u/4blockhead

r/exmormon r/politics r/atheistvids

Bart Ehrman: Satan is not present in the Genesis story—it's a crafty snake with legs that tricks Eve. Contrast scripture against the LDS Temple creation narrative which draws upon John Milton's ideas as popularized in "Paradise Lost" (1667)

▲ 25 r/exmormon

Bart Ehrman: Satan is not present in the Genesis story—it's a crafty snake with legs that tricks Eve. Contrast scripture against the LDS Temple creation narrative which draws upon John Milton's ideas as popularized in "Paradise Lost" (1667)

u/4blockhead — 15 hours ago

▲ 360 r/politics

Letter: What is it about European socialism that scares so many Americans?

u/4blockhead — 17 hours ago

▲ 63 r/exmormon

SL Tribune, Public Forum: Let's ask chatGPT what's behind the mormon church's lawsuit against John Dehlin. Okay, let's not. It's obvious "trademark litigator" Oaks had some pet projects to work on after he took the helm in 2025.

u/4blockhead — 1 day ago

▲ 2 r/atheistvids

Dan McClellan (short video): Virginity is a social fiction. Interestingly, by noting the bible's treatment of women as property, McClellan has arrived at much the same place as Justin of DZ debates.

u/4blockhead — 3 days ago

▲ 13 r/atheistvids

Promise Backlund (short video): The Christian god will intervene to fix your air conditioning, find your car keys, and is keeping you alive to fulfill some divine purpose. You're special—try not to dwell on the hundreds of thousands that are dying from heat, thirst, and malnutrition.

u/4blockhead — 12 days ago

▲ 22 r/exmormon

SL Tribune: Sunstone attendees honor Carol Lynn Pearson (1939-2026) with heartfelt sentiments in special session. Lindsay Hansen Park announced Pearson had died the day before the symposium opened. She gave a special memory about how Pearson had helped her get through a difficult time in her life.

u/4blockhead — 15 days ago

▲ 451 r/exmormon

AnalyzingMormonism: PSA, all "officially authorized mormon therapists" are required to hold to stated doctrinal positions. Also, they must sign an agreement that their session notes will be relayed back to the client's local bishop. This is unethical according to professional standards.

u/4blockhead — 17 days ago

▲ 77 r/exmormon

Dan McClellan: The bible endorses slavery—not one syllable in the bible is anti-slavery. Abolition required negotiation with the text using enlightenment values. (Request: next tell us about the other relic of barbarism, polygamy in the bible.)

u/4blockhead — 21 days ago

▲ 70 r/exmormon

AnalyzingMormonism (short video): A quick summary of the ways girls are shunted onto the mommy track in the LDS church. Messages from old men—the patriarchs—reinforce the patriarchy. Falling birth rate says this heavy-handed programming is not going to work in the long run.

u/4blockhead — 22 days ago

▲ 622 r/exmormon

NY Times: Utah drops from first to sixth in fertility rate. Reasons include (1) high starting point and (2) less belief/less adherence to messages given from LDS pulpit. Younger women are beginning to see they deserve as much of a chance at a life/career as men.

u/4blockhead — 25 days ago

▲ 434 r/exmormon

SL Tribune, front page feature: LDS Church's founding doctrines around Native Americans is fundamentally racist. No apology could be sufficient for 2 Nephi 5 and the rest—white equals delightsome.

u/4blockhead — 28 days ago

▲ 78 r/exmormon

SL Tribune, Sunday Religion Feature: William Clayton's journals will soon be published. Will this documentation convince polygamy deniers? Did a trip to Antarctica convince flat-earthers the world is an oblate spheroid? The faithful have already abandoned skepticism with literal belief in BoM.

u/4blockhead — 1 month ago

▲ 16 r/exmormon

SL Tribune, Public Forum: Why hasn't the LDS church filed legal briefs in the recent cases that have been about persecution and discrimination against religious minorities?

