by Jim Smithson | Apr 4, 2016 | Featured, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Symbolism, Theology |
At the time of year when the symbol of the cross is front-and-center in most Christian worship, Mormon attitudes toward the cross seem to still lean toward either indifference (“meh”) or abhorrence (“The mark of the Beast!”). Between those...
by Leah Marie | Apr 3, 2015 | Featured, Jesus Christ, Mormonism, Savior, Symbolism |
The cross has a long history in religious culture. Even before Christianity, variations of the cross were used as a symbol of life and consecration. The cross became a popular symbol among Christians a few hundred years after Christ’s death. It has become a symbol of...
by Miguel Barker-Valdez | Jan 20, 2015 | Compassion, Faith, Featured, Feminism, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Savior, Theology |
It was not a friendship I would have expected– She, black. Me, not black. She, a PhD and now attending Divinity School. Me, not an academic. She, a woman. Me, a dork. But the friendship and the call came when I needed it most. She called as I was driving home...
by Michael Reed | Oct 22, 2013 | Book Reviews, Featured, Mormonism, Reviews |
Almost every argument that Mormons have used to justify their opposition to the cross (i.e. the symbol being pagan, Catholic, an idol, an instrument of torture, a symbol of death, the Mark of the Beast, or simply too much in vogue) was promoted by Protestants long...
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