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	ipedia.com: Mormonism and Christianity Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		However, as Mormonism from its beginning rejected the traditional churches, including all their sacraments, history, creeds, and debates, so various Christian churches and movements have adopted stances of regarding Mormonism as a heretical or apostate form of Christianity, a departure from the Christian faith, or more pejoratively, a cult.
		Mormonism claimed from the day the church was first organized on April 6, 1830 to have sole earthly authority to administer a church with the ordinances (sacraments) of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
		Mormonism teaches that faith, repentance, baptism, laying on of hands for the Gift of the Holy Ghost, the temple endowment, and eternal marriage are all necessary for those who wish to receive exaltation.
	www.ipedia.com /mormonism_and_christianity.html (4440 words)

	Character of the Cults - Probe Ministries
		The rise of the Mormon Church represents the growing challenge facing the church, the kingdom of the cults.
		The greatest authority on the cults, the late Dr. Walter Martin, described a cult as "A group of people gathered around a specific person's misinterpretation of the Bible."{2} Cults are groups that claim to be in harmony with Christianity but deny foundational Christian doctrines such as the Trinity or the unique deity of Jesus Christ.
		Because of its authoritarian nature, leaders are the only ones thought to be able to properly interpret the Bible.
	www.probe.org /content/view/77/1 (2317 words)

	0028 - Why Mormonosm is not Christian.
		Mormon missionaries have been known for years to visit other churches, but as a means of contact used for credibility with local prospects, and visiting other churches was not common for average Mormon church members.
		Mormonism is polytheistic, not only rejecting the unity of God contained in the concept of the Trinity believed by the majority of Christians, but believing in infinite numbers of gods with their own worlds.
		Bloom examines Mormon history and its aims of a Mormon American Kingdom; as well as teachings: from the nature of God to the notion that humans are actually born to God and his wives and can progress to their own godhood to the doctrine of polygamy as an essential to becoming gods.
	www.ccgm.org.au /articles/ARTICLE-0028.htm (15454 words)

	Mormon Stereotypes in Popular Fiction
		Most Mormon critics, however, now operate under the assumption that the nineteenth-century outpouring of anti-Mormon novels was something unique to that period--something that could not happen again because of the great strides the Church has made towards the American mainstream.
		the trope of the Mormon conspiracy, the trope of the blood-atonement murder, and the trope of the hostage maiden.
		Each is used to describe the Mormons of the past in Westerns and historical romances, the Mormons of the present in detective fiction and true-crime literature, and the Mormons of the future in science-fiction novels and other forms of speculative fiction.
	www.adherents.com /lit/austin_lds_poplit.html (6395 words)

	Brigham Young
		He found Mormonism appealing in its emphasis on Christian primitivism, its millennialistic orientation, authoritarianism, certain Puritan-like beliefs, and the fact that it offered him an avenue to achieve status and recognition through its lay priesthood.
		Young's commitment to Mormonism was further strengthened as a result of his initial meeting with Joseph Smith, whom he found to be a dynamic, charismatic leader and believed to be a true prophet of God.
		He also oversaw Mormon settlement in dozens of far-flung communities throughout Utah and also in Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming, Arizona, and California in the process becoming one of the foremost colonizers in American history.
	historytogo.utah.gov /people/brighamyoung.html (927 words)

	AML-List Review: Mormon America: The Power and the Promise
		Mormon America holds a magnifying glass to a dynamic, growing religious phenomenon.
		The flow of Mormon thought through the years is described and documented in an honest and open manner.
		But, as Mormon America documents, when aspects of the Church's past, such as its attitude toward people of color, are raised, there is a significant decrease in participation by new converts.
	www.aml-online.org /reviews/b/B199949.html (675 words)

