Now there is pretty clear evidence that the Native Americans came across in a single migration around 12,000 years ago. A recent article in PLoS found that the genetic evidence among Native Americans in South, Central, and North America indicates a single migration. Mormon apologists are going to have to…
I hope you have fun. (2nd to last installment…)
At the end of the party I was hesitant to ride home with Rex because he had been drinking. He laughed at my fears and told me that he had only had two beers the entire evening and was certainly not drunk. Still, I suggested that since I had my…
What Women Know
Some of you may already have seen this site and this link. I wanted to repost it for those who might not have seen it. What Women Know I thought this statement was particularly poignant. “We reverence the responsibility to choose how, when, and whether we become parents.”
Trying to make things right again (SW continues…)
I inserted the pills the next morning as instructed. Even though the counselor had explained what would happen, I didn’t know exactly how it would go. It seemed to me like it wouldn’t be a good idea to go to church, so I got back into bed and asked Joy…
We’ll bring the world his truth
Whether or not it was my family’s version of mormonism, or I was actually taught it as being part of mormonism – I somehow got the message that I could influence people’s choices and decisions. If I said “if you just thought about it this way…” someone would rethink their…
The grace period (SW, chapter 7)
When I woke up, Jake was already in the shower. I rested in bed listening to the water and gathering my strength. Jake came out of the bathroom in his boxers and started getting dressed. “Well? You’d better get up and take your shower,” he said. “You’ve got a big…
Utah, bastion of depravity and sin ;)
My wife was searching for videos on sexually transmitted diseases to show her Biology class when she came across this one:
Twelve arguments and one proof of the Book of Mormon
In a recent discussion, Hellmut asked Seth R “Why do you think that the probability that the Book of Mormon is true is greater than one percent?” And Seth R. gave a number of reasons. I have summarised them formally, in the hope that they can be further refined and…
major LDS concession
What a delight! The LDS religion has now conceded (IMO) that there is NO, repeat NO, evidence supporting the Book of Mormon as a historical work by changing the introduction to the Book of Mormon – see this story. The beginning of the end?
splitting souls
I recently attended an academic conference where one of the presenters made a point about Catholic doctrine I found particularly humorous. The speaker mentioned that Catholicism teaches that the “soul” enters the “body” at conception (I knew that, of course, but he went on…). Technically, at that point, it’s just…