I. Does it Matter that Hinckley was Counselor, not President, at the Time?Maggie, annoyed at my post on LDS Mormonism, said… For starters President Hinkley wasn’t even Prophet or President of the Church when this “forgery scandal” happened yet you still try to say he was president and prophet of the church. That doesn’t make… Continue reading What are the Limits to Powers of LDS “Prophets, Seers, and Revelators”?
Tag: apologetics
What About the Good Jesuits?
A couple weeks ago, an old friend of mine, KateMax commented on my posts (here and here) about the Jesuits by saying: Hey Joe, I was perusing your website and happened upon this. I feel compelled to say that my experience at a Jesuit school for the last three years has been excellent. I have… Continue reading What About the Good Jesuits?
That Old Rugged Cross
Monday was the Feast of the Triumph of the Cross, also known as the Feast of the Exultation of the Cross. You can read about it here or here. It was a good Mass with a moving homily about Christ hugging His Cross on the road to Calvary, and about the appropriate response to suffering… Continue reading That Old Rugged Cross
Say What???
The follow-up on TurretinFan’s post about this blog has been … interesting. I’m going to respond as best I can, but I’ll admit at the outset I have next to no idea what this guy is saying. natamllc said…I will post the comments here and see where they go? That’s your warning. Stream of consciousness… Continue reading Say What???
Protestantism and Relativism: the Conclusion
Addressing the remainder of TurretinFan’s post about this blog, he says that the claim ‘All of Christendom c. 1516 and before, you all misunderstand Christianity!’ is an absolutist claim, and hence, not relativistic. And indeed, he’s right on that. But that’s why I said that the seeds of relativism are found in the Reformation, not… Continue reading Protestantism and Relativism: the Conclusion
Are the Early Church Fathers Calvinist or Catholic?
In a post entitled “Non Sequitur Illustrated,” TurretinFan (who I don’t know from Adam), has this to say about part one of my multi-part post on the roots of relativism in Protestantism: Here is a classic non sequitur: “The biggest reason I think that Protestantism lies at the heart of relativism is this. Protestants are… Continue reading Are the Early Church Fathers Calvinist or Catholic?
Good Enough Christianity?
Protestant View #3: Good Enough Christianity?The first view is directly contrary to Scripture, while the second one is directly contrary to history (and less obviously, contrary to Scripture as well). As cooler heads have prevailed after the Reformation, it seems that many Protestants are admitting the break with Rome occurred over some pretty unimportant stuff,… Continue reading Good Enough Christianity?
The Wages of Sin Are… Mental Anguish?
Today, in the Metro Express (a free newspaper given out by the Washington Post for those of us who ride the Metro subway), I came across an article, written to coincide with Yom Kippur, about the effects of wrongdoing and sin. I was surprised to find “sin” used in a newspaper article in a non-ironic… Continue reading The Wages of Sin Are… Mental Anguish?
The (Invisible) Remnant Theory of Church History
Protestant View #2: The (Invisible) Remnant Theory(2) runs into almost the exact same problems as (1). Because the problems with Protestant View #1 are so severe, and because even the verses cited for the notion of an end-times apostasy (like Matthew 24:10-14) suggest a general falling-away from the Faith, rather than a global abandonment [the… Continue reading The (Invisible) Remnant Theory of Church History
More Information on the Hoffman Scandal
Earlier, I suggested that the Hoffman Scandal is the single best piece of evidence against the veracity of the Mormon faith (in its particular LDS form). JoAnna asks, Fascinating post. I wonder how Mormon apologists deal with the 1981 forgery scandal? I’m not sure. To be honest, I discovered it from (I believe) the History… Continue reading More Information on the Hoffman Scandal