Monthly Archives: September 2006

Pass the offering plate

Posted on September 28, 2006 by Eric Johnson

Several weeks ago, Time magazine featured a picture of a classic Rolls Royce with a cross serving as the hood ornament. The headline reads, “Does God want you to be rich?” The subhead adds, “Yes, say some meagchurches. Others call … Continue reading →

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Commandment-keeping and God’s Grace

Posted on September 26, 2006 by Bill McKeever

My October, 2006 edition of Ensign just arrived. I wish more of my Christian friends who think Mormonism is abandoning its heretical past would take closer notice of what the LDS Church is still teaching; for instance, in an article … Continue reading →

Posted in Book of Mormon, Grace, Salvation, Worthiness | 7 Comments

Mormon Circles

Posted on September 22, 2006 by Sharon Lindbloom

According to the LDS history web site, on this day (September 22nd) in 1827 Joseph Smith “received the golden plates from the angel Moroni on the hill where they were buried.” Eyewitnesses reported that Joseph took the gold plates home … Continue reading →

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If Elvis Were King

Posted on September 20, 2006 by Sharon Lindbloom

There’s a new movie being produced in Orem, Utah expected to bolster the faith of members of the Mormon Church. Rob Diamond has written and is directing “Tears of a King” which explores that [spiritual] part of Elvis’ life. The … Continue reading →

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Mormons Correct and Soften Smithsonian Exhibit

Posted on September 18, 2006 by Sharon Lindbloom

Today’s online Salt Lake Tribune includes an article about a relatively new exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution. “American Origins” contains portraits of prominent Americans from 1600 to 1900; therefore, it contains images of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young. Before the … Continue reading →

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Catholic Bishops vs. the Mormon Church

Posted on September 15, 2006 by Sharon Lindbloom

This week the Associated Press reported on a situation in the Slovak Republic involving the Mormon Church. The LDS Church is seeking Slovak support, which would allow the church to register as an official religious group in that nation. But … Continue reading →

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Under protest!

Posted on September 12, 2006 by Eric Johnson

During the month of August, a number of Christians took turns standing in 100-degree heat in order to offer a “temple newspaper” to anyone willing to open his or her car window. In addition, these Christians held simple signs advertising … Continue reading →

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Warren Jeffs and the Mystique of Cultic Power

Posted on September 7, 2006 by Eric Johnson

Now that Warren Jeffs, the leader of the nation’s largest polygamous group, has been arrested, some observers had apparently anticipated that his followers would have paraded through the streets, rejoicing that they were now free from this man’s control. Instead, … Continue reading →

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Some Classes of the Human Family

Posted on September 4, 2006 by Sharon Lindbloom

Last Friday night (September 1st) I caught the first segment of Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees. The show “Polygamy in America: Cult or Calling?” was, predictably, about Warren Jeffs, the recently arrested leader of the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ … Continue reading →

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‘Mormon’ Morphology

Posted on September 1, 2006 by Sharon Lindbloom

The recent arrest of Warren Jeffs, prophet of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, has The [non-fundamentalist] Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints concerned again about public perception of the Mormon Church and polygamy. The … Continue reading →

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