Monthly Archives: October 2005

A notion

Posted on October 31, 2005 by johnc

Of late, I have begun to believe that, although the church is interested in orthodoxy, it is far more interested in orthopraxy. That is to say, the truly important things that were restored were the ordinances and the priesthood authorizing … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctrine | 10 Comments

Historical Mormon Smackdown: Cross Dispensational Apostolic Inspiration edition!

Posted on October 31, 2005 by johnc

First of all, sorry for the spotty posting of late. Second, it appears that the last Smackdown ended in a tie. I don’t quite know how to respond to that, but since Joseph Smith’s polygamy is more personally disturbing to … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctrine, Marginalia | 3 Comments

False Doctrine being taught at BYU?

Posted on October 20, 2005 by johnc

It is possible that I accidentally taught false doctrine to my students at BYU yesterday, so I am going to put what I said before you, my discerning audience, and allow you to help me decide if a retraction, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Atonement, Doctrine, Speculation | 16 Comments

Historical Mormon Smackdown: Polygamist Edition!

Posted on October 17, 2005 by johnc

Well folks, it turns out that Joseph F. Smith must have more modern influence. I wonder why more people don’t read his books… Anyhoo, here is this week’s morsel for your comsumption, inspired by though not quite stolen from, Ronan’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctrine, Marginalia | 4 Comments

Historical Mormon Prophet Smackdown

Posted on October 10, 2005 by johnc

Well, it turns out that since I left the last smackdown up long enough, the lead changed twice. Eventually Elder Roberts was ahead and, since I wanted him to win, I stopped the poll before that could change again. Whew! … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctrine, Marginalia | 13 Comments