Reviews for The Godmakers: A Shocking Expose of What the Mormon Church Really Believes

The average rating for The Godmakers: A Shocking Expose of What the Mormon Church Really Believes based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2007-11-09 00:00:00 David Baird This book was AWFUL... I am no particular fan of the Mormons, neither am I a particular detractor. They have their faith and others have theirs, and I can respect that, even if I think the particulars of any of them are dubious at best. But this book - The God Makers - was so badly written as to actually do less to discredit the Mormons, than to rally people to them. It was basically a few anecdotal accounts that are rehashed and drug out to the point of redundancy. And then capped off with a series of "The bible says this and that is at odds with the Mormon ideals - so they are big stupid heads" My quotes are paraphrased, but that was the feeling I was left with as what the author was trying to impart on us. Save yourself the time and take a nap instead.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-04-27 00:00:00 Brady Willcox This is the harshest and nastiest book about Mormonism I have ever read. "I loved it!" Sometimes the truth hurts. I've probably read at least 20 books dealing with Mormonism and it's claims. They all say pretty much the same thing: Joseph Smith was a typical cult leader who wanted to be God, or next to God, or more important than God...he ended up being more important than Jesus in the eyes of many Mormons. Although I think Joseph just really like women. That polygamy thing just never gets old does it? Even though modern Mormonism has written off polygamy as a dark secret of the past - just wait a few years...I have a feeling we'll be seeing it again shortly. Except now there are millions of Mormons to try it on. I would love to know what exactly Mormon scholars think about all the quotes from their historical leaders as presented in The God Makers? Sure people can claim they are taken out of context - but after you read a few hundred of them you start to see some similarities. Here's a great quote: Joseph F. Smith (sixth president of the Mormon Church) "I have never pretended to nor do I profess to have received revelations." (from God. Hmmm! How interesting.) Joseph F. Smith (sixth guy blah blah blah...) "...the doctrine of the eternal union of husband and wife and of PLURAL marriage is one of the most important doctrines ever revealed to man in any age of the world. Without it we could never be exalted to associate with and become Gods..." Joseph F. Smith (sixth...one more quote for fun - from his diary) "I have seen him, after giving, as he said before, the origin of Masonry, the Kingdom of God on the earth, and am myself a member of it." The worst thing about Mormons is that they claim to be Christian. Yet they don't hold the Bible or its accounts to be the inerrant Word Of God. They only abuse the Bible in order to justify their own writings. If you removed the name Jesus from their teachings they would have very little incommon with historic Christianity. Like this book says, they have borrowed mostly from Masonic, Pagan, and Hindu beliefs. Please leave the Biblical Jesus alone. I do appreciate how the authors brought up the Mormon "Magic" underwear as often as possible. Who ever thought a Mormon would be running for President of the United States: again. :D