2014-08-19 22:52
Under the heading "A Comparison Between Christian Doctrine and Mormon Doctrine," the folks at Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry have published a table on their website that gives… Read More
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2014-08-19 22:52
Under the heading "A Comparison Between Christian Doctrine and Mormon Doctrine," the folks at Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry have published a table on their website that gives… Read More
2014-04-17 13:40
ACCUSATION: "Mormons do not believe that God is capable of giving us a perfect Bible!"This accusation comes from the Eighth Article of Faith of the Church, which states:We believe the Bible… Read More
2011-08-17 18:25
ACCUSATION: "Mormons believe that they can become like God!"
Well, of course we do!
God is our Father in Heaven. He created us in His image. Most Christians believe that we are the children… Read More
2011-06-05 04:47
ACCUSATION: "The Mormon Church is essentially a monarchy. Once the President of the Church has declared doctrine or policy, there can be no discussion or debate."It is true: unlike other rel… Read More
2011-03-14 18:19
A common accusation found in sectarian criticisms about the Church is the idea that Mormons, though claiming to believe in the Bible, do not emphasize it as much as they do the Book of Mormo… Read More
2010-12-09 16:14
ACCUSATION: "No, the Bible cannot be completely proven with archaeology and paleontology, but many aspects of it can be proven. The Book of Mormon, however, cannot be proven at all, so faith… Read More
2010-11-28 00:42
In reading "An Atheist Manifesto" by Sam Harris, I am struck with the realization that I spend too much time on this blog focusing on arguments made against the Restoration by sectarian Chri… Read More
2010-11-28 00:22
In a self-conscious effort to rationalize their participation in the unending sectarian propaganda effort, the people at Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry put a fun little piece… Read More
2010-09-25 23:05
I frequently tell the critics to give me answers rather than arguments. The reason I say that is because they have this interesting tendency of telling us how ludicrous our answers are to th… Read More
2010-09-25 22:58
A literature professor once told me that the first thing you can find out about an author through his works is whether or not he likes people. And Twain, without a doubt, hated the human rac… Read More
2010-09-06 20:58
It seems that every possible attempt has been made to discredit Joseph Smith as a prophet of God. In framing these arguments, though, many sectarians fail to see just how often these same … Read More
2010-09-06 20:49
A Catholic states that baptism is absolutely necessary for salvation. A Baptist argues that baptism is just an empty rite and not actually essential. (Which is ironic, given the name of his… Read More
2010-09-02 18:14
ACCUSATION: "The Book of Mormon teaches that people with dark skin are evil."Though its primary purpose is to be a testament of Jesus Christ rather than a historical text, The Book of Mormon… Read More
2010-07-31 19:58
ACCUSATION: "The Mormons are afraid of doing missionary work in China, the Muslim world, and other places where it is illegal. This goes contrary to what Jesus taught. We should not fear man… Read More
2010-07-21 19:19
Ask any believer in Christ how he or she came to have a testimony, and you will generally get a story about a series of important life events that helped them to come to a firm realization t… Read More
2010-06-08 04:33
ACCUSATION: "Joseph Smith falsely prophesied that the Leonids meteor shower of 1833 was a sign of the Second Coming shortly coming to pass."In November of 1833, there was a huge meteor showe… Read More
2010-05-30 01:56
Atheists - or antitheists, which may be a more fitting term in this context - proudly present themselves as rational individuals who base their world views on logic, reason, and science rath… Read More
2010-05-29 20:11
ACCUSATION: "Mormons believe that God still speaks to people and gives them new revelations!"Well, yes, we do. And we are not shy about that fact.As John Taylor once said:I do not wonder tha… Read More
2010-05-24 23:24
Who is Joseph Smith?In 1820, a pure-hearted 14-year-old boy had a simple, profound question: Which of all these churches is Christ's?He asked God - and he was told that none of them were. "T… Read More
2010-05-24 22:04
We are not the only church in modern times to claim that miracles and revelation actually occur. We are, however, the only church to make that claim and subsequently manage to stick around f… Read More
2010-05-19 00:52
ACCUSATION: "Mormons believe that Joseph Smith got his powers from a pair of magic spectacles."First off, any critic of the Restored Gospel, by using the word "magic" to describe things we b… Read More
2010-05-19 00:42
In my comments here and in my discussions with others, I often make reference to the fact that the sectarian (Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, etc.) world is a maw of confusion and bickering… Read More
2010-05-19 00:37
When I was in high school, a friend of mine once expressed to me how much distaste she had for the rivalry between Baptists and Methodists in our community. Aggravated, she said something to… Read More
2010-05-03 17:51
ACCUSATION: "Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses are cultists."I have encountered many people in my life who get "Mormons" and Jehovah's Witnesses mixed up and assume that we are basically the s… Read More
2010-02-18 21:30
ACCUSATION: "Mormons believe a man must have multiple wives in order to go to heaven!"Well, that is false. We absolutely do not believe that, and we never have. Polygamy is not and never was… Read More
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