fa024a1e9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#guid591fa024a1e9</a>

Mark IngallsI significantly expanded the history section of the <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Wikipedia" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wikipedia</a> article for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Washington (state) after coming across a very in-depth paper covering the history of the church in the central part of the state. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints_in_Washington_(state)" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chu...</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23LDS" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LDS</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints_in_Washington_(state)" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Church of Jesus Christ of ...</a>

Mark IngallsI significantly expanded the history section of the <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wikipedia</a> article for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Washington (state) after coming across a very in-depth paper covering the history of the church in the central part of the state.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints_in_Washington_(state)" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints_in_Washington_(state)</a><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/LDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LDS</a>

Larry Nemecek — Dr. Trek!TUESDAY 2FERS! <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23TheTrekFiles" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheTrekFiles</a> up NOW: It’s Fan Mail week again—with "fan mail" expert guest, <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.app/profile/johnchampion.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@johnchampion.bsky.social</a>! <a href="https://thetrekfiles.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">thetrekfiles.com</a> THEN “Our Eighth Anniversary, <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23StarTrek" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StarTrek</a>" + <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23LDS" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LDS</a> S5 Blu Door Prize! | #395 Trekland Tuesdays LIVE w/YT live SuperChat: 2p PT/5p ET/10p UK/11p CET <a href="https://bit.ly/3hzTZXE" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">bit.ly/3hzTZXE</a>

Greg 🇳🇿 :tinoflag: 🇨🇵Not too keen on the <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/LDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LDS</a> running the <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/FamilySearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FamilySearch</a> site, but I must admit that they're really on to it. Collecting family trees. Trying to get as much info on to <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Gramps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gramps</a>, but have to go back to 1620...so far. A mission that I'll work away at, little by little, day by day. All saved locally. <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/genealogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#genealogy</a>

Frankie ✅A federal judge has ruled against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in a lawsuit over who pays for sexual abuse settlements. <a href="https://www.scrippsnews.com/life/faith-and-religion/lds-church-loses-lawsuit-against-insurance-companies-over-sex-abuse-settlements" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.scrippsnews.com/life/faith-and-religion/lds-church-loses-lawsuit-against-insurance-companies-over-sex-abuse-settlements</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#religion</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#lds</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sexualabuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#sexualabuse</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lawsuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#lawsuit</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#insurance</a>

StarTrek GifsWhich episode do we see here?<a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/startrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#startrek</a> <a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/gif" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gif</a> <a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/quiz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#quiz</a> <a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/riddle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#riddle</a> <a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/game" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#game</a> <a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/LDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LDS</a> <a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/startrekLDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#startrekLDS</a> <a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/guid2c62ab137fb8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#guid2c62ab137fb8</a>

StarTrek GifsPlease tell me where this scene occured<a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/startrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#startrek</a> <a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/gif" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gif</a> <a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/quiz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#quiz</a> <a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/riddle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#riddle</a> <a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/game" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#game</a> <a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/LDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LDS</a> <a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/startrekLDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#startrekLDS</a> <a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/guid8f3ba58ffb57" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#guid8f3ba58ffb57</a>

Mx. Luna Corbdenidk I guess I'd like to think that some of the folks in that photo read Recovering Agency, got over a bunch of their pain and confusion, and were able to attend that protest because of it.Based on feedback I've gotten in the past, this is very likely true.And that's why I want to restore my health, so I can do more of that. That's my calling. That's what stirs my spirit.<a href="https://defcon.social/tags/ReligiousTrauma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ReligiousTrauma</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/Mormon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mormon</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/LDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LDS</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/exmormon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#exmormon</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/exmo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#exmo</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/UTPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UTPol</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a>

Mx. Luna CorbdenThat said, there's also a lot of authoritarianism running through Mormon doctrines, and those with authoritarian mindsets glom onto those ideals instead.They have their eye on a Utah theocracy, just like ol' Brother Brigham once ruled over. And many of them are in Utah government and police. So I also wouldn't be surprised if that comes to blows.The prophecy about separating the wheat from the chaff has never felt so poignant, so imminent. <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/ReligiousTrauma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ReligiousTrauma</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/Mormon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mormon</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/LDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LDS</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/exmormon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#exmormon</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/exmo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#exmo</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/UTPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UTPol</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a>

