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 | Jul 29, 2014 | Mormonism
[toc]One of the first principles that is taught to members of the Mormon faith is that of Repentance. Repentance is particularly vital to the LDS theology because it is the only way to obtain forgiveness for sin. To a Mormon, the cleansing blood of Christ is afforded...
by Thinker of Thoughts | May 3, 2014 | Mormonism
“My testimony of the truthfulness of the Church is not based on church history!” That is a common response heard when believing Mormons are confronted with conflicting or controversial accounts from LDS church history, such as Joseph Smith’s proposal...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Dec 20, 2013 | Mormonism
[toc] A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the exchange of letters between LDS sociologist Dr. Lowry Nelson and the First Presidency of the LDS Church on the issue of racism surrounding the ban on blacks receiving the priesthood. As far as I know, that was the first...
by Thinker of Thoughts | Dec 13, 2013 | Mormonism
[toc]In the Lord of the Ring saga at the end of the second age of Middle Earth there is a battle fought between an alliance of Men and Elves against the forces of Sauron on the plains of Dagorlad. (Geek alert: This is the battle depicted in the opening prologue of the...
