ExMormon Bookclub

ExMormon Bookclub

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ExMormon Bookclub episodes

  • Scott part 2: In the Name Of Dolly
    Scott and I continue our discussion, hitting the importance of story telling for humans, and the importance of finding the positives as well as the negatives in our lived experiences, especially as it relates to our Mormon background and culture. Badbelievers: find on Instagram- @badbelieverpodcast           Scotts instagram:@scott_strolls  Scotts facebook: @ScottSessions
    40 min
  • Scott Part 1: A Mormon Reformation? Please!

    In part 1 of a two part series we talk to Scott, a gay man from the Salt Lake Valley who grew up believing and has searched for a way to connect to his culture and redefine his faith and beliefs after leaving the church.  In part 1 we learn about some of the events that shaped him and lead him to want to become a chaplain.   Links for Scott and things related to this episode will be available in part 2. 

    45 min
  • A Non-Mormon Goes To Utah State University

    Nancy, Originally from Illinois, goes to Utah States and meets the love of her life and learns all sorts about mormonism.  Also in this episode, an introduction to a different kind of Jesus. What is the penal substitutionary atonement? We don't really find out, but we find out the atonement /savior isn't the only version for Jesus being our spiritual figure. 

    1 hr 20 min
  • Murder, Mormonism, Nihilism and Freia

    A true crime fan, and a woman that loves to learn about religion just to understand the culture. Our chat with Freia was an adventure like no other, just like her journey in and out of Mormonism. 

    45 min
  • Ex-Mormon TiK Tok With Aunt Lydia
    Aunt Lydia is one of many in the popular wave of Ex-mormon Tik Tokers and today she takes more than her usual allotted Tik Tok minute to tell us how she got started on Tik Tok, and more of her personal story with the church. Follow her on tik tok at https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeMh8nv2/
    52 min
  • Elle- Master of Divinity, Polyglot of Religion
    Elle Milles-Warner grew up in a jack mormon home, tried to give the church a real run but the ridiculousness of Kolob and Missionary work brought out her dramatic side. In the end, she got a masters degree in Divinity and became a speaker of many religious languages and beliefs.
    1 hr 1 min
  • A Mixed Faith Marriage, With Keith
    Keith was all in, until racism, church history and finally homophobic policies and church actions destroyed all hope of "staying in the boat." But what do you do when your shelf breaks and your wife's doesn't? Can you stay together? Keith has found a way to make it work.
    1 hr 6 min
  • Britton and Carolee
    Britton and Carolee are our first married couple on the show. Both return missionaries they are in the process of an official church exit now.
    1 hr 22 min
  • The Queer Ward- With Ver
    Ver is a non-binary asexual young adult that is finding zer way to  stay active in the church by taking it a la carte and figuring out what zie wants to keep, and what zie does not want to keep.   Oh by the way,  all of Zers siblings are LGBTQ as well and have only recently come out. How are zer parents who are active and believing mormons dealing with this?  How is the ward handling it?   And what resources has Ver found along the way that would be helpful to others?  Zie tells us all about it in this episode of ex-mormon bookclub.
    1 hr 4 min

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A friendly chat about what it is like to grow up in Mormonism and leave the faith. The fun, the struggles, and the frustrations.