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
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.…
Celebrating King James Bible
Some others may have read the August Ensign, and noted the pages dedicated to celebrating 400 years of King James Bible. I was sort of inspired to put my 2 cents about the Bible in ordered bits as if someone…
Tagged with: Bible, Biblical Inerrancy, Christianity, Joseph Smith, King James Bible, Protestant Reformation, Reformation
Posted in History, Language, Mormonism, Religion, Sociology
Posted in History, Language, Mormonism, Religion, Sociology
Hierarchy
What is “hierarchy”? Let me answer in the words of etymology dictionary: c.1343, from O.Fr. ierarchie, from M.L. hierarchia “ranked division of angels” (in the system of Dionysius the Areopagite), from Gk. hierarchia “rule of a high priest,” from hierarches…
Tagged with: Brigham Young, Christianity, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Conversion, Eucharist, Joseph Smith, Mormon, Priesthood, Revelation, Sacrament meeting, Sustaining Leaders
Posted in Language, Mormonism, Religion, Sociology
Posted in Language, Mormonism, Religion, Sociology
Misconceptions, Testimony etc.
[Edited for some glaring grammatical mistakes, and begging for your understanding regarding the remaining ones.] I’ve been thinking–and of course reading–about the so-called shaken faith thing. What I’m about to say, is given without documentation, just some personal observation. Look…
Tagged with: "Shaken Faith", Bible, Brigham Young, Christianity, Holy Spirit, Joseph Smith, LDS Church, New Testament, Old Testament, Prophecy, Prophets, Religion and Spirituality
Posted in Mormonism, Religion
Posted in Mormonism, Religion
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
Just What Is Moral Courage Part 2
Just in the case that someone got the wrong impression from my first edition of this. I’m presenting things in a little bit different manner, but essentially I’m saying the same thing: There are times when we need to go against the social pressure if we wish to obey the commands of our conscience.
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