Tag Archive | apostasy
Excommunication is Counter-Productive
Does excommunication do more harm than good? I think the answer is unmistakably yes. It is just simply a bad idea to turn loyal members into enemies. There is the old adage that “they can leave the church, but they can’t leave it alone.” I think when the church excommunicates someone, the church create their […]
Why Snuffer Got Exe’d
I finished Denver Snuffer’s book a few weeks ago, and I really enjoyed the book. Snuffer gives some original readings of both LDS Church history and scripture. I did a partial review of his book a few weeks ago when I talked about Snuffer’s position on polygamy (Snuffer believes that God permitted, rather than commanded […]
Kirtland Banking Crisis Apostasy
This was originally posted at Mormon Matters Feb 20, 2009. I am reposting it here. Since Hawkgrrrl does not offer Virtual RS/PH lessons anymore, I thought I’d try my hand at it this one time. My wife was preparing Lesson 27: Beware the Bitter Fruits of Apostasy, and I couldn’t help but think that this was a […]
Mormon Heretic 