Questioning
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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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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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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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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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To peek behind the curtain: weighing the decision to investigate LDS truth-claims
Why notinvestigate? From the perspective of a believing member, there are many valid reasons to avoidcritically1investigating the truth-claims of the Church.2 Lack the time, energy, interest, or capability To investigate requires time…
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Five Key Facts
This is a very short summary of what I view as the 5 most important facts in understanding alternative models for LDS truth claims. To the best of my knowledge, every point…
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I Desire to Understand
Years ago when my son left the church, I chose to dig deep and find the answers to the difficult questions about church history and its doctrine. I went into this venture…
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Check Your Premises
The Shins will change your life. Spoken by a young Natalie Portman in the cult indie classic Garden State, The Shins really have changed my life, providing a therapeutic soundtrack to my transition out of…