Tag Archives: Joseph Smith

I became a Christian at the same time I became a “Not Mormon”. By taking an investigative approach to the Christian and Mormon scripture (as I’ve described in Cold-Case Christianity), I was able to verify the truth claims of Christianity, even as I falsified the truth claims of Mormonism. This …

 Is the Account of Joseph Smith’s First Vision Reliable? A “Evolução” de um Relato Com o passar do tempo, parece que a história de Joseph acerca de sua primeira visão de Deus relacionado à sua descoberta das placas de ouro (da qual o Livro do Mórmon foi traduzido) mudou sobremaneira. …

Detectives assess evidence at death scenes to answer the most critical questions: Is this a natural death or a homicide? If it’s a homicide, which suspect best explains the evidence at the scene? While there may be a number of potential suspects accounting for some (or most) of the evidence, …

When I first began to examine the case for Christianity, my Mormon family encouraged me to examine Mormonism as well. Both systems make claims about history and are dependent on the reliability of witnesses. As a result, the veracity of either worldview depends entirely on the authority of its sources. …

While Christians continue to find archeological and textural evidence supporting the historicity and authenticity of the Biblical Gospel accounts, Mormonism has been plagued with historical and archeological evidence demonstrating Joseph Smith was less than truthful. Archeology continues to refute the history of the Book of Mormon, failing to reveal a …

When I first became interested in examining the claims of Christianity, my sister (a member of the LDS Church) encouraged me to investigate the Book of Mormon as well. One aspect of this investigation involved examining the life and testimony of the eyewitnesses. Christianity hinges on the truthfulness of the …