Doctrine
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LDS Indoctrination and Retentive Socialization
Introduction In A Message To The Most Ardent Critic Of The Mormon Church, Ben Arkell quotes a nameless member of the church who had recently dropped off their daughter and son at…
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Book of Mormon parallels to 1800s thought
Richard Bushman, well-known Mormon historian, recently stated: … there is phrasing everywhere–long phrases that if you google them you will find them in 19thcentury writings. The theology of the Book of Mormon is…
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Questions to Ask
Introduction These questions are designed to probe various aspects of the LDS Church’s history and truth-claims.1The list was made for 1) investigators to ask the missionaries, 2) active members to ask themselves,…
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Swords and Spears
Swords and Spears For over a decade I’ve been hung up on the dearth of physical evidence, particularly Iron Age artifacts, supporting the Book of Mormon. Recently I had a mini-enlightenment in this…
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Issues and Questions Regarding LDS Doctrine and History
Fourteen years down the road, the questions and issues raised in this letter remain substantially unanswered, to my knowledge unaddressed, by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. August 30, 2003153…
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Too Big to Fail
I considered titling this “Too Big to Fail?” But no, with billions in assets, millions of Saints tithing ten percent, and catastrophic cultural implications, like Chase Manhattan and Goldman Sacks, The Church of…
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Finding Truth: Response to “8 Anti-Mormon Tactics That Satan Uses To Attack The Latter-day Saints”
In March of 2017, MyLifeByGogoGoff published a piece entitled 8 Anti-Mormon Tactics That Satan Uses To Attack The Latter-day Saints. The piece was then reblogged by LDS Living. I am certainly no…
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The Shunning Key
Introduction The leaders and manuals of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints frequently emphasize brotherly loveand charity to all. Consider this statement by Elder M. Russell Ballard: Let us reach…
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Problem Summaries: resources discussing LDS-truth claims
Problems with LDS truth-claims Before reading about the problems, you may want to first consider the pros and cons of investigating the truth-claim data. Very short summaries Five Key Facts(~ 1 page) 50…
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Joseph Smith’s Polygamy Denials
Introduction Joseph Smith denied the practice of polygamy1on several occasions. He was also responsible for the publication or distribution of several additional denials. A complete listing of early Church leader polygamy denials…
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Faith of a naturalist: response to “Faith of a Science Teacher” questions
Introduction On February 12, 2017, The Faith of a Science Teacherpublished a post entitled “Questions about the Church and Gospel of Jesus Christ”. I think many of these questions are very poignant.…
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Eyes vs Heart
There may be those that attack a 14yr old boy prophet, the Book of Mormon prophets, living prophets, and a living Christ. There were those that accused, and today accuse, Jesus Christ of…