Return of the Mormons Part 2: Religion, Guilt & Motherhood

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For part one: Saint Kat of the Sparkling Water Mormon Missionaries often inspire unintended lines of thinking (I'm pretty sure they never intended to push me to secular humanism) and this time was no exception. Something about the afternoon's encounter bugged me, and it took some time to sort out why. Then I found it: They noticed that … Continue reading Return of the Mormons Part 2: Religion, Guilt & Motherhood

Surreal morning conversations at the play yard

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I'm starting to think I need more coffee before I do the school run. (me) Today is Thursday, right? (a dad at the school play yard) Yeah, it's Friends, and Steinfield tonight, remember when we used to do that? Not really, I wasn't allowed to watch TV. I occasionally snuck some on Wednesday nights while … Continue reading Surreal morning conversations at the play yard

Five Questions – Principia Edition – Kat’s Answers

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This post is being done in collaboration with my fellow ex-Christian Scientist blogger at Emerging Gently. We have also posed these same questions to other ex-Christian Scientists. Their answers appear in a series of posts on The Ex-Christian Scientist*. 1) Why did you attend Principia? I had to get away from the toxic culture perpetuated by my … Continue reading Five Questions – Principia Edition – Kat’s Answers

Return of the Mormons Part 1: Saint Kat of the Sparkling Water

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Long time readers know I have a long and complicated history of relationships with Mormon Missionaries. They are one of the reasons I stopped calling myself "sort of Christian" and embraced Secular Humanism, they were one of the early influences of this blog, and in some ways, their optimistic faith reminds me a little of me … Continue reading Return of the Mormons Part 1: Saint Kat of the Sparkling Water

Books I’ve read, reviewed & recommend

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This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support of kindism.org For the curious, there is now a book list:  Books I've Read, Reviewed & Recommend on topics including from Secular Parenting, Philosophy / Religion, and Christian Science. It is  a selection of books I've reviewed and it is by no means an extensive list of all the books … Continue reading Books I’ve read, reviewed & recommend