Tag: anti-mormon
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Anti-Mormons, Scribes, and Pharisees
Last month LDS blogger Adam Dreamer posted an article he titled, “9 Ways Anti-Mormons are like the Scribes and Pharisees.” His stated purpose for the article was to demonstrate “how closely the arguments of Christ’s critics match – in substance and style, if not specifics – the arguments of anti-Mormons today. The scribes and Pharisees…
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The Real Threat of Mormonism
Over the years I have encountered many misperceptions that Mormons have about Christians and Christianity. One of note is found in a little book published in 1998 by LDS author Scott Marshall. In an effort to explain the Christian doctrine of the Trinity, Mr. Marshall wrote, “THE TRINITY CREATION. They believe in the trinity…
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Responding to Those Who Disagree
Responding to Those Who Disagree By Eric Johnson The following was originally printed in the March-April 2009 edition of Mormonism Researched. The original headline was “Mormon apostle encourages silence, not dialogue, with perceived ‘accusers.’” To request a free subscription, please visit here.
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Why Are Non-Mormons Uncomfortable With Mormonism?
On October 10 (2011) LDS blogger Joanna Brooks posted an interview with Patrick Mason, author of The Mormon Menace: Violence and Anti-Mormonism in the Postbellum South (Oxford University Press, 2011). The topic of the interview: “Why Do Southerners Call Mormonism a Cult?” Dr. Mason said that before the Civil War, “…wherever Mormonism went, anti-Mormonism followed.…
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The Mormon Church Speaks Out Against Using Pejoratives
With all the attention the Mormon Church is getting in the media these days, it’s not surprising that the LDS Church’s Head of Public Affairs, Michael Otterson, has come out swinging over the way Mormonism is being described. In particular, Mr. Otterson does not like people applying the word “cult” to his religion. One can…
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Is Mormonism Research Ministry "Anti-Mormon"?
By Eric Johnson Listen
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Anti-Mormon: The Mormon N-Word
By Bill McKeever
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Images of the Restoration
Images of the Restoration is a really interesting blog site for those interested in Mormon history. Currently, the site includes 10 drawings that represent different aspects of the foundational history of the LDS Church with documented historical accounts accompanying each image. Some of the topics included are Oliver Cowdery’s gift of using a divining rod,…