Reason #172: Packham’s Logic about LDS Book of Mormon Apologists

My atheist friend, Richard Packham, has an excellent online article that shows the shallowness of LDS arguments to support the Book of Mormon. Below, mostly in Packham's words, are some of the arguments he makes in his article: Most Mormon defenses of the authenticity...

Reason #163: Because of the Joseph Smith Papers

Did you know that all of the published images (and transcripts) of the writings of Joseph Smith are now online in a searchable form? See what LDS scholars have access to — and know why so many of them study Mormonism's history — but no longer believe its...

Reason #147: Because of George P. Lee

This last week marked the passing of a sad figure in LDS history, George P. Lee. At one time he was a bright star in the LDS world. A handsome, articulate, and talented Native American, he grew up as a foster child in the Church's Indian Placement Program (ISPP),...

Reason #151: Because of the Heresy of a “Heavenly Mother”

One of the most complete and well-documented online sources for information about the LDS teaching regarding a “Heavenly Mother” was written by ex-Mormon Janis Hutchinson. Her article, THE DIVINE MOTHER GODDESS OF MORMONISM begins with these eye-opening...

Reason #136: God was once a man; man can become a god

Quotes from Current LDS Manuals on Nature of God Christians have long opposed the LDS teaching about the nature of God and man. The Bible consistently affirms that there is only one God, who has always existed as God. Yet Joseph Smith instituted the doctrine that God...