Comments on: Steve Used To Be Ex-Gay, Now He’s Ex-Mormon

By: AdrianT

AdrianT — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:27:52 +0000

This is music to my ears. The road to Damascus is a two-way street, and this brave, thoughtful gentleman proves it.

I recommend Steve read the books by Ayaan Hirsi Ali (Infidel, especially), who made the same journey, though in much more dangerous circumstrances.

By: chrissypoo

chrissypoo — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:18:10 +0000

Love the idea of an excommunication party. It takes the power of shame away from the Mormon Church.

Excommunication in Mormon enclaves in Utah would be akin to Scientology disassociation or other religions shunning.

By: WMDKitty

WMDKitty — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:39:39 +0000

I may be in the minority, here, but I quit doing the Catholic schtick long before I even had a clue about my orientation. I imagine that someone who is still a devout believer would have a very hard time choosing — it seems to me that you’d either have to reject your faith (difficult, but not impossible, to do), or reject yourSELF and insist on being someone you’re not (also difficult-but-not-impossible, but with a higher price).

How does one come to a decision, here?

I mean, what’s worse, the threat of hellfire, or the misery of denying your true self?

(I, personally, would take hellfire over being a good little automaton.)

By: Timothy Kincaid

Timothy Kincaid — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:32:21 +0000

Plaintom,

We ALL have the right to hate speech, religious or otherwise. It is protected under the First Amendment.

By: PLAINTOM

PLAINTOM — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:00:28 +0000

At what point are we going to start holding these organizations responsible for their criminal activity? Religious freedom should not give licence to hate speech or immunity from civil law.

By: Ben In Oakland

Ben In Oakland — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:03:53 +0000

He may me ex-ex-gay abnd ex-mormon, but at least he is not ex-alive.

Blood on their hands is not too strong a description.

By: TampaZeke

TampaZeke — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:30:19 +0000

@Ezam, I don’t know, but I DO know that a lot of us who have NEVER been “EX-gay” are now EX-Christian. I’m proud to be one of them!

By: Ezam

Ezam — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:01:42 +0000

I wonder how many who used to be Ex-Gays are now Ex-Christians.

By: Mark F.

Mark F. — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:09:15 +0000

LDS people need to realize that Joseph Smith lied about getting those gold tablets. Once you accept that, leaving the church becomes easy, right?

By: Priya Lynn

Priya Lynn — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:00:52 +0000

Cowboy said “I was wondering about talking about five suicides and then shifting abruptly to talking about oil drain plugs…? “.

I noticed that throughout the video were cuts that spliced together things he had said at different times. I don’t remember if there was a cut after he spoke about the suicides but think there likely was and hence the abrupt change to talking about oil changes.