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The FAIR JournalThe FAIR Journal is published monthly. It contains information about new apologetic information at the FAIR Web site. If you would like to sign up to receive the FAIR Journal automatically, click here. To return to the index of past FAIR Journal issues, click here.
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THE FAIR JOURNAL September 2006
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The Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research
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Apologetics: The branch of theology that is concerned with
defending or proving the truth of Christian doctrines. (The
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth
Edition, 2000.)
INSIDE THE JOURNAL
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* UPGRADE OF OUR LIST SOFTWARE. We apologize (in the common sense
of the word) to our readers for the missing FAIR Journal issues
and for the FAIR web site problems.
* MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT. Scott Gordon comments on this
year's FAIR Conference and announces the German language debut
of the FAIR Web Site, the FAIR Journal, and the FAIR Wiki.
* NEW ON THE WEBSITE. "Legal Trials of the Prophet: Joseph
Smith's Life in Court." Joseph had many legal troubles in his
lifetime, as documented by Joseph Bentley in this presentation
from the 2006 FAIR Conference.
* NEW ON THE WEBSITE. "The Lives of Mormon Women." Claudia
Bushman, in this presentation from the 2006 FAIR Conference,
discusses women, feminism, and the Church.
* NEW ON THE WEBSITE. "Adam in Ancient Texts and the Restoration."
In his 2006 FAIR Conference presentation, Matt Roper examines
the ways in which Adam has been viewed in various ancient texts,
as well as in the documents of the Restoration.
* NEW ON THE WEBSITE. "DNA and the Book of Mormon." David Stewart,
a medical doctor, examines the issues surrounding DNA studies
used to condemn the Book of Mormon. Presented at the 2006 FAIR
Conference.
* NEW ON THE WEBSITE. "Zina and Her Men: An Examination of the
Changing Marital State of Zina Diantha Huntington Jacobs Smith
Young." In his 2006 FAIR Conference presentation, Allen Wyatt
examined the changes in marital status for Joseph Smith's first
polyandrous wife.
* ASK THE APOLOGIST. Got a question you are dying to ask? Here's
how.
* FAIR TOPICAL GUIDE. The Topical Guide on the FAIR Web site is
one of the most popular resources offered. Learn what is
available and help us expand our references.
* FAIR LDS BOOKSTORE. Build your library by taking advantage of
this month's specials at the FAIR Bookstore.
* GERMAN FAIR JOURNAL. This month we have included a portion of
the July 2006 edition of the GERMAN FAIR JOURNAL.
* ARTICLE SUBMISSIONS. Interested in writing for FAIR? Learn
how you can have your apologetics work published.
* PUBLISHING NOTES. Learn how you can become more involved in
FAIR and how you can reuse the material we publish.
* FAIR JOURNAL ARCHIVES. All of the FAIR Journal issues since
October 2001 are on the FAIR web site.
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UPGRADE OF OUR LIST SOFTWARE
Some of you may have noticed that we didn't send out a FAIR Journal
the last two months. That's because we have been busy upgrading our
email list software. With growth comes change and sometimes that
change is a bit painful. If you or your friends have tried to sign up
for the FAIR Journal recently, the Web site sign-up form hasn't been
working properly. We hope to have that fixed soon.
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Our 2006 conference was a great success! The speakers were given high
marks for the talks they gave and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.
We heard great talks about the Book of Mormon witnesses, the first
vision, DNA, the Book of Abraham, The Kirtland Egyptian Papers, the
church in Finland, Joseph Smith, LDS women, and many more. We are
working hard to get out DVDs, CDs and MP3s so those who weren't able
to make the conference can still enjoy it.
We appreciate those who made donations at the conference to help us
cover our costs. The admission we charge does not quite cover the cost
of the conference, so I am always a bit nervous around conference
time. We hope to cover our costs through donations and book & audio
purchases so feel free to donate or purchase from our Web site if you
believe we provide a valuable service. We look forward to next year's
conference which is tentatively scheduled for the first Thursday and
Friday in August, August 2 & 3.
