All The Reasons We Won't Return to Mormonism
Reason #186: Because the LDS Church Covers Up Its Own History
I recently learned here that some people believe the leadership of the LDS church exerted enough pressure that it was able to prevent the production/airing of a mini-series, The Mormon Murders, that documented how the LDS church (and others) were duped by a document...
Reason #185: Struggling with an Unknowable God
One of the greatest disservices that Mormon doctrine does to the minds of its adherents is the reduction of the concept of a three-in-one God down to compartmentalized beings. I have struggled with this now for the 38 years I have been a Christian. Here is one way...
Reason #184: The Kinderhook Plates
The Kinderhook Plates are a tell-tale sign bearing witness against the LDS church. Have you ever wondered what it must have been like to live in the city Joseph Smith created in the mid-1840s -- from a non-LDS perspective? Now online are PDF documents from the Nauvoo...
Reason #183: LDS Money Controls the Web
Ever notice when you try to do a Web search on a Bible verse or subject, one of the first sites that comes up is LDS.org, the official Mormon website? You weren't looking for anything Mormon, and if you didn't know better, you'd think you're on a "regular" Christian...
Reason #182: LDS Divisions and Sects
Normally I don't use Wikipedia as a primary source. However, someone has done an excellent job here listing the scores of sectarian groups that are offshoots of Joseph Smith's teachings. The chart is particularly helpful. Of course the LDS church looks to the...
Reason #181: Sanitized Documents
Recently a reader of The Mormon Mirage was engaged in an online discussion with Mormons. Under discussion was a "cleaned-up" version of some of the last hours of Joseph Smith. In the present edition, it reads: Dr. Richards was taken sick, when Joseph said, 'Brother...