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- Question: Does the Biblical reference by Paul to "apostles and prophets" refer to Church offices?
- Question: Does the Book of Mormon accurately represent the behavior of serpents during a drought?
- Question: Does the Book of Mormon contradict the Bible regarding when are children capable of sin?
- Question: Does the Book of Mormon erroneously claim that John the Baptist baptized people in the village of Bethabara?
- Question: Does the Book of Mormon fit best in a geography located around the Great Lakes, between the United States and Canada?
- Question: Does the Book of Mormon talk of Jesus Christ?
- Question: Does the Book of Mormon’s reference to “slippery treasures” stem from Joseph Smith’s involvement in money digging and the occult?
- Question: Does the Church's public affairs department act independently of direction from Church leadership?
- Question: Does the Church claim that Native Americans were the ''exclusive'' descendants of Lehi or Mulek?
- Question: Does the Church forbid the reading of "anti-Mormon" criticisms, or discourage its members from considering such matters?
- Question: Does the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ("Mormons") disregard people's own cultural traditions?
- Question: Does the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ("Mormons") teach members to put service in the Church over the needs of their families?
- Question: Does the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints distort its membership numbers and rate of growth for public relations purposes?
- Question: Does the Church violate the Biblical command against "graven images" by displays sculptures of Christ?
- Question: Does the Nauvoo Temple display symbols that are either occult or Masonic?
- Question: Does the Oath of Vengeance have any biblical precedent?
- Question: Does the definition of the Trinity predate the Nicene and Athanasian Creeds?
- Question: Does the fact that Jesus said, "upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it" mean that universal apostasy was impossible?
- Question: Does the fact that the Book of Mormon has chapters demonstrate that it is a modern production?
- Question: Does the film ''The God Makers'' accurately represent Mormon beliefs?
- Question: Does the mistaken "discovery" of cold fusion by Pons and Fleishman in Utah reflect on Mormon gullibility, inability to do science, or dishonesty?
- Question: Does the ordination blessing given to Heber C. Kimball contain a false prophecy that he may "stand unto the coming of our Lord"?
- Question: Does the present-day Church seek to hide or downplay the Journal of Discourses?
- Question: Does the statement in 1 Corinthians 15:50 that flesh and blood cannot enter the kingdom of heaven mean that resurrected beings cannot enter heaven?
- Question: Does the use of tribal affiliation in the Book of Mormon imply a genetic link between the members?
- Question: During the millennium, will there be a secular government in addition to Christ's reign?
- Question: For Latter-day Saints, when our leaders speak, has the thinking been done?
- Question: Gordon L. Weight's booklet ''Miracle on Palmyra’s Main Street" claims that the rate at which the first edition of the Book of Mormon was printed could only have occurred miraculously. Is this true?
- Question: Has The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints deceived its members regarding controversial issues about its origins, history, and/or scripture?
- Question: Has the Church deemphasized references to Joseph Smith in recent years?
- Question: Have any archaeological excavations ever been performed on the site of the Hill Cumorah in New York?
- Question: How accurately does Bill Maher's film Religulous portray Latter-day Saints?
- Question: How are Church members protected against error by leaders?
- 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 can a Latter-day Saint approach responding to criticism of the Church on biblical grounds?
- Question: How can a Latter-day Saint reconcile claimed theological anachronisms in the scriptures?
- Question: How can a person reaffirm their testimony when they learn disconcerting facts that may bring their testimony into doubt?
- Question: How can one address arguments from reliability against the use of spiritual experiences in Latter-day Saint epistemology?
- Question: How can one properly view scriptural texts that appear to endorse genocide, pillage, and plunder in the Bible?
- Question: How can one reconcile alleged unfulfilled prophecies of Jesus Christ’s Second Coming given in patriarchal blessings?
- Question: How can one reconcile unfulfilled promises in patriarchal blessings?
- Question: How can we tell if a modern revelation comes from God or Satan?
- Question: How could Joseph Smith have seen God if the Bible says that God cannot be seen by mortals?
- Question: How could Lehi, a non-Levite, perform sacrifices?
- 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 could the plate text actually fit on the plates of the Book of Mormon?
- Question: How did Christ achieve deification before mortality?
- Question: How did ancient people of the Old and New Worlds view the "the world"?
- Question: How did nineteenth century leaders view the Journal of Discourses?
- Question: How did stories of "drunken behavior" at the Kirtland Temple dedication propagate?