Mormons Have you ever harass ex Mormons?

Question

for leaving the chruch our family don't want anything to do with us. My uncle treathen my mom life if she ever comes to his house. My neibors are leaving notes in my car saying I'm doing things I'm not speeding in the neigherhood. Knocking down garge cans. Which I did once and I put it up. I'm never going to leave my door to my car unlock again. Putting the note in my car is againist the law.

Yes It all started when people in the neughborhood came by saying they were my mom visting teachers. We say we wanted nothing to do with the chruch and shut the door. These neighbors have been causing problems with us.

Answer 1

You expect to get an honest answer to this? Good luck. No one is going to step up and say, "I did thus and so."

Answer 2

That is just wrong! I don't know anyone who would behaive like that in all the wards and branches I have attended over the years. The reason that this is so wrong is that one of our Articles of Faiths states: "We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may. " http://scriptures.lds.org/en/a_of_f/1. You could just quote this verse to them.

You have made your choice and they should accept that. I know that my sis has more or less left the church and while we don't "force" religion on her we wont hide the religious paintings and books etc when she comes to visit - hence she doesn't visit (that is her choice).

Answer 3

No--I would not bother anyone who wanted to leave the church, and I personally have known dozens of people who have left, permanently and temporarily, and continue to be friends with them. And that's the way most LDS people see it as well. Some do try to encourage their friends to continue in the church, but we all realize that it is that person's descision and we respect it.

I don't know what's up with your neighborhood and your family, b/c there must be circumstances you don't describe to lead to this kind of behaviour

Add--I was going to say, if you don't want to be contacted anymore, you and your family should go ahead and write to the church and have them remove your names from the roles of the church. Otherwise, your visiting teachers are still obligated to come by once a month to visit your mom--it's their church calling to visit every member on their list--they are not trying to harass you.

And really, if you did that, you would be doing an honest and helpful thing to state your true feelings, and doing a favor to your visiting teachers. You don't know how unhappy and uncomfortable a situation it is to visit someone who slams a door in your face. We who visit teach are here to build a friendship, not to bother people who don't want to be bothered.

So please take the steps to take your names off the roles of the church if you do not want to be contacted.

Answer 4

All 5 of my siblings are ex-mormons and I don't harass them at all. They are free to live their lives the way they see fit. Are you sure this is Mormons you are talking about and not like fundamentalists Mormons?

Answer 5

I have friends who left the church. I have no desire to harass them or make them feel uncomfortable. I still want to retain their friendship. I hope they do not take it the wrong way, if I reach out to them.

Answer 6

That just sounds odd to me. Do you all need some gummi bears to sweeten relations here?

Answer 7

I think you misstate the situation. LDS do not act like this. They really do have more important things to do.
And if people treat their own family like that? Well, they deserve to lose them. That is sinful behavior, in my humble opinion.
Everyone is entitled to choose how they wish to worship. LDS, and those who don't wish to be LDS, anymore

Answer 8

I doubt it. I haven't met any in my family that harrass those that turn away.

Answer 9

Ooooooo.

Answer 10

whats up with mormons. my aunt is a mormon and the things she does are wierd( i dont understand).