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Let’s imagine I am a CES educator who is starting to reject the Church's Book of Abraham apologetics. I don’t agree that disbelieving in the Church’s BS apologetics regarding the Book of Abraham should be grounds for firing, excommunication, or any negative consequence. Unfortunately the Church doe...

I noted that Hauglid was quite ready to answer any and all questions RFM was going to put to him. Hauglid was ready but he was in effect, on many technical issues, let off the hook because RFM was a gentleman and quite respectful to his guest. Hauglid must have appreciated that. RFM could have toss...

Great interview Consig, but it annoyed the hell out of me. :) Here is my reaction from the other side of the planet, that I am sharing on my Facebook page. "𝗢𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻...𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱'𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘆 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗗𝗔𝗬!” I just listened to almost three hours of an explosive Radio Free Mor...

Pardon my ignorance, but can BYU touch Hauglid's pension? I think he is near the end of a contract.

I also get an odd kick out of occasional suggestions that I’m an anti-Islamic bigot. I was, in fact, actually once disinvited from speaking at an Australian university on the grounds that my remarks would be divisive, hostile to Islam, and bigoted. That was a genuinely weird experience. I guess tha...

Previously I’ve mentioned two books that had a positive impact on my views in regards to the Book of Mormon: By the Hand of Mormon (Terryl Givens) Understanding the Book of Mormon (Grant Hardy) A third one I would now add to the list: A Case For the Book of Mormon (by Tad Callister) https://www.ama...

By most measures that is a total and abject failure as a venture. I think it has had the actual effect that was intended, at least to some degree. It gave many members the false assurance that some really smart people have answered all of the questions, and the illusion that their doubting family m...

It's not all good news Simon, but like their own paid and brainwashed apologists, they only tell a partial truth at best, always miscontexted to supposedly bring out the best, giving people the "fake news" that absolutely everything about Mormonism and BYU is roses, wonderful, and uplifting. It is ...

It's sad to see the US in such incapable hands. Imagine how it feels to us! Even when I was a believer, Australian Mormons found Utah culture suffocating. I stopped reading the church news years before I left. It was like reading North Korean propaganda. For Pete's sake!! ALL THE NEWS CANNOT BE GOO...

Very interesting. So possible theories for Bednar’s motivation are: 1. Prophetic detection of a clear and present danger to religious freedom 2. Church wants the power back 3. Posturing for LGBTQ battles to come 4. Members are scattering In our Australian Post Mormon Facebook group we are constantl...