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To go back to some of the early replies and discussion of the one true church concept. I was asked to speak in sacrament for the first time. Over a text conversation a member of the bishopric asked if I would talk about my spiritual journey, I said “great, I will talk about 12 years old Southern Baptist Summer Bible camp at Rock Springs and people sitting around the campfire listening to someone sing ‘That old Rugged Cross’, but I don’t think that is what they want to hear about.” Uncomfortable silence on the phone for a while before the next text. I ended up with another topic and spoke about God and the Civil Rights movement. Anyway ….. I do think the move to Atheist comes from the church being so tied to the religious experience. I recall doing my daily reading one Sunday morning and being so blown away by a concept,gaining an understanding. I felt so spiritually alive and then went to church full of energy and hearing a parade of youth speakers talk about the temptation of R Rated movies, definitely a come down from the moment I had.
I can how as the church is taught someone could draw the conclusion that if you reject the church you have nothing left but Atheistism. I think not being from the church if you don’t like the one you are in you go to the Methodist down the block the other way. You walk in and see the couple you used to sit on the same pew with and tell them ” I wondered what happened to you guys.”
Thank you for doing the podcasts. Finding podcasts is a slow journey. You really crystalized and put in the right some of what I have been thinking reguarding the Handbook issues. I listened to the handshake and sword podcast. I love it. I really enjoy hearing about scripture stories and exploring mysteries. Sent from my SM-T530NU using Tapatalk
Why did I leave Southern Baptist ? It was the 80s,I was in high school. It was becoming too political and that was a time when a lot of kids stopgoing to church. What appealed to me about LDS ? I liked what I saw as the ward acting as a community. I know some argue against the social nature of the church. I think it is at its best when we move a stranger into the ward. The whole concept of Home Teaching,when it is done is wonderful. It just seemed right at the time.
