If you're confused about the roots and development of Mormon fundamentalism (the churches who regard themselves as true followers of Joseph Smith and who practice polygamy), there's a helpful chart at mormonfundamentalism.com. Also, if you're interested in...
At the most recent LDS conference, LDS leader Jeffry R. Holland held up a copy of what he claimed was the actual Book of Mormon that was read by Joseph and Hyrum Smith the day they died in a jail cell in Carthage, MO (related in D&C 135:4- 5.) Mormons would like to...
I've been gratified by the response of so many of you regarding this blog. I want to continue to provide “inciteful” topics and Bible study materials here. However, I've added two new blogs to this site. The first one, “Cult Fiction,” will meet...
I received my first award for writing in grade school, for an essay about fire prevention. (Made me scared to death of open flames for years, but that's another story.) When I was in high school, one of my teachers entered my poetry into some state-wide contests,...
The explosive news coverage of the polygamist sect in Texas, where male members consummated their marriages with minor children in the basement of their temple, can now be better understood in my new article, The Mormon Temple Ceremony, which has just been posted to...
