Standard Replies
A collection of standard responses to visitor email.
Persecution
Although Latter-day Saints claim no greater suffering than many others who
have also been persecuted for their religious beliefs through the ages, many Latter-day
Saints have been persecuted with threats, assault, murder, rape, mayhem, property damage,
and revilement.
Anti-Mormon
Publications
William O. Nelson discusses the history of Anti-Mormon
publications from the founding of the Church to more recent times.
Schismatic
Groups
"Like any large religious body, The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints has had a number of variously disaffected members break away. Some have
taken a group of members with them and started rival organizations, based on their
interpretations of the teachings of Joseph Smith. There have been about 130 such groups;
only a few have existed for more than ten years." Encyclopedia of
Mormonism
Apostates
"Members of the Church vary in their levels of participation or
belief (see Activity in the Church).
Latter-day Saints who have seriously contravened or ignored cardinal Church teachings
(publicly or privately) are considered apostates, whether or not they have officially left
the Church or affiliated with another religion." Encyclopedia of
Mormonism
Mormon
Fundamentalists
"Mormon Fundamentalism" denotes the beliefs and practices of
contemporary schismatic groups that claim to follow all the teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith.
They often style themselves believers in the "fulness of the gospel," which they
assert must include plural
marriage and sometimes the United Order." Encyclopedia of
Mormonism
Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (RLDS Church)
"The RLDS church emerged during the 1850s from the conflict and
schism that arose in Mormonism after the June 27, 1844, murder of Joseph Smith, Jr., its
founding prophet." Encyclopedia of Mormonism
The Lord's Way of
Proving the Gospel
Instead of relying on physical, tangible evidences, the Lord has a special
way to prove that the gospel is true.
Are
Mormons Christians?
Latter-day Saints are frequently accused of not
being Christians by some other denominations. Stephen E. Robinson addresses this issue.
CultMaster
2000
Jeff Lindsay gives a very humorous parody which shows the silliness of
those who claim Latter-day Saints are "cultists".
CultMaster
2000: Letter of Concern
Jeff Lindsay gives a very humorous parody which
shows the silliness of those who claim Latter-day Saints are "cultists"
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Are Christians Mormon?
Here the plan is to
reverse the question and ask, "Are Christians Mormon?" This is not mere word
play. In our time there are renowned and influential spokesmen and writers in all the
major wings of Christendom--and they are not on the periphery but at the center--who are
defending and teaching what, a century ago, Joseph Smith almost alone taught. For teaching
it he, and his immediate heirs, gave their lives. No one of these spokesmen has pulled it
all together, but there are pieces and fragments everywhere." Truman G.
Madsen
Solving
the Christian Puzzle
John Tvetdnes gives a very humorous parody which shows the inanity of
those who claim that "Mormons aren't Christians."
Are Prophets Infallible?
W. John Walsh summarizes some Church teachings regarding the infallibility
of Prophets
Dealing With
Difficult Questions
Robert L. Millet discusses both productive and counterproductive ways to
deal with difficult questions.
Moses Also Had
Murmurers....
John Tvetdnes gives a very humorous parody which shows the inanity of
those who claim that "Mormons aren't Christians."
Anti-Mormon Tactics
W. John Walsh summarizes some of the most common tactics of anti-Mormons.
Blacks
and the Priesthood
D. Charles Pyle examines the consistency of the Church in its former
policy of restricting the privilege of ordination to the Holy Priesthood, from members of
Black African descent, and its subsequent rescinding of the same.
A
Sci-Fi Connection in LDS Theology?
Jeff Lindsay discusses how some anti-Mormons use
extreme yellow journalism techniques to grossly distort LDS beliefs.
The
Godmakers movie
The Godmakers is an anti-Mormon film that greatly misrepresents LDS
beliefs and practices. It's makers travel the country showing the film to non-LDS
Christian churches in an attempt to spread hatred and bigotry.
A
Better House?
This letter was sent from one Latter-Day Saint to another.
The recipient's husband was troubled by some anti-Mormon material. The sender asks her a
simple question: What "accommodations" are the Church's critics offering to her
family to replace her present "house"?
Top 10 Reasons to
Love the Anti-Mormons
Wade Englund tells us why we should love those who so unashamedly
persecute us.
Hearsay and Gossip
A wonderful poem that gets at the heart of many anti-Mormon attacks.
Proof by Spoof: Are Your Children in a Cult?
Jeff Lindsay gives a very humorous parody which
shows the silliness of those who claim Latter-day Saints are "cultists". |