	Reform Mormonism
		Yet, as I turned to study Mormonism ten years after formally leaving it, and came to terms with the totality of information about it (what I often think of as "the good, the bad, and the ugly") I found myself vividly experiencing these themes of suffocation, betrayal, and anger.
		I suspect that I did not approach Reform Mormonism this way as a result of having felt already separated from the LDS faith - the creation of Reform Mormonism was a personal and partial return to it rather than a separation.
		I had rebelled against the authoritarianism of the LDS church when I was within it; as an outsider I found that authoritarianism repellent.
	home.comcast.net /~zarahemla/reform_mormonism.htm (3602 words)

	PoliticalJuice.com: Mormonism and Politics
		Mormons in America made a significant swing to the Republican party during the 1960s and '70s, largely as a response to the growing issue of abortion and as a morally conservative response to the morally liberal, free-loving drug culture of the hippie/anti-war movement.
		To unpack it, to demythologize it, to deconstruct it.
		It is my intention to suggest that Mormons ought to at least think critically about their current political leanings and loyalties, by the light of their own Mormonism, rather than simply embracing a general conservatism based primarily on the two specific issues of abortion and gay marriage.
	www.politicaljuice.com /mormonism_and_politics (17493 words)

	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Controversies regarding Mormonism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Though The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church; see also Mormon) does not usually respond to criticisms directly, some LDS Church members have made an effort to catalogue criticisms and have taken apologetic positions from time to time in defense of their religion.
		Critics charge that the doctrines or practices of Mormonism are heretical, cult-like or bizarre in contrast to mainstream Christianity (as in vicarious baptism for the dead).
		Critics consider the culture of Mormonism to be authoritarian, legalistic, deceptive, delusional or politically oppressive (as in the subjugation of women).
	www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=Controversies_regarding_Mormonism (936 words)

	God's Love is Conditional in the Mormon Church
		Mormons portray that as an advantage, but there is obviously a price to be paid.
		On the other hand, the Mormon God is one who requires the human-induced shedding of the murderer's blood before Christ can step in and "save." "Obey and I'll save you, but not unless you work hard to earn My love," says the Mormon God.
		Mormons misunderstand or else they wouldn't be preaching this conditional love crap.
	www.exmormon.org /mormon/mormon177.htm (3531 words)

	Authoritarianism and Mormonism
		Critics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints charge that it is unreasonably authoritarian.
		Some mainstream Christians contend that the LDS Church, comprising most of Mormonism, is a dangerous organization with an excessively authoritarian leadership and is overly demanding of its adherents.
		By the ambiguous use of "dangerous", it is presumed that critics mean that the LDS Church poses a significant risk of controlling the world or its membership with violence, the threat of violence, or the use of the LDS Church's significant finances to exert political and social influence and control.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/authoritarianism_and_mormonism (734 words)

	Jack Weyland Review by John Bennion
		Despite the explosion of Mormon novels in the past two decades, few mantic fictions that are also difficult or morally ambiguous have been published by popular Mormon presses.
		Latter-day Saints form their identity with reference to the great stories of Mormon culture: the journey of Lehi and his family into the desert and across the ocean, the rise and fall of the Nephite and Lamanite nations, the visit of god and His Son to Joseph Smith, the travails of the pioneers.
		Literary Mormon novelists create a unique hybrid also, in trying to graft Mormon culture into a genre that is generally empirical and godless.
	www.jackweyland.com /review3.html (7649 words)

	physics - Controversies regarding The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
		Mormonism is only bizarre or heretical compared to mainstream Christianity because Mormonism, they claim, is more similar to the original Christianity.
		Mormonism may not be politically correct but they claim it is no less so than original Christianity or the theocracy of the Jews.
		They claim no reason to draw an arbitrary limit on the definition of Christianity such that Mormons are excluded simply because of doctrinal uniqueness; Fundamentally, the Church believes the same basic doctrines as any other Christian church, namely, that Christ is the savior and people should strive to follow him.
	physicsdaily.com /physics/Controversies_regarding_Mormonism (544 words)

