One of the perks of having an always-active mind is that it is, well, always active. Case in point: One morning I awakened with a word on my mind. The word was Dothan. To my knowledge, I'd never spoken that name aloud. I had no idea where it came...
The recent decision by a convicted Utah murderer, Ronnie Lee Gardner, to insist on being executed by firing squad because of what he calls “my Mormon heritage” is telling. According to The Salt Lake Tribune, “Blood atonement has played a role in...
A Confusing Deity Everything about the Mormon godhead is a confused mess if you accept all the supposedly-inspired teachings of LDS leaders. Brigham Young said that God was Adam.[i] Adam, according to LDS theology, was Michael in the pre-existence.[ii] Michael was the...
When I was a faithful Mormon I believed that the LDS understanding of the Godhead was much more clearcut and understandable than the Christian's concept of the Trinity. However, a recent post on Mormon Coffee brought the implications of LDS godhood into focus: The...
