Category: Let us reason together

Mormons Welcome Questions

Did you know that Mormons welcome your questions? It is a good, easy way to get them to think for themselves.  Mormons (members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints [LDS]) believe that they can perform proxy baptisms for the dead to permit the dead to progress in the afterlife. This is the … Read More

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A “Loaded” Question for Jehovah’s Witnesses

The Watchtower Society teaches that Jesus is a creature. They do not believe He is eternal, almighty, or worthy of worship. Here are some very useful questions about their views. Why do Jehovah’s Witnesses teach that Jehovah directly created ONLY ONE THING, Michael the Archangel (aka Jesus), and that Michael then created all OTHER things … Read More

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Jehovah’s Throne in the Pleiades?

We’re taking a break from posting David Henke’s excellent e-letters, to bring you a news item that is at once old, however, we suspect, very new to our readers. These sources were sent to me recently and I found them worthy of posting. Did you know that the Watchtower used to teach that Jehovah’s throne … Read More

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Who Shuns Whom?

Jehovah’s Witnesses commonly practice the shunning of those who have left the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. There are varying degrees of shunning, and for varying reasons, but there is one constant: the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society Organization, aka the Jehovah’s Witnesses, propagate the practice of shunning among their members, and have for a … Read More

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The Man in the Well, How I Got Out, Part 8b

And now for the full conclusion of our series, The Man in the Well, by Oswald Smith: “I am Jesus Christ, God’s only begotten Son,” was His reply. I fell at His feet and worshiped Him, for my love was such that I could have died for Him. After a while I told Him about … Read More

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The Man in the Well, How I Got Out, Part 8a

Beset by many visitors, our guy is more stuck than ever in this well. He has had priests come by, a rabbi, founders of 19th century religions and Eastern thinkers (see links to all at the bottom). He remains discouraged, dumfounded and literally beat up by his own hand. He has been told he must … Read More

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The Man in the Well, Other Teachers, Part 7b

We left our fellow “as if dead” in Part 7a after learning from a myriad of mostly Eastern philosophers that he should engage in self-flagellation to find release from the well… Not content with that [removing my clothes and beating myself senseless], I deliberately cut myself with sharp pieces of rock until the blood came. And … Read More

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The Man in the Well: Other Teachers, Part 7a

After being entreated by Joseph Smith (Part 6) to read the Book of Mormon and see if he would feel a “burning in the bosom” to “know that it is true,” our hapless man remained quite trapped when… [Begin the Man in the Well BLOG Series from the first installment, the Greek Orthodox Priest] Later came teachers of Theosophy,    Spiritism,   … Read More

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The Man in the Well, Part 6: Joseph Smith

We left our fellow deeply concerned that Charles Taze Russell (Part 5), founder of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, had left him without hope… [Begin the Man in the Well BLOG Series from the first installment, the Greek Orthodox Priest] Suddenly, I heard some clanking metal—and I saw above the well a man who claimed the noise emanated from some Golden … Read More

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