I had a somewhat similar interaction with Chris awhile ago where he made the assumption that I'd left the LDS church to 'save my marriage.' Though I've known Chris for 10 years or so, I thought it odd for him to be making such a bold (and fairly superficial) assumption. After we discussed it awhile I came to think that his assertion was more about his own tenuous position with the church than it was about my choices.
Anyways, I stopped subscribing to his RSS feed after that, feeling that his thoughts weren't particularly interesting to me anymore. I'm still always pleased to run into Chris in person or to hear about his publishing projects, but I feel it's a waste of my time (and his, too) to discuss issues of personal belief (e.g. just because he was miserable living a non-Mormon lifestyle that doesn't mean that everyone who stops believing is equally miserable).
FWIW, that's how I feel about many Mormons these days. Meaning that when they start getting judgmental I just lose interest...
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Anyways, I stopped subscribing to his RSS feed after that, feeling that his thoughts weren't particularly interesting to me anymore. I'm still always pleased to run into Chris in person or to hear about his publishing projects, but I feel it's a waste of my time (and his, too) to discuss issues of personal belief (e.g. just because he was miserable living a non-Mormon lifestyle that doesn't mean that everyone who stops believing is equally miserable).
FWIW, that's how I feel about many Mormons these days. Meaning that when they start getting judgmental I just lose interest...