A SURVEY & CRITIQUE OF THE DIFFERENT RESURRECTION HYPOTHESIS PART V: HUME’S ABJECT FAILURE
A SURVEY & CRITIQUE OF THE DIFFERENT RESURRECTION HYPOTHESIS PART V: HUME'S ABJECT FAILURE Click here to read Part I Click here to read Part II Click here to read Part III Click here to read Part IV A case for Jesus' resurrection historically has two elements to...
Doctrine and Covenants Sections 28, 29, 30, 31: An Historical Perspective
“…Although charisma is uniquely suited for legitimating religious innovations, it does not contribute to social cohesion…”
Worship
By Mike Barker I’ve had an idea bouncing around in my mind for quite a while now, unformed until recently. For me, this past Sunday was one of those days that you wish hadn't happened. It was a horrible day. While the details aren't important, it did cause me to...
How Heavenly Mother Saved My Life
In this brief post, I want to tell you how Heavenly Mother saved my life, and what it is like to have a relationship with Her. I remember the moment I knew I would never stop using drugs. Despite a beautiful childhood with a loving Mormon family in rural Utah, a...
The LDS Church vs. the Internet
I am currently finishing an undergraduate degree in Religious Studies at the University of Cambridge. I graduated from BYU in 2003, with a Bachelor’s in Marriage, Family, and Human Development. And while I am taking Hebrew, and typical biblical studies curriculum, my...
LDS Scholarship Examined – A Theologian’s Perspective
From the early days of Latter Day Saint history, education was always an important part of the LDS scenario. The 1857 edition of a Welch periodical is proof of this assertion. As religious traditions develop a need to internally examine their teaching often arises. ...
There Is No Need to Buy New Scriptures
“[W]e want to emphasize there is no need to buy new scriptures,” said Elder Neil L. Anderson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles after the release of the 2013 edition of the Standard Works. “The current edition of the scriptures…will continue to serve Latter-day...
A SURVEY & CRITIQUE OF THE DIFFERENT RESURRECTION HYPOTHESES PART IV: THE LITERAL VIEW INTERPRETATION
“True, the discovery of the empty tomb is differently described by the various Gospels. But, if we apply the same sort of criteria that we would apply to any other ancient literary sources, then the evidence is firm and plausible enough to necessitate the conclusion that the tomb was indeed found empty” (Dr. MIchael Grant, secular historian).
Doctrine and Covenants Sections 24, 25, 26, & 27: An Historical Perspective
“…Reed Durham has explained that the influence of Masonry began early in the history of the Church. Apparently, in an unorthodox form of Masonry called “Adoptive Masonry,” women are included in Female Lodges. In this order, the highest woman is known as the “Elect Lady”…”
Porn and The New 2013 LDS Scriptures
I caught up with an old friend of mine that has served as bishop many times in his life. While our conversation covered many subjects, the most interesting was the topic of repentance and an experience he had while counseling a young married couple. He remembered the...
Divinity
By Heidi Doggett “Heavenly Mother” entered my religious vocabulary sometime during Middle School. She was a thing that might exist, nebulously up there doing stuff, but not stuff related to me, because that was God’s job. He didn’t want us talking to her,...
The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance: A Memoir (A Book Review)
“Impossible is Nothing,” it said. “Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not...
The Mystery of Monotheism
This is the second post written by Dr. Tom Roberts; click here to read his first post. The Mystery of Monotheism By Tom Roberts, PhD For centuries, the people of God had fought an uphill battle attempting to defend the one God concept. Monotheism is defined...
Chosen Generation
A close friend recently mentioned that it would be interesting to see how the use of the phrase "chosen generation" had changed in general conference over the years. He remembered hearing it a lot growing up, but not as often now. So I decided I would try to do just...
A SURVEY & CRITIQUE OF THE DIFFERENT RESURRECTION HYPOTHESES: PART III
If you have not read Part I, click here. If you have not read Part II, click here. A SURVEY & CRITIQUE OF THE DIFFERENT RESURRECTION HYPOTHESES: PART III In this post, the Subjective Vision (Hallucination) Theory, The Objective Vision Theory, and The...
Doctrine and Covenants Sections 19, 20, 21, 22, 23: An Historical Perspective
By Michael Barker Doctrine and Covenants Section 19 (from Book of Commandments (BoC) 16 (cf. LDS D&C 19; Community of Christ (CoC) D&C 18)) Date: March 1830 (between 26 and 31) Place: Manchester, Ontario County, New York Historical Note: When the...
LGBTQ Mormon Crisis
Two Printable handout for bishops and stake presidents that talks empirically about LGBTQ suicides:
The LGBTQ Mormon Crisis: Responding to the Empirical Research on Suicide
Youth Suicide Rates and Mormon Religious Context: An Additional Empirical Analysis
The Barker Brothers’ Projects
These videos were created for Latter-day Saint parents and allies to voice their love for their LGBT brothers and sisters, sons and daughters. They want to give a message of comfort and support to other parents who are navigating the difficult conflicts that can arise in families around this issue.
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