Mx. Luna CorbdenThat photo of the Utah protest keeps going around. Social media and news outlets are all surprised for some reason.I'm not. Not at all. That's because 1. I was raised LDS and know the fire they implanted in people like me to stand for what is right, and 2. I've followed activism in Mormon spaces for the last two decades, and know that when educated on these issues, nuanced Mormons and exmormons bring all that fire with them. They've been largely working within Mormon spaces to change the Church and help those wounded by it, and have accomplished amazing things, moving the mountain that is the world's wealthiest religion with hardly a mustard seed.Most of the base values Mormonism teaches are perfect for anti-Trumpism. The Book of Mormon is anti-monarchy and pro-liberty. The driving core doctrine is "free agency." The world after Jesus returns is basically a functioning global commune.This is why I've chosen to work in this space as my own activism, my calling, to heal Mormons and exmormons of their trauma, teach them critical thinking, educate them on these issues, expose them to progressive ideas, and then they'll have the energy for changing the wider world. We were reared to change the world, pushed to magnify our talents, taught to be leaders, shown how to organize, and then they chained us to a hamster wheel of useless activity that did the opposite of changing the world. Once released from that hamster wheel, we are a force to be reckoned with.So yeah, folks in Utah are gonna show up. Don't underestimate the Mormons.<a href="https://defcon.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/UTPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UTPol</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/exmo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#exmo</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/exmormon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#exmormon</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/LDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LDS</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/Mormon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mormon</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/ReligiousTrauma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ReligiousTrauma</a>

Mark IngallsThis weekend is the semi-annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It will feature Christ-centered messages of hope and peace and I’d like to invite you to join my family by tuning in online. Details: <a href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/feature/general-conference?lang=eng" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.churchofjesuschrist.org/feature/gene...</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23LDS" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LDS</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Christian" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Christian</a> <a href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/feature/general-conference?lang=eng" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">General Conference – Church of...</a>

Mark IngallsThis weekend is the semi-annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It will feature Christ-centered messages of hope and peace and I’d like to invite you to join my family by tuning in online.All other posts I make about it will be behind CW as I know you guys don’t follow me for religious content.Details: <a href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/feature/general-conference?lang=eng" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/feature/general-conference?lang=eng</a><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/LDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LDS</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Christian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Christian</a>

Jason844<a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@mmiasma" class="u-url mention">@mmiasma</a> Oh, they will see it. LDS Temples are normally lighted at night. They are so bright that a friend of mine who lives near one doesn't really need to leave a porch light on at night.And the LDS Temple in Oakland CA is an important air-traffic marker for landing, at night, at the Oakland Internat'l Airport.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReligionBeforePeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ReligionBeforePeople</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#LDS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Wyoming" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Wyoming</a>

Milcom MiasmaThe religious view.In Cody, I guess Jesus gets the front-row.I hope they make it a particularly attractive view of Moroni's backside for the people who used to see the mountains.<a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ReligionBeforePeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ReligionBeforePeople</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/LDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LDS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Wyoming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wyoming</a>Source: <a href="https://cowboystatedaily.com/2025/04/01/as-construction-moves-fast-divide-over-101-foot-cody-lds-temple-remains-wide/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://cowboystatedaily.com/2025/04/01/as-construction-moves-fast-divide-over-101-foot-cody-lds-temple-remains-wide/</a>

ProPublicaUtah Ex-Therapist Scott Owen Sentenced to Prison for Sexually Abusing Patients —Owen’s 15-year-to-life prison term follows a 2023 investigation by The Salt Lake Tribune and ProPublica that uncovered a range of sex abuse allegations against the ex-therapist, who claimed to be a specialist for struggling gay Latter-day Saints men. <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/scott-owen-utah-therapist-sexual-abuse-prison-sentence?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.propublica.org/article/scott-owen-utah-therapist-sexual-abuse-prison-sentence?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</a><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Utah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Utah</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Therapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Therapy</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Abuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Abuse</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/LDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LDS</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Crime</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Prison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Prison</a>

sufganiyot fox ✡️Xan came to the office while I was in between calls to let me know that Trump crashed the economy, and we chatted and joked a bit about the end of the United StatesTHEN she said that if the US did, y'know, end, <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Utah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Utah</a> would most likely become the sovereign nation <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Deseret" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Deseret</a>, and she (who was not raised Mormon) wondered if Deseret might not be just a bit better than what we have nowand, dear friends, I have neither the character count nor the courage to describe to you the terror that turned my marrow to water at the thought of living under a <a href="https://babka.social/tags/mormon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mormon</a> theocratic nation<a href="https://babka.social/tags/mormons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mormons</a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/lds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lds</a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#uspol</a>

Mx. Luna CorbdenChurch that's richer than Heavenly Father (and every other church in the world) soon could live on the interest from its more than $200b of investments, but naw, will require tithes anyway because it's in the Book of Malachi and they're saving up treasures in heaven for you! A couple billion more is always nice, so pay up your tithing even if your cupboard is bare! After all, the Prophet isn't selfish! He doesn't want to hoard all those blessings to himself!<a href="https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2025/04/01/lds-church-wealth-day-soon-may/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2025/04/01/lds-church-wealth-day-soon-may/</a>No paywall:<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20250401171040/https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2025/04/01/lds-church-wealth-day-soon-may/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://web.archive.org/web/20250401171040/https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2025/04/01/lds-church-wealth-day-soon-may/</a><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/UTPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UTPol</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/LDSPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LDSPol</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/LDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LDS</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/Mormon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mormon</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/exmo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#exmo</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/exmormon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#exmormon</a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/ReligiousTrauma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ReligiousTrauma</a>

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