Latayne C Scott

Reason #182: LDS Divisions and Sects

Normally I don't use Wikipedia as a primary source. However, someone has done an excellent job here listing the scores…

13 years ago

Reason #181: Sanitized Documents

Recently a reader of The Mormon Mirage was engaged in an online discussion with Mormons. Under discussion was a "cleaned-up"…

13 years ago

Reason #180: Mormons finally admit there’s no such thing as Book of Mormon geography

As if millions of formerly-faithful Mormons didn't already know this:  There is no such thing as Book of Mormon geography.…

13 years ago

Reason #179: The Testimony of Olavo dos Santos Martins

I was convinced I had been in the wrong religion. I got deeper and deeper into my investigation.

13 years ago

Reason #178: Growing Acknowledgment of the Role of Secrecy

Recently The Wall Street Journal ran a short article about the way that a religious group becomes a cult. Here's…

13 years ago

Reason #177: No Hun Horses, therefore Book of Mormon Horses?

LDS apologist Michael R. Ash has a very interesting argument about why there are no remains of horses found in…

13 years ago

How would you advise this young woman?

Here's another letter I just received from a reader of this blog. It's reprinted below with her permission. How would…

13 years ago

Letter from reader Jolene Barrios

Even though The Mormon Mirage was re-released two years ago, I get encouraging letters from readers often. Here's a recent…

13 years ago

Reason #176: Still No Pre-Columbian Horses

For years LDS apologists have tried to find the remains or other evidence of pre-Columbian horses. One such attempt is…

13 years ago

Reason #175: Joseph Smith’s Teenage Wives

Joseph Smith's teenage wives are well known, but the claim to 'being normal back then' has been refuted and is…

13 years ago