All The Reasons We Won’t Return to Mormonism
Reason #149: More 19th Century Cultural Sources for the Book of Mormon
Several of my previous "365 Reasons" posts show that materials and ideas that were available to Joseph Smith in upper New York state in the early 1800s found their way into the Book of Mormon. A recent post by someone who refers to himself as a "cultural Mormon"...
Reason #148: Failed Prophecies of Joseph Smith
Failed prophecies alone are a sufficient reason to leave the LDS church. Years ago when my friend Dick Baer decided to leave the LDS Church, he wrote a letter to his Mormon family and friends explaining why. Part of that was the number of failed prophecies of Joseph...
Reason #147: Because of George P. Lee
This last week marked the passing of a sad figure in LDS history, George P. Lee. At one time he was a bright star in the LDS world. A handsome, articulate, and talented Native American, he grew up as a foster child in the Church's Indian Placement Program (ISPP),...
Reason #146: It’s silly, but they baptized Jesus in proxy
The LDS church must be embarrassed by the fact that people keep submitting names for proxy baptisms. Helen Radkey, that burr under the Mormon saddle, has documented that recently someone was baptized in proxy for Jesus Christ. And someone else for Mary Magdalene. And...
Reason #145: The Doctrine in McConkie’s Mormon Doctrine
The dust is finally settling in yet another effort by the LDS Church to bury its past. Recently the church-owned Deseret Book publishers announced that, due to lack of sales, the classic Mormon Doctrine by the late LDS apostle Bruce R. McConkie. (There's considerable...
Reason #144: DNA Studies Disprove the Book of Mormon
Dr. Simon Southerton, the former LDS bishop whose findings in molecular biology rocked the LDS Church when he released his groundbreaking book, Losing a Lost Tribe: Native Americans, DNA, and the Mormon Church says that there's additional new research that supports...