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Reason #71: The insights of Representational Research
What follows is the second of a five-part series that Zondervan published on their academic blog, Koinonia. The subject matter may repeat some previous "365" posts, but I will nonetheless publish them for those who might not want to scroll back through...
Reason #70: Can't We All Just Get Along?
What follows is the first of a five-part series that Zondervan published on their academic blog, Koinonia. The subject matter may repeat some previous "365" posts, but I will nonetheless publish them for those who might not want to scroll back through all the...
Reason #69: Mormonism Poisons the Biblical Well
A recent guest on Chris Arnzen's hour-long radio program, Iron Sharpens Iron, was Sandra Tanner. As well as being Brigham Young's great, great granddaughter, she is also one of the world's most authoritative experts on Mormonism. She and her late husband...
Reason #68: My testimony on Iron Sharpens Iron
I have been a guest on the Long Island radio program from WNYG, Iron Sharpens Iron, several times. Here is a link to my most recent interview on that station, in which I discuss the implications of the LDS Church's first black African General Authority and other...
Reason #67: The LDS Church requires dependence on current leaders rather than reasoning
When the LDS Church reversed its policy of denying priesthood to black male members, the announcement left many of the church's apologists holding the bag. One example is that of Bruce R. McConkie, an apostle of the Mormon Church and universally regarded...
Reason #66: LDS Historical Revisionism
The LDS Church announced recently the appointment of Joseph Sitati as the first black AFRICAN LDS general authority. Previously there was a black American who was a GA; and if LDS historical accounts are accurate, a previous black leader, Elijah Able, in the time of...
Ah, Sweet Fame, You are so Fleeting!
What a terrific weekend this was for me! I awakened Saturday morning to the news that my new novel, Latter-day Cipher, had hit the 8,000 ranking on Amazon.com. Wow! For a Christian book from a new novelist, God really did a wonder. In addition, it was #15 on...
Reason #65: God Refuses to Acknowledge Other Gods
"Before me no god was formed, nor shall there be any after me," says the Bible in Isaiah 43:10. In fact, God adamantly said that He didn't even know of any other real Gods: "You are my witnesses, Is there a God besides Me? Indeed there is no other Rock; I...
Reason #64: Because I gave it a second chance
Today on the Web magazine Pop Syndicate, the editor Angela Wilson conducted what she calls "a virtual sitdown" with me concerning my writing. In the interview, I shared with her an incident that occurred when I was writing both Latter-day Cipher and The Mormon Mirage....
Reason #62: LDS Members Believe God the Father Was Once a Sinner
I ran across this video and it blew my mind. Portions of it were filmed at the April 2009 General Conference of the LDS Church. GodNeverSinned.com from Aaron Shafovaloff on Vimeo. For more information, see The Mormon Mirage 3rd Edition: A Former...
Reason #61: Peace After Leaving Mormonism
Ironically, the Church proclaims itself to embrace all truth. The believers may sing "Oh, say what is truth"" but truth for them is whatever fits their belief. What does not fit is spun or ignored. Belief trumps evidence. Obviously,...
Reason #63: Male-Female Dualism in the LDS Deity
LDS controversies over the last few decades regarding gender have centered in three areas: the idea of a heavenly Mother (or Mothers), women"'s role in the LDS Church, and same-sex issues. LDS author Linda P. Wilcox, in her essay, "The Mormon Concept of a Mother in...