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	<title>Mind on Fire &#187; Search Results  &#187;  excommunication</title>
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		<title>My Excommunication Posts are Up for a Niblet Award.</title>
		<link>http://www.mindonfire.com/2010/01/29/my-excommunication-posts-are-up-for-a-niblet-award/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindonfire.com/2010/01/29/my-excommunication-posts-are-up-for-a-niblet-award/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:43:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past couple of years, I&#8217;ve gradually withdrawn from my engagement in the Mormon blogging world (affectionately referred to as the &#8216;Bloggernacle&#8217;), but I&#8217;m going to take one last little dive back into it. Apparently my excommunication experience has been nominated in the write-in category for the Niblet awards, and it&#8217;s doing all right: [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
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		<title>Open Paren, Close Paren. A General Reflection on the Events of the Past Three Months.</title>
		<link>http://www.mindonfire.com/2009/12/01/open-paren-close-paren-a-general-reflection-on-the-events-of-the-past-three-months/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindonfire.com/2009/12/01/open-paren-close-paren-a-general-reflection-on-the-events-of-the-past-three-months/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hope you&#8217;ll indulge me for a moment of self-reflection. It&#8217;s been an eventful past three months. On 09/09/09, I was excommunicated, and I still haven&#8217;t had a chance to reflect properly on the event and its impact, partly because at the time it (unexpectedly to me) became more of a struggle for Jana than [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
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		<title>A List of Creative Projects Past and Future.</title>
		<link>http://www.mindonfire.com/2009/10/11/list-of-creative-projects-past-and-future/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindonfire.com/2009/10/11/list-of-creative-projects-past-and-future/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Creativity.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past few years, I&#8217;ve started to see myself more and more as a creative being. I think the seeds for this were planted when a) I submitted my first short story to a contest and won, and b) I received kudos from graphic designers for the first incarnation of this blog. So I&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>This Blog is Not for You (Unless it is for You).</title>
		<link>http://www.mindonfire.com/2009/09/19/this-blog-is-not-for-you-unless-it-is-for-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindonfire.com/2009/09/19/this-blog-is-not-for-you-unless-it-is-for-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Doubt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Getting over Religion]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Excommunication]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mindonfire.com/?p=1846</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In spite of my various attempts to clarify my motives, people continue to ask why I have chosen to be so noisy and public as I exited the LDS Church. Most of these questions (and the occasional accusation that I&#8217;m insincere, or an attention whore) come from people who seem to be deeply connected to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>39</slash:comments>
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		<title>This Post is Rated Ex, for Excommunication.</title>
		<link>http://www.mindonfire.com/2009/09/15/this-post-is-rated-ex-for-excommunication/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindonfire.com/2009/09/15/this-post-is-rated-ex-for-excommunication/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mormon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[court]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Excommunication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gay Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prop 8]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mindonfire.com/?p=1840</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Picture taken by @taojunky This post is mainly a recounting of my experience of being excommunicated. Mine was probably a strange situation, since I may be one of a handful of apostates who welcomed excommunication, who also chose to attend their disciplinary council. I may follow this post with some analysis in a day or [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>148</slash:comments>
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		<title>Jana&#8217;s Account of the Excommunication Proceedings.</title>
		<link>http://www.mindonfire.com/2009/09/15/janas-account-of-the-excommunication-proceedings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindonfire.com/2009/09/15/janas-account-of-the-excommunication-proceedings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Jana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mormonism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mindonfire.com/?p=1838</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I just wanted to direct your attention to Jana&#8217;s experience of the disciplinary council. She&#8217;s a tough woman, but I acknowledge that this has been difficult for her, so I hope you&#8217;ll treat her with civility and compassion. I&#8217;ll try to fill some of the gaps in her recounting (when I was brought into the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Excommunicated.</title>
		<link>http://www.mindonfire.com/2009/09/09/excommunicated/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindonfire.com/2009/09/09/excommunicated/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:08:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Just got home. The event was full to the brim and spilling down the sides with courtesy. Surprisingly, it felt good to greet a few old friends (I&#8217;ve known some of the men for nearly 20 years). It will take me some time to process this, but I feel pretty damn fine at the moment. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>141</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Top Five Reasons Why I&#8217;m Not Turning in a Letter of Resignation to the Church.</title>
		<link>http://www.mindonfire.com/2009/09/08/the-top-five-reasons-why-im-not-turning-in-a-letter-of-resignation-to-the-church/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindonfire.com/2009/09/08/the-top-five-reasons-why-im-not-turning-in-a-letter-of-resignation-to-the-church/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mormonism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mindonfire.com/?p=1796</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The most common question aimed at me in the past day is why I&#8217;m bothering to go to this council at all. This query has come from the devout, from former mormons, from irreligious friends. It certainly would be easier on me, on Jana, on the men in that high council room if I didn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>78</slash:comments>
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		<title>On Our Anniversary Weekend, and the Invitation from the Stake President.</title>
		<link>http://www.mindonfire.com/2009/09/07/on-our-anniversary-weekend-and-the-invitation-from-the-stake-president/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindonfire.com/2009/09/07/on-our-anniversary-weekend-and-the-invitation-from-the-stake-president/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mormonism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Jana and I had a great anniversary weekend. Thank you, everyone, for your well-wishes. We had dinner at her favorite Mexican restaurant, fit in a Saturday afternoon beer and cheese tasting (serendipitously running into @clankyrobot and friends), lost a couple of hours in what may be the OC&#8217;s last great used bookseller (The Bookman in [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>107</slash:comments>
