Reason #143: Because Blood Atonement Doesn’t Go Away

15 years ago

The recent decision by a convicted Utah murderer, Ronnie Lee Gardner, to insist on being executed by firing squad because…

Reason #142– One Eternal Roundabout God

15 years ago

A Confusing Deity Everything about the Mormon godhead is a confused mess if you accept all the supposedly-inspired teachings of…

Reason #141: The LDS Trinity — or Trinities?

15 years ago

When I was a faithful Mormon I believed that the LDS understanding of the Godhead was much more clearcut and…

Reason #140: Changes in the “eternal” temple ceremonies

15 years ago

Many middle-aged and younger Mormons express doubt when told about the LDS temple endowment ceremonies of the past. A series…

Reason #139: The Downgrading of a “Standard Work” of Scripture

15 years ago

A recent article in an LDS publication gives a hint to how the Mormon church may choose to deal with…

Reason #138–Seer Stone Questions

15 years ago

The seer stone narrative has troubles. An important part of Joseph Smith's early life was a seer stone by which…

Testimonies from Ex-Mormon Scholars Offered by New Site

15 years ago

A new site, ExMormonScholarsTestify.org, gives reasons why thinking people made the decision to leave the LDS Church. My testimony is…

Reason #137: The Nahom Controversy

15 years ago

Some LDs writers have said that a settlement in southern Arabia named NHM is the Nahom of the Book of…

Three Holy Week Poems

15 years ago

FRIDAY Blood throbbing like muffled drums Tendons stretching like fence-wires: tune-taut But soundless His reproach streaks the silence like Lightning…