Hi everyone, I was up feeding our new baby and had some inspiration for a book I’d like to write. My feeling while going through my faith transition is that often it’s hard to find a balanced book that presents…
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About a month ago I was curious to see if atheists went to any church at all — so I went to Google and typed in “Atheist church” and the first result was the Sunday Assembly. It turned out that…
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UPDATE: Chris Johnson did a much better analysis of the potential sources of the BOM and presents the findings here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAGasQ7j_ZI In 2009 Jeffrey R. Holland said in his talk “safety for the soul“: “If anyone is foolish enough or…
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“Inoculation” is the word that people use to refer to the church’s efforts (implicit or explicit) to expose the young members of the church to controversial issues early on so that, in future years, if they are to encounter these issues…
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As I’ve gone through my faith transition and at multiple juncture points, I’ve been asked the following (or similar) question by believing members: “If someone like Richard Bushman, Daniel Peterson or Brian Hales can be intimately familiar with the historical…
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I can’t believe it’s December already. This year has been one of the toughest in my life, primarily due to my faith crisis which is what this blog is all about (some people prefer to call it a “spiritual enlightenment”…
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