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Givens may be ignorant or he may be deceptive, but his analysis of Parley Pratt’s “Mormonism Unveived” totally ignored the most astonishing part of the religious tract: That is, Pratt’s prophesy of the 2nd coming within fifty years, (if I remember correctly) and of his cursing his detractor with dum...

On my more believing days I picture various Mormon leaders and teachers at the judgement bar before the God of Truth, and the God of Truth saying something like "You didn't acknowledge me before the world, and I don't acknowledge you now." Then I imagine my own faults before such a God, an...

Consignment, this is truly going the extra mile. I am impressed and thankful.

I notice wikipedia has an entry for Big Bang (theory) and for Steady State Theory. Strictly speaking, can both of these be theories, as in "a coherent group of tested propositions, commonly regarded as correct?" Doesn't one, both, have to be a hypothesis? I'm hoping a scientifically inclin...

When one is 12 years old, a bishop's interview is about as voluntary as going to school. I'm glad my bishop waited until I was 16 before he asked me the masturbation question, but are all youth as lucky as I was?

I've been reading about Jan Shipps lately. She's a very interesting person: a non-member historian who has been able to warm up to faithful Mormon scholars, and even Church leaders. I'm impressed. How did she do it?

Great artwork, Grindael.

I am convinced that I don't KNOW anything. When my shelf broke, I realized the Mormon god could be Joseph's creation, a devil as an angel of light, or a crafty and brilliant alien. After my shelf broke I devised an idea of God that I could trust: that God must be perfectly truthful and perfectly lov...

If I was God I would at least give myself wings. They are lovely, and very handy for flying, but they might get in the way of my arms and fingers, so they would have to be separated from my arms. I would like an afro, but I would also like to look like Paul Newman in his prime, so I'm not sure how t...

Thanks, R.S. The priesthood ban was part of several other doctrines: pre-mortal existence, obedience, the leaders are always right, law of the harvest, etc. It’s hard to look back and see harm this doctrine caused, and still causes to a lesser degree. Imagine how different the church would be if the...