FAIR is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing well-documented answers to criticisms of the doctrine, practice, and history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Array
User contributions for SpencerMarsh
A user with 10,956 edits. Account created on 6 November 2017.
8 November 2022
- 01:0101:01, 8 November 2022 diff hist +94 Question: Is Jesus the promised Messiah of the Old Testament? →Question: Is Jesus the promised Messiah of the Old Testament?
- 01:0001:00, 8 November 2022 diff hist +4,095 N Question: Is Jesus the promised Messiah of the Old Testament? Created page with "{{FairMormon}} <onlyinclude> ==Question: Is Jesus the promised Messiah of the Old Testament?== ===Introduction to Question=== The question of whether or not Jesus is the promi..."
- 00:5900:59, 8 November 2022 diff hist +450 N Jesus Christ/Jesus as the Jewish Messiah Created page with "{{FairMormon}} <onlyinclude> {{H1 |L=Jesus Christ/Jesus as the Jewish Messiah |H=Jesus as the Jewish Messiah |S=Is Jesus really the God of the Old Testament and the Jewish Mes..."
- 00:5500:55, 8 November 2022 diff hist +46 Jesus Christ No edit summary
7 November 2022
- 22:2222:22, 7 November 2022 diff hist +2 Book of Mormon the "most correct of any book" No edit summary
- 22:0122:01, 7 November 2022 diff hist +484 Question: What is the significance of the temple garment worn by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and what is the appropriate way to wear them? →Question: What is the significance of the temple garment worn by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and what is the appropriate way to wear them?
- 00:5300:53, 7 November 2022 diff hist +42 Tips for reading and understanding scripture →2. Read Them Contextually
5 November 2022
- 20:3220:32, 5 November 2022 diff hist +68 Question: Is the Latter-day Saint way of understanding spiritual experience guilty of circular reasoning? →Question: Is the Latter-day Saint way of understanding spiritual experience guilty of circular reasoning?
- 20:3120:31, 5 November 2022 diff hist −5 Question: Is the Latter-day Saint way of understanding spiritual experience guilty of circular reasoning? →The Logical Necessity of God at a Cognitive Distance
- 20:3020:30, 5 November 2022 diff hist −10 Question: Is the Latter-day Saint way of understanding spiritual experience guilty of circular reasoning? →Question: Is the Latter-day Saint way of understanding spiritual experience guilty of circular reasoning?
- 19:2819:28, 5 November 2022 diff hist +44 KJV translation errors in the Book of Mormon →1. Do the KJV translation errors give us an erroneous ethical message about God?
4 November 2022
- 04:1704:17, 4 November 2022 diff hist +31 KJV translation errors in the Book of Mormon →We Don't Have the Original Manuscripts of the Biblical Text. Even If We Did, There's Doubt that the Book of Mormon's Translation Would Be in Error
- 04:1304:13, 4 November 2022 diff hist +5 KJV translation errors in the Book of Mormon →We Don't Have the Original Manuscripts of the Biblical Text. Even If We Did, There's Doubt that the Book of Mormon's Translation Would Be in Error
- 04:1204:12, 4 November 2022 diff hist +238 KJV translation errors in the Book of Mormon →We Don't Have the Original Manuscripts of the Biblical Text. Even If We Did, There's Doubt that the Book of Mormon's Translation Would Be in Error
- 04:0604:06, 4 November 2022 diff hist +96 KJV translation errors in the Book of Mormon →We Don't Have the Original Manuscripts of the Biblical Text. Even If We Did, There's Doubt that the Book of Mormon's Translation Would Be in Error
- 04:0504:05, 4 November 2022 diff hist +436 KJV translation errors in the Book of Mormon →Question: If the Book of Mormon is an accurate translation, why would it contain translational errors that exist in the King James Bible?
