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FamilySearch Launches New App Gallery @ LDS Media Talk
- FamilySearch.org has launched an App Gallery at familysearch.org/apps to help you...
Mormon Colonialism Revisited @ Wheat & Tares
- I did a post early in my blogging days (April 2008) about a phenomenon many of us in the...
"I know tenderness and I know its opposite, and I know tenderness is better." @ Things of My Soul
- Cherish One Another - Cathy Stokes (The Mormon Women Project)
This interview with...
Igreja nomeia novo historiador assistente @ Vozes Mormons
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Discover the Book of Mormon Event @ LDS Media Talk
- Janessa Hutchins and LDS missionaries Emily Blotter and Jaime Kloepfer have created a...
Voting for Tarefic/Wheaties Awards has begun! @ Wheat & Tares
- After 3 weeks of nominations, let the voting begin! Just like last year, we’re...
Of Parenthood and Pedestals @ Things of My Soul
- Part of being a parent (except for the really bad ones) is being put on a
pedestal. ...
2015 Visiting Teaching to Center on Christ’s Attributes @ LDS Media Talk
- The following was written by Sister Linda K. Burton, Relief Society general...
Weekend Poll: John Dehlin’s Court of Love @ Wheat & Tares
- John Dehlin is in the news again. He announced on Mormon Stories that he has received a...
RootsTech 2015 @ LDS Media Talk
- Rootstech 2015 (February 12–14, 2015) is shaping up to be one of the most exciting...
Encouraging Others to Act on Elder Bednar’s Challenge @ LDS Media Talk
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Wondering how to teach and encourage others to take Elder Bednar’s charge to flood...
Did 1/3 of God's Children Reject His Plan? Implications for Eternity @ Things of My Soul
- I have addressed that question in a previous post, but I want to expand just a little on...
Feminism and Logic: a Primer @ Mormon Momma
- Dictionaries and Other Nice Things At the risk of breaking the second commandment of...
Into the Woods: The Humanist Gospel of Stephen Sondheim @ Wheat & Tares
- I hope you’ve been out see Disney’s beautiful new film Into the Woods. Originally...
Ward and Stake Annual Histories @ LDS Media Talk
- As a new year begins, wards and branches should be preparing their annual histories and...
Refused Covenants? @ Wheat & Tares
- There is a moment early in the endowment ceremony where we are told that if we choose not...
Teaching Youth the Word of Wisdom When They Have Heard about It for Years @ Things of My Soul
- I have been asked on more than one occasion about how I teach the Word of Wisdom to youth...
Moderate MoFem Wish List @ Wheat & Tares
- We saw a lot of feminist changes in the year 2014 in the LDS church, big and small. We...
Bible Videos DVD Special Price Extended @ LDS Media Talk
- In December, the Church released a DVD of 50 videos about the Savior’s life, titled...
Missionary Mailbag @ LDS Media Talk
- MissionaryMailbag.com is a system that lets you save, share, and cherish your mission...
Why am I obedient to (insert commandment here) ??? @ Wheat & Tares
- Surely it’s that simple…???
I have often heard at Church people quote the...
Why I Believe DNA and the Book of Mormon Is a Non-Issue @ Things of My Soul
- I think the Book of Mormon DNA issue is very easy to reconcile intellectually, IF the...
Video “My Mission: Hermana Clark” @ LDS Media Talk
- Kallie Clark found a creative way to explain to people why she is serving an LDS...
Video: New Day for the Book of Mormon @ LDS Media Talk
- The video “New Day for the Book of Mormon” is a new video from BYUtv...
“Mormon Women Stand” Board Member Forced to Resign or Lose Temple Recommend @ Wheat & Tares
- Sources confirm that June Olds Bennett was forced by her local Stake President to resign...
Are Doubters Welcome? @ Wheat & Tares
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Wheat & Tares welcomes guest poster Bill Reel: Host of “Mormon Discussion...
A Few Things "I am" Relative to the LDS Church @ Things of My Soul
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I am the controlling agent in my relationship with the LDS Church, so I am
able to get...
The Salvation Equation @ Mormon Momma
- Evangelical and Mormon Grace In Perils of Grace by Robert L. Millet (BYU Studies...
