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Knowing – Nicolas Cage
I just saw this movie last night. I had never heard of it before, and literally knew nothing about it. I told my wife to pick a movie, and I thought she would pick a chic flick. She said she thought I might like it because it had something to do with numbers and predicting […]
Did Moses Copy Hammurabi’s 10 Commandments?
A friend of mine let me know about this news item at Signature Books. Apparently, one of their authors (David Wright) has a new book published by Oxford University Press. For those of you who don’t know, Oxford is known as a pretty tough place to publish. They have pretty high scholarly standards, so getting […]
The Documentary Hypothesis
The 8th Article of Faith for the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints states: 8 We believe the aBible to be the bword of God as far as it is translated ccorrectly; This has to be one of the most oft-quoted articles of faith by members of the LDS church. In one of my […]
What if Christ’s Bones Were Found?
I don’t know why, but I love to learn about archaeology, especially religious archaeology. A few years ago, Simcha Jacobovici came out with a documentary and book called The Jesus Tomb. In it, he makes a claim that the bones of Jesus may have been located in a tomb unearthed in Jerusalem. Of course, the […]
Apostle Paul’s remains?
I came across an article about the Apostle Paul. After Emporer Nero burned Rome, he blamed the fire on the Christians. Various apostles were rounded up, and tradition has it that the Apostle Paul was beheaded around 60 AD. A basilica was built to house parts of his body in about 390 AD. (Oddly, his […]
Interview with the Community of Christ
Over the last year, I have come across a few bloggers who are members of the Community of Christ (formerly known as RLDS). I have always been curious about the Community of Christ, and have often wondered the differences in worship between their services, and LDS services. I wanted to share some of the stuff […]
My Mom is Awesome
I often try to put up a post commemorating holidays. So, in celebration of Mother’s Day, I just want to let you all know how much I appreciate my mother. She is the most patient person I know, and she has a way of making me always try to do my best. She is one […]
True Stories that Impacted You
Ok, I have a tendency to get into some pretty deep stuff here, and so every once in a while, I need to take a break. Over the weekend, our local PBS affiliate broadcast Hotel Rwanda, with Don Cheadle. It is the true story of the Rwandan Civil War of around 1994, with Don portraying […]
Academic and Mormon Views of Easter
So, I’ve been checking my blog stats, and with Easter upon us, it seems my post from last year about why Mormon’s don’t celebrate Easter is getting the most hits. While last year’s post was a little negative-that I think Mormon celebrations of Easter are lacking compared to other Christians’ Easter celebrations, I hope to […]
Mormon Heretic 