How to Conveniently Hide Bigotry
In an interesting study that was released today, researchers at Vanderbilt University report that it appears that people who really have problems with presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s religious...
View ArticlePresident’s Message: The Mormon Problem with Honesty
In the various articles, blogs, and comments related to Mitt Romney’s Mormonism, the Mormon honesty problem has come up. “Why didn’t Mitt Romney talk about what Mormons really believe?” asked one...
View ArticleVoting for Satan
Usually FAIR refrains from giving anti-Mormon critics free publicity, but Florida televangelist Bill Keller is so over-the-top that I can’t resist sharing his latest web site:...
View ArticleAsia Times: Mormons’ religious views “crazy”
Here’s a wonderful example of the sort of unbiased media attention coming our way due to Mitt Romney’s White House bid: In a front-page article the Asia Times, a fairly significant voice in Far East...
View ArticleSame Sex Marriage, Equality, and California Mormons: A Response to Jeffrey S....
As almost anyone not living in a cave is aware, the California Supreme Court recently ruled that the statute which limited “marriage” to a man and a woman was in violation of the state’s constitution,...
View ArticleIdentifying Mormons for Proposition 8
Only 8 days left until election day in the United States, and some of us will be very happy when the posturing, spinning, campaigning, and criticizing will be over. The Church has taken quite a bit of...
View ArticlePost Prop 8 election blues
It is interesting to see the reaction against Mormons now that the election is over. There are protests at the Temples, a chapel in Orangevale was vandalized, and a boycott on Utah has been called....
View ArticleFAIR Puts Together Prop 8 Information Page
The Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research (FAIR) launched a new webpage about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) and California Proposition 8. The passage of...
View ArticleIsn’t same-sex marriage just like couples that don’t have children?
Monte Neil Stewart (President, Marriage Law Foundation) deals with this argument here (p. 344 / 32nd page). To summarize his argument: Marriage is society’s mechanism to regulate and ameliorate the...
View Article2010 FAIR Conference Review
We had another great conference this year, with 350 people attending in person, and about 50 listening online. We were treated to 15 presentations and also had the opportunity to socialize, browse the...
View ArticleFAIR Podcast, Episode 6: John Durham Peters p.2
Just in time for Thanksgiving, here’s part two of my interview with John Durham Peters, the A. Craig Baird Professor in communication studies at the University of Iowa. Peters joined me through Skype...
View ArticleImmigration and the Good Samaritan
In the new statement on immigration published by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [1], we find this comment: “The bedrock moral issue for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is...
View ArticleA Reply to Ms. Erickson
CNN has published an interview with a woman named Tricia Erickson, who has spoken out on why Mitt Romney is not qualified to be president of the United States. Instead of criticizing Romney for his...
View ArticleMitt Romney, Fox News, and the Mormon Question: A Few Questions for Discussion
Christian, adjective: of, relating to, or professing Christianity or its teachings : the Christian Church. informal having or showing qualities associated with Christians, esp. those of decency,...
View ArticleMs. Erickson and CNN Redux.
Earlier last month I wrote a few words concerning an interview conducted by CNN of Tricia Erickson, a rabid ex-Mormon who exhibited an almost paranoid fear of the prospect of a Mormon being elected as...
View ArticleFAIR Issues 24: The cure for an intellectual apostasy
“The cure for an intellectual apostasy is enlarging both one’s spiritual and intellectual knowledge.” One important thing to know is the way in which God works through prophets. “[T]he Lord doesn’t...
View ArticleDispelling the Myth of the “Curse of Cain”
In connection with Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith, the priesthood ban is getting a lot of attention from the media again. The most recent turn comes from The Washington Post, where reporter Jason Horowitz...
View ArticleMormon FAIR-Cast 90: Mormons on the BBC
This episode of the BBC World Service program, World Have Your Say, features members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The five-member panel answers questions from listeners from all...
View ArticleMormon FAIR-Cast 96: FAIR on the Radio Pt 1
FAIR Board Chairman John Lynch and FAIR Member Stephen Smoot appeared on K-Talk radio, in Salt Lake City, Utah to discuss the mission of FAIR, its history and to take questions from callers. Some of...
View ArticleThe Mormon Moment: A Religion News Service Guide – Review
Much has been said in popular media about the so-called “Mormon Moment”. The accuracy and fairness of recent media coverage of Mormonism has been a mixed bag, to say the least. It is sad to admit that...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Facts About Immigration
A few weeks ago on a private message board that I participate on I had a bit of a meltdown, for lack of a better word. Let’s just say that my response to a fellow poster was less than Christian and...
View ArticleMormon Fair cast 257: Hannah Smith and religious liberty today
Martin Tanner who is the host of “Religion Today” on KSL FM 102.7 and AM 1160 interviews Hannah Smith who is senior counsel for the “Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.” In this episode Hannah Smith...
View Article“This is a Woman’s Church”
Sharon Eubank’s presentation, given on August 8 at the 2014 FairMormon Conference, received the rare honor of a standing ovation. The transcript can be viewed here. You can purchase access to the rest...
View ArticleBook Review: A Refuge from the Storm: The Priesthood, the Family, the Church
Title: A Refuge from the Storm: The Priesthood, the Family, the Church Author: Boyd K. Packer Publisher: Deseret Book Company Genre: Nonfiction Year Published: 2014 Number of Pages: 224 Binding:...
