Author Archives: Mithryn

The Encyclopedia (Brown) of Mormonism

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Mithryn

(In the style of and tribute to Donald J. Sobol’s novels) Now you may have never heard that Joseph Smith once visited Idaville, but he did.  Idaville looked like many other seaside towns its size.  It had lovely beaches, three … Continue reading →

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What would Sherlock Holmes say about Mormonism?

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Mithryn

Greetings avid readers.  I have taken on a vain ambition in 2015 to apply the simple problem solving skills heard in the “Murder Mystery” genre and to think how the famous detectives and problem solvers would apply that thinking to … Continue reading →

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The top 15 (new) reasons to question in 2015

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Mithryn

This is not going to be a list like the letter to the CES Director.  This is going to be a short list (call it “Dan Petersen” length) of new issues not discussed previously by apologists or church leaders of … Continue reading →

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How a coffee shop is like an airline

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Mithryn

The topic of whether the church is growing, shrinking, thriving or failing is constantly being discussed.  From the idea in the 90’s that it would grow at a constant rate and fill the earth ( most recently stated in Mark Koltko-Rivera, … Continue reading →

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1886 Revelation of John Taylor and the FLDS timeline

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Mithryn

Feminist Mormon Housewives podcast on John W. Woolley for more details. Basics about the Woolley family: Woolley was born to Edwin D. and Mary W. Woolley, the first of Edwin’s seven wives, in Newlin, Chester County,Pennsylvania. Edwin Woolley was originally a Quaker farmer, but converted to Mormonism in … Continue reading →

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Greg Trimble insults the founding fathers, veterans and teachers in an attempt to attack atheists… why does anyone listen to him again?

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Mithryn

I have just taken Trimble’s article and flipped it to so that one could see how it would sound if said in the exact reverse.  I hope this illustrates how offensive and hurtful this kind of divisive rhetoric is (oh … Continue reading →

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The true problem with the New Church Essays

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Mithryn

I’ve seen a lot of posts on the blogsphere, on twitter, on facebook and even op-eds in newspapers about the essays the church published, particularly the polygamy essays, but none of them, I think really come right out and state … Continue reading →

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Greg Trimble, the word is “Adultery”

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Mithryn

In this post Greg Trimble makes a plea for the world to stop “hating mormons” for polygamy. Let’s get one thing straight, polygamy is the nice word.  It was adultery. From the perspective of the state of Illinois in 1833 forward, … Continue reading →

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Mormons and UFO’s

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Mithryn

Today is my Reddit Cakeday; And I always like to have something special for that so lets talk about Mormons and aliens

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A leading FAIR apologist strikes back

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Mithryn

After my last post, some feedback was sent to me by a certain apologist.  I will be reviewing his feedback to illustrate the problems with a lifetime of mental gymnastics. Complaint the first  I love the idea that I made … Continue reading →

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