Shopping de Luxo em Salt Lake Sofre Financeiramente @ Vozes Mormons
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Last Call for Nominations! @ Wheat & Tares
- Alright, please let everyone know that this is the last call for nominations. Every...
Leadership in Zion: Helping Create an Ideal Balance @ Things of My Soul
- I believe:
1) Communal sociality is a process of filtering back
and forth what is best...
Como Você Traduziria Ezra Taft Benson? @ Vozes Mormons
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My Sacrament Meeting Talk Last Sunday: How Our Understanding of the Godhead Ought to Influence Our Actions @ Things of My Soul
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My wife and I were asked to speak about "The Godhead" today. The following is the...
Imposição de mãos (femininas) @ Vozes Mormons
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I Also Don't Like the Phrase "Keep the Sabbath" @ Things of My Soul
- Last month, I mentioned that I don't like the phrase "break the Sabbath". I didn't...
VI Conferência Brasileira de Estudos Mórmons acontecerá em fevereiro @ Vozes Mormons
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What Will We Do in the Next Life? @ Things of My Soul
- Someone once asked me what I would like to do after I die - how I would like to spend my...
My Two Greatest Gifts @ Mormon Momma
- Caleb (11): Mom, there are two things I’m really good at: Hiding things in cunning...
Competing Realities: Grace, Atonement and Charity Are Key @ Things of My Soul
- I was asked once why people hurt other people "by avoiding reality" instead of dealing...
The Widow's Mite: Jesus Did NOT Condemn Tithing @ Things of My Soul
- I have heard people say that Jesus condemned the payment of tithing and use the story of...
Como o camelo passou pela agulha? @ Vozes Mormons
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It's OK to Be Wrong about Elements of Our Beliefs @ Things of My Soul
- I think the purest definition of faith allows us to be wrong about many things we...
Agency: Gospel vs. Doctrine (of Varying Sources) @ Things of My Soul
- I think it is extremely important to distinguish between
the Gospel of Christ ("Good...
Create New Year’s Systems, Not Goals @ Mormon Life Hacker
- It’s that time of year again: the end of the old year, and the beginning of the...
Search for the Lost Sheep, but Don't Push Them Off the Cliff @ Things of My Soul
- A friend of mine who had been inactive in the Church for a while made the following...
Simple Belief is OK: or, You Can Stay Even if You Don't Know @ Things of My Soul
- I want to share the beginning of a conversation I had once with a friend who was...
Establishing Zion Is Just as Important as Building a Kingdom @ Things of My Soul
- Zion happens (or should happen) in the here and now. If we really
understood that,...
Separating the Temple from Experiences Tangential to It @ Things of My Soul
- I have a friend who had some negative experiences related to attending the temple but not...
Happy New Year to You and Happy 12th Anniversary to Mormon Momma @ Mormon Momma
- Today we celebrate the first day of 2015 and the 12th anniversary of Mormon Momma. We...
Service for the Sake of Service: We Serve Conditionally Too Often @ Things of My Soul
- I believe that being born again is all about being a
child of God and Christ in a very...
Evil Can Be Pretty; Great (Wo)men Can be Deeply Flawed @ Things of My Soul
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The Importance of Advocates @ Things of My Soul
- The Importance of Advocates - Jason K (By Common Consent)
4 Unusual Ideas for Your New Year’s Resolutions @ Mormon Momma
- Goal setting is a dangerous proposition. Productivity is of great interest to me and,...
Ensaios disponíveis em português @ Vozes Mormons
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Pres. Kimball: "I Made What I Thought Was the Loving Decision" @ Things of My Soul
- John L. Lund's Audio CD titled "Love One Another" includes the following, which I...
Real, True, Living Love @ Things of My Soul
- When You Think Your Love Story Is Boring - Lisa-Jo Baker (Huff Post: Parents)
This...
A Beautiful Christmas Post: The Power of a Baby, not a King @ Things of My Soul
- Holy Innocents II - Kristine (By Common Consent)
Getting Dirt in Jesus' Eyes @ Things of My Soul
- Getting Dirt in Jesus' Eyes - Julie M. Smith (Times & Seasons)
Dealing with Negativity About Temples and Garments @ Mormon Momma
- Question Emily from Provo, Utah, wrote: Hello sisters. I am going on a mission in March...