We are excited to announce our German language web site at:
http://www.deutsch.fairlds.org
We also have a German language FAIR Journal which we have named the
"FAIR Newsletter". We hope soon to have the signup working on the
German web site, but until then you can sign up for future issues of
the FAIR Newsletter (in German) by sending me an email off our contact
page:
http://www.fairlds.org/contact.php
We have a German language FAIR apologetics group as well. This is a
mirror image of our English speaking volunteer group. This is the
group that answers questions and provides support. If you would like
to join that group, send me an email off our contact page:
http://www.fairlds.org/contact.php
If you speak German, we can certainly use your help translating
articles into German. Feel free to translate the English-language
article that interests you and send it to us in an e-mail.
We would like to do the same thing in other languages. So if you speak
Spanish, Portuguese, or another language and would like to assist in
this effort, please contact me. We move very slowly as we are in all
volunteer organization. But we are always looking for more volunteers
who can enthusiastically get the work done.
For those who are able to read German, this issue of the FAIR Journal
includes a selection from the first German language FAIR Newsletter
which we sent out in July.
--Scott Gordon
President, FAIR
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FAIR is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, so if you are in the United
States, your donation is tax deductible. Without your donations, FAIR
would cease to exist. Thank you for your support.
http://store.fairlds.org/bi071.html
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Legal Trials of the Prophet: Joseph Smith's Life in Court
by Joseph I. Bentley
Critics of the Joseph Smith assert that he could not have been a
prophet of God because of some perceived personal weakness or
character flaw. One oft-used argument relates to the many lawsuits
filed against Joseph from the time he was a young man until his death
in Carthage, Illinois.
In his 2006 FAIR Conference presentation, Bentle surveys the
approximately "175 total suits involving Joseph Smith--whether as a
defendant, plaintiff, witness or judge," 48 of which, according to
Brigham Young, involved Joseph as a criminal defendant. While the
details of these cases are fascinating and help us understand the
constant stress in Joseph's life, they serve to illuminate his
strength of character rather than any weakness.
Bentle declares, "Joseph was persecuted in courts of law as much as
anyone I know, but he was never found guilty of any crime, and his
name cannot be tarnished in that way."
Read the article:
http://www.fairlds.org/cgi-bin/site.pl?s216
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The Lives of Mormon Women
by Claudia Bushman
Bushman is known for her studies of Mormonism and its relationship to
other religions and movements in society. At the 2006 FAIR Conference,
Bushman spoke not as an apologist but rather as a keen observer of the
LDS women and of their roles and standing, The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints.
As she presents her insights into the subject of LDS women, Bushman
asks, "Just where do the women of the Church stand, those
self-sacrificing purveyors of service, that silent majority, that
crowd that can never be considered a quorum. Is there a female LDS
world?" Her answer is yes, and in this talk she identifies what she
feels are the principal issues that need to be addressed today.
Read the article:
http://www.fairlds.org/cgi-bin/site.pl?s217
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Adam in Ancient Texts and the Restoration
by Matthew Roper
The LDS view of Adam is often at odds with the views of other
Christians. Adam plays a prominent role in uniquely LDS scripture,
such as the Book of Moses, and Latter-day Saint beliefs about Adam
are shaped by extrascriptural sources, such as the temple endowment
and statements by latter-day prophets.
In his 2006 FAIR Conference presentation, Roper looks at extrabiblical
writings that provide a wealth of information and stories about the
life of Adam and his role in God's eternal plan. Although these
sources are not authoritative, Roper points out the "often striking
convergences between the Latter-day Saint scripture and the ancient
world." This is an area where critics of the Church fail to recognize
how LDS beliefs fit remarkably well into the larger body of ancient
Christian and Jewish literature pertaining to Adam.
Read the article:
http://www.fairlds.org/cgi-bin/site.pl?s218
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DNA and the Book of Mormon
by David G. Stewart, Jr.
In recent years anti-Mormon have created a new argument against the
Book of Mormon which they insist refutes the LDS belief in the
historicity of the Book of Mormon. This new attack, supposedly based
on DNA evidence, asserts that recent DNA studies of Native Americans
preclude any notion that the Lehites migrated to the western
hemisphere in 600 B.C. and thus the very premise of the Book of Mormon
is false. Stewart disputes these claims by critics as arising from
"simplistic ignorance, erroneous assumptions, and non sequitur logic."
In this 2006 FAIR Conference paper, Stewart explains how the DNA
"evidence" simply cannot be used to draw the conclusions the critics
so desparately want. Stewart argues that the DNA "evidence" available
today can not only accommodate the Book of Mormon claims, but can do
so without the need to appeal to a limited geography theory that
assumes Lehite DNA is insignificant or nonexistent in today's genetic
pool.
