Doctrine | Defector of the Faith

Eve Was Adam’s Daughter: A Doctrine Too Shocking for Publication.

Reveals Brigham Young’s suppressed 1873 teaching that portrayed Eve as Adam’s daughter.

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The Revelation That Was Never Written.

Contrasts early written revelations with 1978 priesthood reversal lacking divine transcript.

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The Holy Ghost: A Bodyless God.

Explores LDS paradox of a divine being without physical form or exalted body.

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When Joseph Smith Became Heaven’s Gatekeeper.

Brigham Young taught salvation required Joseph Smith’s approval, redefining Christian mediation.

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Polygamy Disavowed in Public, Practiced in Heaven.

Explores enduring LDS belief in celestial polygamy despite modern public disavowals.

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Section 132 and the Promise of Eternal Wives.

Explains how LDS doctrine links exaltation to plural marriage despite its public discontinuation.

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Adam and the Waters of Anachronism.

Examines Joseph Smith’s claim of Adam’s baptism, merging Old and New Testament theology.

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David, Solomon, and the Mormon Polygamy Paradox.

Compares biblical condemnation of polygamy with Joseph Smith’s revelation justifying it as divine.

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The Hard, Authoritarian Edge of Luke 14:26.

Luke 14:26 reflects extreme discipleship demands that mirror authoritarian dynamics.

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LDS Doctrine Defined by Whoever Speaks Last.

Current leaders override past teachings, creating shifting, ambiguous Mormon doctrine.

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The Statement That Made Mormonism Theologically Hostile.

Brigham Young’s Adam–God teaching overturned core Christian doctrines and monotheism.

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Does God Learn or Know Everything Already?

LDS leaders taught conflicting doctrines about God’s knowledge and eternal progression.

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Adam-God: Revealed Truth, Or Official Heresy?

Brigham Young’s Adam–God doctrine was later condemned as false by LDS leaders.

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The Quiet Shift From Agency to Obedience.

Obedience increasingly replaces moral agency as the defining measure of faithfulness.

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Is Polygamy Required for Exaltation or Not?

LDS leaders taught conflicting requirements regarding polygamy and exaltation.

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Preaching Heresy as Certainty in Early Mormonism.

Brigham Young preached Adam–God theology as revealed certainty, later abandoned.

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Adam Elevated, Christ Reduced: A Radical Reimagining

Brigham Young subordinated Christ to Adam, contradicting core Christian doctrines.

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