The “Biblical Appeal to Precedent” is one of the most common justifications LDS use for Joseph Smith introducing the practice of Polygamy. But I don’t find the argument that “they did it in the Bible” to be convincing. Here’s why:
- The prophets of the Bible may have been committing error in their practice.
- The Bible [...]
If you think about it, the Church (i.e. the members and leaders) have to live in two worlds.
In one world, we believe in the Gospel of Christ as taught in the New Testament; you know, the Jesus who wasn’t intent on acquiring worldly goods, or forming a corporation, or building buildings, and who told a [...]
Some mathematically inclined LDS may get a little frustrated to do the math on “proxy ordinances”. (Proxy Ordinances are baptisms and other rites performed in the Temples on behalf of the spirits of those who lived and died on Earth without doing them while they were here.) If you do the math, it’s quite possible [...]
Last week, I was surprisingly banned from the Mormon Apologetics and Discussion board (MAD). Surprising not that it happened, but that it happened over what I considered to be a pretty innocuous post.
Ironically, my lovely TBM wife thought the offending posts were hilarious. For those who don’t want to make the trip, here is what [...]