All The Reasons We Won't Return to Mormonism
Reason #176: Still No Pre-Columbian Horses
For years LDS apologists have tried to find the remains or other evidence of pre-Columbian horses. One such attempt is the statement by Daniel Peterson in this video. He refers to horse bones found in the upper Mid-west that says preliminary reports identified...
Reason #175: Joseph Smith's Teenage Wives
Joseph Smith's teenage wives are well known, but the claim to ‘being normal back then' has been refuted and is not so well known.
Reason # 174: That Alphabet and Grammar
( This is an image of Joseph Smith's "Alphabet and Grammar," containing most of the text of the Pearl of Great Price's Book of Abraham 1:13-17. The arrows point to symbols found on the papyri from which Smith supposedly translated the PofGP. The point? Those...
The Triune Godhead
I know that one of the spiritual limps I’ll carry with me for the rest of my life is an aftereffect of believing in a god who didn’t exist. To this day I struggle with the concept of a triune God, and I know that many Christians without my cultic baggage do as well....
Reason #173: More Politically-Correct Book of Mormon Changes
Recently the LDS Church has changed chapter headings in its online Book of Mormon (a revised print edition isn't currently scheduled.) But, given the burgeoning number of people who read primarily online, these changes are significant. They reflect the way the...
Reason #172: Packham's Logic about LDS Book of Mormon Apologists
My atheist friend, Richard Packham, has an excellent online article that shows the shallowness of LDS arguments to support the Book of Mormon. Below, mostly in Packham's words, are some of the arguments he makes in his article: Most Mormon defenses of the authenticity...