Read the article:
http://www.fairlds.org/cgi-bin/site.pl?s219
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Zina and Her Men: An Examination of the Changing Marital State of Zina
Diantha Huntington Jacobs Smith Young
by Allen L. Wyatt
Anti-Mormons seeking to convince others that Joseph Smith was not a
prophet typically follow a standard, 3-step argument. Step one is to
attribute some statement or action to Joseph Smith. Step two is to
assert that the statement or action was morally indefensible. Step
three is to declare that a person guilty of such as statement or
action could not qualify as a prophet of God.
LDS defenders respond by arguing against one or more of the claims.
For example, the critic's "historical fact" may be unsubstantiated,
distorted, or demonstrably false. The immorality claim may turn out to
be an issue of differing society values, incomplete understanding of
the circumstances, or merely the couching of the event in the most
unfavorable and highly emotional terms. And finally, the critic often
imposes a set of prophetic requirements which God has never stipulated
and employs a double standard, overlooking similar flaws and seemingly
indefensible acts by the critic's own accepted prophets. The LDS
defender usually finds that the critic's argument is flawed in several
areas.
The issue of Joseph Smith and polygamy is the most often cited by
anti-Mormons seeking to discredit Joseph Smith, and the particular
instance of Zina Huntington is a favorite of critics.
In his 2006 FAIR Conference talk, Wyatt looks at the complex life of
Zina Huntington. He notes that critics often focus on only a few
facts, and draw unwarranted conclusions about her situation. Wyatt
states, "It should also be clear that many of the commonly accepted
so-called facts concerning Zina and her men are nothing more than myth
or canonized polemic." Wyatt discusses Zina's relationships over the
course of her life and shows that the anti-Mormon's use of Zina to
attack the character of Joseph Smith is oversimplified and
unjustified.
Wyatt concludes, "Critics have, and certainly will, cherry-pick items
to defame Zina, her men, and the Church that they helped to build, but
the full record of their lives tells a series of stories that have
left an indelible and incredibly faithful mark on history."
Read the article:
http://www.fairlds.org/cgi-bin/site.pl?s220
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ASK THE APOLOGIST
FAIR invites the public to submit questions relating to LDS beliefs,
practices, and history. Some questions are asked sincerely by members
and investigators, others are clearly hostile questions challenging
the veracity of the Church and its teachings. Many of these responses
may end up on the Web site as a FAIR paper or brochure. If you have a
question, you may submit it through the FAIR web site.
http://www.fairlds.org/contact.php
Questions sent to FAIR will be shared with members of FAIR, so it is
not uncommon to receive several responses that approach the issue from
different angles.
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FAIR TOPICAL GUIDE
The Topical Guide is one of the most important LDS apologetic
resources available. If you aren't familiar with this part of FAIR's
Web site, check it out at
http://www.fairlds.org/apol
The following are the Topical Guide updates for the month.
* Seth R. Payne
"The Latter-day Saint Struggle with Blacks and the Priesthood"
Seth Payne, at Yale Divinity School, examines the priesthood ban,
the removal of the ban, its implications, and New Testament
parallels to the ban.
Doctrinal Issues > Priesthood > Blacks and the Priesthood
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai080.html
* Daniel K. Judd
"Religion, Mental Health, and the Latter-day Saints"
MP3 audio recording. Judd talks about several Utah and LDS
statistics, including suicide and divorce rates as well as Prozac
use.
Church Organization > Stastics and Demographics
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai162.html
* John E. Clark
"Archaeology, Relics, and Book of Mormon Belief"
Professional archaeologist, John Clark, looks at the state of New
World archaeology and how it relates, and supports, the ancient
Nephite scripture.
Book of Mormon > Archaeology and the Book of Mormon
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai024.html
* Gordon C. Thomasson
"Out of the Dust: Ancient Steel Sword Unearthed"
Dr. Thomasson reports the recent discovery of an ancient "steel"
sword near Jerusalem (and dating to about the time of Lehi).
Book of Mormon > Metal and Metal Plates
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai267.html
* FARMS
"Out of the Dust: Another Gold Book Found"
A report of the discovery of a gold book from Lehi's mileiu.
