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Criticism of Mormonism/Online documents
Analysis of online documents critical of Mormonism
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- Response to claims made in "A Letter to an Apostle" by Paul A. Douglas
- Response to claims made in "For my Wife and Children" by Anonymous
- Response to claims made in "Letter to a CES Director" and "Debunking FAIR's Debunking" by Jeremy Runnells
- Response to claims made by "The Foundation for LDS Scholarship"
- Response to "Questions and Answers" on Mormon Stories (revision 25 June 2014)
This page addresses online documents that are critical of Mormonism. These documents may be hosted on multiple critical websites.
Response to claims made in "A Letter to an Apostle" by Paul A. Douglas
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Response to claims made in "For my Wife and Children" by Anonymous
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- Response to claims made in "For my Wife and Children" ("Letter to my Wife"): Chapter 1 - The First Vision
- Response to claims made in "For my Wife and Children" ("Letter to my Wife"): Chapter 2 - The Translation (Book of Mormon)
- Response to claims made in "For my Wife and Children" ("Letter to my Wife"): Chapter 3 - The Witnesses
- Response to claims made in "For my Wife and Children" ("Letter to my Wife"): Chapter 4 - The Kinderhook Plates
- Response to claims made in "For my Wife and Children" ("Letter to my Wife"): Chapter 5- The Word of Wisdom
- Response to claims made in "For my Wife and Children" ("Letter to my Wife"): Chapter 6- The Endowment
- Response to claims made in "For my Wife and Children" ("Letter to my Wife"): Chapter 7 - Polygamy
- Response to claims made in "For my Wife and Children" ("Letter to my Wife"): Chapter 8 - Blacks and the Church
- Response to claims made in "For my Wife and Children" ("Letter to my Wife"): Chapter 9 - Blood Atonement
- Response to claims made in "For my Wife and Children" ("Letter to my Wife"): Chapter 10 - Prophesies
- Response to claims made in "For my Wife and Children" ("Letter to my Wife"): Chapter 11 - DNA
- Response to claims made in "For my Wife and Children" ("Letter to my Wife"): Chapter 12 - Reformed Egyptian
- Response to claims made in "For my Wife and Children" ("Letter to my Wife"): Chapter 13 - Anachronisms
- Response to claims made in "For my Wife and Children" ("Letter to my Wife"): Chapter 14 - The Jaredites
- Response to claims made in "For my Wife and Children" ("Letter to my Wife"): Chapter 15 - Source Material (Book of Mormon)
- Response to claims made in "For my Wife and Children" ("Letter to my Wife"): Chapter 16 - Expert Views (Book of Mormon)
- Response to claims made in "For my Wife and Children" ("Letter to my Wife"): Chapter 17 - Facsimile #1
- Response to claims made in "For my Wife and Children" ("Letter to my Wife"): Chapter 18 - Facsimile #2
- Response to claims made in "For my Wife and Children" ("Letter to my Wife"): Chapter 19 - Facsimile #3
- Response to claims made in "For my Wife and Children" ("Letter to my Wife"): Chapter 20 - The Rosetta Stone
- Response to claims made in "For my Wife and Children" ("Letter to my Wife"): Chapter 21 - The Translation (Book of Abraham)
- Response to claims made in "For my Wife and Children" ("Letter to my Wife"): Chapter 22 - Expert Views (Book of Abraham)
- Response to claims made in "For my Wife and Children" ("Letter to my Wife"): Chapter 23 - Tithing
- Response to claims made in "For my Wife and Children" ("Letter to my Wife"): Chapter 24 - Church Spending
- Response to claims made in "For my Wife and Children" ("Letter to my Wife"): Chapter 25 - Scientific Evidence
- Response to claims made in "For my Wife and Children" ("Letter to my Wife"): Chapter 26 - Spiritual Confirmation
Criticism of Mormonism/Online documents/Letter to a CES Director
Response to claims made by "The Foundation for LDS Scholarship"
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- Response to claims made in "The Foundation for LDS Scholarship: Writing Prompt 1"
- Response to claims made in "The Foundation for LDS Scholarship: Writing Prompt 2"
- Response to claims made in "The Foundation for LDS Scholarship: Writing Prompt 3"
- Response to claims made in "The Foundation for LDS Scholarship: Writing Prompt 4"
Denver Snuffer
Summary: Denver Snuffer was excommunicated for apostasy on 11 September 2013 because of the claims made in his book Passing the Heavenly Gift. Following his excommunication, Snuffer has declared that the Church's First Presidency has lost their authority, and claimed that Jesus appeared to him to instruct him.Richard Packham's media questions for Mitt Romney
Summary: Richard Packham believes that the media is not asking the proper questions about a U.S. Presidential Candidate. He has produced a list of questions he believes ought to be asked. Each contains subtle or not-so-subtle distortions about LDS belief or practice.Mormons for Marriage [renamed Mormons for Equality]
Summary: Mormons for Marriage opposes the Church's opposition to same-sex marriage. The website frequently features attacks on leaders and members of the Church, and misrepresentation of Church doctrine.Mormon Stories, Open Stories Foundation
Summary: Mormon Stories and related entities is directed by John Dehlin, a former member of the Church who rejects the Church's truth claims and is critical of LDS doctrines and leaders.Response to "Questions and Answers" on Mormon Stories (revision 25 June 2014)
Summary: The referenced document had a brief lifetime on the Mormon Stories Podcast site (http://mormonstories.org/questions-and-answers/) of roughly two days starting 25 June 2014 before it was revised substantially on 27 June 2014. The following was only a portion of the larger document which listed specific issues with the Church. We provide responses only to the portion listing issues related to Church history or doctrine.
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- Response to questions related to Joseph Smith's first vision
- Response to questions related to Joseph Smith and polygamy
- Response to questions related to Joseph Smith's treasure digging
- Response to questions related to the translation of the Book of Mormon
- Response to questions related to the historicity of the Book of Mormon
- Response to questions related to the relationship between Freemasonry and the temple
- Response to questions related to the Book of Abraham, Kinderhook plates and Joseph Smith's ability to translate
- Response to questions about Brigham Young, the priesthood ban and Mountain Meadows Massacre
- Response to questions about racism in the Book of Mormon