	Statehood
		A number of factors made this minority feel fearful of Mormon dominance: communitarian economic practices, lack of free public schools, encouragement of immigration by converts to Mormonism, polygamy, church authoritarianism, and the mingling of church and state affairs.
		The Poland Act of 1874 and the Edmunds Act of 1882 were upheld by the Supreme Court, and after 1883 arrests for polygamy greatly increased.
		Careful teamwork by Mormons and non-Mormons in Washington, D.C., and positive recommendations by the Utah Commission led to the passage of the Enabling Act, signed by President Grover Cleveland in July 1894.
	historytogo.utah.gov /facts/brief_history/statehood.html (350 words)

	The Exmormon Foundation
		The Exmormon Foundation is a non-profit, non-sectarian organization dedicated to providing support to those who are leaving, or who have already left, the Mormon Church, also known as "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints".
		But, recognizing the limitations and inherent damages of dogmatic belief systems and the authoritarianism of fundamentalist religions such as Mormonism, we also look to expose thinking that is shown to be dangerous to the individual or society and that may be damaging, or inconsistent with growth, awareness, and personal authenticity.
		As truth seekers, we will furnish information to the public about the doctrines and history of Mormonism which supplements the often incomplete data provided by the Mormon Church.
	www.exmormonfoundation.org /legacy (277 words)

	Reason: Filling in the missing pieces of the Mormon History Puzzle. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Some of these publications were written by Mormons, and some by non-Mormons attempting to document the claims of Joseph Smith through the eyes of those who personally knew him.
		For those trying to get a well-rounded view on Mormonism's past and current claims, the Salt Lake City Messenger is a "must" to add to their study material.
		In addition, there are many current publications written by LDS and non-LDS Mormon historians that provide updates and insights into issues shaping and influencing the Mormon organization today.
	www.xmission.com /~country/reason/reason.htm (697 words)

	Family Process: Sacred practices in highly religious families: Christian, Jewish, Mormon, and Muslim perspectives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		To address this paucity, a racially diverse sample (N = 24) of married, highly religious Christian, Jewish, Mormon, and Muslim parents of school-aged children were interviewed regarding the importance of religious family interactions, rituals, and practices in their families.
		Christian, Jewish, Mormon, and Muslim faiths were represented in the sample.
		Although Mormonism (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) is a Christian faith, it is addressed separately in this paper because of several distinct practices and beliefs (Dollahite, 2003) and the argument by a leading sociologist of religion that Mormonism should be studied as a "new world faith" (Stark, 1984).
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0AZV/is_2_43/ai_n6056187 (1221 words)

	Have Science and History Disemboweled Mormonism? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		I was telling him how interesting it is to see things about Mormonism from non-Mormon views and how it was helping me rethink my assumptions, thoughts, and feelings about Joseph Smith and Mormonism.
		That is the Tanner's pot-shot against Mormonism in their heavily loaded titled book "The Changing World of Mormonism".
		When we are told that a discipline has proven Mormonism false, we must remember that ALL knowledge on earth is incomplete, and as more is learned there are rising with this new knowledge far more questions than there are answers.
	www2.ida.net /graphics/shirtail/have.htm (3366 words)

	authoritarianism - OneLook Dictionary Search
		Authoritarianism : The Ism Book A Field Guide to the Nomenclature of Philosophy [home, info]
		Phrases that include authoritarianism: authoritarianism and mormonism, authoritarianism and totalitarianism, totalitarianism and authoritarianism
		Words similar to authoritarianism: absolutism, authoritarian, caesarism, despotism, dictatorship, monocracy, shogunate, stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny, one-man rule, more...
	www.onelook.com /cgi-bin/cgiwrap/bware/dofind.cgi?word=authoritarianism (182 words)

	Mormonism 201: Chapter 18
		He describes himself as a "disengaged" Mormon and is married to a Lutheran pastor (most certainly not representative of the LDS membership).
		Without researching the source used by McKeever and Johnson, which most of their readers will not do, one would accept this as a common LDS view, which it is not.
		The Lord has revealed his will to the Saints in this conference.' While the Mormon leaders may say that they and their organization are above reproach, such a position of ultimate authoritarianism is not a New Testament trait.
	www.fairlds.org /apol/morm201/m20118a.html (7711 words)

