by Thinker of Thoughts | Jul 9, 2014 | Mormonism
In 2003 the world was abuzz with wizardly anticipation. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was scheduled to be released in June, and millions of readers just couldn’t wait to see what surprises author J.K. Rowling had in store for the characters and...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Jul 8, 2014 | Mormonism
[toc]The church recently released an essay discussing the Book of Abraham, it’s origin, translation and historicity. The essay makes some remarkable statements, including an admission that the papyri and heiroglyphics (including those found on the facsimiles)...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Jun 23, 2014 | Mormonism
[Note: The following is an ironic take on a public statement by a church official from an alternate perspective. It is a parody. The words are actually those which are stated in the video, however the interpretation and context are fictional. It should not be...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Jun 18, 2014 | Mormonism
[toc]In part 1 of this report, an assertion that the Nauvoo Expositor had published a “vicious lie” that Joseph had made improper proposals of plural marriage to women in the church. By examining the accounts of 3 women, Martha Brotherton, Nancy Rigdon and...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Jun 18, 2014 | Mormonism
[toc]A few months ago I issued a challenge for anyone to point out something published in the Nauvoo Expositor which was a “vicious lie” in order to support a statement from the Primary 5 lesson manual that this publication contained “many vicious...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Jun 16, 2014 | Mormonism
The recent news of the threatened excommunication of Kate Kelly, John Dehlin and Rock Waterman has caused a stir in the Mormon online community. Some see the impending disciplinary action as a long needed action which will identify apostates so that unsuspecting...
