Stallion Cornell

Continuing my reply to Jeremy Runnells “Letter to a CES Director,” with Jeremy’s original words in green:Other Concerns & Questions:These concerns are secondary to all of the above.  These concerns do not matter if the foundational truth claims (Book of Mormon, First Visions, Prophets, Book of Abraham, Witnesses, Priesthood, Temples, etc.) are not ... Read more

Whenmy father, former Senator Bob Bennett, passed away just over a month ago, our family was inundated with kind messages of love and support. Glowing tributes appeared in the media, and my siblings and I read every one we could find. We also, against our better judgment, read the public comments people made online.For the ... Read more

Continuing my reply to Jeremy Runnells “Letter to a CES Director,” with Jeremy’s original words in green:Scriptures Concerns & Questions:To believe in the scriptures, I have to believe in a god who endorsed murder, genocide, infanticide, rape, slavery, selling daughters into sex slavery, polygamy, child abuse, stoning disobedient children, pillage, plunder, sexism, racism, ... Read more

Science Concerns & Questions:The problem Mormonism encounters is that so many of its claims are well within the realm of scientific study, and as such, can be proven or disproven.No, the real problem is that you’re about to make a lot of scientific claims about Mormonism that Mormonism doesn’t make for itself.To ... Read more

Continuing my reply to Jeremy Runnells “Letter to a CES Director,” with Jeremy’s original words in green:The Shakers and Ann Lee:The Shakers felt that "Christ has made his second appearance on earth, in a chosen female known by the name of Ann Lee, and acknowledged by us as our Blessed Mother in ... Read more

Asfar as human beings go, Brock Turner, the recently convicted rapist who violated an unconscious woman behind a dumpster, is about as loathsome as they come. In her extraordinarily powerful statement, Brock's victim was rightfully aghast that the writer of the news article about the attack felt it necessary to make note of Brock's accomplishments on the Stanford ... Read more

Yes,sorry, I've been slacking off. My entire CES Reply is downloadable here, but it's high time I continued posting, as promised, excerpts from that reply so it can be digested in bite-sized chunks.So here's today's installment, titled "Where are the signatures?"  As always, Jeremy's original words from his letter to a CES director are ... Read more

Continuing my reply to Jeremy Runnell’s “Letter to a CES Director,” with Jeremy’s original words in green:1.  James Strang and the Voree Plates Witnesses:This should be good for a laugh.James Strang and his claims are absolutely fascinating.If you’re fascinated by pale imitations and weak retreads.He was basically Joseph Smith 2.0 ... Read more

David Whitmer:David claimed in early June 1829 before their group declaration that he, Cowdery, and Joseph Smith observed “one of the Nephites” carrying the records in a knapsack on his way to Cumorah.  Several days later this trio perceived “that the Same Person was under the shed” at the Whitmer farm. – An Insider’s ... Read more

Pickingup where I left off with my reply to Jeremy Runnell’s “Letter to a CES Director,” with Jeremy’s original words in green:3. Witnesses:We are told that the witnesses never disavowed their testimonies,Which is both true and not unimportant. At different points in their lives, all of the Three Witnesses were bitterly opposed ... Read more