NetXNews – Why they leave
The number one reason listed by people who participated in the poll was “I found out about Mormon history”.
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Anti Anti Mormon
Answers to criticisms of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Trevor Blake: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (The Mormons)
There are feminist housewife Mormons, gay Mormons, kinky Mormons, celibate Mormons… Republican Mormons, Democratic Mormons, socialist Mormons, Libertarian Mormons… police Mormons and murdering Mormons…. orthodox Mormons and reformed Mormons and heretical Mormons… Mormons all over the map, so much so that most generalizations about their actions and character would likely fail. But it can be said that Mormon parents do place a premium on having children.
A study in Utah concluded that the more children a couple had, the worse their health became and the sooner they died. Parents in Utah have a fertilitate rate of 2.6, compared to 2 for the rest of the USA. Inbreeding among Mormons has caused the highest concentration of fumarase deficiency (and its resulting severe mental retardation) in the world.
Learn more about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints than most LDS members know. Read The Book of Mormon and The Skeptics Annotated Book of Mormon. Although unwilling to turn their critical eye upon themselves, the Utah Lighthouse Ministry offers well-documented accounts of Mormonism. And wrap it all up by viewing (legally, of course, never via a pirate copy) episode 712 of South Park, titled All About The Mormons.
Utah Lighthouse Ministry
Utah Lighthouse™ Ministry is a Christian non-profit organization providing humanitarian outreach to the Community, and printing critical research and documentation on the LDS Church. [Xtian vs. Mormon]
Introduction to 3,913 Changes
In this study we will show that there have been at least 3,913 changes made in the Book of Mormon from the time it was first published in 1830.
Rare First Edition Book of Mormon Found in Palmyra – Newswatch50.com
Rare book collectors and religious historians are abuzz with the recent discovery of an 1830 first edition Book of Mormon by the Hessney Auction Company of Geneva.
Rare First Edition Book of Mormon Found in Palmyra – Newswatch50.com
Amanda Townsend: Child bride wanted to preserve 'eternal salvation,' court told
A reluctant child bride told a Utah jury Friday that she was trying to preserve her “eternal salvation” when she obeyed a command by polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs to marry her cousin at age 14. Referred to in court as Jane Doe, the young woman was married in a 2001 religious ceremony officiated by Jeffs to the cousin, then 19. She said she disliked him because he once had sprayed her with a water hose on a freezing day.” I preferred to stay away from him,” she said.
Later, miserable in her marriage, she testified she sought a meeting with Jeffs, and she told him she couldn’t see herself having a family with her husband and “could not do what they expected me to do.” She begged to be released from the marriage, she said. But Jeffs told her she needed to repent and to “go home and give myself to [my husband],” she testified, and he gave her a book of teachings.
[Article continues at link. Utah Code Section 76-5-401.2. relieves Warren Jeffs and Mr. Doe of statutory rape charges, as the age of consent laws in Utah state 16 years old is old enough to legally have sex. But marriage between first cousins is only legal if both are 65 or older, or if both are 55 or older and one is unable to reproduce. The courts have reason to question the actions of Jeff and the Does. In addition to all of that, it is sad that anyone does anything for their "eternal salvation." There is no such thing, and any effort to that end is wasted. Be kind to one other now because now is all we have and because kindness is pleasant. - Trevor Blake]
Associated Press: Atheist, Muslim candidates worry voters
One in four people in the U.S. said in a recent poll that they would be less likely to support a presidential candidate who is Mormon, an ominous sign for Republican contender Mitt Romney. Yet the survey found two groups, atheists and Muslims, were even less likely to win votes. Sixty-one percent of those questioned said they would be less likely to support a presidential candidate who did not believe in God. Forty-five percent said the same for a Muslim contender. [...] Republicans were likelier than Democrats to express concerns about voting for an atheist, Muslim or a woman, while more Democrats than Republicans said they would be less likely to support an evangelical Christian. The party breakdown for the other traits was about even.
[Article continues at link. So who is it that voted Ernie Chambers and Culbert Olsen and Pete Stark into office? Why did we let Elizabeth Cady Stanton influence the Constitution? Where do all those atheists in the military get off? What were the Demoracts thinking when they let Ron Reagan give their opening address? How did 'not a person of faith' Karl Rove get to where he was? America, go ahead and vote for the best candidate. Superstition is no guarantee for virtue, atheism no guarantee for villany. - Trevor Blake]
Atheist, Muslim candidates worry voters – Yahoo! News
One in four people in the U.S. said in a recent poll that they would be less likely to support a presidential candidate who is Mormon. Yet the survey found two groups, atheists and Muslims, were even less likely to win votes.
Dwindling In Unbelief
An unbeliever’s thoughts about the Bible, Quran, and Book of Mormon
Polygamy fueling Ariz.’s rate of genetic disorder – More Health News – MSNBC.com
severe mental retardation
Polygamy fueling Ariz.’s rate of genetic disorder – More Health News – MSNBC.com
Sadistic Mormon Child Abusers Are Jailed – Yahoo! News UK
They forced them to eat tablespoons of chilli powder, raw eggs, and stung them with nettles for failing to carry out a strict regime of chores. The children were also hit with wooden rolling pins and punched and kicked.
Salt Lake Tribune – Religion pitch helps Provo firm allegedly con California man
“The kicker is it also teaches forgiveness. People think, ‘surely someone wouldn’t be so low as to use faith as a means of ripping me off,’ “
Salt Lake Tribune – Religion pitch helps Provo firm allegedly con California man
Romney cites Scripture in defending opposition to gay marriage – Boston.com
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is defending his opposition to gay marriage by citing the Scriptures.
Romney cites Scripture in defending opposition to gay marriage – Boston.com
Utah police council decides not to discipline polygamous towns cops
Accountant Bruce Wisan has a description for the police force in a polygamous community on the Utah-Arizona border.
Utah police council decides not to discipline polygamous towns cops
Dad sues LDS over religious ordinance
The Utah Court of Appeals on Wednesday heard a father’s lawsuit claiming the LDS Church ordained his two sons without permission.
kutv.com – Man Pleads Guilty In Naked Snowmobiling Case
A 62-year-old man accused of taking teenage boys on nude snowmobile rides has pleaded guilty to lewdness, a misdemeanor. Besides the snowmobiles, Richard Lamb and two 15-year-olds used a sauna in the nude during a trip to his cabin in Cache County last ye
