Last weekend I was asked whether I had ever had a crisis of faith. This wasn’t the first time, but I had to ask for some room to define, to interpret the question. I will write about my chain of…
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About faith crises
Tagged with: Crisis of Faith, Faith, Hyrum Smith, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Joseph Smith, Mormon, Mountain Meadow massacre, society, Sociology, Sunday School, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Posted in History, Mormonism, Politics, Religion, Society
Posted in History, Mormonism, Politics, Religion, Society
They say I’m not Christian? I’m indifferent…
The headline here is revealing. So I’ve been reading yet another set of press articles, where “journalists” interview a Baptist pastor about the “Mormon” faith? (Deep breath.) Anyhow, there have been about a billion blog posts, where Mormons argue that…
Tagged with: Christ-like life, Christianity, Jesus Christ, LDS Church, Mormonism, Mormons, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Posted in Mormonism, Religion, Society
Posted in Mormonism, Religion, Society
Rise (and fall) of rational Theology
When I mentioned King James Bible in an earlier post, I deliberately left out the turmoil of Continental Europe. The 17th century brought on wars that have somewhat falsely been called religious wars, but are generally the 30 years war.…
Oh, Mother!
So, I am being “inspired” to write this partially (a big part, I must confess) by an article/podcast discussion about the issue at MormonMatters.org. Not plagiarizing, but just tossing out some thoughts to consider. I encourage you to get familiar…
Tagged with: Celestial marriage, Christ, God, Heavenly Father, Heavenly Mother, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Love, Parents
Posted in Mormonism, Religion
Posted in Mormonism, Religion
The Other Major Spiritual Tradition from Middle East
I am going to discuss different spiritual traditions. First of all, it is good to get the idea across, that for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints it’s an article of faith that: “…we believe that He will…
Tagged with: Allah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Divinity of Jesus, Islam, Jesus Christ, Muhammad, Prophet, Religion Spirituality, Sura
Posted in Islam, Mormonism, Religion
Posted in Islam, Mormonism, Religion
Are Science & Religion At War?
For some reason this is the age of fundamentalism. There are groups in Christian, Muslim and Jewish (and some other) circles, who interpret their scriptures very literally. What they say in essence, is that the Bible/Qur’an/Younameit is literally true word…
Tagged with: Bible, Christendom, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Creatio Ex Nihilo, Ex nihilo, God, Jesus Christ, New Atheism, Non-overlapping magisteria, Stephen Jay Gould
Posted in Mormonism, Religion, Sociology
Posted in Mormonism, Religion, Sociology
What does Christmas mean to me?
First, a disclaimer; while I don’t claim to represent the Church or the official standpoint of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (what I usually incorrectly call “LDS Church”), I consider myself a faithful Latter-day Saint, and I…
Tagged with: Book of Mormon, Celebrate, Christianity, Christmas, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Joseph Smith, New Testament, Old Testament, Praise, Rejoice, Resurrection, Roman Empire, Wikipedia, Winter Solstice
Posted in Mormonism, Religion
Posted in Mormonism, Religion
The Devil Made Me Do It Again!
Just a little reminder that we must yield to the enticings of the Holy Spirit and become submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love and so forth. Also remember that Paul tells Galatians that the fruits of the Spirit are love, peace, joy, patience, kindness and so forth. All kinds of good things. Even when we feel hurt or have difficult matters to discuss, we will always be more successful with a patient and loving approach, trying to remember to foster love for all of our brothers and sisters. That is what the Lord expects of us, but that will be a lifetime project for any one of us.
Tagged with: Accountability, Book of Mormon, Jesus Christ, LDS, Mormon, Relationships, Responsibility, Savior
Posted in Mormonism, Religion
Posted in Mormonism, Religion
Hobosexuality
Let me say first off that I have not participated in any political campaign for or against same-sex marriage in any legislation. Likely that is because it hasn’t really come up as an issue where I vote.
I define “hobosexuality” as wandering from partner to partner. Something that is almost the norm to a very large group of the population.
I also would like to plead for sane reasoning from all sides (remember the Lord inviting Job to “reason with” him?). By shouting past each other we can not come to any constructive results, but only create bad blood.
Tagged with: Convergence, Jesus Christ, LDS Church, Repentance, Same-sex Attraction, Sexual Identity, Weakness
Posted in Mormonism, Politics, Religion
Posted in Mormonism, Politics, Religion
About Trying To Serve God And Mammon Or the Gospel of Wealth
Part religious pondering, part political polemic, this is an indictment of the Gospel of Wealth. Not party politics, though! But if you are interested, I take a bit crusty look at the culture that insinuates that if you’re poor or sick, it’s because you’ve earned it (see Mosiah 4:16-23).
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