Book of Mormon > Metal and Metal Plates
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai267.html
* John L. Sorenson
"Ancient Voyages Across the Ocean to America: From 'Impossible' to
'Certain'"
Dr. Sorenson examines the many evidences for ancient transoceanic
voyages from the Old World to the New World.
Book of Mormon > Transoceanic Crossing
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai312.html
* Richard Lloyd Anderson
"Attempts to Redefine the Experience of the Eight Witnesses"
LDS historian, Richard Anderson, explorers the currently popular
critical argument that the eleven Book of Mormon witnesses did not
actually see real plates but that, instead, they simply saw
imaginary plates while in a visionary state.
Book of Mormon > Witnesses
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai109.html
* RoseAnn Benson & Stephen D. Ricks
"Treaties and Covenants: Ancient Near Eastern Legal Terminology in
the Book of Mormon"
Benson and Ricks demonstrate that the Book of Mormon follows
authenticly ancient Old World customs regarding treaties and
covenants as well as what these covenants mean to the people of
God.
Book of Mormon > Authorship and Evidence
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai110.html
Book of Mormon > Textual Issues
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai283.html
Book of Mormon > Old World Context
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai280.html
Book of Mormon > Textual Issues > Hebraisms
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai283.html
* Thomas A. Wayment
"The Hebrew Text of Alma 7:11"
Wayment examines how Alma 7:11 may be a key in understanding the
original language of the Brass Plates which Lehi brought from
Jerusalem.
Book of Mormon > Textual Issues
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai283.html
Book of Mormon > Old World Context
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai280.html
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FAIR LDS BOOKSTORE
Now that the bookstore is all settled in after the FAIR Conference and
the annual inventory has been taken, we are celebrating by giving some
really good deals on three of our items.
You can find these great buys this month when you click "specials" in
the FAIR Bookstore.
--> "Different Jesus?: The Christ of the Latter-day Saints," by Robert
L. Millett, with a foreword and afterword by Richard J. Mouw,
Eerdmans Publishing, 2005, 244 pages, ISBN 0-80282-876-0.
Are Latter-day Saints Christian, or do they worship a different Jesus?
In this engaging book, Robert Millet clearly explains why Latter-day
Saints claim to be Christians and compares their understanding of
Jesus with the views of traditional Christian believers.
A leading Mormon scholar who has spent much of his career in
conversation with traditional Christians and their writings, Millet
discusses what constitutes Christianity and examines how the
Latter-day Saints fit or do not fit within that rubric.
"A Different Jesus?" initiates and will foster a significant dialogue
between Latter-day Saints and traditional Christians. Of special value
are a lengthy chapter that answers some of the most frequently asked
questions about Mormonism, a glossary showing how key theological
terms are defined by Latter-day Saints, and evangelical scholar
Richard Mouw's foreword and afterword, which help set an agenda for
future discussions between these religious traditions.
This book is on sale now for $8.36. This price is 30% off the normal
retail price of $11.95.
http://store.fairlds.org/prod/p0802828760.html
--> "Guess Who Wants To Have You For Lunch?: A Missionary Guide to
Anti-Mormon Tactics & Strategies," by Alan Denison and Darryl L.
Barksdale, FAIR, 2002, 165 pages, ISBN 1-89303-605-7.
If you have attended a General Conference, you've probably seen them.
If you have ever attended a temple dedication or open house, you've
probably seen them. If you've ever served a full-time mission, you've
probably run into them. Some think they're the Boogeyman incarnate.
What do we do with them? How do we handle our investigators or loved
ones when they come into contact with anti-Mormon materials? What do
we do? What do we say? How do we find answers to the myriad of
accusations leveled against the Church? If you have ever asked any of
these questions, then this book was written just for you. In it, we
will show you the five main reasons why anti-Mormons do what they do,
and how they go about doing it. We will explain some of the logical
fallacies used to deceive Latter-day Saints, and why their writings
are not even accepted by their own scholars. We will teach you how to
defend the faith with love to those who are in danger of losing
theirs.
This book is on sale now for $8.36. This price is 30% off the normal
retail price of $11.95.
http://store.fairlds.org/prod/p1893036057.html
--> "Journey of Faith," by Peter Johnson (Director), Brigham Young
University and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon
Studies, 2005, DVD video, approx. 90 minutes.
