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A Conspiracy of Silence

April 23, 2020April 23, 2020 ~ David Mercer ~ 1 Comment

I’m horrified that we locked my sweet, loveable, funny aunt into a prison of silence, where she dreaded the day she would die and go to the hell we had created.

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Essential Work (101st Post)

April 6, 2020April 7, 2020 ~ David Mercer ~ 1 Comment

I’m scared like everyone else right now. I have one of those essential jobs where I come out of isolation to sell groceries to people, some of whom could be contagious. The anxiety hangs on me like an extra weight that I carry wherever I go. Sometimes it gets me down but it’s my job … Continue reading Essential Work (101st Post)

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What I Said Then; What I Say Now

August 8, 2019 ~ David Mercer ~ 2 Comments

I told the young teens, “Your parents baptized you when you were little and raised you to hear the teachings of the church. But confirmation is your chance to take ownership of your thoughts and beliefs.  Nobody can make you. Not your parents. Not me. Even God won’t. "

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You Told Me To… and I Did

November 26, 2018November 26, 2018 ~ David Mercer ~ 1 Comment

“David, what happened to you? Did we do something to cause you to fall away?”

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Can’t We Still Be Friends?

November 24, 2018 ~ David Mercer ~ 15 Comments

I was hoping I could have my own thoughts, express my views, and even debate them strenuously, yet stay friends. Is that possible? I still love these people and would never reject them. In fact, I’m still here for them.

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Angry Outcasts

July 22, 2017May 15, 2020 ~ David Mercer ~ 5 Comments

Parents, your children are more important than your religion.

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I Was Lonely

June 2, 2017June 12, 2017 ~ David Mercer ~ 6 Comments

In my journals which I've written all my adult life, one of the things I said repeatedly since the beginning that that I was lonely. If I was once your minister, please don’t feel guilty. You didn’t know and you didn’t cause this. I’m telling it now because I hurt people when I left the … Continue reading I Was Lonely

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