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Join us September 22-23 for a FREE virtual Book of Mormon conference with keynote speaker Richard Bushman

September 6, 2023 by Trevor Holyoak Leave a Comment

Please join us for this event commemorating the day in 1827 when the prophet Joseph Smith received the gold plates from Moroni from which the Book of Mormon was translated. We will be pleased to hear a presentation from our keynote speaker, Richard Bushman, on the evening of September 22 at 7:00 PM MDT, followed by a day of presentations on September 23. The entire event will be streamed free of charge on our YouTube channel. More information is available here.

Filed Under: Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith, News from FAIR

Letter For My Wife Rebuttal, Part 23: The Early Church – Blacks and the Church [D]

September 6, 2023 by Sarah Allen 3 Comments

This post will be the last in the section about race and the Priesthood restriction. I apologize for not getting this up sooner. My offline life has been a little crazy this summer, and I just didn’t have the time to do this post justice until today. It’s an important topic, and I wanted to make sure I was able to treat it with the respect it deserves.

The bulk of the conversation this week is about the idea that the prophets can never lead the Church astray:

[Read more…] about Letter For My Wife Rebuttal, Part 23: The Early Church – Blacks and the Church [D]

Filed Under: Anti-Mormon critics, Apologetics, Apostasy, Doctrine, Faith Crisis, LDS Culture, LDS History, Perspective, Priesthood, Prophets, Questions, Racial Issues, Resources, Revelation Tagged With: Letter For My Wife

Come, Follow Me with FAIR: Faithful Answers to New Testament Questions – 1 Corinthians 14–16

September 5, 2023 by Trevor Holyoak Leave a Comment

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Evangelical Questions: Baptism for the Dead (Part 2)

by Jennifer Roach, MDiv, LMHC

Welcome back to Come Follow Me with FAIR: Faithful Answers to New Testament Questions. My name is Jennifer Roach and today we’re going to talk about baptism for the dead. As you know we’re going through the Come Follow Me readings and addressing common questions that Evangelicals ask about our faith as we go along. Our purpose here is not to fuel debate but to help you understand where your Evangelical friends and family are coming from so that you can have better conversations with them, and perhaps even be able to offer them a bit of our faith in a way they can understand. [Read more…] about Come, Follow Me with FAIR: Faithful Answers to New Testament Questions – 1 Corinthians 14–16

Filed Under: Bible, Come Follow Me with FAIR, Interfaith Dialogue, Jennifer Roach, Jesus Christ, New Testament, Podcast

By Study and Faith – Episode 6: Cognitive Biases

September 3, 2023 by Trevor Holyoak Leave a Comment

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by Zachary Wright

Introduction

Someone I know, who is a very vocal LGBTQ+ advocate, once got into an argument with me about concepts behind gender.  I did everything I could to understand where they were coming from, seeing as this is a complex topic with differing perspectives.  However, they were trying to convince me (among other things) that gender is a social construct.  Having studied the issue, I pushed against their ideas, arguing that gender is more complicated than that and it certainly isn’t a mere social construct.  However, despite my best efforts, my research and perspectives fell on deaf ears.  Instead, my friend seemed to cling to the ideas of the people she agreed with.  I’ll be sure to go over LGBTQ+ perspectives another day.  However, my purpose in telling this story is to show an example of what researchers and psychologists call cognitive bias, which we’ll discuss today. [Read more…] about By Study and Faith – Episode 6: Cognitive Biases

Filed Under: Apologetics, By Study and Faith, Gender Issues, Philosophy, Podcast, Zachary Wright

What happened at the FAIR Conference this year?

August 30, 2023 by Trevor Holyoak 1 Comment

This year’s conference was well-attended with the venue full to capacity and many more participating via online streaming. Topics were wide-ranging, such as portrayals of the Church in the media, DNA and the Book of Mormon, abuse in the church, the Mountain Meadows Massacre, the accuracy of the Journal of Discourses, and the necessity of horror in the gospel. One reviewer on a recent Interpreter radio show said, “I’ve attended this for a number of years and this was probably one of the best conferences… [the talks] just got – if anything – better as the conference went on.” [Read more…] about What happened at the FAIR Conference this year?

