Reason #161: Fanny Alger

14 years ago

On an ex-Mormon discussion board recently, the question was posed: What was the tipping point that caused you to leave…

Reason #160: LDS attitudes toward non-supportive books

14 years ago

When I was a Mormon at BYU, someone left a pamphlet printed by Jerald and Sandra Tanner on the doorstep…

Reason #159: Continuing Revelation– or Corporate Revelation?

14 years ago

This week I had the privilege of visiting at length with members of the Christian musical group, Adam's Road, and…

Regarding Glenn Beck’s Restoring Honor Rally

14 years ago

After being invited by Moody Radio Chicago to be a guest on their morning show, one call-in listener said that…

Reason #158: The whole becoming a god(ess) thing

14 years ago

This is an excerpt from my book, The Mormon Mirage 3rd Edition:  A Former Member Looks at the Mormon Church Today(Zondervan,…

Reason #157: Rampant, Mystical Polytheism of Mormonism

14 years ago

A recent post by a BYU site shows that Mormonism cannot possibly be classed as monotheistic. Here it is below,…

Reason #156: The Book of Mormon Restored What?

14 years ago

Does the Book of Mormon itself restore—or even mention—doctrines missing from the Bible? No, in fact, the theology of the Book of…

Reason #155: More detail on the Kinderhook Plates

14 years ago

A commenter on a previous post asked for direct evidence that Joseph Smith ever claimed to have translated the infamous…

Reason #154: Joseph Smith’s Polygamous Marriages Produced No Children

14 years ago

When I was a Mormon, I was taught that Joseph Smith had only one wife, Emma Hale Smith. I have…

Reason #153: A Greek manuscript fooled Joseph Smith

14 years ago

Most students of Mormonism know that Joseph Smith claimed to have the ability to translate ancient documents, specifically to produce…