Ethics | Defector of the Faith

Joseph Smith: America's Most Brazen Adulterer.

Argues Joseph Smith’s many unlawful plural unions constitute blatant nineteenth-century adultery.

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Holocaust Victims Rebaptized Despite the Ban.

Details LDS rebaptisms of Holocaust victims despite official bans and repeated public outrage.

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Did God Tell Abraham to Lie?

Shows how the Book of Abraham reframes deception as divinely commanded moral obedience.

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Proxy Baptism and the Case of Adolf Hitler.

Explores LDS proxy baptisms for Hitler and resulting global outrage over moral insensitivity.

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A Biblical Account Few Want to Discuss.

Examines Lot’s daughters’ incest narrative and its unsettling ethical implications in Genesis.

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Making America “Swallow” Mormonism and Polygamy.

Brigham Young openly endorsed deception to advance Mormonism and plural marriage.

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When Personal Grievance Trumped Ethical Restraint.

Joseph Smith justified theft as entitlement, undermining claims of moral leadership.

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When Faith Promises Division, Not Peace.

Luke depicts faith causing family division, challenging ideals of religious unity.

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Several Months Before Her 15th Birthday”: Normalizing Joseph Smith’s Predatory Conduct.

Church language softens Joseph Smith’s marriage to a fourteen-year-old girl.