View ArticleArticles of Faith – The Parable of Chesterton’s Fence – Cassandra Hedelius
Cassandra S. Hedelius studied political science and mathematics at the University of Oklahoma and law at the University of Colorado. She is a bureaucrat by day, and by night a member of FairMormon, the...
View Article4th Watch 19: Why are Mormons prejudiced?
Like all human begins we have our own personal preferences about everything in life. There are things, people, ideas and places that we may like and prefer that others dislike that have nothing to do...
View ArticleBest of FairMormon: April 2015 General Conference – An Apologetic Review...
April 2015 General Conference featured presenters from the presiding quorums and general officers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In this podcast, volunteers from FairMormon discuss...
View ArticleRiseUp Podcast – The H Word
In this episode of RiseUp, Nick Galieti interviews a Young Women from Southern Californa named Mikalya. Mikayla’s parents were members so she was born into the church and baptized when she was 8. But...
View ArticleFront Page News Review podcast #8
This is FairMormon’s Front Page News Review podcast, where we provide context and analysis of the past week’s media coverage of Mormons and the LDS church. The show is hosted by Nick Galieti and...
View ArticleBest of FairMormon Conference 2015: Michael Otterson – On The Record
On the Record – (audio only) Fair Mormon conference Aug 6-7, 2015 This is a wonderful conference, full of bright people asking and answering great questions. The list of speakers and their topics is...
View ArticleGospel Hobbies and the Danger of “All-Consuming Patriotism”
Recent developments in rural Oregon have prompted Church leaders to respond to the claims of some Latter-day Saints who have taken up arms to protest the actions of the United States federal...
View ArticleThe Joseph Smith Papers: Administrative Records: Council of Fifty, Minutes,...
[For more information on the Council of Fifty, see Matthew J. Grow’s 2016 FairMormon Conference presentation.] In September 2013, it was announced that the minutes from the Council of Fifty would be...
View ArticleFairMormon Questions: How can the Mormon Tabernacle Choir sing at the US...
FairMormon has a service where questions can be submitted and they are answered by volunteers. If you have a question, you can submit it at http://www.fairmormon.org/contact. We will occasionally...
View ArticleHow Does the Story of David’s Loyalty to Saul Apply in Our Day? (Gospel...
David Cuts Off a Corner of Saul’s Robe An Old Testament KnoWhy relating to the reading assignment for Gospel Doctrine Lesson 22: “The Lord Be Between Thee and Me Forever” (1 Samuel 18-20; 23-24)...
View ArticleBook Review: 1,001 Facts About the Prophet Joseph Smith
Available at a discount from the FairMormon bookstore This is a short (151 pages) paperback book that contains 1,001 numbered paragraphs that chronologically narrate the life of Joseph Smith,...
View ArticleBook Review: If Truth Were a Child: Essays
Available from the FairMormon Bookstore George B. Handley is a humanities professor at Brigham Young University. He has a BA from Stanford University and an MA and PhD from UC Berkely. This book, part...
View ArticleFairMormon Conference Podcast #35 – Jeff Lindsay, “‘Arise from the Dust’:...
This podcast series features past FairMormon Conference presentations. Please join us for the 2019 FairMormon Conference coming up August 7-9! You can attend in person (tickets are no longer being sold...
View ArticleFairMormon Conference Podcast #38 – Spencer McBride, “Joseph Smith in Van...
This podcast series features past FairMormon Conference presentations. This presentation is from our 2018 conference. If you would like to watch the presentations from our 2019 conference, you can...
View ArticleDavid Whitmer, Misinformation, and COVID
David Whitmer was instrumental in helping Joseph Smith during the translation and publication of the Book of Mormon and in the establishment of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Today...
View ArticleCome, Follow Me Week 47 – Doctrine and Covenants 133-134
Religious Freedom for All by Louis Herrey As I read Doctrine and Covenants 134 today I was reminded of a Swedish debate article I encountered back in 2012. It was written by Björn Ulvaeus, band member...
View ArticleCome, Follow Me Week 48 – Doctrine and Covenants 135-136
By René Krywult A view of the bedroom in Carthage Jail where Joseph Smith was martyred This week’s Come, Follow Me lesson starts with the following words: The afternoon of June 27, 1844, found Joseph...
View ArticleFAIR Conference Podcast #71 – Rebekah Clark, “The Gospel of Equal Rights”:...
This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is from our 2021 conference held in August. If you would like to watch all the presentations from the conference, you...
View ArticleFAIR Conference Podcast #79 – Derek Sainsbury, “We mean to elect him”:...
This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is from our 2021 conference. If you would like to watch all the presentations from that conference, you can still...
View ArticleExamining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Statement on the...
On November 15, 2022, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued a statement on the Church Newsroom regarding its official position regarding the US Congress “Respect for Marriage Act”...
View ArticlePresident Joseph F. Smith Explains What “Mormonism” Really Is
(submitted by Dennis B. Horne) Editorial Note: In the below article, President Smith defines the label “Mormonism” very much as President Russell M. Nelson has. These prophets are one in their views on...
View ArticleLetter For My Wife Rebuttal, Part 22: The Early Church – Blacks and the...
I was hoping to get this done before the FAIR Conference this past week, but life got in the way so I’m a little late. It was absolutely lovely to meet so many of you in person! I finally got the...
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