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That Moment When You Realize You Are Talking to Crazy People @ Wheat & Tares
- As a white person, can I say “cray”?
Have you ever been in a discussion at...
D&C 132 and Other Men’s Wives @ Wheat & Tares
- One of the things I love about blogging is that it helps me learn, and better articulate...
Religion, Theology and Faith are Very Different Things @ Things of My Soul
- The ideal is to be self-sufficient - but groups are organized to deal with those who are...
Book Review: Mormons Say and Do the Darndest Things @ Mormon Momma
- As a child I poured over my parents copy of The Devil’s Dictionary. The older I...
Weekend Poll: Home/Visiting Teaching @ Wheat & Tares
- I heard a story of a woman who’s visiting teachers were supposed to come on the...
My Talk Last Sunday: Testimony and Conversion @ Things of My Soul
- Here is the outline of my talk last Sunday.
I added my commentary to each numbered...
Desafio de história mórmon: sala do templo @ Vozes Mormons
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You be You @ Wheat & Tares
- Nate’s post this week refers to balancing masculine/feminine dualities, and it got...
Dealing with Other People's Expectations @ Things of My Soul
- I have reached the point in my life where others' expectations just
don't concern me...
Preaching Marriage: What Works for One… @ Wheat & Tares
- What works for one won’t necessarily work for all. I’ve been following the...
Judging Others Who Think and Act Differently than We Do @ Things of My Soul
- People tend to think God thinks the same
way they think or, at least, approves of the...
Wrestling with God’s Wrath from Job to Joseph Smith @ Wheat & Tares
- Every morning growing up in Idaho, my father read the Book of Mormon to us. He was an...
No Way in Hell: The Beauty and Power of Temple Theology @ Things of My Soul
- One of the core aspects of my testimony is that "God" is a father and mother who...
Emotional Labor – The Injustice of It All @ Mormon Momma
- Hear ye, hear ye, there’s a new injustice in town! Forget the war on women, white...
Dating is Dead @ Wheat & Tares
- Last year, when my son was attending the Y, I was alerted to the existence of...
I Do Things because I Want to Do Things, for Whatever Reasons Make Sense to Me @ Things of My Soul
- I follow the rules / keep the commandments according to the dictates of my own conscience...
Remembering the Black Protests of the 1960s-70s @ Wheat & Tares
- In my previous post on how to agitate faithfully, I noted that the only revelations we...
Faith Crisis and Rediscovery: When Clarity Disappears and Unexpected Murkiness Surrounds @ Things of My Soul
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In a discussion once about Pres. Hinckley's statement that everything will work...
Topical Guide: Abhor @ Wheat & Tares
- I finished the reading the Bible Dictionary, (see some of my old posts on that topic) and...
The Boys are Fine @ Outside the Book of Mormon Belt
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Mãe do Ryan Gosling @ Vozes Mormons
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Joseph Smith’s Multiple Wives: Why I Care A Lot @ Wheat & Tares
- I have always been Mormon. I started with the primary basics and grew in faith and...
Participating in the Mundane Enough to Experience the Miraculous @ Things of My Soul
- Two years ago, the Sunday School manual focused on the teachings of Pres. Lorenzo Snow. ...
Simplesmente Poliana – uma história de fé, amor e esperança @ Vozes Mormons
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Two Hilarious Jokes about Men & Women @ Things of My Soul
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The first "cup" in hockey was used in 1874. The first helmet was used in 1974.
This...
Como lidar com a história da Igreja? @ Vozes Mormons
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Children and Testimonies in Sacrament Meeting @ Things of My Soul
- I love the beauty and purity of a child's heartfelt testimony.
I
don't like Sacrament...
Long-Suffering: How Our Heavenly Parents Must Feel When We Finally "Get It" @ Things of My Soul
- When a young man who lived with us for a year (about eight years ago) sent
me a message...
Mormon Woman, Artist, Filmmaker on Heart of Africa @ Outside the Book of Mormon Belt
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I Don't Care about "Plainer" Translations of Scriptures @ Things of My Soul
- I view scriptures as records of how people from the past viewed
God and his relationship...
Concurso: Profecias @ Vozes Mormons
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Why I Don't Believe in Eternal Gestational Birth @ Things of My Soul
- Almost exactly two years ago, I wrote a post titled, "Who Gave Birth to God's Spirit...
