by Thinker of Thoughts | May 24, 2015 | Mormonism, Race
Racial equality is an example of an undeniable truth that God should understand and anyone claiming to be God’s mouthpiece should teach. I consider it a bare minimum litmus test for anyone claiming a divine connection. Many people consider the Book of Mormon to...
by Thinker of Thoughts | May 22, 2015 | Mormonism, Track Changes
I have written previously about how the Relief Society issued a statement in October 1842 declaring that the only system of marriage known of in the Church was that of simple monogamy and that the “spiritual wifery” of John C Bennett was his own invention....
by Thinker of Thoughts | May 18, 2015 | Uncategorized
There was a stone box which held the ancient record of the inhabitants of the Americas and was buried away at the hand of a Prophet, only to be dug up years later by the husband of Emma Smith. After digging through the archives of the Church History Library, it has...
by Thinker of Thoughts | May 15, 2015 | Literature, Mormonism
I have to confess that as a young man there is a book that I loved reading way more than the scriptures. I was first introduced to it in Mrs. Roberts 5th grade Gifted and Talented class. It’s author was more revered to me than any other – Shel Silverstein....
by Thinker of Thoughts | May 12, 2015 | Mormonism
Ever since the introduction of the Mormons temple endowment ceremony in 1842, similarities between the sacred LDS ritual and the Masonic rituals for the Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft and Master Mason have been commented upon. One element in particular was very...
by Thinker of Thoughts | May 8, 2015 | Mormonism
Many sincere and loving men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints find troublesome facts online about the church founder Joseph Smith. Many of those facts have recently been validated by the Church’s own website. When families are broken...
by Thinker of Thoughts | May 6, 2015 | Politics
In 2014 the cinematic feature “Captain America: Winter Soldier” thrilled audiences as a superhero movie which doubled as a relevant political thriller. Several reviews have pointed out the libertarian theme that the film conveys. In all the analysis and...
by Thinker of Thoughts | May 5, 2015 | Mormonism
[toc]In our series on “Discrediting the Expositor” we are examining the response of Joseph Smith and the members of the Nauvoo City council to the publication of the Nauvoo Expositor in the summer of 1844. It was the publication of the Expositor and the...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Apr 27, 2015 | Mormonism
[toc]When examining explanations and rationalizations put forth by someone it is important to first examine the factual basis of their claims. This is what Part 1 and Part 2 of the response to Brian Hales has done. In Part 1, we reviewed the fact that the actual...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Apr 22, 2015 | Mormonism
[toc]In part 1 of this response we examined a submission by LDS researcher and author Brian Hales in response to a challenge for someone to find a “vicious lie” contained in the Nauvoo Expositor. See the full post for details. While in Part 1 addressed the...
