Latayne C Scott

Reason #88: From “I Love Mormons” Blog

This is a marvelous hypothetical situation on an excellent blog called “I Love Mormons.”  It provoked a stimulating discussion there,…

15 years ago

Reason #87: The Word of Wisdom–Part Two

Past Church leaders were adamant in their condemnation of the liquor and tobacco industries. The Word of Wisdom, according to…

15 years ago

Reason #86: The Word of Wisdom Health Law–Part One

I won't argue with the Word of Wisdom’s condemnation of the addictive substance, alcohol. But in the Word of Wisdom…

15 years ago

Reason #85 — The Civil War Prophecy

Reason #85 The famous Civil War prophecy of Section 87 of the Doctrine and Covenants has for years been touted by…

15 years ago

Reason #83: Mormonism changes the wording of its own Scripture

When I was a Mormon, Section 78 of the Doctrine and Covenants  contained some strange foreign-sounding names which were assigned to…

15 years ago

Somehow, this definition of a cult rings true:

I've always used my four-part definition of a cult (deifies man, humanizes God, ostracizes Scripture, and requires an extra-Biblical view…

15 years ago

Reason #82: Mormon Myths of Bible Textual Transmission

As I have studied textual criticism at the graduate level and have investigated for myself some of the documents from…

15 years ago

Reason #81: Mormon Doctrine Forbids the Worship of Jesus

Mormons make it very clear that they believe that their concept of "God" means the Heavenly Father only, and not…

15 years ago

Reason #80: Mormonism Misrepresents the Christian Trinity

A speech by LDS apostle Bruce R. McConkie shows how Mormonism has for years misrepresented what the Christian world teaches…

15 years ago