Why I Am Not a Mormon: Part 2

July 17, 2019   |  

In part one of this series (See: http://www.marketfaith.org/2019/07/why-i-am-not-a-mormon-part-1), I related how, as young man, I occasionally interacted with members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons/LDS) and engaged that church’s missionaries in discussions. As I said, I found much about the LDS and its people that…
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Doing the Moral Math: Part 3

June 30, 2019   |  

In this three installment series, we are examining the results of a 2019 poll by the Gallup Corporation regarding the attitudes of American adults on twenty-one specific moral issues. The survey asked the respondents to state if they considered various issues as morally acceptable or morally unacceptable. In parts one…
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Non-Christian Beliefs Mentioned in the Bible:  Roman Emperor Worship

June 18, 2019   |  

Introduction
The Imperial cult of ancient Rome was a religious cult that designated Roman emperors, and some of their family members, as deities. The concept itself emerged out of the Greek and Roman animistic traditions that existed during that time period. The cult was formulated in Rome during the early…
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