How Anti‑LDS Narratives Weaponize LGBTQ Pain—and What Helps

Part II of III Executive Summary. This paper examines how identity‑centered rhetoric about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑day Saints (LDS)—especially around LGBTQ+, transgender, and niche identities—can be weaponized by some anti‑LDS influencers. We outline the...

John Dehlin and the Outrage Economy: Effects on Latter‑day Saints

Part III (Conclusion & Psychological Assessment) Executive overview This conclusion distills what the empirical literature says about how certain online rhetorical styles—incivility, dehumanizing metaphors, perpetual outrage, and anecdote‑as‑generalization—can...

From Anecdote to Attack: The Cost of Anti‑Mormon Narratives

Part I of III From Anecdote to Attack: The Cost of Anti‑Mormon Narratives September 2025 · Author: Mormon Truth Project Editorial Team Executive Summary. This paper surveys what social science and speech‑risk scholarship say about inflammatory, dehumanizing, and...

Mormon Temple Penalties & Signs Word-for-Word the same as Masonry – Radio Free Mormon Claim.”

Bottom Line Parallels exist, but they don’t establish provenance. The Restoration’s temple arc is documented before and beyond Joseph’s brief Masonry window. Podcast Radio Free Mormon (RFM) Episode The Trouble With Temples Title “Temple penalties & signs are...

Joseph Smith Secretly Began Polygamy in 1831–32.” John Dehlin & John Turner

Bottom Line There is no documentary evidence that Joseph practiced or revealed polygamy in 1831–32. Later recollections cannot overturn contemporary scripture and records. Podcast Mormon Stories Podcast – John Dehlin & John Turner Episode Did Joseph Smith Speak in...

RFM Claims “The exact same Five Points of Fellowship As Masonry” Including Whisper through the veil.’”

Bottom Line Resemblance not ≠ copy-paste. The temple’s doctrinal frame and purpose remain distinct. Podcast Radio Free Mormon (RFM) Episode The Trouble With Temples Title “The exact same Five Points of Fellowship — including whisper ‘through the veil.’” Category...

Temple penalties & signs are almost word-for-word the same as Masonry – RFM Claims

Bottom Line Parallels exist, but they don’t establish provenance. The Restoration’s temple arc is documented before and beyond Joseph’s brief Masonry window. Podcast Radio Free Mormon (RFM) Episode The Trouble With Temples Title “Temple penalties & signs are...

The LDS Church hoarding Land – 5th Largest Private landowner In U.S.

Bottom Line The land exists — but not to hoard. It’s to serve. You can criticize religious real estate strategy, but there’s no scandal in feeding the poor and preparing for the future. The Church's land isn’t secret. It’s sacred. Podcast YouTube – Mormon Stories...

The Church gives less than 1% of its wealth to charity

Bottom Line The 1% claim is mathematically shallow and spiritually blind. The Church gives — consistently and globally. It just doesn’t liquidate sacred assets to impress online critics. Podcast YouTube – Mormon Stories Episode "How the Mormon Church Secretly Built a...
How Anti‑LDS Narratives Weaponize LGBTQ Pain—and What Helps

How Anti‑LDS Narratives Weaponize LGBTQ Pain—and What Helps

Part II of III Executive Summary. This paper examines how identity‑centered rhetoric about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑day Saints (LDS)—especially around LGBTQ+, transgender, and niche identities—can be weaponized by some anti‑LDS influencers. We outline the...

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From Anecdote to Attack: The Cost of Anti‑Mormon Narratives

From Anecdote to Attack: The Cost of Anti‑Mormon Narratives

Part I of III From Anecdote to Attack: The Cost of Anti‑Mormon Narratives September 2025 · Author: Mormon Truth Project Editorial Team Executive Summary. This paper surveys what social science and speech‑risk scholarship say about inflammatory, dehumanizing, and...

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The Church gives less than 1% of its wealth to charity

The Church gives less than 1% of its wealth to charity

Bottom Line The 1% claim is mathematically shallow and spiritually blind. The Church gives — consistently and globally. It just doesn’t liquidate sacred assets to impress online critics. Podcast YouTube – Mormon Stories Episode "How the Mormon Church Secretly Built a...

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Do LDS Missionaries Hide That Being Gay Is a Sin

Do LDS Missionaries Hide That Being Gay Is a Sin

Bottom Line The Church does not teach “being gay is a sin.” Chastity is a commandment for all. Missionaries teach this clearly. LGBTQ+ discipleship is real — and Christ’s invitation is inclusive and rooted in truth, not affirmation alone. Podcast YouTube – "Sister...

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Church Leaders Don’t Want You Researching Truth Claims?

Church Leaders Don’t Want You Researching Truth Claims?

Bottom Line The Church does not tell people not to research. In fact, it funds and provides some of the most transparent historical research archives in global religion. The “don’t research” claim is a smear — and Elder Oaks never said what they say he said. Podcast...

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Teaching Poor Members to Pay Tithing Is Evil

Teaching Poor Members to Pay Tithing Is Evil

Bottom Line Calling tithing “evil” isn’t brave. It’s lazy. The Church doesn’t let the poor starve. It feeds them — with food and with faith. Doctrine without context isn’t truth. It’s a talking point. Podcast YouTube – Anonymous Creator Episode "How the Mormon Church...

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Missionaries Withhold Church Beliefs to Secure Baptisms

Missionaries Withhold Church Beliefs to Secure Baptisms

Bottom Line To claim that missionaries "don't want full informed consent" is spiritually cynical and doctrinally untrue. The gospel invites faith, not frontloading. Missionaries teach with spiritual integrity under priesthood keys. Converts are responsible for their...

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Joseph Smith Wanted to Be A Ruler? – The United Order Fraud

Joseph Smith Wanted to Be A Ruler? – The United Order Fraud

Bottom Line The claim that Joseph equated himself with divine rulership is a distortion. The text plainly exalts Christ, not Joseph. This is scripture misrepresented as ambition. Podcast Mormon Stories – Joseph Smith Podcast Episode Ep. 2046 – John Turner Pt. 9...

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Origin Claims of Mormon Temple Ceremony

Origin Claims of Mormon Temple Ceremony

Ancient Temple Traditions and the Latter-day Saint Temple Ceremony Abstract: This paper explores the origins, structure, and theological claims of the Latter-day Saint (LDS) temple ceremony, particularly the Endowment, in comparison with ancient Israelite and early...

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DID JOSEPH SMITH  PRACTICE POLYGAMY?

DID JOSEPH SMITH PRACTICE POLYGAMY?

Executive Brief: Did Joseph Smith Practice Polygamy? Core question: Did Joseph Smith begin the practice of plural marriage, or did Brigham Young introduce it after Joseph’s death? ⏳ Timeline Overview 1830–1835: Public monogamy; possible sealing to Fanny Alger....

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Radio Free Mormon Lies -Did David O. McKay Lose His Testimony?

Radio Free Mormon Lies -Did David O. McKay Lose His Testimony?

Bottom Line This is theological fiction repackaged as history. McKay’s testimony was firm. Nibley’s writings were firm. The idea that the Book of Mormon was merely authored by Joseph Smith is not supported by any contemporary Church documentation. If it were true,...

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The Church Hides $293 billion – Alyssa Grenfell Misleads

The Church Hides $293 billion – Alyssa Grenfell Misleads

Bottom Line There’s no evidence the Church wanted to hide its reserves from members. It simply didn’t publish full balance sheets — a common religious practice. The rest is narrative spin. Without a verifiable quote, this framing falls apart.  Podcast YouTube – Alyssa...

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