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- Question: Is it true that there is no mention of Joseph Smith seeing the Father and Son in any “contemporary” newspaper, diary, LDS publication, or writing of any kind until the year 1838? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Is modern Trinitarianism understood in the same sense by all who accept it? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Is someone unreliable because they practiced "treasure hunting" and believed in the use of see stones to find lost objects? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Is the Book of Mormon's anti-universalism derived merely from Joseph Smith's contemporary religious culture? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Is the Book of Mormon reference to blood coming from Christ's pores anachronistic? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Is the Book of Mormon simply a "bad copy of the Bible?" (used on 1 page)
- Question: Is the Latter-day Saint conception of testimony from the Holy Ghost threatened by neuroscience or psychology? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Is the Latter-day Saint way of understanding spiritual experience guilty of circular reasoning? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Is the Mormon ''Proclamation on the Family'' official doctrine? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Is the concept of redemption after this life unique to Mormonism? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Is the description in the Book of Mormon of a "river running into a fountain" absurd? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Is the fact that Latter-day Saint missionaries were teaching around 1 November 1830 that Joseph Smith had seen “God” personally a reference to having seen Jesus Christ, but not the Father? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Is the fact that some General Authorities, mission presidents, and others receive a living stipend while serving the Church evidence of the “hypocrisy” of the Church? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Is the mention of "Ur of the Chaldees" in the Book of Abraham an anachronism? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Is the mention of "churches" early in the Book of Mormon anachronistic? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Is the mention of "cureloms" and "cumons" a Book of Mormon anachronism? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Is the mention of Egyptus anachronistic to the time of Abraham? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Is the name "Pharaoh" anachronistic to the time of Abraham? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Is the presence of chiastic structures in the Book of Mormon simply coincidence? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Is the rate of antidepressant use in Utah much higher among Mormons than the general population? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Is the statement in the Book of Mormon that Nephites offered burnt offerings of the firstlings of their flocks not consistent with ancient Jewish law or practice? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Is the story of Nephi killing Laban and then putting on his clothes believable? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Is there an "official" or revealed Book of Mormon geography? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Is there any Biblical evidence that the apostasy began? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Is there any evidence of the apostasy from materials from early Christian history besides the Bible? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Is there more than one state of "hell"? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Is there no biblical requirement to receive baptism? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Is there some rule in Mormonism that states that women cannot open Church meetings with prayer? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Journal of Discourses 2:210 says Jesus was being married to Mary and Martha in Cana. Why would Jesus be invited to his own wedding? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Other than the Sweet Potato, are there other possible connections between the Pacific islands and the New World? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Other than the story of Thomas Lewis, are there other accounts of men being castrated by Mormons in the 1850s? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Should Church members simply have "blind trust" in their leaders? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Should Latter-day Saints ("Mormons") reject "wayward" family members or those who leave the Church? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Should the Book of Mormon describe Jewish customs or laws? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Should the phrase "Red Sea" in the Book of Mormon actually be the "Reed Sea" based on a suspected mistranslation in the Bible? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Should there be no offices in the priesthood? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Should we expect to find ancient swords in either the Old World or the New World? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Since Nephi beheaded Laban, wouldn't there be a large amount of blood afterward? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Since first wives were generally to grant permission for sealings to subsequent wives, did Joseph's later sealing to Emma mean that Emma no longer held the role of "first wife"? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Since its opening, has the redevelopment had the impact hoped for? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Since the Word of Wisdom teaches us to abstain from alcohol, why did Paul encourage Timothy to drink wine for the stomach? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Since the papyri from which the Book of Abraham was translated date to the 3rd century BCE to the 1st century CE, does this mean that the events recorded in the Book of Abraham cannot be historical? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Was Brigham Young's letter ordering immigrants to be left alone "mysteriously lost"? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Was Brigham Young a "33rd degree" Mason? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Was Brigham Young a Mason? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Was Captain Kidd "hanged for crimes allegedly committed in the vicinity of Moroni on Grand Comoro?" (used on 1 page)
- Question: Was Joseph Smith, Sr. a believer in witchcraft and the supernatural? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Was Joseph Smith aware that the date of the autumnal equinox was somehow significant? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Was Joseph Smith responsible for an assassination attempt on former Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs? (used on 1 page)
- Question: Was Mormonism featured in a book written by Dan Brown, the author of The DaVinci Code? (used on 1 page)