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 the persons mentioned in this section (such names were also used as aliases for church leaders in Sections 82, 92, 96, 103,...

Reason 79: Mormonism Teaches Three Gods

One of the most powerful tools used by Mormons to discredit traditional Christianity is the concept of the Godhead. Mormons have a description of three deities: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, each of whom has a distinct history and ontology. This  is, I...

Reason #77: The Earned Cultic Status of Mormonism

A significant number of people do not believe that Mormonism is Christianity, according to this poll. And a great many people, myself included, believe that Mormonism is a pseudo-Christian cult.  In other words, it uses the language of the Bible, and bases many...

Reason #75: Can you uncult a cult?

What follows is the fifth of a five-part series that Zondervan published on their academic blog, Koinonia. The subject matter may repeat some previous “365” posts, but I will nonetheless publish them for those who might not want to scroll back through all...

Reason #73: The cost of losing one’s God

What follows is the third of a five-part series that Zondervan published on their academic blog, Koinonia.  The subject matter may repeat some previous “365” posts, but I will nonetheless publish them for those who might not want to scroll...