The Good Atheist

Another blow for Mormons

One of the crappy things about being a fairly recent religion is that without the benefit of long stretches of time, the claims made in your religious tomes can usually be tested. Take for instance the Book of Mormon and its claim that Native Americans are descendants of Lehi, a prophet who immigrated from Jerusalem [...]

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The Good Atheist Podcast: Bonus Show 10

Welcome back to another episode of the Good Atheist Bonus Podcast. This week we talk about Mormonism, and the sad case of a teacher who was found guilty of violating the First Amendment by disparaging creationism! As this is member exclusive content, if you haven’t yet become a patron, we urge you to consider it. [...]

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Mormons don’t like this cartoon

Before I read the book “Under the Banner of Heaven”, I had assumed, as most do, that Mormonism was not significantly different from Christianity. This is due largely to the fact that since the beginning of the 20th century, the LDS Church has worked hard to suppress or eliminate any evidence of the weirdness of [...]

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Orson Scott Card is poorly informed

Personally I’m pretty sick and tired of religious individuals commenting on atheism when they have absolutely no idea what it means to not believe in God. Let me assure you, religious readers, that I am not an atheist because of an abusive or absent father (an idea so insultingly wrong that I usually choose not [...]

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