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My First Name is Not “Apologist”

My First Name is Not “Apologist”

by Brian Hales | Mar 29, 2015 | Apologetics, Doctrine and Covenants, Featured, LDS Church History, Mormonism | 23 comments

Currently the issue of Joseph Smith and plural marriage is receiving a great deal of attention both in the media and on the blogosphere. As the author of a relevant trilogy, Joseph Smith’s Polygamy: History and Theology, coauthor of the newly released Joseph Smith’s...
Garments, Lies and Videotape

Garments, Lies and Videotape

by Corbin Volluz | Nov 11, 2014 | Featured, Honesty, Lying, Truth | 80 comments

If deception is an art form, the LDS Church is fast becoming Botticelli. The people who brought you the Mormons-don’t-believe-they-get-their-own-planet canard are at it again. And this time, it’s about the temple. In a recently released video (and accompanying essay)...
JOSEPH SMITH’S POLYGAMY VOLUME 3: THEOLOGY – A BOOK REVIEW

JOSEPH SMITH’S POLYGAMY VOLUME 3: THEOLOGY – A BOOK REVIEW

by Miguel Barker-Valdez | Apr 29, 2014 | Book Reviews, Featured, Polygamy, Theology | 4 comments

Note: This is a review of volume 3 only. To read my view of volume 1, click here.  To read my review of volume 2, click here. Let me say something upfront.  Of the three-volume series by Hales, this one I looked the least forward to reading.  My assumption was that it...
Joseph Smith’s Polygamy, Volume 2: History  –  A Book Review

Joseph Smith’s Polygamy, Volume 2: History – A Book Review

by Miguel Barker-Valdez | Feb 1, 2014 | Book Reviews, Doctrine and Covenants, Featured, Polygamy | 5 comments

NOTE: This is a review of only Volume 2.   To read my review of Volume 1, click here. Joseph Smith’s Polygamy, Volume 2: History  –  A Book Review “We obeyed [the command to practice plural marriage] the best we knew how, and, no doubt, made many...
JOSEPH SMITH’S POLYGAMY, VOLUME 1:  HISTORY – A BOOK REVIEW

JOSEPH SMITH’S POLYGAMY, VOLUME 1: HISTORY – A BOOK REVIEW

by Miguel Barker-Valdez | Jun 22, 2013 | Book Reviews, Featured, Polygamy, Reviews | 13 comments

  Note: This is a book review of only Volume 1 of Brian C. Hales’ Joseph Smith’s Polygamy. The reviews of Part 2 and 3 will come later. _______________________________________________ “If polygamy is the most controversial story in the history...

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