Iron Sharpens Iron Broadcast

Last week I was interviewed on WNYG in New York on the “Iron Sharpens Iron” broadcast. One of the most significant elements of my upcoming book, The Mormon Mirage 3rd Edition:  A Former Member Looks at the Mormon Church (Zondervan 2009) is a section...

Writing Acronyms

Writers have their own set of abbreviations (especially in this age of Twitter — find me there under “Latayne.”) The power of language!  Ever since I first heard “BIC” (Butt In Chair), it has reminded me that manuscripts don't get written...

Reason #30: Questionable Biblical Interpretation

Why must uniquely- LDS Biblical interpretation be rejected? Because a supposedly Biblical doctrine that is based on possibly-plausible possible exceptions to other historical doctrines is not a firm enough foundation on which  believers in the rest of the Bible...

Reason #29: The Mormon Gossip Circuit

Reason #29 is from guest blogger Michelle Scott (no relation) Privacy, to me, is very important. In Mormonism, there is virtually no privacy whatsoever. Hypothetically, if a Mormon member was to enter a Starbucks (strongly opposed because of their particularly...