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+ | '''''"This video has been produced out of love for our Lord Jesus Christ and love for our Mormon and Christian friends. We pray that it will touch the hearts of all who watch through the grace and truth of Christ Jesus."''''' | ||
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+ | These words, silently displayed on-screen, serve as the initial introduction to a video supposedly designed to contrast the beliefs of Mormonism and the beliefs of Christianity. We have no doubt that the video was produced out of love and, as fellow Christians, we appreciate that love and the expression of that love, however misguided it may be. | ||
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+ | What is much more difficult to appreciate, however, are the numerous mischaracterizations, misrepresentations, errors, and outright falsehoods in this video. It perpetuates these elements, which have been asked and answered time and again over the years, under the guise of truth. We agree with the unnamed producers of ''Search for the Truth'' that only when the truth is known can reasonable decisions be reached. Unfortunately, those who view only this video will never know the whole truth because those who created the video do their best to hide the truth. | ||
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! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#003366;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #258;text-align:left;color:#fff;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">About FAIR</h2> | ! <h2 style="margin:0;background-color:#003366;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #258;text-align:left;color:#fff;padding:0.2em 0.4em;">About FAIR</h2> |
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On 25 March 2007, a ninety-minute DVD entitled Search for the Truth was distributed to thousands of homes across the United States. The video has excellent production values but, unfortunately, its contents are not of a similar quality. Though it purports to be an objective, "Christian" evaluation of the teachings, history, and beliefs of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, it contains very little that is original or balanced. Rather than focusing on what they believe, the program's producers have taken it upon themselves to describe and interpret LDS beliefs and teachings. Their biases hinder any "search for truth." The video contains the same tired anti-Mormon propaganda that misguided religionists have been repeating for years. All the issues it raises have been repeatedly addressed by faithful Latter-day Saints, but the video makes no effort to address the responses to their charges. The producers are either unaware of LDS responses because they haven't done adequate research, or they have purposely chosen to ignore LDS responses so that viewers get only "their side of the story." This page provides information that will help you compare the video's claims with the actual history, teachings, and beliefs of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
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