The most recent U.S. Religious Landscape Survey had some very interested statistics about religious beliefs in the United States. The survey included categories such as how many people in the U.S. believe in God (87%), a break-down of the percentages of religions in the United States (Mormons are almost 2%), and more. One category that [...]
Archive for the ‘Mormon Christians’ Category
Half of the Mormons Believe there is More than One Way to Interpret their Religion
Posted in Mormon Christians, tagged interpretation of religions, Mormons, Religions on December 3, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Who is Today’s most Famous Mormon?
Posted in Latter-day Saints, Mormon Christians, tagged David Archuletta, Donny Osmond, Famous Mormons, Glenn Beck, Harry Reid, Marie Osmond, Mitt Romney, Mormon, Steve Young on July 13, 2009 | 17 Comments »
Just for fun I thought I’d let you vote on who the most famous Mormon today is. Here’s the poll:
Are Mormons Born Again?
Posted in Christianity, Holy Ghost, Jesus, Mormon Christians, Spirituality on March 30, 2009 | 22 Comments »
Over a year ago, I wrote a post called “Why do People Leave the LDS Church?” It has since become one of my most frequented posts and recently received a comment from a sincere seeker of Jesus who has just left the LDS church. She has started a blog called Musings on Mormonism that shows [...]
Mormon Temple Marriages have only 6% Divorce Rate
Posted in Latter-day Saints, Mormon Christians, Temples, tagged Divorce, LDS Temples, marriage, mormon marriage, Mormon Temple, Temples on August 30, 2008 | 27 Comments »
I came across some interesting sites the other day and thought I’d share them for people to see. These stats are rather old (9 years), but they are interesting nonetheless. The first site shows information on the various divorce rates amoung various Christian denomonations and other groups. The interesting thing is that athiests have the [...]
Mormon Garments: Explanation for Non-Mormon Friends
Posted in Mormon Christians, Temples, tagged Blood of Christ, Jesus, LDS, Mormon garments, Mormon Temple, Mormon underwear, Temple garment on August 4, 2008 | 20 Comments »
The official statement from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) says the following about the purpose for temple garments: Like members of many religious faiths, Latter-day Saints wear religious clothing. But members of other faiths — typically those involved in permanent pastoral ministries or religious services — usually wear religious garments as [...]
Evangelical Translation of LDS Articles of Faith for Evangelicals compared with Evangelical Statement of Faith
Posted in Christianity, Mormon Christians, tagged Christian, Confession, Evangelical, God, Jesus, Jesus Christ, LDS, Mormon on July 11, 2008 | 16 Comments »
In the book “How Wide the Divide,” Craig Blomberg from a Denver seminary and Stephen Robinson, from BYU (both have PhD’s in religion) attempt to “bridge the gap” between Evangelicals and Mormons. The first step is to have a correct understanding of what the other believes. The following is an excerpt from their book: Since [...]
Mormon Rap
Posted in Latter-day Saints, Mormon Christians, tagged LDS, Mormon, Mormons on June 21, 2008 | 13 Comments »
So I was over at Rusty’s Blog and they have a cool website with a timeline of all the youtube videos. I checked out the “Mormon” timeline and the very first one was Mormon Rap. I remember when I was a kid and this first came out. I haven’t heard it for 20 years but [...]
Bridging the Mormon/Evangelical Divide
Posted in Christianity, Mormon Christians, tagged Christianity, Christians, LDS, Mormons on May 29, 2008 | 27 Comments »
There are probably thousands of different definitions of the word “Christian.” We have chosen the same inclusive definition as is used by public opinion pollsters and government census offices: A “Christian“ includes any group or individual who seriously, devoutly, prayerfully describes themselves as Christian. Under this definition, Christianity includes: Roman Catholics, Southern Baptists, Jehovah’s Witnesses, [...]
Christians, LDS, the Bible, and Polygamy
Posted in Bible, Mormon Christians, Polygamy, tagged Bible, Christianity, God, LDS, marriage, Mormon, Polygamy, revelation on April 23, 2008 | 23 Comments »
Because of the recent media on the Fundamentalist LDS group that “got busted” in Texas for abuse and polygamy the LDS church has made efforts to distance itself from this sect. Below is a recent interview with the LDS public affairs representative regarding the churches current stance on polygamy and how it wants the world [...]
What Exactly is a “Utah Mormon”?
Posted in Mormon Christians, tagged LDS, Mormons, Utah on April 11, 2008 | 28 Comments »
Today I was at a company and an African-american gentleman visited my table. We talked politics and of course religion. We talked about how regardless of religion how God loves us all the same. We talked about the Spirit we’ve felt in various churches and other situations irregardless to church affiliation. When he found out [...]