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		<title>Getting Personal.</title>
		<link>http://www.mindonfire.com/2009/06/12/getting-personal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindonfire.com/2009/06/12/getting-personal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 02:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Getting over Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mormonism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mindonfire.com/?p=1643</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have mixed feelings about the discussion that&#8217;s taking place at my maybe I&#8217;m being ex&#8217;d post, and I wanted to work out my unease out loud. Though I&#8217;m capable of it, I don&#8217;t like rational argument when discussing my personal religious experience. I&#8217;m not competitive. I don&#8217;t really have anything to prove. I prefer [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>33</slash:comments>
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		<title>I Think I Was Just Informed of My Pending Excommunication.</title>
		<link>http://www.mindonfire.com/2009/06/10/i-think-i-was-just-informed-of-my-pending-excommunication/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindonfire.com/2009/06/10/i-think-i-was-just-informed-of-my-pending-excommunication/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Getting over Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mormonism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mindonfire.com/?p=1636</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When the local Mormon Stake President came to the door, I was half-hoping it was Carolyn, wanting to share a glass of Layer Cake Shiraz (that she had recommended) while our wives were at paddling practice. The kids were wrapping up dinner and Isaac and I were sitting on the couches enjoying warm conversation and [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>153</slash:comments>
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		<title>Excommunication</title>
		<link>http://www.mindonfire.com/2007/06/19/excommunication/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindonfire.com/2007/06/19/excommunication/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 01:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Miko</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I recently read this article about excommunication at Salon. It&#8217;s not necessary to read, the general thrust of it is that bishops &#038; popes threatening excommunication to people who support abortion (either by voting for politicians who support it or by being politicians who support it) are hoping that the threat of excommunication is sufficient [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Guest Post: Murder Most Mormon? &#8211; Part Two.</title>
		<link>http://www.mindonfire.com/2007/04/10/guest-post-murder-most-mormon-part-two/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindonfire.com/2007/04/10/guest-post-murder-most-mormon-part-two/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 04:18:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guest Posts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mormonism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mindonfire.com/dev/2007/04/10/guest-post-murder-most-mormon-part-two/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the final half of Elaine Frei‚Äôs two part review and reflection of Krakauer&#8217;sUnder the Banner of Heaven. In Part I of this review, I explored the story of Ron and Dan Lafferty and how they came to murder Brenda and Erica Lafferty, the wife and daughter of their younger brother, Allen.¬† While that [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.mindonfire.com/2007/04/10/guest-post-murder-most-mormon-part-two/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Guest Post: Murder Most Mormon? &#8211; Part One.</title>
		<link>http://www.mindonfire.com/2007/04/09/guest-post-murder-most-mormon-part-one/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindonfire.com/2007/04/09/guest-post-murder-most-mormon-part-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2007 05:49:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guest Posts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mormonism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mindonfire.com/dev/2007/04/09/guest-post-murder-most-mormon-part-one/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I always look forward to Elaine Frei&#8217;s well-written, thought-provoking comments. Now she has graced us with her review and reflections of Under the Banner of Heaven, John Krakauer&#8217;s controversial expos?© of the murders of a mother and her infant daughter by Fundamentalist Mormons. What makes Krakauer&#8217;s coverage of these killings especially relevant for discussion here [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>So Let it be Written&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.mindonfire.com/2006/11/13/so-let-it-be-written/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindonfire.com/2006/11/13/so-let-it-be-written/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2006 08:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Doubt]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Quakerism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mindonfire.com/dev/2006/11/13/so-let-it-be-written/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The drama continues. We received a letter from our former Bishop, which suggested, among other things, that we have our names removed from the records of the Church (a sort of voluntary excommunication). I was also encouraged to not publish anything negative about the Church. The irony is that all we&#8217;ve wanted from our former [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>53</slash:comments>
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		<title>Mormon Women, Take Note:</title>
		<link>http://www.mindonfire.com/2006/08/15/mormon-women-take-note/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindonfire.com/2006/08/15/mormon-women-take-note/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2006 23:09:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feminism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mormonism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The following quote is from an LA Times article covering the priesthood ordination and possible excommunication of fifteen Catholic women: Presiding over some of the ordinations were three European women recently consecrated as bishops in secret ceremonies allegedly led by five bishops who remain in good standing with the church. The identities of the male [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Meditations on Simone Weil, Two.</title>
		<link>http://www.mindonfire.com/2006/03/07/meditations-on-simone-weil-two/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindonfire.com/2006/03/07/meditations-on-simone-weil-two/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2006 07:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doubt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mysticism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here are a few more incredible insights from a woman who essentially starved herself to death at the age of 34. The following are from Waiting for God. Replace Catholicism with &#8220;Mormonism&#8221; or &#8220;organized religion&#8221; and this expresses many of my concerns beautifully: [From the introduction:] It was with Father Perrin that Simone Weil argued [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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