What was your favorite "sin" after you stopped believing

[_Tchild]

I think we all tried something new or started doing it again after we stopped believing. What is your favourite sin that you did after you stopped believing?

TBM's can vote if they wanted to sin what would it be?

Non-mos what is your favorite sin if you considered it a sin?

Top of my list comprises what I deem to be subjective, relative or religious "sins". "Sins" that are religious in nature, and do not encroach upon the rights of others, that do not violate any ethics or morals as society collectively understands them. These are just actions that LDS believers use to create a facade of righteousness, but that lack any real substance.

1) Sunday boating, Sunday waterskiing, Sunday living life as a normal human being and not a religious robot.

-This created the most guilt relative to the silliness and arbitrariness of the religious mandate.

2) Coffee, coffee and more coffee. It is a sin to not drink coffee. Watching LDS believers squirm at the prospect of drinking coffee, as if abstinence comprised some virtue or higher path. It friggin' cracks me up.

This created the second most guilt for me personally relative to the silliness of the religious mandate.

3) Alcohol and beer
4) Not wearing garments. The covenants I made were to a fictious being under a set of alleged facts that just were not true.

Fortunately for me, there was nothing that I didn't do a few times, or often as a believer, that I now do as a non-believer. So nothing was new, it is just enjoyed without the artificial guilt these days.

[_Corpsegrinder]

bearing false witness...that's the sin that seems the fave around here. Oh stop pouting and enjoy it, embrace it.

No, silly, this is a thread about sins you enjoy after you've left the Church.

[_stemelbow]

No, silly, this is a thread about sins you enjoy after you've left the Church.

Silly me, you're right I forgot that was the number one sin that you enjoyed most while you were LDS and which subsequently got you to leave so you can enjoy reveling in that fave sin of yours with abandon outside the church (';

[_Drifting]

No, silly, this is a thread about sins you enjoy after you've left the Church.

Silly me, you're right I forgot that was the number one sin that you enjoyed most while you were LDS and which subsequently got you to leave so you can enjoy reveling in that fave sin of yours with abandon outside the church (';

Stemelbow, why does the Church advocate that it's full time missionaries bare false witness to investigators about how the Book of Mormon was translated? Isn't that a sin?

[_LDSToronto]

1. No more g's - once I concluded the temple held no theological or moral imperative in my life, I was filled with joy not having to wear them

2. Enjoying wine, beer, and spirits - there is much to enjoy here; none are evil and at 40, I'm able to enjoy responsibly and hopefully with some degree of refinement

3. Not paying tithing - what is there not to like about an instant 10% raise?

4. All the free time I have to pursue my own interests (yes, this is a sin in the LDS church - using time for your own enjoyment rather than using time for church callings)

5. All the free time I have to give to actual charitable causes - serving in a food bank once a week, or at a community centre, or volunteering for an organization that actually helps people

6. A cup of tea - I missed tea for so long. Coffee, I've never liked and can't seem to acquire a taste for it, but tea....

7. Swearing. I love to swear. I guess that kind of sucks, but used properly, a good swear word can get your point across. And since Blixa swears like a trucker, I know that smart people can still be smart while swearing ;)

H.

[_just me]

I can't believe I forgot about tithing! That should have been on the poll, too!

Not paying tithing is AHmazing.

[_Blixa]

I don't think I did anything differently after I stopped going to church than before.

[_Corpsegrinder]

stemelbow wrote:

Silly me, you're right I forgot that was the number one sin that you enjoyed most while you were LDS and which subsequently got you to leave so you can enjoy reveling in that fave sin of yours with abandon outside the church (';

Technically I haven’t left the Church. I’m what you probably call a cafeteria-style Mormon in that I enjoy and take advantage of the positive aspects of Mormonism while utterly ignoring the ridiculous elements. So far it seems to be working--I find it far easier to be honest with myself and others than when I was a TBM.