Published inThe Taoist Online·Nov 135 Life-Changing Things I Learned Leaving Religion to Know GodReligious deconstruction can be hard because often the lies you’ve unconsciously bought into are based on some layer of truth. And so, on the journey, you’ll often find yourself having to parse disparate concepts you internalized, thinking they were the one same thing. In reality, they were lies mixed with…Religion5 min readReligion5 min read
Oct 31Could the Biblical Jericho be in Europe?I’ve shared before a pet theory of mine that the events of the Bible all took place in Medieval Europe, not the Ancient Middle East. Yes, this goes against the mainstream historical narrative. Yes, I get that many Christians are offended by this idea. No, I’m not making any definitive…Bible21 min readBible21 min read
Oct 13Why “Religion” Doesn’t Work for FeministsI read an article the other day by Celeste Davis, entitled Why Religious Tools Don’t Work for Women, based on the work of Elizabeth Gilbert (author of Eat, Pray, Love). Their premise is this: All religious frameworks are designed for men; making the degraded man more divine by helping him…Religion7 min readReligion7 min read
Oct 11Writing my own Christian Creed: Reformation 2.0 ChristianityIf you’ve read any my stuff before, you may know I’m an advocate for Reformation 2.0 Christianity. Well, in order for there to be a Reformation 2.0 Christian movement, we probably need a new Creed. The Nicene Creed of AD325 was never an ecumenical decision. It was totally Constantine’s baby…Christianity3 min readChristianity3 min read
Published inThe Taoist Online·Oct 2Some Love Lessons from “Love Your Neighbor As Yourself”1 John 4:8- One whom isn’t loving, doesn’t know God; for God is love. What does it mean that God is love? Growing up Mormon, I’d hear it said or sung that God is love, but then when I was taught examples of God’s love, it was often couched in…Love14 min readLove14 min read
Oct 2Takeaways from LDS General Conference Oct 2023It’s been a couple of years now since I watched LDS General Conference. If memory serves I began listening only to the audio recordings instead of watching in 2019 or 2020, because I couldn’t stomach showing the faces of these men to my young children knowing they might associate these…Mormon7 min readMormon7 min read
Published inThe Taoist Online·Sep 29“Never Leave a Witch Alive”? A Deeper Look into Exodus 22:18It’s 5 weeks until Halloween and the decorations have hit the stores. Some people even already have their decorations up. Pumpkins, ghosts, spiders, zombies and, of course, witches. Thanks to the worldwide pop-cult phenomenon of Harry Potter, most people’s modern concept of witches or wizards might be attractive teenagers in…Christianity7 min readChristianity7 min read
Sep 10Top 10 Changes I Would Make If I Were President of the LDS ChurchSince Russell M Nelson (now 99 years old) became president of the LDS church almost 5 years ago, the alleged growth-rate has slowed to a trickle and more members have left the church than ever before. This is an unprecedented time in LDS church history, thanks in large part to…Mormon41 min readMormon41 min read
Sep 65 Hard Pills About Life Every Modern Woman Needs to Swallow1. You’re not a photo. You’re animated. A selfie is generally an attempt to capture a snapshot of beauty. But what it actually does is reinforce and reduce the idea of beauty to mere looks; shape, proportions, coloring, contrast, contour, etc. This mindset has tricked many women into putting more effort into selling a cultivated appearance or…Women17 min readWomen17 min read
Sep 5LDS Child Abuse: thoughts on the Ruby Franke/8 Passengers arrestA big story out of Utah this week is the arrest of and criminal charges filed against LDS Momfluencer and YouTube star Ruby Franke (2.4 …News7 min readNews7 min read
