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Irresistible (Dis)Grace

For those who leave, but can't leave it alone

Url:	http://irresistibledisgrace.wordpress.com
Author(s):	George Andrew Spriggs
Language:	English
Tags:	exmormon, atheism, cultural mormon
Description:	A blog by an ex-Mormon for discussing Mormon, atheist, and other religious issues from a cultural perspective.
Ratings	(4 Ratings)
Popularity:	11 Followers

Pride, Entitlement, and Resentment

Value Cultivation in a World Without Magic

Who do we want to keep in the church?

Overheard: Meeting the Mormon relatives for Christmas

"So...Jim...you do know that our daughter deserves a worthy priesthood holding husband...can you be that?"I was eavesdropping (I guess that’s not really possible in a semi-open online...more

2009-12-24

Mountains from molehills

One of the starkest revealers of the alien condition, I think, is when other people so deeply misunderstand and mischaracterize the feelings, thoughts, aspirations and fears of a person.When a pers...more

2009-12-23

Atheist prayers

Final Fantasy Tactics…ahh, it was a fun game.But I’m not quite sure if I agree with how the faith system works. Faith in that game powers magic. More faith = better magic.This works in ...more

2009-12-21

What good is an alien community?

In response to my last post, Seth commented:…My feeling is that the LDS faith is about community forged by covenant first and foremost.If you are supportive and loyal to that community and do...more

2009-12-21

The role of parsing in Mormonism

If you’ve read through the Mormon Bloggernacle long enough, then you’ve probably come across Ray (aka Papa D of Things of My Soul.) Ray is noteworthy for a great many things (for one, I...more

2009-12-17

Growing up as an atheist Mormon

I feel that my upbringing in the church was just so different from everyone else’s…but in a silent, private way. This foreignness or alienation wasn’t about a difference in locati...more

2009-12-16

Tithing and budgeting

I have felt rather ambivalent to tithing. Since I’m recovering from a chronic allergy to working for pay, I can say that I’ve been able to get out of all of my recommend interviews as a...more

2009-12-15

The Inauthenticity Crisis

Have you ever been in a situation where you were slighted, undervalued, underappreciated, or even maybe despised…but you couldn’t say or do anything about it, because that would only in...more

2009-12-12

Should we cultivate hardship?

Consider the cultivation of this bonsai tree.Last Sunday, Hypatia pondered over whether it was a good thing for her parents to be taking her daughter with them to church. Her daughter is currently ...more

2009-12-09

Narrative calculus and bliss

How do we come up with our worldviews? Why do we narrate the world in the ways we do? How are our many beliefs knit together? I have had time to think about this topic in

2009-12-07

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