by Thinker of Thoughts | Aug 19, 2016 | Mormonism, Uncategorized
The 2016 FairMormon Conference has enjoyed much positive feedback. None so prominent as this talk entitled “The Courage of Our Convictions: Embracing Mormonism in a Secular Age” given by Patrick Mason. Patrick Q. Mason holds the Howard W. Hunter Chair in...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Aug 17, 2016 | Mormonism, Uncategorized
This recorded conversation between a concerned father and his bishop from 2013 is a great example of how members of the church are viewed and counseled by their leaders. The reason for the discussion is that the parents of an 8-year-old boy object to the Bishop...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Aug 2, 2016 | Mormonism
In Part 1 of this series we examined the composition of the Nauvoo City Council as they convened to deliberate over what to do about the publication of the Nauvoo Expositor. In Part 2 we examined the background of the witnesses that were called to testify before that...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Jul 21, 2016 | Mormonism
While there are many online disagreements about what Mormons may believe, or about the true nature of Joseph Smith, one thing that even many critics of the church will not deny is that Mormons are friendly. Even the famous South Park episode “About the...
by Thinker of Thoughts | May 17, 2016 | Mormonism, Talk on Things and Stuff
In Episode 12 of Season 7 of the irreverent Comedy Central cartoon “South Park” viewers were treated to a story “All About Mormons” (See the full episode on hulu.com). The episode included modern adventures of the South Park gang dealing with a...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Apr 24, 2016 | Mormonism
[toc]There has recently been a public disclosure of a sub rosa recording of the Disciplinary Council held against Jeremy Runnells for the reason of Apostasy. While the court was initially held against Runnells with the anticipated outcome of excommunication,...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Apr 20, 2016 | Mormonism
Transcript Jeremy Runnells Church Court April 17, 2016, American Fork, UT Jeremy: Hi guys. Alright I need to get in it’s six o’clock I got to get in. I’m gonna take a minute to see everybody. Thank you all for coming tonight, I appreciate it. I’m going to go in...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Jan 2, 2016 | Mormonism, Undue Influence
Internet discussion about religion frequently descend into the gutter level of tossing the derogatory term “Cult” around. I have previously discussed why I consider this term unhelpful as a label for an entire religion and prefer to identify specific...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Dec 11, 2015 | Mormonism, Race
In the June 9, 1978 issue of the Deseret News, the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints published a letter declaring that a revelation had been received by Prophet Spencer W Kimball lifting the ban on black men receiving the Priesthood....
by Thinker of Thoughts | Dec 6, 2015 | Mormonism
So you have a spouse, fiancé, son or daughter who has decided to leave the church. Social gatherings are now awkward and you never know quite what to say at family get-togethers. If only there was something that you could do to break the ice and let them know that you...
