History reveals no purely good or evil humans—only flawed beings capable of both light and darkness. From Gandhi's racism to Hitler's childhood abuse, the spectrum of morality challenges our assumptions. Our choice: recognize shared humanity and love our neighbors, or risk repeating history's darkest chapters through dehumanization and cruelty.
Joseph Smith founded Mormonism in 1830 using seer stones and golden plates nobody could verify. Today, it's a multi-billion-dollar corporation demanding 10% of members' income while teaching a different Jesus, a different gospel, and requiring secret handshakes for heaven. Sincere people trapped in profitable delusion deserve to know the truth.
Everyone knows Moses spent forty years leading the Israelites through the desert. But here's what they don't tell you: Moses spent another forty years in the desert before that—as a young man in Midian. Eighty years total. Those first forty weren't wasted time—they were boot camp for the harder forty ahead.
When does human life begin? This question became personal as I watched my wife's pregnancy unfold—from invisible cells to kicks and movement at seven months. Science, law, philosophy, and faith offer different answers, but perhaps the simplest is truest: human life begins at conception and deserves protection from that first moment.
Notes Beyond the Map 