After I left the church I felt beaten. I didn't even know it, I was so numb. It had become so toxic to me that I could no longer feel or see myself clearly. The endless disappointments, criticism, and negativity that had sunk into my very marrow had finally taken its...

ARE YOU THERE? <---- Click to play song! (This is just for you guys on this site.) I wrote this song some time ago to commemorate what for me was the end of a great illusion. When all the fun is gone and nothing has gone according to plan, when all the hype and...

Again, she reminds me of so many of you! Our Sophia continues her journey. She's found a companion like her, a black sheep. I like the way she seems to be marching. She's so confident. Bold! Defiant! Even if she is a black sheep, she takes that as a compliment. So...

Hello, everyone. My name is Petite, yes it's my name really. I'm currently a college student majoring in film and human rights activist. I became spiritually independent back in 2010, when I was at my old university, I was going through the quarter life crisis, in...

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I really enjoy our chat times, like the one we had last night. They always cheer me up! Our little conversation on "binders full of women" got me laughing. So... As soon as Romney used the phrase “binders full of women” in the debate the other night, someone bought...

Hi Everyone! I am fairly new here and just haven't has the time to write out my story or be overly involved here, and yet, that is why I joined. So, what better way to spend an Autumn evening, eh? I first found the church as a sixteen year old kid on October 31,...

For many people, family is the last battle to be fought for their spiritual independence. Some of my siblings have unfriended me because of the changes I've gone through. Even though they love me, I don't think my parents will ever understand. Or even try. But my task...

The most prevalent feeling since leaving the church has been loneliness. I've been thinking about this quite a bit. Actually, I think I was just as lonely within the church but I didn't feel it as acutely because I was surrounded by people. I had some meaningful...

I have hesitated to post my story for two reasons: First...I don't have the extreme horror stories of power-hungry leaders or abuse that many of you have described. Overwhelmingly, my friends and co-workers have been wonderful people who are interested in the things...