Month: September 2015
Exposing a Dangerous Meme and a Powerful Cult: My Failed Attempt to Save Mrs. Jenkins
A few years ago in Wisconsin I tried to rescue an elderly woman who was infected with one of those silly religious memes that can spread like a virus. This…
Blue Letter Bible: My Bible Study Tool of Choice
I am so impressed with a free online Bible study tool, BlueLetterBible.org, which makes it easy to explore the Greek and Hebrew meanings behind the words, to compare multiple versions,…
District Conference in Shanghai
Elder Gerrit W. Gong and his wife, Susan Lindsay Gong, were with the Shanghai International District this past weekend for our District Conference. What delightful and intelligent people! Apart from…
Mormons and Fear: Introducing One of Our Favorite Fearmongers
In the comments on a recent post here at Mormanity, one of our critics stated that the Mormon concept of accessing the grace of Christ in a covenant relationship that…
Looking for Help with a Reference on Early Christian Initiation Rites
An early and interesting examination of links between ancient Catholic rituals and the LDS temple was published by Marcus Wellnitz in “The Catholic Liturgy and the Mormon Temple,” BYU Studies,…