Book of mormon brainwashing

Now comes mormon leaks, a breach of the inner sanctum of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints that has provided a rare glimpse into the workings of the churchs leadership and. First, because they dont have anything to compare it with and thus fail to recognize how absurd the book really is. When looking at the fair and farms websites, i can now see just how deeply mormon apologists are caught in a cycle of circular reasoning. Our mormon trek reenactments can sometimes have some of this flavor. Members try to be honest, chaste, respectful, kind etc. The correct way would be to tell someone to read the book without any ifs. But it becomes very apparent when reading about the characteristics of cults, and its definition, that mormonism is the epitome of cultism. Leaked videos pull back curtain on mormon leadership the.

Second, they dont read the whole book, just christs proposterous visit to. I highly recommend reading the article, but heres a quick summary. They laughed every time a character recited any of your churchs core doctrines. Or if you dont believe in the authenticity of the book of mormon, you dont know enough about it. The book of mormon tells the story of two mormons, one elder price is a a bright, clever, highly motivated and handsome young man and the other elder cunningham is a fat, ugly and stupid geek who also happens to be a pathological liar. If asked hard questions, or unfavorable questions they are quick to fall back on professing to know that the book of mormon is the true word of god and.

Brainwashing is also known as mind control, and these days is an idea that is heavily pressed by anticult movements. They avoid using profane language, using alcoholtobaccodrugs, having. Justin has been a member of 3 mormons for awhile now and has been a member of the lds church for even longer. Theres no brainwashing that goes on in the lds church. One of his main purposes is to testify of and confirm things that are true, unto us. The freshly trained mormons are sent on a missionary operation to uganda, africa. Following are some of the answers to questions given by church officials in order to reinforce brain washing, which transfers faults of the church, joseph smith or church leaders to rank and file members. Perhaps the most famous of these ex mormon, anti mormon groups is ed deckers organization, which goes by several names such as recovery from mormonism, saints alive, or exmormons. Between being taught primary songs like search, ponder and pray, jesus wants me for a sunbeam, the golden plates, and book of. I have been to many wards in utah, and many in other states.

Brainwashing verses in the book of mormon part 1 of 3. View of the hebrews1823 book of mormon 1829 very very similar stories. This is the end product of a mormon church brainwash job. I submit that the book is a plagiarized fiction in addition to being the word of god by lds standards is false. Members of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints lds a christian religion based on both the bible and the book of mormon. I passed and blessed the sacrament, paid tithing, etc. Brainwashing and the reinforcing of brainwashing by mormon church of jesus christ of latterday saints leaders. The lds mormon church members do get involved a lot in the church and its activities and meetings and different ways of providing service. That is, the explanations of belief will likely vary somewhat from one mormon to another. The role mormon religion plays in abducted in plain sight forbes. I was raised mormon and read a quote about the lds religion when i was 16 that said, if we have the truth, it cannot be harmed.

In his book that looks at both the grisly crime and the history of. The ideal victim of the book of mormon s charm is someone who can barely read. Following are some of the answers to questions given by lds officials in order to reinforce brainwashing, which transfers faults of the lds, joseph smith or church leaders to rank and file members. Discovery health has a great article on how brainwashing was used on pows in the 1950s. Every mormon elder that has stepped through my front door seems to be reading from the same script. Since their initial premise which underlies everything they say or think is that the mormon church is the only true church on the face of. A mormon daughters book stirs a storm the new york times. What is the best way to deprogram or unbrainwash a mormon. Lifting the veil of mormon mind control, reveals the manipulative techniques and detrimental effects of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. In the case of the book of mormon, that something is called the holy ghost.

The mormons starve themselves, weaken themselves physically and mentally. In the mormon church, we often refer to being converted as something only for people who werent members of the. Ex mormon, thus, usually refers to people who are former members of the mormon church who are actively anti mormon, especially on the internet. Mormon beliefs are not so much a moving target as they are a diffuse target. Sometimes ive felt a bit overhelmed with what i have been asked to do, but i feel like my life has been blessed because of what i have learned. In twelve chapters, the authors lay out the evidence for the. The mormons and jehovahs witnesses are brainwashed non. As the title suggests, this book explains the concepts of mind control from a scientific perspective, and offers evidence of how the church of jesus christ of latterday saints employs these methods to baptize and retain faithful members. Her forthcoming book, falling in love with joseph smith. Brainwashing verses in the book of mormon part 1 of 3 popular christian videos the book of mormon says that no man will be angry with the words in it, except he shall be of the spirit of the devil 2 nephi 33. Brainwashing verses in the book of mormon 1 of 7 youtube. They then go in front of the whole congregation and repetedly tell each other that they are the only true religion with the only true god ect.

