FAIR is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing well-documented answers to criticisms of the doctrine, practice, and history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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- Question: How can a Latter-day Saint reconcile the opinions of biblical scholars who say that certain figures of the Bible are not historical? → Tips for reading and understanding scripture#How can a Latter-day Saint reconcile the opinions of biblical scholars who say that certain figures of the Bible are not historical?
- Question: How can one address accusations of plagiarism made about the scriptures? → Understanding accusations of plagiarism
- Question: How can one answer criticisms of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints based in history? → Responding to criticisms about Church history
- Question: How can one approach reconciling confusing, seemingly disturbing, or otherwise troubling texts from the scriptures? → Violence in the scriptures#How can one approach reconciling confusing, seemingly disturbing, or otherwise troubling texts from the scriptures?
- Question: How can one best read and understand the scriptures? → Tips for reading and understanding scripture#How can one best read and understand the scriptures?
- Question: How can one properly view events in Ether scientifically? → Events in Ether
- Question: How can one reconcile scriptures in the Bible that appear to endorse genocide, pillage, and/or plunder? → Violence in the scriptures#How can one reconcile scriptures in the Bible that appear to endorse genocide, pillage, and/or plunder?
- Question: How can one reconcile the patriarchal blessings given to blacks during the priesthood and temple bans? → Repudiated ideas about race#How can one reconcile the patriarchal blessings given to blacks during the priesthood and temple bans?
- Question: How can one view contradictions in Scripture in a faithful way? → Tips for reading and understanding scripture#How can one approach apparent contradictions in scripture?
- Question: How can text from the New Testament appear in the Book of Mormon? → The New Testament and the Book of Mormon
- Question: How could Joseph Smith come to the conclusion that all churches were wrong on his own? → Differences in First Vision accounts
- Question: How could Joseph and Fanny have been married in 1831 if the sealing power had not yet been restored? → Fanny Alger was Joseph Smith's first plural wife#How could Joseph and Fanny have been married in 1831 if the sealing power had not yet been restored?
- Question: How could Lehi and his family, being Israelites, be allow to offer sacrifices "according to the Law of Moses," since only Levites were authorized to perform sacrificial rites in Israel? → Question: How could Lehi and his family, being Israelites, be allowed to offer sacrifices "according to the Law of Moses," since only Levites were authorized to perform sacrificial rites in Israel?
- Question: How did Emma Hale Smith react to Joseph's practice of plural marriage? → Emma Smith's reaction to Joseph Smith's plural marriages#How did Emma Hale Smith react to Joseph's practice of plural marriage?
- Question: How did Heber and Vilate Kimball receive a divine manifestation regarding plural marriage? → Divine manifestations to plural wives and families#How did Heber and Vilate Kimball receive a divine manifestation regarding plural marriage?
- Question: How did Joseph Smith use his seer stones as a youth → Joseph Smith and folk magic or the occult#How did Joseph Smith use his seer stones as a youth?
- Question: How did Joseph Smith use his seer stones as a youth? → Joseph Smith and folk magic or the occult#How did Joseph Smith use his seer stones as a youth?
- Question: How did Joseph use his seer stones as a youth? → Joseph Smith and folk magic or the occult#How did Joseph Smith use his seer stones as a youth?
- Question: How did early Christians view plural marriage? → Plural marriage in early Christianity
- Question: How did the "curse of Ham" or "curse of Cain" become associated with Mormonism? → Repudiated ideas about race#How did the "curse of Ham" or "curse of Cain" become associated with the Church?
- Question: How did the mainstream Christian view that God created the universe out of nothing originate? → Creation out of nothing (creatio ex nihilo)#How did the mainstream Christian view that God created the universe out of nothing originate?
- Question: How did the transgression of Adam and Eve introduce sin into the world? → Fall of Adam and Eve#How did the transgression of Adam and Eve introduce sin into the world?
- Question: How do Latter-day Saints approach authorship of New Testament books? → Authorship of New Testament books
- Question: How do Latter-day Saints respond to arguments from diversity against the use of spiritual experiences in their epistemology? → Question: How can Latter-day Saints reconcile having other people receive spiritual experiences that motivate them to believe in and become part of other religions?
- Question: How do Mormons understand prophetic revelation? → Prophetic revelation
- Question: How do Mormons view the issue of heterosexual marriage for people with same-sex attraction? → Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#How do Mormons view the issue of heterosexual marriage for people with same-sex attraction?