u/4blockhead — 1 month ago

▲ 51 r/exmormon

Catherine Lewis' Nauvoo-era memoir (1848) covers a lot of ground on p.19: Boggs assassination attempt; Helen Mar Kimball being tricked to marry Smith; "Law of Adoption" is a mafia-like code of obedience; top tier get first pick of wives; marry Native Americans to fulfill racist prophecy.

u/4blockhead — 1 month ago

▲ 18 r/exmormon

AnalyzingMormonism (short video): Catherine Lewis wrote a Nauvoo-period memoir (1848) that includes her rejecting the polygamy doctrines taught in 1843. An Elder's response, "Ought we not to receive everything Joseph saith?"

u/4blockhead — 1 month ago

▲ 34 r/atheistvids

"God is Not Great" book tour (2008): Christopher Hitchens vs. Douglas Wilson. Hitchens addresses Christian presupposition/circular reasoning at 1 hour 40 minutes. For the bible tells me so...

u/4blockhead — 2 months ago

▲ 3 r/exmormon

Weekend/Virtual Meetup Thread

Here are some meetups that are on the radar, both physical and virtual:

Last Week, June 27

Note: July the Fourth weekend. Double check that events planned for do not interfere, will still be held, etc.

######online

Sunday, July 5, 10:00a MDT: Thrive, casual discussion online, jitsi platform

######Idaho

Sunday, July 5, 10:30a MDT: Idaho Falls, casual meetup at Panera Bread at 2820 South 25th Street E. verify
Sunday, July 5, 1:00p-3:00p MDT: Pocatello, casual meetup of "Spectrum Group" at Dude’s Public Market at 240 S Main.

######Utah

Saturday, July 4, 10:00a MDT: Orem, casual meetup at Grinders Coffee House at 43 W 800 N
Sunday, July 5, 10:00a MDT: Lehi, casual meetup at Margaret Wines Park, 100 E 600 N.
Sunday, July 5, 10:30a MDT: Provo, casual meetup at the Marriott Hotel at 101 West 100 North. Past meetups have been near the Starbucks inside, near the lobby.
Sunday, July 5, 11:00a-1:00p MDT: Provo, casual meetup of "Sunday School Dropouts" at Olive View Therapy at 491 N Freedom Blvd.
Sunday, July 5, 1:00p MDT: St. George, casual meetup of Southern Utah Post-Mormon Support Group at Switchpoint Community Resource Center located at 948 N. 1300 W.
Sunday, July 5, 1:00p MDT: Salt Lake Valley, casual meetup at Paris Baguette at 950 East Fort Union Blvd in Midvale.

######Wyoming

Saturday, July 4, 10:00a MDT: Rock Springs, casual meetup at Starbucks at 118 Westland Way verify

Upcoming Week and Advance Notice:

by state

Gauging Interest in a New Meetup

tabulation, most recent inquiries on top

JULY 2026

AUGUST 2026

Beginnings of a FAQ about meetups:

rules for publicizing a meetup on reddit platform
what happens at these meetups?
/u/solidified50 gave some general advice for starting a meetup and keeping it going.
Meetups should be (mostly) free. Ordering coffee, similar minimum items from a menu excepted, but events that charge formal admission or an entry fee cannot be publicized here.
Some meetups use a sign to give attendees an easy way to see the group and know which to join without too much embarrassment, etc.

u/4blockhead — 2 months ago

▲ 116 r/exmormon

SL Tribune, featured op-ed: Lacey Bagley, a BYU Ph.D. graduate, tells us it's fine to be your authentic self. Her journey includes being excommunicated for daring to claim her identity as a "queer mormon." Another fine instance of the LDS church not owning the word "mormon."

u/4blockhead — 2 months ago

▲ 49 r/exmormon

AnalyzingMormonism (short video): SEC scandal in a nutshell. $5 million fine for creating shell companies to hide assets of $180 billion. What would Jesus do?

u/4blockhead — 2 months ago

▲ 8 r/atheistvids

Dan McClellan: let's take a look at bible verses (NIRV) that have been selected for students to read in Texas public schools due to a recent change in state law. If this is presented as comparative religion, we need something that doesn't groom toward the Christian Nationalist's agenda.

u/4blockhead — 2 months ago