Historiografia Como Abordagem Científica: Exemplos da História Mórmon @ Vozes Mormons
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God Will Reveal Himself to Us in the People around Us @ Things of My Soul
- Thoughts on the sacrament, part I: The road to Emmaus - Aaron R. (By Common Consent)
Igreja Mórmon Contradiz-se, Mente Para Silenciar Intelectual @ Vozes Mormons
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Sweet Bliss: The Importance of Innocence and Child-Like Faith @ Things of My Soul
- My second son, Jeff, wrote a poem in high school a few years ago about
which I had...
John Dehlin excomungado @ Vozes Mormons
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Introdução à Abordagem Sociológica da Religião e do Mormonismo @ Vozes Mormons
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If You Want to Be a Force for Good at Church: First, Don't Blame Those Who Struggle @ Things of My Soul
- There was a discussion in a leadership meeting I attended once that centered on the...
Preparando Missionários na Era da Informação @ Vozes Mormons
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Why I Can Say I Know Things I Don't Know Intellectually @ Things of My Soul
- I believe in gods, and my absolute favorite aspect of Mormon theology is the concept that...
Asking Him to do What I Cannot @ PASG Works!
- I recently realized that although I have been abstinent for almost two years I was still...
Having Hope, Come What May @ PASG Works!
- I am ever grateful for the life we are given to enjoy here on the earth. With all that...
The Story of Moses and it’s correlation to we addicts @ PASG Works!
- The Story of Moses and it’s correlation to we addictsAs we read Moses chapter 1in the...
The Gospel Is Simple; Life in a Community Is Not @ Things of My Soul
- The Gospel really is simple - not easy, but simple:
Jesus is the personification of...
Broken-Down Cars. Broken-Down Bodies. Broken-Down Faith. @ Things of My Soul
- A friend of mine who was going through a faith reconstruction shared the following with...
How to Enjoy Church and Grow Personally When You Don't Learn Much while There @ Things of My Soul
- I have been asked by more than one person what they can do to enjoy church and feel like...
Inclusion vs. Exclusion: Some Things Make Me Want to Scream @ Things of My Soul
- I have a friend who told me recently that her Bishop has decided that anyone who is not...
Why Do We Lack Charismatics Like Joseph Smith Now? @ Things of My Soul
- I think it's a simple matter of relatively few people being able to be a
combination of...
You Need A Budget for Your Family Finances @ Mormon Life Hacker
- YNAB stands for “You Need a Budget.” This should be an obvious goal for most...
Church Supports Religious and LGBTTQQIAAPFPOC* Rights – Sort Of @ Mormon Momma
- The Post That Is Better Than This Post This morning I intended to write a post about the...
Church Asks for Feeback on Temple Garments @ Mormon Momma
- Now is your chance! The church has created a survey and is asking for feedback and...
"Many Questions Must Await a Future Answer": The Case of Homosexuality @ Things of My Soul
- I don't believe that all people who end up in homosexual relationships
are hard-wired...
BYU Should Take a Clue from GoDaddy @ Mormon Momma
- In 2007 I completed the arduous task of moving over 100 domains from GoDaddy to my new...
Lehi & Nephi: The Power of Scriptural Stories Gets Lost if We View Prophets as Objective Historians @ Things of My Soul
- I believe the power of the stories in our scriptures gets
lost when family dynamics and...
Depression: A Personal Explanation from One Who Suffers @ Things of My Soul
- I have a friend who has struggled with depression for many years. We were talking about...
Feminism and Logic: a Primer @ Mormon Momma
- Dictionaries and Other Nice Things At the risk of breaking the second commandment of...
The Salvation Equation @ Mormon Momma
- Evangelical and Mormon Grace In Perils of Grace by Robert L. Millet (BYU Studies...
My Two Greatest Gifts @ Mormon Momma
- Caleb (11): Mom, there are two things I’m really good at: Hiding things in cunning...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Liberating Awareness of Choice @ PASG Works!
- Choice is a gift that is available to us always. Between the idea or temptation of...
He Does Deliver Me From Bondage @ PASG Works!
- I think of how this problem was so complex, difficult, and most seemingly...
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)...
The Gospel of Jesus' Wife @ Philosophies of Men
- Prof. Karen L. King recently unveiled the translation of a fragment of Coptic papyrus at...
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...