- Question: How do critics of the Church portray Joseph Smith's letter to the Whitney family as a "love letter"? → Sarah Ann Whitney#How do critics of the Church portray Joseph Smith.27s letter to the Whitney family as a .22love letter.22.3F
- Question: How do dinosaurs fit into God's plan? → Age of the Earth#How do dinosaurs fit into God's plan?
- Question: How do non-Mormon artists treat the Nativity? → Accuracy of Church art
- Question: How do the First Vision account compare on the subject of Joseph's motivation for praying? → Question: How do the First Vision accounts compare on the subject of Joseph's motivation for praying?
- Question: How do the First Vision accounts compare on the subject of Joseph's motivation for praying? → Differences in First Vision accounts
- Question: How do the accounts of Paul's vision compare to the accounts of Joseph Smith's First Vision? → Differences in First Vision accounts
- Question: How do the witnesses of the Book of Mormon compare to the witnesses of Ann Lee's ''A Holy, Sacred and Divine Roll and Book; From the Lord God of Heaven, to the Inhabitants of Earth''? → Question: How do the witnesses of the Book of Mormon compare to the witnesses of Philemon Stewart's ''A Holy, Sacred and Divine Roll and Book; From the Lord God of Heaven, to the Inhabitants of Earth''?
- Question: How do we explain multiple "Isaiahs" and the Book of Mormon? → The Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible#How do we explain multiple "Isaiahs" and the Book of Mormon?
- Question: How do we reconcile the actual age of the earth to the "seven thousand years of its continuance" mentioned in D&C 77:6? → Age of the Earth#How do we reconcile the actual age of the earth to the "seven thousand years of its continuance" mentioned in D&C 77:6?
- Question: How does FairMormon respond to criticism? → Question: How does FAIR respond to criticism?
- Question: How does aversion therapy performed at BYU in the 1970s relate to medical and psychological science as understood at that time? → Homosexuality and the Church of Jesus Christ#How does aversion therapy performed at BYU in the 1970s relate to medical and psychological science as understood at that time?
- Question: How does the Church explain the existence of human-like beings on the earth prior to Adam? → Adam and Eve as historical figures#How does the Church explain the existence of human-like beings on the earth prior to Adam?
- Question: How does the Church view Mormon apologists? → Question: How does the Church view apologists and apologetics?
- Question: How does the Grammar and Alphabet of the Egyptian Language (GAEL) relate to the Book of Abraham? → Production of the Book of Abraham#How does the Grammar and Alphabet of the Egyptian Language (GAEL) relate to the Book of Abraham?
- Question: How does the fact that Jesus drank wine relate to the Word of Wisdom? → Modern implementation of the Word of Wisdom#How does the fact that Jesus drank wine relate to the Word of Wisdom?
- Question: How does the revelatory process work in the case of something like the lifting of the priesthood ban? → Lifting the priesthood ban#How does the revelatory process work in the case of something like the lifting of the priesthood ban?
- Question: How early was the story of the First Vision known among the members of the Church? → Events after the First Vision
- Question: How has the Church responded to issues related to Church history? → Approaching history
- Question: How have Church leaders reacted to the stories of the White Horse prophecy? → Question: How have leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reacted to the stories of the White Horse prophecy?
- Question: How have leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reacted to the stories of the White Horse prophecy? → The White Horse prophecy#How have leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reacted to the stories of the White Horse prophecy?
- Question: How have modern Church leaders reacted to the speculations of the past regarding the reason for the priesthood ban? → Understanding pre-1978 statements about race#How have modern Church leaders reacted to the speculations of the past regarding the reason for the priesthood ban?
- Question: How is Genesis 3:5 used by critics to attempt to show that the Mormon doctrine of deification is a teaching of Satan? → Common issues in interpretation and proof-texting#How is Genesis 3:5 used by critics who claim that the doctrine of deification .28theosis.29 is a teaching of Satan.3F
- Question: How is Isaiah 43:10 used as a proof-text by critics of the Mormon doctrines of the plurality of gods and the deification of man? → Common issues in interpretation and proof-texting#How is Isaiah 43:10 used as a proof-text by critics of the Church doctrines of humans' ability to become like God through Christ's atonement?
- Question: How is John 4:24 used as a proof-text by critics of Mormon doctrine of the corporeal nature of God? → Common issues in interpretation and proof-texting#How is John 4:24 used as a proof-text by critics of the Church's doctrine of God having a body?