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From the article ...and in doing that opened the kingdom of heaven, not only to all believers and all who obeyed the law of God, but to more than one-half of the human family who die before they come to years of maturity as well as to the heathen, who having died without law, will, through His mediation, be resurrected without law, and be judged without law, and thus participate…in the blessings of His Atonement [Taylor, pp. 148-49].

This is an example of what Reaganaut was saying about how Lds redefine "atonement." The English word atonement was literally created as a combo of three words -- at-one-ment. IOW, harmony; reconciliation -- like 2 Cor. 5:18: All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ...

Yet Mormon leaders talk about a "reconciliation" minus any relationship of faith & trust. Note the quote above -- where the heathen minus any reconciliation here on earth, will still be "resurrected" and "participate...in the blessings of His atonement." Yet how can any group of men receive such a blessing meant to reopen a closed door this side of death -- yet never experience reconciliation until post-death?

Mormons are basically saying that the effects of the atonement don't necessarily result in the necessities of the Christian faith.
No faith needed.
No trust needed.
No real relationship with God needed.
No harmony with God needed.
No reconciliation with God needed.
"Why," Mormon leaders seeimingly say, "this will somehow all come after death -- during the resurrection."

Yet what Scripture do Mormons constantly neglect about one aspect of the resurrection? And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. (John 5:29)

Mormons want to pretend John 5:29 doesn't exist.
Mormons want to pretend that ALL resurrections involve some "degree of glory."
(May I remind all Mormons that the "resurrection of damnation" IS NOT a degree a glory!)