Retrace the steps of Lehi and his family in the groundbreaking
documentary. Filmed on location in the Middle East, Journey of Faith
chronicles the courage and faith of Lehi's family with the eye of the
camera and the insights of scholars from a broad range of expertise.
The film shows the land of Nahom, where Ishmael was buried, and the
most likely location for Bountiful, where Nephi built his ship.
Insightful and inspiring, Journey of Faith shows how God molded Lehi's
family in the wilderness to become a new people of God.
This DVD video is on sale now for $17.46. This price is 30% of the
normal retail price of $24.95.
http://store.fairlds.org/prod/p0934893039.html
To see all of our specials in one place, visit this special page:
http://store.fairlds.org/specials.html
Thanks for your continued support of the FAIR Bookstore.
- The FAIR Bookstore Staff
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GERMAN FAIR JOURNAL
Here is a portion of the German language FAIR Journal for July 2006.
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| FAIR NEWSLETTER Juli 2006
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| The Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research
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|
| Unter Apologetik [..] versteht man die Verteidigung einer
| (Welt-) Anschauung, insbesondere die wissenschaftliche
| Rechtfertigung von Glaubens-Lehrsätzen, und den Teilbereich
| der Theologie, in dem man sich mit der
| wissenschaftlich-rationalen Absicherung des Glaubens befasst.
| [..]
|
| Während es die Funktionen der Apologetik als vernunftgemäße
| Verteidigung des eigenen Glaubens und der eigenen Weltanschauung
| auch in vielen anderen Religionen und Weltanschauungen gibt, wird
| die Bezeichnung Apologetik gewöhnlich nur für die Verteidigung
| des christlichen Glaubens verwendet.
|
| http://www.wikipedia.de, Stand 10.07.2006
|
| IN DIESER AUSGABE
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|
| * BOTSCHAFT DES PRÄSIDENTEN. FAIR für Deutschland, Österreich und
| die Schweiz geht online
|
| * FAIR KONFERENZ. Die 8. FAIR Konferenz findet dieses Jahr in Sandy,
| Utah statt.
|
| * NEU AUF DER WEBSITE: Gott hat einen Körper (von Barry Bickmore)
|
| * NEU AUF DER WEBSITE: Beweise für das Buch Mormon (von Dr. Daniel
| C. Peterson)
|
| * NEU AUF DER WEBSITE: Ewiger Fortschritt (von Stephen E. Robinson)
|
| * NEU AUF DER WEBSITE: Behauptet die Bibel, unfehlbar zu sein? (von
| Barry Bickmore).
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|
| BOTSCHAFT DES PRÄSIDENTEN
|
| Vielleicht haben Sie es schon selbst erlebt: Ein Zeitungsartikel
| oder eine Fernsehsendung bringt "Informationen" über die Kirche Jesu
| Christi der Heiligen der Letzten Tage in ein unvorteilhaftes Licht
| setzen. In so einem Fall warten wir oft darauf, daß die
| PR/PA-Beauftragten der Kirche den Fehler korrigieren. Aber was tut
| man, wenn man auf ein Buch stößt, oder ein eMail zugesendet bekommt,
| das "Enthüllungen" über den Mormonismus verheißt? Was, wenn man
| selbst Fragen hat, die man nicht beantworten kann, weil einem die
| Fakten fehlen?
|
| So ging es dieser Tage einigen JAEs, die von einem gewissen Manfred
| Trzoska angeschrieben wurden, der sie als "Freunde der Wahrheit"
| bezeichnete, nur um dann zu behaupten, die Kirche Jesu Christi der
| Heiligen der Letzten Tage informiere nicht aufrichtig, sondern gebe
| nur gefilterte, zensierte und gefälschte Informationen weiter. Er
| macht Werbung für die älteste antimormonische Website im
| Deutschsprachigen Raum und für seine Übersetzungen von
| antimormonischen Schriften, Großteils aus dem ersten Viertel des
| 20. Jahrhunderts.
|
| Ist da was Wahres dran? Fälscht die Kirche Informationen? Betreibt
| sie Zensur? Was ist die Wahrheit?
|
| Hier kommt FAIR ins Spiel: Es ist unser Auftrag, die Angriffe, die
| gegen die Lehren, die Glaubenspraxis und die Führer der Kirche Jesu
| Christi der Heiligen der Letzten Tage gerichtet sind, mit gut
| dokumentierten, leicht lesbaren Texten zu widerlegen.
