How do you know a FC is over

[Anonymous]

SilentDawning wrote:

I think it’s over when you have analyzed how you feel about the church and its teachings, and reach comfort with those new beliefs. For some this could mean a return to full activity, a return to full activity but with boundaries and limitations, semi-activity, complete less activity, or name removal.

It’s over when you reach equilibrium and you are no longer conflicted and bothered by the church, its teachings, and your native beliefs.

I agree that “it’s over” at any of those points and that it’s never really “over” – that flare up may be over (and it might never flare up again).

[Anonymous]

Amy — I think there can be flare ups after it’s “apparently over”. This is true when you have active family members and there are rights of passage to navigate. In my case, I don’t have any of that anymore — my son is adult and inactive, so there will be no MP ordination. My wife doesn’t go to church very much. My daughter has withdrawn from the church and I am also estranged from her, so there will be no grandson baptisms to which I’m invited.

But for others, there may be different ceremonies and life events that make them confront their less active (if that is their equilibrium) status.

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