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Dear Bishop Blog #4 – Confessions of a Liar
There’s nothing like finishing out the year on a post-repentance high! Time to confess my sins. My skill and proclivity for lying are my focus today. I’m sorry, Bishop, that I’m a lair. The gravest of my lies were told … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Critical Thinking Skills, Guilt, Mormonism, Reality, Religion
Tagged Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Confession, Guilt, Mormon, Mormonism, Polygamy, Repentance, Shame
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Dear Bishop Blog # 3 – Random Confessions
Time for some random confessions. I’m jonesing for that fix that can only come from a post-repentance high. Dear Bishop: Am I racist, Bishop? I’m really attracted to Caucasians with Asian-looking eyes, but to Asians with more rounded eyes. I … Continue reading
Posted in Guilt, Shame
Tagged Confession, Disneyland, Footloose, Glee, Guilt, Jump the shark, Kevin Bacon, Repentance, Shame, Soul Surfer
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Dear Bishop Blog
Dear Bishop, I wrote earlier about the shame and guilt I felt growing up in Mormonism. But there was a plus side to it too: Repentance! I don’t mean the actual process of repentance but the feeling that came afterward; … Continue reading
Posted in Guilt, Honesty, Humor, Mormonism, Shame
Tagged Confession, Guilt, Mormon, Repentance, Shame, Utah
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Shame and Guilt
When I consider at the highest level the elements of their Mother’s faith that I hope my kids don’t buy into, I think that the religious shame is at the top of my list. I should probably do some research … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Guilt, Mormonism, Religion, Shame
Tagged Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Golden Rule, Japan, Mormon, Religion and Spirituality, Shame
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