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Do the Mormons Really Believe in the Bible?

For the past month or so I have spent a considerable amount of time delving into the question of whether or not the Mormons, or members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (as they now like to “officially” calls themselves), believe in the Bible. Of course, they…



Our South African Journey: Speak

Paul Derengowski, Ph.D. Wednesday morning, the day before our departure, we were up early for a long day of opportunities scheduled by Dr. Stoker to speak with some of the students and faculty on various subjects. If I am not mistaken, the order was ethics, chapel, and then apologetics. Of…


Mission Doctorate Accomplished!

Paul Derengowski, Ph.D. Finally, after many years of researching, writing, editing, submitting, and then repeating the cycle again, and again, and again, yours truly has earned his doctorate. Thank God! On July 31, 2018, the Philosophiae Doctor in Theology with Dogmatics was conferred upon me by the Vice Chancellor, Dan…


The Market for New Religions

Paul Derengowski, ThM This morning I read a comment from an author, Edwin Franden Dakin, who wrote long ago about the religion that Mary Baker Eddy created, Christian Science, but his comment was broadly speaking about “new religion.” He wrote, “There is always an audience for a new religion, and…


Mormonism, Donald Trump, and Inauguration Day

Paul Derengowski, ThM The Mormons are coming to entertain everyone at the next Presidential inauguration and the homosexual crowd does not like it one bit. Yes, the famed Mormon Tabernacle Choir has been invited to perform at Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony on January 20, 2017, but such an appearance is…


Online Mormons: Their Lies, Evasions, and Distortions

Recently, I had the repeated experience of dealing with an online Mormon, “Tom,” who did what he could to defend the Gospel According to Joseph Smith, which entailed a whole lot of lying, evading, and distorting. Unfortunately for Tom, because he did engage in so much duplicity, he ended up…