|
| FAIR verwendet dazu aktuelle Wissenschaft, Kirchenlehren,
| historische Literatur und gesunde Logik, um solide Antworten zu
| geben.
|
| Wir sehen unsere Aufgabe nicht darin, andere Gemeinschaften oder
| Personen anzugreifen, sondern wir bieten verläßliche Informationen
| an.
|
| FAIR wurde 1997 in den USA gegründet, heute hat unsere Organisation
| über 300 aktive Mitglieder. Mit dem 10. Juli 2006 ist auch unsere
| Deutsche Website verfügbar, die von treuen Kirchenmitgliedern aus
| Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz geführt wird. Das FAIR
| Journal, die englischsprachige Ausgabe des FAIR Newsletters, hat
| derzeit über 7000 Abonnenten.
|
| Das Deutschsprachige Projekt fängt klein an: Mit vier eigenen
| Artikeln und einigen von FARMS, BYU. Natürlich wächst unsere
| Artikeldatenbank (der Themenführer) mit der Zeit. Manche Artikel
| werden aus dem Englischen übersetzt (sie stammen von
| http://www.fairlds.org, unserer englischsprachigen Site), andere
| werden von unseren Mitgliedern geschrieben.
|
| Sollten Sie auf unserer Site die gewünschte Antwort nicht finden,
| schreiben Sie uns doch ihre Frage: fragen@fairlds.org. Die
| Mitglieder unserer Apologetenliste werden sich um eine Antwort für
| Sie bemühen.
|
| Selbstverständlich wird Ihre eMail vertraulich behandelt.
|
| Hinweisen möchte ich noch auf unsere jährliche FAIR Konferenz. Sie
| findet nun schon das achte Mal statt, und ich bin mir sicher, dass
| sie auch dieses Jahr ein Erlebnis wird.
|
| Dieses Jahr sprechen Wayne Arnett, Mike Ash, Joseph Bentley, Matthew
| Brown, Claudia Bushman, Brant Gardner, Brian Hauglid, Marcus
| Martins, Steve Mayfield, Kim Östman, Dan Peterson, Matt Roper, David
| Stewart, Brian Stubbs, George Throckmorton, und Allen Wyatt zu uns
| (Eine Beschreibung der Sprecher und ihrer Themen finden Sie hier:
| http://www.fairlds.org/conf06b.html).
|
| Allgemeine Informationen über die Konferenz erhalten Sie hier:
|
| http://www.fairlds.org/conf06a.html
|
| Wir wünschen Ihnen viel Vergnügen und Erbauung beim Besuch unserer
| Site und hoffen, Sie bei unserer Konferenz willkommen zu heißen.
|
| --Scott Gordon
| Präsident, FAIR
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ARTICLE SUBMISSIONS
We welcome article submissions for the FAIR Journal and website. If
you would like to submit an article, please review the editing
guidelines at:
http://www.fairlds.org/EdStyle.pdf
Submit your article to the FAIR Journal Editor, Paul McNabb
(FAIR contact page). An appropriate article would be one that
affirms the truthfulness of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints.
While LDS apologetics (in the broadest sense) deals with refuting
critics of the Church, articles don't necessarily have to deal with
anti-Mormonism, but may deal with some new evidence of the Book of
Mormon, some interesting scripture interpretation, a viewpoint or
quote from the early Christian Fathers or other historical figures, an
interesting lesson idea, an inspiring missionary story, Church
history, or your view on a current event related to the Church or a
piece from a historical journal.
We may also accept articles from people who are not members of The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that may not necessarily
meet the guidelines of supporting the church if it is a topic of
general interest to people involved in apologetics.
A submission may range in length from several pages to a single
paragraph.
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PUBLISHING NOTES
FAIR is not owned, controlled by or affiliated with The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All research and opinions provided
in the FAIR Journal and on the FAIR website (http://www.fairlds.org)
are the sole responsibility of FAIR, and should not be interpreted as
official statements of LDS doctrine, belief or practice.
If someone has forwarded this e-journal to you and you would like to
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If you manage your own e-mail list, and wish to include some of these
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material as long as you contact us first to gain permission, clearly
identify that your source was FAIR, and add a link to the FAIR Web
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