All The Reasons We Won't Return to Mormonism
Reason #16: Janis Hutchinson talks about prophets
From Janis Hutchinson: Another good reason for not returning to the Mormon Church, is the church's insistence that for a church to be God's, it has to have a head prophet. Because they do, along with twelve apostles, this is supposed to prove the divine approval of...
Reason #15: The Big Picture
Sometimes in writing about why I left Mormonism "” and can"'t go back "” I forget to let people see the really big picture. Here"'s the question that Mormonism cannot and never will satisfy: If God sent His only Son to earth to redeem us, and we cannot be saved...
Reason #14: Mormon Hit Lists
Anyone familiar with LDS history -- not the sanitized version of Mormon Sunday School -- knows that people who follow Joseph Smith (that includes members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of...
Mormon Fundamentalism
If you're confused about the roots and development of Mormon fundamentalism (the churches who regard themselves as true followers of Joseph Smith and who practice polygamy), there's a helpful chart at mormonfundamentalism.com. Also, if you're interested in...
Insight on the FLDS Mothers
From Janis Hutchinson comes this helpful explanation: Why won't the mothers in the FLDS Church say which of the children are theirs? It may be because in many fundamentalist groups, ALL the women are considered the mothers. I know, that doesn't make sense. But I know,...
Reason #13: The Cult Status of Mormonism (Continued)
LDS apologists of the lower echelons, with a get-out-of-jail-free card for anything they say (their statements aren't "official doctrine,") often represent anyone whose opposes the LDS Church"'s teachings as "heresy hunters" who "gang assault" them. Of particular...