Cheerleaders and Other Moral Outrage @ Mormon Momma
- Yesterday a friend posted to Facebook so repulsed by the NFL that he was threatening to...
Campanha “Sou Mórmon” Analisada @ Vozes Mormons
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Cadê a tradução? @ Vozes Mormons
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Mourn with Those Who Mourn: 1st Annual LDS LGBT Suicide and Homelessness Awareness Day is Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014 @ Outside the Book of Mormon Belt
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Videos of 2014 Temple on Mount Zion Conference Now Available for Free Viewing @ Temple Study
- The Interpreter Foundation has announced the availability of the videos of the...
Introdução ao Mormonismo @ Vozes Mormons
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27 things in the Mormon Church’s new articles I never learned growing up @ Our Thoughts
- Over the past year or so, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been...
Gratitude Precedes Zion @ Temple Study
- Orderville Utah, circa 1890 (click to enlarge)
Note: My wife and I were asked to give...
2-Day Tithing Settlement: How it Went @ Mormon Life Hacker
- This is post #2 of 2 in the series “Tithing Settlement in 2 Days” Last year I...
To the Fence Sitters Regarding the LDS Gender Issues Survey @ Outside the Book of Mormon Belt
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Teach Children Phone Use Principles: A Response to the Phone Contract @ Mormon Life Hacker
- This is post #2 of 2 in the series “Setting Boundaries for Children's Phone...
Women, Priesthood Authority, and the Holy Ghost @ Outside the Book of Mormon Belt
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Chromecast Videos, Presentations, & Pictures at Church @ Mormon Life Hacker
- Editor’s note: you can always plug a laptop, tablet, or cell phone into a library...
Admitting You Have a Problem Will Be the Best Feeling You’ve Ever Had @ Our Thoughts
- You know that feeling you get when you make a good decision? It’s a deeply satisfying...
General Women’s Session of General Conference – It’s Official @ Mormon Momma
- Silliness has reigned for years. The General Relief Society Meeting and the General Young...
Use Screenwriting Tricks to Make Your NaNoWriMo Novel Awesome @ Mormon Life Hacker
- Editor’s Note: this is a very-lightly edited repost of an article originally...
If you can’t read it there, read it here. @ Outside the Book of Mormon Belt
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Open About LDS Temple Garments @ Mormon Momma
- The Secret When I received my endowments a week before my wedding in 1985 I was able to...
Official Church Video on Temple Garments and Robes @ Temple Study
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The Church has released a new video explaining the temple garment, and the temple robes....
Moving from Cause Warriors to Builders of Zion @ Outside the Book of Mormon Belt
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What Does Jesus Have to Do With Moving Violations? @ Our Thoughts
- The relationship between America and religion has been quite interesting to watch over...
General Conference Open Thread – October 2014 @ Mormon Momma
- Please share your comments, insights, and favorite quotes below!
Theology in Music: Opeth’s ‘Pale Communion’ @ Our Thoughts
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It’s no secret that modern heavy metal bands tend to be a theatrical lot. But while...
Hello, Readers! Please Allow Me To Introduce Myself @ Our Thoughts
- Kim was already kind enough to welcome me formally to Our Thoughts, but I wanted to take...
Welcome Daniel Faris to Our Thoughts @ Our Thoughts
- It’s been a few years since we did a post like this, but we are pleased to announce our...
Time Bending for Mormons @ Mormon Momma
- For years I’ve been teaching organization seminars at conferences and conventions....
The Temple on Mount Zion 2014 Conference @ Temple Study
- The Interpreter Foundation has announced a forthcoming conference, the 2014 Temple on...
Empathy Without Works is Dead @ Outside the Book of Mormon Belt
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Top 5 Things About the September 2014 General Women’s Meeting @ Mormon Momma
- I was honored to be able to watch the session with all four of my amazing daughters. Plus...
