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Responding to Matt Fradd's "7 Reasons Joseph Smith Was False"
A point-by-point Mormonism Explained Response
By Todd Noall
What Mormon Stories Finances Actually Show
Public IRS filings show Mormon Stories is a $1.12M donor-funded nonprofit that's more than doubled since 2020. Here's what the Form 990 data actually says.
By Todd Noall
Church of Jesus Christ Sues John Dehlin, Host of "Mormon Stories"
After five months of private negotiation and failed mediation, the Church took its trademark and copyright dispute with one of the largest ex-member platforms in the space to federal court.
By Todd Noall
Shock vs Nuance: A CES Letter Summary
The CES Letter is a widely-circulated document raising concerns about Mormon history and doctrine, but critics argue its power comes from emotional rhetoric and cumulative impact rather than scholarly engagement with complex historical questions.
By Todd Noall
Why Mormonism and Catholicism are More Similar than You Think
While differing in doctrine and history, the LDS Church and Roman Catholicism share remarkable structural similarities in how they approach religious authority, sacred rituals, and church governance.
By Todd Noall
What are Mormons? What UtahTok Leaves Out
On TikTok and reality TV, UtahTok creators have drawn millions into a glimpse of Mormon culture—but what does social media miss about the actual lived reality of the faith?
By Todd Noall
Can Mormons Have Multiple Wives, Still?
For many people, the first thing that comes to mind when they hear 'The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,' or 'Mormons,' might be polygamy.
By Todd Noall
Why Did the Joseph Smith Assassination Happen?
On June 27, 1844, Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum Smith were killed by a mob while being held in Carthage Jail, an event remembered by Latter-day Saints as a martyrdom that culminated years of escalating conflict.
By Todd Noall
Do Mormons Believe in the "Curse of Cain"?
While some early Mormon leaders cited the Curse of Cain to explain priesthood restrictions on Black men, the Church has never established this as official doctrine and explicitly disavows it today.
By Todd Noall
What 'Mormon Wives' Misses About LDS Culture
Reality TV thrives on exaggeration and highlights tension, but Hulu's The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives captures only a narrow, sensationalized slice of what being a woman in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints might actually be like.
By Todd Noall
The Seer Stone: Joseph Smith's Supernatural Worldview Explained
Understanding the folk Christian worldview Joseph Smith grew up with is essential to comprehending his use of seer stones in translating the Book of Mormon.
By Todd Noall
Do Mormon Church Garments Shame Women?
Few practices within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are as widely misunderstood as temple garment wearing, but for many LDS women, these garments represent covenant, identity, and spiritual protection rather than shame.
By Todd Noall