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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|presentism='''Presentism'''—The critics often ignore or fail to provide historical context to understand why things might have been different earlier. | |presentism='''Presentism'''—The critics often ignore or fail to provide historical context to understand why things might have been different earlier. | ||
|pretending='''Pretending to be believers'''—The critics pretend to be believers by using phrases such as "we believe," even though they do not. | |pretending='''Pretending to be believers'''—The critics pretend to be believers by using phrases such as "we believe," even though they do not. | ||
| + | |deception not lying='''Deception is OK. Lying is not.'''—The critic advocates deception in order to make someone believe something that is not true, however, they reiterate that they do not advocate lying. | ||
|speaking for Jesus='''Speaking for Jesus'''—The critic, despite not believing in God, presumes to "speak for Jesus". | |speaking for Jesus='''Speaking for Jesus'''—The critic, despite not believing in God, presumes to "speak for Jesus". | ||
|speaking for God='''Speaking for God'''—The critic, despite not believing in God, presumes to know what God ought to require. | |speaking for God='''Speaking for God'''—The critic, despite not believing in God, presumes to know what God ought to require. | ||
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