tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398309814821874131.post6092884988963296105..comments2023-07-21T11:46:12.432-04:00Comments on Back Rubs Lead to Front Rubs: Apathetic Apostasy?Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07988672152622654428noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398309814821874131.post-54425403683187996672011-12-29T16:17:13.767-05:002011-12-29T16:17:13.767-05:00I'm not ex-LDS; I'm ex-Episcopalian, which...I'm not ex-LDS; I'm ex-Episcopalian, which probably makes a difference. But I'm inclined to think of it this way: leaving your faith is very much like a romantic breakup. Usually, you spend some time grieving, and some time processing; but sometimes the relationship ends with both parties being content to just walk away, acknowledging that they weren't right for each other and moving on, without the need for much processing.Michael Mockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233321050691782148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398309814821874131.post-76462399627676268912011-12-26T00:04:40.441-05:002011-12-26T00:04:40.441-05:00For my husband, who identifies as apatheist, there...For my husband, who identifies as apatheist, there was a period of anger and rage toward the LDS church after he left. I think as soon as he had been able to offer his perspective to his younger brothers and see that they were standing up for themselves (the ones who don't believe in the LDS church), he stopped feeling the need to concern himself with Mormonism. For as long as I've known him, he's completely respected the right and ability of other people to make their own choices about religion, even if he thinks their religion is complete bullshit. I think that, for him, it's because he benefited a great deal from his college classes for his psychology degree. He's been able to heal, through self-awareness and through counseling, from the damage done to him by religion. [I'm on the other end of the spectrum. I've left Catholicism behind for the most part, and also healed from the damage, and yet I am still fascinated by and continue to learn about different religions (mostly Catholicism, Mormonism, and Paganism).]Carla Schmidt Hollowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12947846629735463824noreply@blogger.com