(Image via Wikipedia) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church) has apologized for violating an agreement that they had with Jewish leaders not to posthumously ‘baptize’ victims of the holocaust. Here is the story: CNN) – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has apologized for "a serious breach of [...]

Mormonism is center stage again with Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman running for President in 2012. I have seen one article after another talking about why evangelicals should not be voting for a Mormon.  A poll of Evangelical Christians in June showed that at least 34% said that they would not vote for a Mormon [...]

(Image by Bachir via Flickr) We posted last year about the dispute between the Mormon Church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) and Jewish Holocaust survivors who complained that the LDS were posthumously baptizing Holocaust victims in their temples. Now comes the word that Jewish and Mormon Church leaders have come to an [...]

:”A Mormon-Evangelical Debate” by Robert L.Millet and Gerald R. McDermott (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Pub.-Brazos Press, 2007, 238 pages) A continuation of the Evangelical/Mormon dialogue started with the book “How Wide The Divide” by Craig Blomberg and Stephen Robinson and continued in “Bridging The Divide” by Robert L Millet and Gregory C.V. Johnson. Dr. Robert [...]

Image via Wikipedia All across the nation today, gay activists are picketing and demonstrating in front of Mormon temples, houses of worship, and LDS owned businesses. Yesterday, ‘white powder’ was mailed and received at a number of LDS temples. What brought all this on–all this reaction against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? [...]

At a news conference on Monday (Nov. 10) in New York, leaders of the American Gathering of Holocaust Survivors said that their negotiations with the Mormon Church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) had ended rather badly. The Jewish holocaust survivors had asked the LDS leaders to refrain from posthumous baptism of Jewish [...]

:”The Continuing Conversation Between A Mormon and an Evangelical” By Dr. Robert L Millet and Rev. Gregory C.V. Johnson (Rhinebeck, New York: Monkfish Book Pub. Co., 2007, 185 pages) A valuable book for both evangelicals and Mormons who really wish to understand each other better. <<Read My Review>>            *Top

-A Mormon & an Evangelical in Conversation By Craig L. Blomberg & Stephen E. Robinson (Downers Grove,Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 1997, 228 pages) This book is really a first–an actual dialogue between an Evangelical scholar, Dr. Craig Blomberg of Denver Seminary, and Dr. Stephen E. Robinson of BYU.  Both are recognized scriptural scholars in their own [...]

Over the years, different groups, including the Mormons, have called some of their leaders — ‘Apostles’.  Now, ‘apostolic ministry’ is being taken seriously by many different Christian groups and denominations. There has been an on-going conversation in the last several years among many on the internet on the subject of ‘Apostles Today’. Here’s a link [...]

The LDS are known for their wonderful emphasis upon the importance of strong and close families. Many of the Mormon families that I know make a practice of having at least one night a week set aside for family worship and activities. However, when one looks in the Book of Mormon for any teaching on [...]