	USUSC MS102: John W. Fitzgerald papers
		Fd 15: “A Critical Examination of the Mormon Belief in the Pre-existence.” 1965.
		Fd 1: Petereit, George A. “Stress and the Mormon Family.” Presented as a lecture in the series Issues of Mormonism for the Mormon Research Association.
		Fd 12: Mormonism, pamphlets and literature pertaining to religion.
	library.usu.edu /Specol/manuscript/collms102.html (3354 words)

	Cherithbrook Biblical Worldview - Research & Information Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		We believe, however, that traditional dogmatic or authoritarian religions that place revelation, God, ritual, or creed above human needs and experience do a disservice to the human species.
		Some forms of political doctrine, for instance, function religiously, reflecting the worst features of orthodoxy and authoritarianism, especially when they sacrifice individuals on the altar of Utopian promises.
		Recovery from Mormonism A Site for those who are Questioning their Faith in the Organization And For
	www.ourchurch.com /view?pageID=179740 (7073 words)

	Sunstone Magazine - Mormon issues, history, and art
		DIALOGUE is an independent quarterly established to express Mormon culture and to examine the relevance of religion to secular life.
		It is an important contribution to an understanding of the arts in Mormon culture.
		Events traditionally identified as unique-Joseph Smith's Book of Mormon, claims for new revelation and seership, and the organization of a church-established a religious rather than social identity.
	www.sunstoneonline.com /magazine/searchable/Issue9.asp (6435 words)

	Apologetics research resources on religious cults and sects - CounterPoint: A look at Mormon Scholarship, Apologetics, ...
		Note: This is an initial response to the paper "Mormon Scholarship, Apologetics, and Evangelical Neglect: Losing the Battle and Not Knowing It?" by Carl Mosser and Paul Owen.
		What FARMS will not do, because it cannot, is to fairly evaluate these Mormon writings because they disprove their claims re: Mormonism.
		Inventing Mormonism: Tradition and the Historical Record, H. Michael Marquardt and Wesley P. Walters Line Upon Line: Essays on Mormon Doctrine, Gary James Bergera, ed.
	www.apologeticsindex.org /cpoint10-9.html (946 words)

	List of articles about Mormonism at opensource encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		If an article is needed, please create a Stub and/or leave a request for additional information on Talk:List of articles about Mormonism.
		Mormonism and Christianity, Mormonism and Judaism, Comparing and contrasting Judaism and Christianity, Non-Christian perspectives on Jesus, Other perspectives on Jesus
		Anointing of the Sick, Baptism, Baptism for the dead, Endowment (Mormonism), Eternal Marriage, Marriage, Infant baptism, Ordinance (Mormonism), Patriarchal blessing, Prayer circle, Sacrament (Mormonism), Sealing (Mormonism), Second Anointing, Temple, Temple (Mormonism), Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Temple garment, Washing and anointing
	wiki.tatet.com /List_of_articles_about_Mormonism.html (830 words)

	The Mantle Is Far, Far Greater Than The Intellect, by Boyd K. Packer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		We should not be ashamed to be committed, to be converted, to be biased in favor of the Lord.
		I learned about him from reading the Book of Mormon, which in reality is a very reliable history of the Church in ancient times.
		"On Being a Mormon Historian," by D. Michael Quinn--A lecture given before the Student History Association, Brigham Young University, Fall, 1981, in response to increasing pressure by Mormon Church leaders to sanitize LDS church history.
	www.xmission.com /~country/reason/mantle.htm (7442 words)

	CRI Journal - CRJ0064A
		Independence, autonomy, and the freedom to experience, believe, think, and act as one desires are defended as if they were divine rights.
		Witches do become intolerant, however, when they perceive intolerance and authoritarianism in other individuals and faiths (which they would term "religious imperialism").
		Likewise with a Mormon who subscribes to what Mormonism teaches.
	www.iclnet.org /pub/resources/text/cri/cri-jrnl/web/crj0064a.html (5224 words)

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