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Excommunication

In this essay, an anonymous contributor shares his pain after his personal journey through excommunication following choices he made that threatened his marriage and his life. This essay is not meant as an excuse for bad decisions, but rather a look at the fallout after the swift blade of excommunication severs the sinner from the body of the Church; maybe at a time when he needs them the most.

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What Is Real

Oliver from the New Order Mormon appears on the PeaceWriter Voices page as a guest author. Enjoy his thoughtful essay. What is Real...
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The Death of the Black and White Worldview

I was raised that life was made up of absolutes. No wiggle room, no compromise. Some things were to the left, some were to the right. Everything fell on one side of the line or the other. Gray area was not a concept I learned until I was an adult. Growing up in the Church reinforced that view of the world.

Visit Steph's Page to read the entire post about the end of one way of thinking, and the birth of another following a crisis of belief...
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Tom's Essay

PeaceWriter contributor Tom shares thoughts from his journey with the personal essay One Eternal Round.
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The Civil War of My Soul

An anonymous PeaceWriter contributor shares a stirring example of abuse and it's acceptance in the Church. The journey is compelling; the pain shared in this very personal essay pierces the heart.

One reason often given for why people leave the church is that he or she has been offended in some way. I suppose my story fits in this category, and I will attempt to explain why.

I am a victim of domestic abuse. Domestic abuse is the sort of abuse that does not leave bruises, but devastates the soul. The first hint of domestic abuse in my marriage occurred on my wedding day. Before we cut the cake at our reception, my five-year-old niece pulled me aside and requested that I smash the cake in the groom’s face. Mostly for her benefit, I agreed. I did a dutiful job of smearing cake across his chin. He was not expecting this, and retaliated in anger, grabbed a piece of cake and crammed it over the entirety of my face as hard as he could.

Wiping cake from my eyes, I laughed.

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