Comments on: Leaving Mormonism: Michael’s Story

By: Friendly Atheist » Postitive Coverage for College Atheists

Friendly Atheist » Postitive Coverage for College Atheists — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:00:34 +0000

[...] Amini is another officer in the group and, as he’s shared with us before, he had a rough time coming out as an atheist: Unlike [group officer Alicia] Godersky and [...]

By: My Story on FriendlyAtheist.com | Fool me once...

My Story on FriendlyAtheist.com | Fool me once... — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:51:52 +0000

[...] Here it is – Leaving Mormonism: Michael’s Story [...]

By: abby

abby — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:15:33 +0000

Thank you so much for sharing your story!
After realizing that I no longer believed in the church, I had a short lived substance abuse problem. I now understand why-I felt lied to, alone depressed and lost. After overcoming this issue-it was hard for people to see past it.
I relate 100% to this statement:
“Mormons I knew, including my friends and family, began discrediting my de-conversion as a wanton desire for the bottle, drugs, and/or copious amounts of anonymous sex. Even when confronted face to face, they refused to believe that I had legitimate reasons to doubt the veracity of the Mormon church’s claims.”
I think the fact that my family will never trust me again is the hardest part. I wish you the best of luck in the years to come-thanks for sharing!

By: Green Oasis » A Mutually Loving Impasse

Green Oasis » A Mutually Loving Impasse — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:56:22 +0000

[...] So says Valerie Tarico in response to Michael’s story of leaving Mormonism. [...]

By: Friendly Atheist » Losing Faith Could Mean Losing Your Family

Friendly Atheist » Losing Faith Could Mean Losing Your Family — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:00:33 +0000

[...] I had previously posted about Michael Amini and his story of leaving the Mormon faith. [...]

By: Buffy

Buffy — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:49:32 +0000

Michael,

I admire your courage and am so sorry for all you suffered in leaving your faith. I wish you all the best.

By: When Leaving Jesus Means Losing Your Family | UW's Secular Student Union

When Leaving Jesus Means Losing Your Family | UW's Secular Student Union — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:15:27 +0000

[...] Leaving Jesus Means Losing Your Family When my Gen Y friend Michael confessed publicly that he couldn’t believe any longer, it cost him a full ride scholarship [...]

By: Jake Meador

Jake Meador — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:38:27 +0000

Michael – I have had a similar experience as well, though I grew up in an independent Bible church and today, perhaps against all odds, still believe in a form of Christianity, though it’s considerably different from that of my parents or the church in which I grew up.

In any event, I know the feelings you’re describing… feeling betrayed by people you’ve known your whole life, asking questions that no one will answer, feeling strait-jacketed by groundless dogma… it’s awful. I’m sorry you had to go through all that.

Best of luck with your endeavors at UW, I’ve been to Seattle before, it’s a beautiful city and one I wouldn’t mind moving to someday!

~jake

By: Lee

Lee — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:55:28 +0000

Wow… another one opens his eyes! Welcome, Michael, to the world of critical thinking. I’m so glad that I will never see you on my door step… now I won’t have to kick you to the curb! (wink- wink; nudge-nudge).

By: Kaleena

Kaleena — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:45:44 +0000

Thanks for sharing Michael–I saw many similarities to my own story.