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Why I Am Not a Mormon: Part 3

July 21, 2019 | Freddy Davis

In 1973, I was confronted by two young missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS/Mormons). I was still somewhat of a young believer, but had learned a lot of Christian doctrine since my conversion in late 1968. At first, as I listened to the two men,…

Why I Am Not a Mormon: Part 2

July 17, 2019 | Freddy Davis

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…

Why I Am Not a Mormon: Part 1

July 14, 2019 | Freddy Davis

I have been researching, speaking, and writing about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) for more than forty years. My first encounter with LDS missionaries was when I was just eleven years old. I was home alone one summer day when two of them parked their bicycles…

The Passing of Gretchen Passantino Coburn

October 6, 2014 | Tal Davis

I doubt many of you have ever heard of Bob and Gretchen Passantino, but they were two of the most outstanding apologists and cult researchers in the field for more than three decades. Bob died in 2003 and I just learned that Gretchen, who had remarried a few years ago,…

LDS Now Has 85,000 Missionaries!

April 7, 2014 | Tal Davis

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS/ Mormons) now has more than 85,000 missionaries working in 405 “Missions” around the world. That startling number was announced at the church’s semiannual World Conference earlier this week in Salt Lake City. LDS missionaries are primarily young men who take two…

Polygamy: The LDS Legacy That Won’t Go Away

December 17, 2013 | Tal Davis

In 1890, Wilford Woodruff, the then President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), issued a “Declaration” that, in effect ,suspended the Mormon doctrine of plural marriage (polygamy). Actually, polygamy was a notorious doctrine and practice of the LDS since the time of Joseph Smith. The practice…

The Year in Review –Good or Bad, Neutral or Sad

January 1, 2013 | Tal Davis

Here is my list of the most important events of 2012 in America from a worldview perspective. These are the ones that, in my humble opinion, had the greatest impact on the moral, philosophical, and spiritual lives of our nation and its future direction (for good, bad, or neutral).

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Is the Election of 2012 a Fulfillment of Prophecy?

July 18, 2012 | Tal Davis

“In connection with attack on the United States, the Lord told the Prophet Joseph Smith there would be an attempt to overthrow the country by destroying the Constitution. Joseph Smith predicted that the time would come when the Constitution would hang, as it were, by a thread, and…

The SBC, Racism, and Mormonism

June 25, 2012 | Tal Davis

Last week a resolution was submitted at the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) concerning racist statements in Mormon scriptures. The resolution was not presented by the SBC resolutions committee to the convention for vote. I applaud them for that decision. Now please understand I am not…

The Mormon Family Factor

May 8, 2012 | Tal Davis

A curious subplot to the coming Presidential election is what I call the Mormon Family Factor. The positive conservative family values of that religion are well documented and are certainly a plus for Mitt Romney’s campaign among conservative Christians. What is not well understood by most people is why the…

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