Dan Brown’s Lost Symbol and Latter-day Cipher: The Masonic Connection

16 years ago

When I began writing Latter-day Cipher (Moody, 2009), one of the themes I wanted to explore was the uneasy relationship…

Reason #97: Mormonism and Masonry — Denied at first

16 years ago

Joseph Smith, founder of the LDS Church “became a first-degree Mason on the night of the installation, and the next…

Reason #96: Modern Polygamy justified by Joseph Smith’s teachings

16 years ago

Irene Spencer, author ofShattered Dreams:  My Life as a Polygamist’s Wife pointed out that based on the teachings of the…

Reason #94: Timing of Polygamy Revelations in D&C

16 years ago

The revelation commanding polygamy was not announced to the LDS Church as a whole until 1852, eight years after the…

Reason #95: Mountain Meadows Massacre

16 years ago

September 11, 2009 marks the 152nd anniversary of the Mountain Meadows Massacre. I never heard of it when I was…

Reason #93: Rewriting Biblical history to fit LDS doctrine

16 years ago

Section 132 of the Doctrine and Covenants purports to be God’s explanation of why ancient prophets were allowed to have…

The Mormon Mirage is in Audiobook!

16 years ago

For more information, see The Mormon Mirage 3rd Edition:  A Former Member Looks at the Mormon Church Today(Zondervan, 2009). Also available…

Reason #92: Shaking Hands

16 years ago

If you're around Mormons much, you know that folding arms and shaking hands is part of their culture. Just how…

Reason #91: Conducting a Survey about Truth

16 years ago

The Deseret News reported that the LDS Church ran a survey of its members to find out if they wanted…

Reason #90: Truth, and Jesus’ lovely name

16 years ago

I recently found an excellent video, made by a faithful Mormon, about why people leave the LDS Church.  It is…