by Dan Wees | Jul 4, 2018 | Miscellaneous
A glaring example of dialog clumsiness in the Book of Mormon… It’s impossible to imagine these words being etched into metal plates without forethought. Joseph Smith’s oral dictation stumbles through these verses in a telling and self-damning manner: “&...
by Dan Wees | Jul 4, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“Although we want to ensure that every faculty member has the right to discuss and analyze as broadly and widely as possible any topic, including religious topics, including fundamental doctrine of the church, we do not believe they should be able to publicly endorse...
by Dan Wees | Jul 4, 2018 | Miscellaneous
What I have learned as I transition from my faith… http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/3826343-155/op-ed-what-i-have-learned-as...
by Dan Wees | Jul 4, 2018 | Miscellaneous
There are several instances in the Book of Mormon where people are taken advantage of, or even killed – while they are drunk. At times, the murderers supply the wine to their foes. One must assume that since the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints views...
by Dan Wees | Jul 4, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“I shared that Elder Holland bit on my FB and made some points about it – and got a barrage of texts to my phone about how offensive and hurtful it was that I said those things and to please not post my angry feelings about the church on FB. Here’s what I said:...
by Dan Wees | Jul 4, 2018 | Miscellaneous
“[T]he Book of Mormon is best explained as a nineteenth-century work of scripture rather than a translation of a document from ancient America around 600 BC – 400 AD… while some Mormon scholars, mainly at BYU, argue for its antiquity, more and more Mormon scholars are...