Apostasy Because of Sin [UPDATED]
Over the last few years in both public and private discussions about apostasy from the church, I have encountered an increasingly frequent complaint. It goes something like this: “Practicing Mormons...
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Apostasy as Conspiracy Theory: Reason, Logic, Insanity and Mormon...
It’s time to talk about Apostasy. Again. In this post, however, I want to introduce a new approach to thinking about personal apostasy by drawing what I think are compelling comparisons between...
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LDS Correlation, Catholic Correlation, and Protection from Apostasy
First, a quick overview of the term “Correlation”. Before 1972, the auxiliary organizations of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including the Relief Society, the Primary, Sunday School,...
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Rejecting the Living Prophets by Following Future Prophets
One of the key doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is that we have living prophets and apostles today who are authorized by God to receive revelations for the church and for...
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Watchmen on the Tower – On the Limits of Prophetic Fallibility
Desert View Watchtower photo by Talie Some of the responses to my recent post about rejecting living prophets by following future prophets have predictably raised the issue of prophetic fallibility....
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A Call to Repentance – Stop Inviting People to Leave the Church
As online discussions concerning dissent and apostasy in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have grown during recent months, I have seen a good number of faithful, believing members of...
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An Invitation to Those LDS Members Who Are Wondering, “How Did I Get Here?”
I want to address those members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who are among the groups of dissenters, critics, and agitators in the Church who suddenly find themselves in an...
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LDS Church Doctrine Regarding Apostasy, Following the Prophets, and...
For those outside of the church or less active in the church who do not know, for more than a decade the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been publishing a series books called The...
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Beware the Leaven of the Dissidents
In response to recent disciplinary actions by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, supporters of those being disciplined have complained that the charge of apostasy is inaccurate because,...
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Disagreeing with LDS Prophets and Apostles vs Losing Confidence in Them
Among some members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, it has become increasingly common to openly and publicly criticize teachings, directions, decisions, and policies of the prophets...
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