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Mormonism and culture/Attitude toward non-members/Further Reading
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Further reading
Further reading
FairMormon Answers articles
Mormonism and culture
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- Reviews of presentations related to Mormonism and culture
- The attitude of Mormons toward others who are not of their faith
- Cultural priorities in Mormonism
- Cultural biases
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The attitude of Latter-day Saints ("Mormons") toward others who are not of their faith
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- Question: Should Mormons reject "wayward" family members or those who leave the Church?
- Question: Do Mormons actually believe that they are morally, ethically, spiritually superior to others?
- Question: Does the Church disregard people's own cultural traditions?
- Question: Are Latter-day Saints taught to look down upon or reject those who are not of their faith?
Cultural priorities in Mormonism
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- Question: Is the fact that Salt Lake City has many plastic surgeons indicative of Mormon vanity and concern with appearance?
- Question: Does the Church teach members to put service in the Church over the needs of their families?
- Question: Do the Latter-day Saints use praise of God as part of their prayers and songs in worship?
- October 2007 General Conference, "Good, Better, Best"
Cultural biases
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Interfaith issues wiki articles |
- Anti-Mormon
- Attitude to non-members
- Latter-day Saints aren't Christians
- LDS Church is a cult
- Salvation of non-members
- Temple work for Holocaust victims
- Wayward family members, attitude toward
FairMormon web site
Interfaith issues FairMormon articles on-line |
- FAIR Topical Guide: Comparative Religion FAIR link
- Michael R. Ash, "Does Mormonism Attack Christianity?" PDF link
- Cooper Johnson, "Breaking the Rules," - three rules to observe when examining another's faith FAIR link
- Cooper Johnson, "Mormon Missionaries, the Vatican, and Respect," FAIR link
External links
Interfaith issues on-line articles |
- Marvin J. Ashton, "No Time for Contention," Ensign (May 1978), 7. off-site
- M. Russell Ballard, "The Hand of Fellowship," Ensign (November 1988), 28. off-site
- Carlfred B. Broderick, "The Brothers of Jesus: Loving the Unbelieving Relative," Ensign (March 1987), 50. off-site
- Gordon B. Hinckley, "Four Simple Things to Help Our Families and Our Nations," Ensign (September 1996), 2. off-site
- George Lyman, "Since The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the only true church, what will happen to good people of other faiths?," Ensign (June 1988), 57–59. off-site
- Terryl L. Givens, "New Religious Movements and Orthodoxy: The Challenge to the Religious Mainstream," FARMS Review 19/1 (2007): 201–220. off-site wiki
- Russell M. Nelson, "Listen to Learn," Ensign (May 1991), 22. off-site
Printed material
Interfaith issues printed materials |
- Massimo Introvigne, "'Almost Mormon—Almost Christian': The Image of the RLDS Church in Contemporary Anti-Mormonism," John Whitmer Historical Association Journal 14 (1994): 11.
- "How to Write an Anti-Mormon Book (A Handbook for Beginners)," in Hugh W. Nibley, Tinkling Cymbals and Sounding Brass: The Art of Telling Tales About Joseph Smith and Brigham Young (Vol. 11 of the Collected Works of Hugh Nibley), edited by David J. Whittaker, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Deseret Book Company ; Provo, Utah : Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1991),474–580. ISBN 0875795161. GL direct link
- Daniel C. Peterson and Stephen D. Ricks, Offenders for a Word: How Anti-Mormons Play Word Games to Attack the Latter-day Saints (Provo, Utah: FARMS (reprint edition), 1992), 1. ISBN 0934893357. off-site