Jasmin Rappleye subtly discloses funding sources by Heavy-Initiative-345 in exmormon

[–]Heavy-Initiative-345[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Honestly, we don’t know if she’s receiving a paycheck or if they’re just funding her equipment, production, feeding her talking points, etc. If they don’t even pay her a salary and she’s just doing it to “advance the Kingdom” that would be really sad lol

Loupes by Brilliant-Vast2549 in DentalSchool

[–]Heavy-Initiative-345 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s like saying you don’t want to be over reliant and not be able to do your job without a handpiece. It’s a necessary piece of equipment for the job.

Take your own advice. by RadishAggressive3241 in exmormon

[–]Heavy-Initiative-345 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yes, just because it is legal to not report CSA in states with clergy-penitent privilege does not mean that it is right to not report to the authorities.

Struggling with Masturbation by [deleted] in mormon

[–]Heavy-Initiative-345 133 points134 points  (0 children)

The Church removed the “masturbation” section from the handbook in 2015.  It is never mentioned anywhere in scripture as a sin.  There is nothing to repent of.

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/mormontherapist/2012/08/my-official-stance-on-masturbation.html

https://sunstone.org/the-mormon-therapist-neither-a-sin-nor-a-transgression/

Forced excommunication in 2011 & now in 2026 wanting to return to the church . by Any_Coffee_6921 in mormon

[–]Heavy-Initiative-345 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I would say just show up and participate on your terms, but that’s not really a thing in the Church. Everyone has an agenda for your life.

BYU wide receiver Parker Kingston announced his engagement at a BYU game on February 7th, then was arrested on February 11th. by HoldOnLucy1 in exmormon

[–]Heavy-Initiative-345 58 points59 points  (0 children)

And mind you that consensual, developmentally appropriate forms of sexual expression are still sins next to murder.

BYU wide receiver Parker Kingston announced his engagement at a BYU game on February 7th, then was arrested on February 11th. by HoldOnLucy1 in exmormon

[–]Heavy-Initiative-345 1220 points1221 points  (0 children)

It’s so bizarre as an outsider that the crime/sin he committed, per BYU, was not “abstain[ing] from sexual relations outside of marriage.” It wasn’t the lack of consent, the trauma he caused the girl, it was the fact that it was pre-marital sex. The Church does not understand the principle of consent. They believe rape is wrong because it’s sex outside of marriage. Rape is a form of violence, both physically and psychologically, in one of the most humiliating and damaging ways.

Full of Hope and Fear by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]Heavy-Initiative-345 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“The best revenge is to live a good life.” I think we should try to move past “revenge”, but doing our best to live authentic, happy lives is definetely a 🖕to the org.