Filed Under: Apologetics, FAIR Conference, News from FAIR

Come, Follow Me with FAIR: Faithful Answers to New Testament Questions – 1 Corinthians 8–13

August 28, 2023 by Trevor Holyoak 2 Comments

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Evangelical Questions: Men and Women

by Jennifer Roach, MDiv, LMHC

Welcome back to Come Follow Me with FAIR: Faithful Answers to New Testament Questions. My name is Jennifer Roach and today we’re going to talk about the interdependence of women and men. As you know we’re going through the Come Follow Me readings and addressing common questions that Evangelicals ask about our faith as we go along. Our purpose here is not to fuel debate but to help you understand where your Evangelical friends and family are coming from so that you can have better conversations with them, and perhaps even be able to offer them a bit of our faith in a way they can understand. [Read more…] about Come, Follow Me with FAIR: Faithful Answers to New Testament Questions – 1 Corinthians 8–13

Filed Under: Bible, Come Follow Me, Come Follow Me with FAIR, Interfaith Dialogue, Jennifer Roach, Jesus Christ, New Testament, Podcast, Women

Come, Follow Me with FAIR: Faithful Answers to New Testament Questions – 1 Corinthians 1–7

August 21, 2023 by Trevor Holyoak 1 Comment

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Evangelical Questions: Satan and Jesus are brothers?

by Jennifer Roach, MDiv, LMHC

Welcome back to Come Follow Me with FAIR: Faithful Answers to New Testament Questions. My name is Jennifer Roach and today we’re going to talk about an issue that baffles Evangelicals to their core: Jesus and Satan as brothers.. As you know we’re going through the Come Follow Me readings and addressing common questions that Evangelicals ask about our faith as we go along. Our purpose here is not to fuel debate but to help you understand where your Evangelical friends and family are coming from so that you can have better conversations with them, and perhaps even be able to offer them a bit of our faith in a way they can understand. [Read more…] about Come, Follow Me with FAIR: Faithful Answers to New Testament Questions – 1 Corinthians 1–7

Filed Under: Bible, Come Follow Me, Come Follow Me with FAIR, Interfaith Dialogue, Jennifer Roach, Jesus Christ, New Testament, Podcast

By Study and Faith – Episode 5: Epistemology

August 20, 2023 by Trevor Holyoak Leave a Comment

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by Zachary Wright

Introduction

In my life, I’ve found that everyone has a specific philosophy that they live by, whether they realize it or not.  Nowhere is this more true than when it comes to the philosophical branch of epistemology.  Epistemology, while sounding complicated and boring to some, is just the fancy way of saying “the study of knowledge.” Consider the following: [Read more…] about By Study and Faith – Episode 5: Epistemology

Filed Under: Apologetics, By Study and Faith, Jesus Christ, Joseph Smith, LDS History, Philosophy, Podcast, Zachary Wright

Come, Follow Me with FAIR: Faithful Answers to New Testament Questions – Romans 7–16

August 14, 2023 by Trevor Holyoak Leave a Comment

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Evangelical Questions: The Problem of Suffering

by Jennifer Roach, MDiv, LMHC

Welcome back to Come Follow Me with FAIR: Faithful Answers to New Testament Questions. My name is Jennifer Roach and today we’re going to talk about the role of suffering. As you know we’re going through the Come Follow Me readings and addressing common questions that Evangelicals ask about our faith as we go along. Our purpose here is not to fuel debate but to help you understand where your Evangelical friends and family are coming from so that you can have better conversations with them, and perhaps even be able to offer them a bit of our faith in a way they can understand. [Read more…] about Come, Follow Me with FAIR: Faithful Answers to New Testament Questions – Romans 7–16

Filed Under: Bible, Come Follow Me, Come Follow Me with FAIR, Interfaith Dialogue, Jennifer Roach, Jesus Christ, New Testament, Podcast

Letter For My Wife Rebuttal, Part 22: The Early Church – Blacks and the Church [C]

August 9, 2023 by Sarah Allen 7 Comments

I was hoping to get this done before the FAIR Conference this past week, but life got in the way so I’m a little late. It was absolutely lovely to meet so many of you in person! I finally got the chance to meet so many friends I’ve only ever met online before, and that was a real treat for me. I also picked up some new books, including one I’ve cited essays from on multiple occasions, so that makes me happy.

There were some fantastic presentations that I will 100% be citing in the future, and I learned a lot, which is always fun for me. Those of us sitting in the back right corner completely geeked out over a few of the presentations, and I can’t wait for the full transcripts and notes to be available. A friend called it “Nerdfest 2023” and he wasn’t wrong, but it was a great time.

[Read more…] about Letter For My Wife Rebuttal, Part 22: The Early Church – Blacks and the Church [C]

Filed Under: Anti-Mormon critics, Apologetics, Doctrine, FAIR Conference, Faith Crisis, LDS Culture, LDS History, Politics, Questions, Racial Issues Tagged With: Letter For My Wife

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