- 04:0004:00, 4 November 2022 diff hist +433 KJV translation errors in the Book of Mormon →Response to Question
- 03:5003:50, 4 November 2022 diff hist +9 KJV translation errors in the Book of Mormon →Response to Question
- 03:4903:49, 4 November 2022 diff hist +579 KJV translation errors in the Book of Mormon →Response to Question
- 03:4203:42, 4 November 2022 diff hist +692 KJV translation errors in the Book of Mormon →Response to Question
- 03:3203:32, 4 November 2022 diff hist +37 KJV translation errors in the Book of Mormon →Response to Question
- 03:3103:31, 4 November 2022 diff hist +1,118 KJV translation errors in the Book of Mormon →Question: If the Book of Mormon is an accurate translation, why would it contain translational errors that exist in the King James Bible?
3 November 2022
- 19:4019:40, 3 November 2022 diff hist +35 Question: How can a Latter-day Saint reconcile alleged failed prophecies made by prophets of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? →4. Ensure that the account of the prophecy does not misrepresent or misinterpret what the prophet actually said.
- 16:3616:36, 3 November 2022 diff hist +35 Question: How do we explain multiple "Isaiahs" and the Book of Mormon? →Many Latter-day Saint scholars and students have come to agree with mainstream biblical scholars who suggest that parts of the Book of Isaiah were written by multiple authors and at different times
- 16:3616:36, 3 November 2022 diff hist +77 Question: How do we explain multiple "Isaiahs" and the Book of Mormon? →Many Latter-day Saint scholars and students have come to agree with mainstream biblical scholars who suggest that parts of the Book of Isaiah were written by multiple authors and at different times
- 16:3116:31, 3 November 2022 diff hist +37 Question: How do we explain multiple "Isaiahs" and the Book of Mormon? →Question: How do we explain multiple "Isaiahs" and the Book of Mormon?
- 08:0208:02, 3 November 2022 diff hist +4 Question: How can a Latter-day Saint reconcile alleged failed prophecies made by prophets of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? →10. Make sure to note whether or not the prophecy has a definite timeframe for when it is supposed to be fulfilled
- 08:0208:02, 3 November 2022 diff hist −2 Question: How can a Latter-day Saint reconcile alleged failed prophecies made by prophets of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? →Response to Question
- 08:0208:02, 3 November 2022 diff hist −14,663 Question: How can a Latter-day Saint reconcile alleged failed prophecies made by prophets of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? No edit summary
- 07:4107:41, 3 November 2022 diff hist +4 Question: How can a Latter-day Saint reconcile alleged failed prophecies made by prophets of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? →Response to Question
- 07:4107:41, 3 November 2022 diff hist +19,096 N Question: How can a Latter-day Saint reconcile alleged failed prophecies made by prophets of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? Created page with "==Question: How can a Latter-day Saint reconcile alleged failed prophecies made by prophets of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?== {{UnderConstructionSuggestion..."
- 00:2400:24, 3 November 2022 diff hist +1 Question: Have the doctrines in the Mormon document "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" long been taught in the Church? →"fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners"
- 00:2400:24, 3 November 2022 diff hist 0 Question: Have the doctrines in the Mormon document "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" long been taught in the Church? →"and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity"
- 00:2300:23, 3 November 2022 diff hist +155 Question: Have the doctrines in the Mormon document "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" long been taught in the Church? →Homosexual relations forbidden
- 00:2200:22, 3 November 2022 diff hist 0 Question: Have the doctrines in the Mormon document "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" long been taught in the Church? →"the sacred powers of procreation are to be employed only between man and woman, lawfully wedded as husband and wife."
- 00:2000:20, 3 November 2022 diff hist +161 Question: Have the doctrines in the Mormon document "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" long been taught in the Church? →"the sacred powers of procreation are to be employed only between man and woman, lawfully wedded as husband and wife."
