Reading Time: 4 minutes A mayoral election brings winds of change to a one-time cult stronghold.
Mormonism
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The Mormon Haplogroup X Apologetic
Reading Time: 5 minutes Debunking a claim that genetic evidence verifies a relationship between native Americans and ancient Israelites.
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The Strange Sad Story of Josh Weed
Reading Time: 7 minutes The real villain of this story is the Mormon church, which indoctrinates people with the false and harmful idea that every person should fit into the same mold.
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The Mormon Church Has Reminded Us Again That We’re the Future… and They’re Not.
Reading Time: 12 minutes The Mormon Church recently let us know recently how they will be handling their future as a religion. When I saw what they had to say, I thought about Max Planck’s words–and I’ll show you why today.
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Helping Ex-Mormons Quit the Church
Reading Time: 5 minutes The LDS church’s creepy and obsessive policy of pursuing former members, and what the ex-Mormon community is doing to put a stop to it.
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Soda’s Back on the (BYU) Menu, Folks
Reading Time: 11 minutes The administrators of BYU recently made a proclamation that really drives home exactly how out-of-touch Mormon leaders are with the next generation–and how desperate they are to win that generation back. Yes, everyone, they’re finally allowing students on campus to purchase and then consume caffeinated beverages from their cafeterias and vending machines.
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Weekend Coffee: July 2
Reading Time: 2 minutes I’m going on vacation for the July 4 holiday, so I’m planning to run some reposts this week. There will be a new Fountainhead post on Friday, because I love you all that much. In the meantime, here are some amusing stories: • First up, please enjoy meeting Skylar Ittner, a young more-Catholic-than-the-Pope ultra-fundamentalist. His […]
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Connecticut pastor charged with stealing a $1.5-m church
Reading Time: 3 minutes ‘Bishop’ Franklin L Fountain, 55, above, has been charged with first-degree larceny and second-degree forgery in connection with the theft of the Fountain of Youth Cathedral in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Fountain allegedly altered the deed documents of the property at 324 Madison Ave and sold it to himself for just $1.00. According to this report, Fountain […]
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The Barbarism of Religious Honor Codes
Reading Time: 4 minutes They perpetuate the fear, ignorance and shame around sex that allows rapists and predators to hide in the dark.
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Mormonism Beats Christianity—Or Does It? (2 of 2)
Reading Time: 4 minutes Mormonism’s textual reliability is far better than the Bible’s (Part 1), but let’s now consider the other side of the issue. What does the skeptic say about the truth of Mormonism? And what lessons can we learn about what makes a successful religion?