Carl’s Jr.’s Sleaze Tithe – Sponsored by BYU Athletics @ Mormon Momma
- Today Paul Rolly of the Salt Lake Tribune wrote an article on the scuzzball advertising...
Make a Phone Contract with Your Kids @ Mormon Life Hacker
- This is post #1 of 2 in the series “Setting Boundaries for Children's Phone...
False Measures and the False God: A Problem Born of the LDS Modesty Canon @ Outside the Book of Mormon Belt
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You Never Know: Why the Mormon Message Might Not Mean What You Think It Means @ Mormon Momma
- Business 101 My first day in business school I learned about opportunity cost. It blew my...
Enhance Personal Prayer with Noise @ Mormon Life Hacker
- Are you like me? You kneel down at night to say your nightly prayer and start out with...
Sleazevertising: An Open Letter to the BYU Athletic Department @ Mormon Momma
- Note to internet dolts: This letter is not about modesty. (I believe women should be able...
Home Teaching by Priority, Based on Need @ Mormon Life Hacker
- I was recently listening to the excellent LeadingLDS podcast. Kurt (contributes here),...
The Lord healed the people @ Our Thoughts
- In our Gospel Doctrine class today, we were discussing the story of Hezekiah. I won’t...
Temporarily Closed for Self-Maintenance @ Outside the Book of Mormon Belt
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The Parallel of a New Convert and a Recovering Addict @ PASG Works!
- I teach a local community college, and because my class is nearly 12 credits (normal...
Never Forget to Renew Your Temple Recommend Again @ Mormon Life Hacker
- On a recent Saturday morning, my wife and I dropped the kids off at my parents house....
Church Discipline and Regular Folk @ Mormon Momma
- Below is a letter a friend of mine sent to his bishop and stake president. It was written...
A Conversation about a Discussion…? @ Outside the Book of Mormon Belt
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You’ll never view the strait and narrow path the same again @ Our Thoughts
- I gave the lesson in Family Home Evening tonight. I decided to use the opportunity to...
An Affirmation Book of Mormon Challenge @ Outside the Book of Mormon Belt
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Why Mormons Should Actively Support Net Neutrality @ Mormon Life Hacker
- Every morning on the way to work, I use the LDS Gospel Library app to listen to a couple...
Latter-day Saints and Excommunication – KUER RadioWest Podcast Transcript @ Mormon Momma
- Below is the (painstaking) transcript of an interview broadcast on KUER. There are a...
Exploring baptism in EQ @ Our Thoughts
- In elders quorum class today, we had a great discussion about baptism.
The instructor...
Are blessings of the priesthood truly equally available to men and women? @ Our Thoughts
- The First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles released a statement today...
Faithfulness Doesn’t Look Like That @ Mormon Momma
- I started this post on April 9th, but never had the heart to finish it. Maybe now I do....
There is Room for You Here @ Mormon Momma
- Somewhere along the line, I must have identified myself as a Mormon feminist – for...
LDS Women Hold and Exercise Priesthood Authority @ Temple Study
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LDS woman being set apart for a calling in the Church.
“We are not accustomed to...
Supporting Your Children in Their Dreams @ Mormon Momma
- This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of New York Life. All opinions are 100%...
Screwtape Letter About Lust @ PASG Works!
- Disclaimer: I based this letter I wrote off of C.S. Lewis’s novel The Screwtape...
Sistine Chapel in Official Virtual Reality Simulation @ Temple Study
- The Vatican’s 360 degree photographic virtual reality simulation of the Sistine...
Lust Based Decisions and Resentment Based Decisions @ PASG Works!
- These are two important concepts to remember in addiction recovery:Lust is Satan's...
Avoidance VS Action @ PASG Works!
- As I have thought on Avoiding our addiction I have come to these thoughts:1A. Avoiding...
“Because of Him”: Share the Easter Message This Week @ Temple Study
- The Church is launching a worldwide initiative today, Palm Sunday, that will run through...
Unconditional Love and Support or Destructive Enabling? @ PASG Works!
- I recently became a sponsor and it has been one of the most amazing experiences of my...
Unfreezing Our Hearts: Choosing to See the Beauty in Disney’s Frozen @ Temple Study
- Anna and Elsa embrace at the end of Frozen.