Last night about 3,000 people sat in seattles paramount theatre to watch the book of mormon musical. Most blatant examples of mormon brainwashing my tbm dw bristles whenever i use the word brainwash to describe the indoctrination methods of the church. Some of these movements are religious movements, others are encouraged by government bodies such as the movement in russia that really started growing in the 1990s, and some are. Yolaine stout a suicidal neardeath experience and what it taught me about life duration. Jews sailed to america where jesus later visited them. The book of mormon a secularliberal parody or a racist. The mormon cult and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. I was reading a blog post the other day on a blog that is frequented by intellectuals. I would compare the beliefs of mormons to an impressionist painting. Very similar to jehovahs witness manipulation tactics. Ive been trying for about three years to have simple conversations. Right off the person has a dilemma in that if they dont believe then they do not have faith and guidance of the holy spirit. I was mormon for 18 years, so yes i know what i am talking about. I sat in awe as the audience laughed and laughed and laughed at a stage production by two smartass nonmormons.

On this day of the month, you without breakfast or lunch, and turn the monetary value of these two meals in to the. The mormon proposition and give you the top 8 most ridiculous moments. The book of mormon is fraught with all kinds of other errors as well. Brainwashing techniques brainwashing techniques typically follow a set of steps that are designed to break down a persons thought patterns. The mormons practice brainwashing by telling others that by praying and asking the holy spirit they will know the book of mormon to be true. The scholarly book the mormon conspiracy goes into further detail. How can the names in the book of mormon be holy if theyre ungodly in the bible. I personally cringe when i hear about certain kinds of youth camps that some stakes in the mormon church promote or even sponsor. So in order to find out if the book of mormon is a true book, is true scripture, you first need to get a copy. The reinforcing of brainwashing by mormon church leaders. For example, benjamin was changed to mosiah after mormon leaders finally realized that in the chronology of the book of mormon king benjamin had already died so he would have been hard pressed to interpret the engravings mentioned in mosiah 21. Perfect example of mormon brainwashing targeting the young. While reading it, pray to god to know if it is true. After i saw that quote, i felt the need to research.

Byu for many mormon youth, the indoctrination program continues at byu, the largest church sponsored university in the united states, with thirty thousand students. Persuasion in the book of mormon, and other things by grego c2008. Lifting the veil of mormon mind control lindsey, luna, corbden. For a more indepth story of my conversion to mormonism, watch this. But i think its about as good a descriptor as i can come up with for some of the churchs tactics. Ive had to learn to accept that which i cant control. Thats because they are both cults and theyre both taught the same way. The book of mormon has many verses which seem to be aimed at brainwashing its readers into believing what it says, rather than allowing them to carefully examine it, and make a reasonable decision. Naturally, active mormons deny that brainwashing or programming takes place within the mormon church just as they deny that mormonism is actually a cult.

Brainwashing lds kids to believe nonexistent things. New short ebook, the bite model and mormon control, supplements recovering agency with more information about mormon manipulation. And most people dont need any deprogramming to get out. Does dna evidence prove the book of mormon is false. When it comes to the social agenda, the mormon church does not respect. The spalding enigma this book critically examines key historical documents and records of 19thcentury mormon history and concludes that the book of mormon is an adaption of an obscure historical novel written by revolutionary war veteran solomon spalding during the war of 1812. How i lost the mormons and found my faith, forthcoming memoir by sociologist and therapist martha beck, stirs debate. Afterlife evidence international foundation for survival research recommended. Jane barnes cowrote the 2007 pbs series the mormons. A former missionary reveals the secrets of mormon mind control the first 50 or so pages deals with some of the hidden truths of the mormon sect, polygamy, racism, blood atonement, the adamgod theory, and the general indoctrination techniques that the church uses to make mormon s feel superior to all other religious faiths.