by Thinker of Thoughts | Feb 25, 2014 | Doctrine or Heresy, Mormonism
Heaven knows that it is difficult to get a firm answer on what constitutes actual official church doctrine. Sometimes when you can’t figure out what something is – it is useful to figure out what it is not. I am introducing a new feature on Thoughts on...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Feb 21, 2014 | LDS Fraud Case, Mormonism
In part 1 of Voluntary Tithing and Mis-Informed Consent, we explored the question of whether or not a person who enters into an arrangement voluntarily can ever be considered a victim of a crime. The examples of Sherlock and the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme clearly...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Feb 19, 2014 | LDS Fraud Case, Mormonism
(Note: This original article has been divided into 2 parts for readability. Part 2 here) [toc]I had not planned on doing another post on tithing, however an argument has been coming up repeatedly in various threads discussing the recent fraud case as well as my...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Feb 19, 2014 | Mormonism
Tad R. Callister, of the 1st Quorum of the Seventy has authored an article titled “The Lord’s Standard of Morality” in the March 2014 issue of the Ensign which is a throwback to the staunch and upright Vaughn J Featherstone Mormon Church of the...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Feb 17, 2014 | Christianity, Literature, Mormonism
I have written a few posts over the past several months dealing with problems that I see within the leadership of the Mormon Church. The recent posts on Tithing and the Fraud case in particular have been reposted around the web in sites that are both faithful as well...
