I am no longer posting new episodes to the Recovering Faith blog and podcast as my mission to recover my faith has failed and I could not continue to go through the motions and I realized I couldn’t force myself to have faith.
The Recovering Faith Podcast is an honest and nonjudgmental discussion on faith in God, why it is often difficult to trust God and what we can do about it. Many of the topics discussed center on rebuilding faith after a tragedy or when coming to Christianity from a non-Christian or pseudo-Christian world view.
Hosted by Gene Curl. New content every Wednesday.
When I was a member of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints I was initially excited about going to the temple, but once I went I said to myself “Holy Cow, I am in a cult!” I found nothing holy about the temple experience and it helped me to eventually realize Mormonism isn’t Christianity.
Read MoreJoseph Smith, the founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is revered and respected by the faithful LDS as the greatest prophet to have ever lived and he is viewed in an almost godlike status and is given more respect and adoration than any human should be given and more than any human could ever earn.
Read MorePolygamy is one of the hot button topics in the LDS Church and is often misrepresented, both by those inside and outside the Church. Because plural marriage was not legal in America the practice led to all sorts of problems with the Church and eventually led to the death of the Church’s first prophet.
Read MoreThis episode is a about some of my experiences when I was in a singles ward and a little about the movie The Singles Ward. The basic idea behind a singles ward is to get young LDS people married off as quickly as possible and to keep them out of trouble until they do get married.
Read MoreThis episode is about my experiences after coming home from my two year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon) and the difficulty I had in adjusting to life after a mission.
Read MoreSome of my experiences from my 2 year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and how my perspective has changed since then on the Church and on life.
Read MoreWith the internet it is easy to find things people have said, which causes some embarrasment for the LDS Church when people see some of the things Brigham Young said, and they try to say that he was speaking his own opinion and not that of the Church, but official LDS Doctrine does not allow that as the D&C says that no prophet will ever be allowed to lead the Church astray.
Read MoreThis is the concluding episode of the series on errors in The Book of Mormon and covers the major issues from the book of 4th Nephi to the end of The Book of Mormon in the book of Moroni.
Read MoreJoseph Smith claimed that The Book of Mormon was the most correct book on earth, so I have been examining that claim. Any true claim will stand up against investigation, however, The Book of Mormon does not. This segment in the series covers the errors in Helaman through Third Nephi
Read MoreThis installment of errors in The Book of Mormon covers the errors and problems found in the second half of the book of Amla
Read MoreThis episode continues with the series investigation the claims that The Book of Mormon is the “most correct book on earth.” This segment covers the errors in the book of Alma in chapters 1-25.
Read MoreThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormonism) has an obsession with personal worthiness, a standard that no one can obtain, so as a result everyone always feels guilty for not reaching the standard and judges everyone else for not reaching the standard as well.
Read MoreThis episode is an interview with Caleb Alexander and his journey both into and out of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Caleb started doubting the Church when his son decided not to serve a mission for the Church.
Read MoreIn this installment of the examination of the errors in The Book of Mormon covers the book of Jarom through the end of Mosiah. A lot of the passages in this section of The Book of Mormon disagrees with LDS theology, which means the Church does not truly follow “The most correct book on earth.”
Read MoreIn LDS culture a mission served is said to be the best two years of a man’s life and is expected to strenghthen his testimony of the Church and keep him active within the Church for the rest of his life. This is the story of my mission and the role it played in ultimately leaving the Church.
Read MoreLee and Kathy Baker are former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day-Saints (Mormon Church) and are the hosts of the Mainstream Mormonism radio program an are part of the 4Witness Ministry.
Lee was a faithful member of the LDS Church for 32 years, and was even a bishop, before he was excommunicated for asking questions about the Church and Kathy resigned from the Church when Lee was excommunicated.
Read MoreThe Book of Mormon is claimed to be the most correct book on earth and the keystone of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. There are multitudes of problems withe the Book of Mormon, not the least of which is the fact that much of the later official doctrine of the church contradicts much of The Book of Mormon’s doctrine.
Read MoreThis is the 2nd part of the series on problems with The Book of Mormon, the supposed most correct book on earth, and this episode covers the problems with the second book in The Book of Mormon which is the book of 2nd Nephi.
Read MoreThe Book of Mormon clams to be the most correct book on earth and the LDS Church admits that if it is not true than their church is a lie. This episode examines some of the multitudes of errors in the supposed most correct book on earth. Covers the title page through the end of 1st Nephi.
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