Stand up or Stand down

When I was a child, I watched a film on archeology on the book of mormon.  It was so fascinating.  It said that the book of mormon would be proved true through science.  I wanted to be an archeologist to help that cause.  I didn't grow up to be an archeologist, but I never forgot that film, since it had such a profound effect on me. Today, we have lots of science that can prove or disprove the claims made by the mormon church.  Does science back up the claims made, as I was told as child it would or does science disprove it?

You be the judge:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTtq62XQ4jw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcyzkd_m6KE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svfxSscxh8o

Tithing Dollars

For all you mormon's out there who blindly believe in your church and do not believe it should publicly disclose how it is spending your money-- the money you donate as tithing, then please watch this video.

You may change your mind:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWCum9yQhTg

Heroes

Why do we have this need in our society to turn religious and political figures into heroes?  They are average men at best, mentally ill at worst.

I was having a discussion with a friend last night who pointed out that the people of the old testament turned Moses into a larger-than-life hero; a man with no imperfections.  The modern day mormon church has done this to Joseph Smith.

History writers have done this with the signers of the Declaration of Independence.  I am seeing it with even more recently with the followers/worshipers of Ronald Reagan.  Here is an article detailing some of the myths perpetuated about Ronald Reagan:  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/04/AR2011020403104.html?sid=ST2011020403674