This is a guest post by Raven Haymond, my...
Beware of the False Start! @ PASG Works!
- So I enjoy football, especially college football. There is a concept called a false...
Addiction and The Power of Breaking Isolation @ PASG Works!
- We as humans have many God-given instincts: the desire for power, sex, companionship,...
Videos of Science & Mormonism Symposium Now Available for Free Viewing @ Temple Study
- The Interpreter Foundation sponsored a conference on November 9, 2013, entitled...
Videos Now Available for Free Viewing of “The Lady of the Temple” Conference @ Temple Study
- Videos of the presentations given at The Academy for Temple Studies conference “The...
Step One: An Ego Busting Experience @ PASG Works!
- Step one only works for people who don't want to fall any farther "Only through utter...
Is the Atonement Really for ME? @ PASG Works!
- "I was listening to a talk today by Dr. Lund, an LDS speaker. Something he said struck me...
Honesty, Confession, Daily Accounting @ PASG Works!
- I have just been pondering my current relationship with God, and been led again to...
What is a Character Defect? @ PASG Works!
- What is a character defect? A character defect, is actually not a very complex...
The Will of the Father in All Things @ PASG Works!
- I recently came across this talk from Elder Holland entitled “The Will of the Father in...
My 3 Bases of Recovery. Living the Twelve Steps as a Way of Life. @ PASG Works!
- While reflecting on practical ways to live the twelve steps in my life, I started...
From the Prophet 18 May 1844: The origins of the Prophet @ Mormons in NYC
- Included in the very first issue of The Prophet was the following item, explaining the...
ARPSUPPORT.ORG @ PASG Works!
- www.arpsupport.orgA grassroots effort to bring sponsorship to the ARP/PASG program has...
A Way to Escape the Pornography Plague. @ PASG Works!
- A plague is covering the land and affecting families, relationships and church...
The first LDS text in another language published in the U.S.? @ Mormons in NYC
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On the last page of the The Mormon for May 30, 1857, the editor, Apostle John Taylor,...
Worthiness and Recovery @ PASG Works!
- How does worthiness fit into recovery? What is worthiness? Is there a difference...
Form printing by W. J. Silver in New York @ Mormons in NYC
- Browsing the pages of The Mormon the other day, I came across the folowing...
Addict or Not? @ PASG Works!
- Am I an addict or do I just have a problem? The church has come out with a new site...
He Does Deliver Me From Bondage @ PASG Works!
- I think of how this problem was so complex, difficult, and most seemingly...
The Liberating Awareness of Choice @ PASG Works!
- Choice is a gift that is available to us always. Between the idea or temptation of...
The Porn Drug @ PASG Works!
- I am a lust addict. Which is more broad than a porn addict and more...
Henry G. Bywater, Brooklyn Branch President 1871-1882 @ Mormons in NYC
- Mormon visitors to New York City in the 1870s mention most frequently two individuals...
A Mormon Memorial Service in New York, 1915 @ Mormons in NYC
- It is unusual these days for LDS congregations in Manhattan to experience death. Members...
Sacrament Meeting, Brooklyn, 1873 @ Mormons in NYC
- Some elements of our every day lives are so mundane, that we never think to record...
Emotionally Prompted God Connections @ PASG Works!
- I am continually surprised how many different emotions I can feel now that I’m...
First Regular New York City Meeting Place @ Mormons in NYC
- Where were Mormon meetings first held in New York City? It depends a lot on what you mean...
What Happened to the Hornerstown Mormons? @ Mormons in NYC
- Today, LDS congregations in New York City experience a lot of turnover. People move in...
Did the New York Branch know baseball? @ Mormons in NYC
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[Cross posted from Mormon Baseball.]
It is a simple journal entry by Mormon Battalion...
When attention was bad: Returning Missionaries in Manhattan, 1858 @ Mormons in NYC
- The New York Times somehow learned that 25 returning Mormon missionaries had arrived in...
Coming Out in the LDS Church @ Philosophies of Men
- The author of (Gay) Mormon Guy was kind enough to write to me sharing his feelings and...
