Reason #108: Because Mormonism often Leads to Agnosticism or Atheism
A recent Pew Forum study confirmed something I have suspected as I look at Internet activity (blogs, message boards, etc.) of ex-Mormons. “Of those who leave Mormonism after being raised in the faith, half (15% of those raised Mormon overall) convert to a new religion, while the other half (14% overall) become unaffiliated. This is similar among those raised Catholic; about half of those who leave the faith (18% of all those raised Catholic) switch to another religion and half (14%) switch to no religion. Among those raised Protestant, 28% switched to another Protestant family, 7% joined a non-Protestant faith and 13% became unaffiliated.” In other words, someone who leaves Mormonism is just as likely, statistically speaking, to leave religion...
A response to an atheist’s question
Recently an intelligent and thoughtful ex-Mormon atheist asked a question. Briefly stated, he wanted to know why Christians would say a serial killer whose deathbed confession of Jesus could enter heaven, while a moral and decent atheist would go to hell. Here’s how I responded to him (edited a bit for this posting): Richard, I believe you to be a good man and an honest man. I approach answering your question with fear and trepidation. . . Your question deserves an answer; and though I may not be the best one to answer it, I’ll try. There are millions of people who believe in the God of the Bible, and they have their reasons. Whether they’ve thought them through or not, they have reasons. All those reasons are based on two premises. The first is the...