2 November 2022
- 22:5622:56, 2 November 2022 diff hist −81 Question: Was “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” drafted by lawyers in Hawaii in response to legal concerns the Church had over the legalization of gay marriage? →The main concern of Church leaders, and the only one that they seem to have had in consciousness when they first started drafting the proclamation, was a conference held in Cairo, Egypt in 1994 on the family that did not mention marriage
- 22:5222:52, 2 November 2022 diff hist +762 Question: Was “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” drafted by lawyers in Hawaii in response to legal concerns the Church had over the legalization of gay marriage? →Question: Was “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” drafted by lawyers in Hawaii in response to legal concerns the Church had over the legalization of gay marriage?
- 22:3622:36, 2 November 2022 diff hist +113 Question: Was “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” drafted by lawyers in Hawaii in response to legal concerns the Church had over the legalization of gay marriage? →Economic and Social Concerns with the Breakdown of the Family in the 80s and 90s Motivating the Proclamation
- 22:3522:35, 2 November 2022 diff hist +3,436 Question: Was “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” drafted by lawyers in Hawaii in response to legal concerns the Church had over the legalization of gay marriage? →Economic and Social Concerns with the Breakdown of the Family in the 80s and 90s Motivating the Proclamation
- 22:2122:21, 2 November 2022 diff hist +2,103 Question: Was “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” drafted by lawyers in Hawaii in response to legal concerns the Church had over the legalization of gay marriage? →Economic and Social Concerns with the Breakdown of the Family in the 80s and 90s Motivating the Proclamation
- 21:4021:40, 2 November 2022 diff hist +115 Question: Was “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” drafted by lawyers in Hawaii in response to legal concerns the Church had over the legalization of gay marriage? →The main concern of Church leaders, and the only one that they seem to have had in consciousness when they first started drafting the proclamation, was a conference held in Cairo, Egypt in 1994 on the family that did not mention marriage
- 20:5020:50, 2 November 2022 diff hist +3,599 Question: If the Joseph Smith Translation (JST) is Joseph Smith's 'correction' of Biblical errors, why do these corrections not match known Biblical manuscripts? →The Joseph Smith Translation (JST) is better thought of as an "inspired commentary" rather than a "translation"
- 20:4920:49, 2 November 2022 diff hist +3 Question: If the Joseph Smith Translation (JST) is Joseph Smith's 'correction' of Biblical errors, why do these corrections not match known Biblical manuscripts? →We don't have original biblical manuscripts. Known biblical manuscripts are only thought to be copies of the original. Thus any faulting of the JST on this basis is specious
- 20:4820:48, 2 November 2022 diff hist +1 Question: If the Joseph Smith Translation (JST) is Joseph Smith's 'correction' of Biblical errors, why do these corrections not match known Biblical manuscripts? →We don't have original biblical manuscripts. Known biblical manuscripts are only thought to be copies of the original. Thus any faulting of the JST on this basis is specious
- 20:4820:48, 2 November 2022 diff hist +3 Question: If the Joseph Smith Translation (JST) is Joseph Smith's 'correction' of Biblical errors, why do these corrections not match known Biblical manuscripts? →We don't have original biblical manuscripts. Known biblical manuscripts are only thought to be copies of the original. Thus any faulting of the JST on this basis is specious
- 20:4720:47, 2 November 2022 diff hist +2,474 Question: If the Joseph Smith Translation (JST) is Joseph Smith's 'correction' of Biblical errors, why do these corrections not match known Biblical manuscripts? →Question: If the Joseph Smith Translation (JST) is Joseph Smith's 'correction' of Biblical errors, why do these corrections not match known Biblical manuscripts?
- 20:3220:32, 2 November 2022 diff hist +477 Question: What is the Adam Clarke Commentary and what do critics of Mormonism claim about it as it regards the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible? →Question: What is the Adam Clarke Commentary and what do critics of Mormonism claim about it as it regards the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible?
- 20:2620:26, 2 November 2022 diff hist +2 Question: What is the Adam Clarke Commentary and what do critics of Mormonism claim about it as it regards the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible? →Further Reading
- 20:2520:25, 2 November 2022 diff hist +1 Question: What is the Adam Clarke Commentary and what do critics of Mormonism claim about it as it regards the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible? →Professor Wayment addressed the accusation of plagiarism directly.