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I am one of those Mormons who "took the religion too seriously" and "mysteriously missed the memo" on rocks in hat and Fanny Alger. In short, I was foreordained to fall from grace because my mopologitic liahona is broken.

I spent 23 years of my life wondering whether or not God would accept me. Most of this time, I assumed I wasn't ready to meet him. This might sound dramatic but it was just part of my life. My sins were like an appendage. When I spoke to the bishops, I always left feeling like I could have said more but didn't. I always felt there was more to dig out of my stinky closet. Over time, I grew accustomed to this feeling. It's like living with a sliver under your skin.

Then, just this morning while taking a shower, it dawned on me in a flash thought like a bolt of lightning. There is no God planning to show the Quark movie! I started laughing outloud. In my laughter, I covered my face with my hands. Soon, my laughter turned to sobbing. I cried it all out and then I was free. In 23 years I have never experienced anything like it. Everything was gone. I watched in run down the drain. It was my past and it has finally left me.

Praise the Lord.

Amen.

Oh, and I attended a non-Mormon church with my family today. We had a fine time.

Congratulations, quark, for shedding that yoke of Mormon shame and guilt.

quark wrote:Then, just this morning while taking a shower, it dawned on me in a flash thought like a bolt of lightning. There is no God planning to show the Quark movie! . . . Oh, and I attended a non-Mormon church with my family today. We had a fine time.

If there's no God, what's the point of attending any church, non-Mormon or otherwise?

Dr. Shades wrote:

quark wrote:Then, just this morning while taking a shower, it dawned on me in a flash thought like a bolt of lightning. There is no God planning to show the Quark movie! . . . Oh, and I attended a non-Mormon church with my family today. We had a fine time.

If there's no God, what's the point of attending any church, non-Mormon or otherwise?

I did not read it as no god, altogether, just not a god that will show the Quark movie. quark appears to yet believe in god, just not a god that will show sin movies at judgment.

Dr. Shades wrote:

quark wrote:Then, just this morning while taking a shower, it dawned on me in a flash thought like a bolt of lightning. There is no God planning to show the Quark movie! . . . Oh, and I attended a non-Mormon church with my family today. We had a fine time.

If there's no God, what's the point of attending any church, non-Mormon or otherwise?

If there's no God what's the point of talking about it or devoting a forum to a religion?

Jersey Girl wrote:If there's no God what's the point of talking about it or devoting a forum to a religion?

The point is that people who believe in God and religion indisputably do exist. This tends to have an effect on how many people interact with said adherents.

Dr. Shades wrote:If there's no God, what's the point of attending any church, non-Mormon or otherwise?

Genesis 2:18

Free at last, free at last! Thank god almighty we're free at last!

Hello, Mr. Quark.

Good for you. It took me a bit longer, but I had a similar experience. I don't think there's a god, but on occasion I'll attend a Catholic service simply because I like their rituals (it probably has something to do with my mission to Peru).

Walk your path, brother. Never be afraid to see something for what it is, though.

-VRDRC

Atheists are terrible immoral people, you don't want to be one.