Criticism of Mormonism

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Criticism of Mormonism

Articles critical of Mormonism

Summary: FAIR analyzes and offers a claim-by-claim analysis and response to books critical of Mormonism.

Books critical of Mormonism

Summary: FAIR analyzes and offers a page-by-page analysis and response to books critical of Mormonism.

Videos critical of Mormonism

Summary: FAIR analyzes and responds to videos critical of Mormonism on a claim-by-claim basis.

Websites critical of Mormonism

Summary: FAIR analyzes and responds to websites critical of Mormonism on a claim-by-claim basis.

Online documents critical of Mormonism

Summary: FAIR analyzes and responds to online documents critical of Mormonism on a claim-by-claim basis.

Wikipedia treatments of Mormonism

Summary: FAIR analyzes and responds to wikipedia articles about Mormonism which violate wikipedia standards (e.g., neutral point of view, no original research) due to editor biases

Anti-Mormon

Summary: Some critics of the Church object to the use of the term "anti-Mormon." They do not like to be referred to as "anti-Mormons," and deny that their books, speeches, blogs or videos are "anti-Mormon." Such critics often insist that the term "anti-Mormon" is unfair because they are not "against" Mormons, but only write and act as they do because they "love" Mormons or Mormon investigators and want to bring them to the truth.

• • Origin and history of the term "anti-Mormon"—
    Brief Summary: The term "anti-Mormon" was originally used by opponents of the early 19th century Church to describe themselves. A collection of quotes from publications showing the early use of the term "anti-Mormon" (Click here for full article)
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Cognitive dissonance

Summary: Many critics of the Church are fond of portraying all members as either naive, ill-informed dupes or cynical exploiters. Fortunately, most fair-minded people realize that—just as in any religion—there are many intelligent, well-informed people who become or remain members of the Church. To get around this, some critics appeal to the psychological concept of 'cognitive dissonance' to try to 'explain away' the spiritual witness of intelligent, articulate members.

"Intellectual dishonesty"

Summary: Another favorite claim made by critics is that anyone who accepts the faith claims of the Church is being "intellectually dishonest." They feel that any rational person must see things as they do, and that the circumstances and teachings of the Church cannot be accepted if one is to remain "intellectually honest."

Internet Mormons vs. Chapel Mormons

Summary: A friend tells me that no one can ascertain what Mormons really believe because "Internet Mormons" and "Chapel Mormons" often disagree on fundamental issues. What is this "divided Church" he's talking about?

Criticism of "17 Points of the True Church"

Summary: "My question is about that fellow who wrote the "17 Points of the True Church" and the validity of his story. I stumbled into a web site that talked about a particular fireside this man gave where someone approached him on the truth of his story. Afterwards the man was told by a stake president that he must confess that he lied because he had been essentially "found out," and that many details of his story were fabricated. My testimony is in no way based on the "17 Points," and I feel that it is overused and overemphasized within the Church, but regardless, I would like to know about the information claiming that his story his false."

Mormonism is a cult

Summary: Critics claim that the Church is "a cult."