Author Archives: Eric Johnson

Book signing on Saturday, November 10, 2012, at the Utah Lighthouse Bookstore

Bill McKeever and Eric Johnson will be signing their new book, “Answering Mormons’ Questions” at the Utah Lighthouse Book Store this Saturday between 1-5pm. The book store is located at 1358 West Temple (across from the Spring Mobile Ball Park). … Continue reading

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Missionaries, missionaries…all over the world

Note: The following satire is based on the announcement made in the fall General Conference that the missionary age was moved down to 18 for males and 19 for females. The conversation among the Mormon Church’s General Authorities that you … Continue reading

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Should a Christian date a Mormon?

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A case of not willing to listen

Richard Mouw is probably best known for his seven-minute speech at the Mormon Tabernacle a few years ago that preceded a talk by Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias. Using half of his fifteen minutes of fame, Mouw apologized to the Mormons … Continue reading

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“Evangelical hostility toward Mormons”?

In a recent article applauding how more Evangelical Christians are apparently accepting the Republican presidential candidate in spite of his Mormonism, Dr. Richard J. Mouw—who recently announced that he’s stepping down as president of Fuller Theological Seminary—explained that “anti-Mormon sentiment … Continue reading

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Mormon doctrine and how it is established: an official explanation?

At the April (2012) General Conference of the Mormon Church, Apostle D. Todd Christofferson told the congregation, “…we must admit there has been and still persists some confusion about our doctrine and how it is established. That is the subject … Continue reading

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Mormonism’s growth figures—what can you believe?

Screaming front page headline in Wednesday, May 2, 2012’s Salt Lake Tribune (in bold, no less): “Multiplying Mormons expand into new turf” Subhead 1: “2010 census: LDS Church is fastest-growth Christian faith in 30 states, report shows” Subhead 2: “Only … Continue reading

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Was the Mormon ban against blacks holding the priesthood before 1978 racist?

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Policy or Doctrine?
The Mormon Church ban of blacks before 1978

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A real crisis

Two articles have come out this past week that show the LDS Church is a bit concerned with its people finding out the true history of the church. Marlin Jensen, a general authority who is going to be leaving his … Continue reading

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