John Edward "Ed" Decker (born 1935) is an American counterculture apologist, and evangelist known for his expert studies, books, and public presentations, of the negative aspects of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS religion) and Freemasonry. He is a former member of the LDS Church, and prominent early member of a Christian group for ex-Mormons called Saints Alive in Jesus. His most well-known book is The God Makers: A Shocking Expose of What the Mormon Church Really Believes, co-authored by Dave Hunt.
Decker was born to a Jewish mother and Dutch father of the Reformed Christian faith (Calvinist) but raised an Episcopalian. While attending Utah State University, he married a Latter-day Saint student named Phyllis and converted to the LDS Church. They later married in the Presbyterian Church on June 10, 1956.
They were divorced in 1969. Decker married again and has been married for 50 years, and has 8 children, 10 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren. He is currently[when?] a pastor in Palm Desert, CA.
Writings on Mormonismedit
Decker has authored and coauthored, books addressing the inner workings and negative aspects of the LDS religion. His book, The God Makers, was followed by The God Makers II.[1] He released a book in November 2007, titled My Kingdom Come: The Mormon Quest for Godhood.
Additional books written in this genre, include Fast Facts on False Teachings, Decker's Complete Handbook on Mormonism, and Unmasking Mormonism. A fictional work by Decker, entitled The Mormon Dilemma was added to Conversations With The Cults—The Harvest House series, entitled What You Need to Know About Mormons.
He participated in the documentary films The God Makers, The Temple of the God Makers, The Mormon Dilemma, and The God Makers II. His smaller projects include the booklets "And The Word Became Flesh", "To Moroni, With Love!", and "Understanding Islam", which are distributed by his nonprofit organization.
Criticismedit
Decker's work has attracted criticism not only from Latter-day Saints,[2] but from others outside the faith.[3]Jerald and Sandra Tanner, two prominent critics of the LDS Church, and Robert Passantino have said that Decker's writings grossly misrepresent Mormonism, and thereby dilute his message and offend Mormons without attracting them to evangelical Christianity. The Tanners have noted what they contend are inaccuracies and errors in some of Decker's works.[4]
One of Decker's associates offered to exorcise the Tanners' demons, and expressed great sadness when they refused.[5]
Worksedit
Books
The God Makers: A Shocking Expose of What the Mormon Church Really Believes, avec Dave Hunt, Harvest House Publishers, 1997, ISBN978-1-56507-717-1
The God Makers II
My Kingdom Come – The Mormon Quest for Godhood, 2007
Fast Facts on False Teachings
Decker's Complete Handbook on Mormonism
Unmasking Mormonism
The Mormon Dilemma
What You Need to Know About Mormons
What You Need To Know About Masons
The Dark Side of Freemasonry, Huntington House Publishers, 1994.
Hotel Hope Kindle
Crescent Moon Rising: The Islamic Invasion of America
^According to Michael Griffith, "Even as anti-Mormon books go, The God Makers is one of the worst, most inaccurate attacks on Mormonism ever written."Michael T. Griffith. . ourworld.cs.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2006. Retrieved September 24, 2006.
^Says Massimo Introvigne, "the second book and film are worse than the first: they include an explicit call to hatred and intolerance that has been denounced as such by a number of Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish organizations." Introvigne, Massimo (1994) "The Devil Makers: Contemporary Evangelical Fundamentalist Anti-Mormonism", Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, 27 (1), 154.
^Tanner, Jerald and Sandra (1993). Problems in The Godmakers II. Salt Lake City, Utah: UTLM.
^Introvigne, Massimo (1994) "The Devil Makers: Contemporary Evangelical Fundamentalist Anti-Mormonism", Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, 27 (1), 166–67.
External linksedit
– Mormon/LDS site index for topics relating to Ed Decker
Saints Alive Ministry – Decker's ministry
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Edward DeckerEd DeckerBorn1935 age 88 89 United StatesEducationUtah State UniversityOccupation s evangelist writerKnown forChristian apologist author Contents 1 Biography 2 Writings on Mormonism 2 1 Criticism 3 Works 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksBiography editDecker was born to a Jewish mother and Dutch father of the Reformed Christian faith Calvinist but raised an Episcopalian While attending Utah State University he married a Latter day Saint student named Phyllis and converted to the LDS Church They later married in the Presbyterian Church on June 10 1956 They were divorced in 1969 Decker married again and has been married for 50 years and has 8 children 10 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren He is currently when a pastor in Palm Desert CA Writings on Mormonism editDecker has authored and coauthored books addressing the inner workings and negative aspects of the LDS religion His book The God Makers was followed by The God Makers II 1 He released a book in November 2007 titled My Kingdom Come The Mormon Quest for Godhood Additional books written in this genre include Fast Facts on False Teachings Decker s Complete Handbook on Mormonism and Unmasking Mormonism A fictional work by Decker entitled The Mormon Dilemma was added to Conversations With The Cults The Harvest House series entitled What You Need to Know About Mormons He participated in the documentary films The God Makers The Temple of the God Makers The Mormon Dilemma and The God Makers II His smaller projects include the booklets And The Word Became Flesh To Moroni With Love and Understanding Islam which are distributed by his nonprofit organization Criticism edit Decker s work has attracted criticism not only from Latter day Saints 2 but from others outside the faith 3 Jerald and Sandra Tanner two prominent critics of the LDS Church and Robert Passantino have said that Decker s writings grossly misrepresent Mormonism and thereby dilute his message and offend Mormons without attracting them to evangelical Christianity The Tanners have noted what they contend are inaccuracies and errors in some of Decker s works 4 One of Decker s associates offered to exorcise the Tanners demons and expressed great sadness when they refused 5 Works editBooksThe God Makers A Shocking Expose of What the Mormon Church Really Believes avec Dave Hunt Harvest House Publishers 1997 ISBN 978 1 56507 717 1 The God Makers II My Kingdom Come The Mormon Quest for Godhood 2007 Fast Facts on False Teachings Decker s Complete Handbook on Mormonism Unmasking Mormonism The Mormon Dilemma What You Need to Know About Mormons What You Need To Know About Masons The Dark Side of Freemasonry Huntington House Publishers 1994 Hotel Hope Kindle Crescent Moon Rising The Islamic Invasion of AmericaMoviesThe God Makers The Temple Of The God Makers The Mormon Dilemma The God Makers IILeafletsAnd The Word Became Flesh To Moroni With Love The Question of FreemasonrySee also editAnti MormonismReferences edit 1 Archived February 2 2006 at the Wayback Machine According to Michael Griffith Even as anti Mormon books go The God Makers is one of the worst most inaccurate attacks on Mormonism ever written Michael T Griffith Another Look at The Godmakers ourworld cs com Archived from the original on September 7 2006 Retrieved September 24 2006 Says Massimo Introvigne the second book and film are worse than the first they include an explicit call to hatred and intolerance that has been denounced as such by a number of Protestant Catholic and Jewish organizations Introvigne Massimo 1994 The Devil Makers Contemporary Evangelical Fundamentalist Anti Mormonism Dialogue A Journal of Mormon Thought 27 1 154 Tanner Jerald and Sandra 1993 Problems in The Godmakers II Salt Lake City Utah UTLM Introvigne Massimo 1994 The Devil Makers Contemporary Evangelical Fundamentalist Anti Mormonism Dialogue A Journal of Mormon Thought 27 1 166 67 External links editFAIR Mormon LDS site index for topics relating to Ed Decker Profile of Ed Decker Saints Alive Ministry Decker s ministry Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ed Decker amp oldid 1208569376, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
