Joseph Smith

Reason #51: Latter-day Revelation Didn’t Create Unity

  Whatever its effects upon the religious world, Mormonism has not, as it originally purposed, done away with religious division.…

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Reason #45: Joseph Smith’s Boasting about Languages

  On one occasion Joseph Smith Jr., the founder of the LDS religion,  quoted from seventeen different languages (not always…

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Reason #44: The Whitewashing of LDS History

Mormons are taught that abstinence from tea, coffee, alcohol, and tobacco is essential for entrance into the celestial kingdom. If…

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Reason #43: Joseph and Nauvoo

There's an error in the upcoming edition of The Mormon Mirage. (Yes, since I'm human, there will be errors.)  This…

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Reason #41: The Sheer Number of Joseph Smith’s False Prophecies

  Because of the Sheer Number of Joseph Smith"'s False Prophecies: False prophecy became a habit for Joseph Smith. Most…

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Reason #40: Joseph Smith’s Failed “Miracles”

  False Prophecies and Failed Abilities of Joseph Smith: While at Kirtland Ohio, Joseph made a prophecy that is unfamiliar…

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Reason #39: Because dissent or questions were stifled in Mormonism from the very beginning

In the formative years of the LDS Church, any revelation received by church members was only considered valid if it…

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Reason #38: The Situation of Those Who First Heard the Mormon “Gospel”

I have often wondered how I would have responded, had I been an adult in New England in the early…

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Reason #37: The manipulative quality of Joseph Smith’s “Revelations”

  One of the most amazing (and least-noticed) revelations he gave out is that found in DoctrineandCovenants Section 15. The…

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Reason #36: Joseph Smith Joined Another Church After Saying He Was Forbidden by God

  On June 15, 1828"”years after his supposed visit from God who told him that all churches on earth were…

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