Answers in Genesis - Creation, Evolution, Christian Apologetics. Jesus Christ is the ONLY way to Heaven! Where the Worthwhile Worship. Unsaved Unwelcome. Evil Bible Home Page. Why I Left Mormonism - the Mormon Church. Documentation on my reasons for leaving Mormonism is listed at the beginning of my story.
These links are here so that it is clear I left Mormonism because Mormonism is not what it claims to be. I did not leave due to hurt feelings or "sin". Documentation for those investigating Mormonism Documentation in a format for Mormons The reasons are numerous and difficult to confine to a few words in a post on this web site. This is a listing of what is in this post: Brief Background of My Life as a Mormon Leaving Mormonism and Some Experiences as a Mormon History of Joseph Smith Book of Mormon Book of Abraham The Temple Church Members Glad to be Out A Brief Background of My Years as a Mormon I joined the Mormon Church when I was 20 years old and living in Upper Michigan.
Leaving Mormonism Leaving Mormonism was not a step I took lightly. When I studied my way out of Mormonism it occurred in distinct layers or stages. Another disturbing item was the Hofmann forgeries in the 1980s. LDS History Cities. Get Answers. Why should a Christian ministry maintain a list of arguments creationists should avoid?
As a ministry, we want to honor God and represent Christ well when we defend His Word. This means using honest, intellectually sound arguments that are based in Scripture, logic, and scientific research. Because there are so many good arguments for a recent creation (which the Bible clearly teaches), we have no need to grasp at straws—arguments using questionable logic and tenuous or no evidence. Answers in Genesis is not willing to distort evidence or resort to bad logic to defend the Bible. Furthermore, there is little harm in avoiding questionable arguments—or, at least, stating that certain interpretations of evidence are doubtful—since there are plenty of valid arguments with well-documented evidences against molecules-to-man evolution, atheism, and the like. A final reason for avoiding flawed arguments is that it leads to faulty thinking. Arguments that should never be used. An Index to Creationist Claims. Back of the Bible.
Everybody loves the Bible.
It's shit-full of good advice you can apply to everyday life, from "turn the other cheek" to "God hates fags. " What many people don't know, however, is that the Bible isn't just the basis for highly collectible Jesus plates—it's also an enormous goddamn thousands-years-old book. A lot of it's still applicable today. If you're looking for sage advice as to the spiritual direction of your life, Jesus apparently knows the score. I've never spoken to the man personally — but he's gotten enough thumbs-up reviews from friends that, fictional or no, he's probably at least as smart as Oprah.
But keep in mind, the Bible's as thick as a phone book. Once you wade past the shallow end of the New Testament into the back half of the Old Testament, get ready: it turns out God's a fucking lunatic, and He loves the taste of your blood. Skeptic's Annotated Quran. The Great Dinosaur Mystery (TM) HOME - ChristianAnswers.