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An Answer to the CES Letter & Mormon Truth Claims

The CES Letter is a popular summary of arguments made by critics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was written by Jeremy Renold’s— originally as an honest request to a CES director for answers to the issues it raises. The CES letter does a good job of compiling, summarizing and explaining many […]

The Two-Party Illusion

by Jeff Thomas, Editor, International Man “There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other. This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil.”  –   John Adams The […]

Disavow Polygamy as a Lower Law

Reform Action #2 of 20   (see overview page) In this theological essay, I’d like to make a case for the idea that regardless of whether God did or ever has sanctioned polygamy as a lower law—admitting that early Church leaders screwed up with instituting polygamy does not need to destroy anyone’s faith in Joseph […]

Understanding the Mormon God

  Mormon’s often boast that our concept of a God with a body is more true than other religion’s concept of a God without a body. But I believe Joseph Smith introduced an amazingly pluralistic concept that actually reconciles monotheism and polytheism as well as the incorporeality and anthropomorphism of God; that earth’s God is […]

Bridging the Homosexuality Divide- An LDS Perspective

Homosexuality and the church has again entered the public eye. I’m hoping I can throw some compassion on this polarizing topic here by reminding LDS people to be loving, civil non-dogmatic, understanding and not so quick to make up excuses or use self righteous language.  It might help us in this aim to remember that similar […]

Q&A: Questions and Answers to Debatable Book of Mormon Geography Topics

Collection of Facebook and other social media conversations with other Book of Mormon Geography enthusiasts. Q: Could John Sorenson’s logic concerning ‘Nephite North’ being an example of ancient Egyptian directionality be valid?A: This highlights one of the primary weaknesses/problems of the Limited Mesoamerican models. Especially the Sorenson Grijalva Model.You have to assume that the loose […]

Animals in the Book of Mormon

Many Book of Mormon critics try to show issues or anachronisms with the lists of animals found in its narrative.. But here we show that well known new world animals serve as evidence for each of the animal types mentioned in the text’s translation.