A blog post I read recently reminded me of the insane things people go through to maintain their beliefs. It’s crazy. This post shared an account of discussion with Elder Marlin K. Jensen, Church Historian/LDS General Authority about problems with LDS history and doctrine. In it the blogger asked Jensen:
“And what of these obvious incongruities [...]
I saw this on the Colbert Report last night and thought it was hilarious. Personally I think the ad this parodies is ridiculous but then I’m just a “perv” straight guy who doesn’t see gay marriage as harmful to anyone else. I especially love the “paid for” line at the end of the ad.
It’ll be [...]
After my 4 posts about why Mormonism and polygamy are forever intertwined, I found this polygamy documentary— Lifting The Veil Of Polygamy— on YouTube. While I don’t necessarily approve of the christian proselytizing in this film, it gives a lot about of information about Mormon polygamy. Take a look (the first 2/3 or so is [...]
Lately the LDS Church has been troubled by the association of the terms “polygamy” and “Mormonism” in the media. Leaders in Salt Lake think that the association is unwarranted and is the result of sloppy reporting that doesn’t distinguish between the mainstream church and fundamentalist groups. In America however, people will always consider polygamy a Mormon [...]
Or at least that’s what I’m being told.
I recently had a discussion with a family member about Mormonism— he’s a believing member. He acknowledged that Joseph Smith was wrong in his prophecies regarding the Kirtland Bank but said that it was okay for God’s spokesmen to get some things wrong. “See,” he says “prophets like [...]