Phone Calls Help. @ PASG Works!
- I would like to put in a word for using one of the most powerful (yet under-utilized)...
My Story of Addiction Recovery So Far. @ PASG Works!
- My story began similar to many of us in addiction. It started at an early age for me....
The 6 Month Challenge @ PASG Works!
- I'm a recovering addict to pornography, masturbation, lust, and a slew of other...
The Gospel of Jesus' Wife @ Philosophies of Men
- Prof. Karen L. King recently unveiled the translation of a fragment of Coptic papyrus at...
Women Struggle Too... @ PASG Works!
- We recently received a message from a young woman in recovery from pornography addiction....
Nikola Tesla on Religion @ Philosophies of Men
- Nikola Tesla, probably the greatest inventor in the last several hundred years, is...
Thomas Edison, Not an Atheist @ Philosophies of Men
- Thomas Edison is often (falsely) credited as the greatest inventor ever, and one of the...
The Law of Moses @ Philosophies of Men
- One common objection to many religions, and certainly against Christianity, is that the...
The Unmoved Mover and Quantum Physics @ Philosophies of Men
- There aren't many philosophically sound arguments for the existence of God. If there...
Evidence Against Young-Earth Creationism @ Philosophies of Men
- I am a theist, and a Christian, but I am not a fan of believing in claims that appear to...
D Rizdek on Fine Tuning @ Philosophies of Men
- A user over at Debunking Christianity, named D Rizdek, made a comment on the Fine-Tuning...
Dawkins, Darwin, and the Holocaust @ Philosophies of Men
- In Richard Dawkins book, The Greatest Show on Earth, Dawkins write an exceedingly long...
The Book of Mormon and Rev. 22:18 @ Philosophies of Men
- I sometimes hear it said, or see it written, that The Book of Mormon must be false...
Atheist Blogger Goes Catholic @ Philosophies of Men
- Leah Libresco, author of Unequally YokedLeah Libresco, author of the atheist blog...
Bill Maher, Jesus, and Horus @ Philosophies of Men
- There is a scene in Bill Maher's film, Religulous, in which he compares Jesus to a number...
Jesse Anderson and the Infinite Money Theorum @ Philosophies of Men
- "It was the best of times, it was the BLURST of times? Stupid Monkey!"The Infinite...
Bart Ehrman and Some Dead Babies @ Philosophies of Men
- Bart EhrmanThe following comes from Bart Ehrman:“In terms of the historical record, I...
Religulous and the Founding Fathers @ Philosophies of Men
- Bill Maher is actually a fairly insightful individual when it comes to social issues or...
Ehrman on First Century References to Jesus @ Philosophies of Men
- I recently stumbled across a quote by Bart Ehrman. Ehrman is a Biblical Scholar who...
Reproducing Religious Experience @ Philosophies of Men
- A few years ago, there was a study done in which a scientist used electromagnetic...
Why PZ Myers Won't Debate @ Philosophies of Men
- Where is your god now???Just a few weeks ago David Marshall, author of Christ The Tao,...
Christianity and the Birth of Modern Science @ Philosophies of Men
- It's a pretty common view these days that science and religion are at odds, or that they...
TIL that Evolution was taught among Muslims almost a thousand years before Darwin. @ Philosophies of Men
- Here's another post on Reddit that has exploded into something interesting....
PZ Myers vs. David Marshall @ Philosophies of Men
- David Marshall, author of Christ the TaoDavid Marshall, author of the blog, Christ the...
Big Bang Theism @ Philosophies of Men
- Sometimes when I read atheistic writings or publications it seems like the term...
John Loftus Retires @ Philosophies of Men
- John Loftus, is the author of the blog Debunking Christianty, and several books, such as...
(Gay) Mormon Guy: My Experience Being a Faithful Mormon @ Philosophies of Men
- Guest Post from "Mormon Guy"There are plenty of people who feel the words "gay" and...
The Argument from Divine Hiddenness: Why It’s a Knock Down Argument Against the Existence of a Theistic God, by Tristan D. Vick @ Philosophies of Men
- The Argument from Divine HiddennessWhy It’s a Knock Down Argument Against the...
