Mormon Heretic
Did Paul Found Christianity?
Bishop Rick has mentioned a few times that he believes the apostle Paul invented Christianity, so I thought I’d create a post to address this specific issue. In my previous post on the Strangite Church, he said in a few comments, I believe Paul invented Christianity, not Jesus. There are only a couple of last minute, […]
The Strangites: Another Mormon Group
As I mentioned previously, I really enjoyed the Strangite session of the Mormon History Association meetings a few weeks ago. Vickie Speek, John Hamer, and Mike Karpowicz gave some fascinating presentations on this little known group. Following the session, they answered additional questions, and I thought it would be interesting to provide a transcript of […]
Why Can’t God Speak English?
I received a surprising resurgence of activity from one of my oldest posts, Book of Mormon Geography. In the latest discussion, Bishop Rick asked, “Why would HF send a revelation that would not be understood?” Then he clarified it further stating, “Why would HF send a revelation to HIS “Prophet” (as opposed to any “prophet”) […]
John Wooden: More Like a Methodist Minister Than a Basketball Coach.
One of my big passions is sports, though I don’t talk about it much on this blog. John Wooden died Friday night at the age of 99. He was an amazing coach and an amazing man. One person said Wooden was “more like a Methodist minister than a basketball coach.” ESPN put together a tribute […]
Day 3 at MHA
John Hamer, Mike Karpowicz, and Vickie Cleverly Speck gave a very interesting history of the Strangite movement. What’s a Strangite you say? Speck filled in many details: she said that James Strang was baptized into the LDS church just 4 months prior to the death of Joseph Smith. Strang claims to have a letter from […]
Highlights of Day 2 at MHA: Trouble in Zion, Bushman, Gordon, and Bringhurst and the Awards
It’s the pits when you have to choose between sessions, and I made a difficult choice in the morning. I had wanted to attend Kathleen Flake’s session on LDS Adoption Theology, but instead attended Ken Ballentine’s documentary, Trouble in Zion. (Saints Herald has already blogged about it, and there is a Facebook page. I also […]
Pres Veazey and John Hamer: Highlights of MHA Day 1
I thought I’d give a quick rundown of my first day here at the Mormon History Association meetings here in Independence, Missouri, and tell you of some of the cool people I’ve met here. The first activity we had was to go to the Harry S Truman Library. I didn’t realize President Truman grew up […]
Mormon History Association meetings
It’s been a busy week. Last week, Summer semester started, and I am teaching 2 online math classes at the local community college, so I apologize for no post on Sunday. I am currently in Kansas City, Missouri for the Mormon History Association meetings over the next few days, so I hope to make up […]
MH Can Now be read on your Mobile Phone
Ok, I did some blog changes recently, and now I have a plugin so you can read my blog much easier on your mobile phone. I used the MobilePress plugin (see this page for more info). I’m also looking for a good widget or plug in so I can be notified when someone makes a […]
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