Thursday, February 23, 2006
LDS Patriot Moved To Wordpress
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Justices to Weigh Late-Term Abortion Ban
Supreme Court Will Consider the Constitutionality of Banning a Type of Late-Term Abortion
Article
Title: Justices to Weigh Late-Term Abortion Ban
Link: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=1644973&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312
Author: ~
Publication Date:
Friday, February 10, 2006
Daniel C Peterson On Daniel Pipes
Background: A copy of my e-mailed to Daniel C. Peterson, Ph.D. regarding some questions I had about Dr. Daniel Pipes. Also, Dr. Peterson’s response is copied below. Dr. Peterson approved the posting of his response to my e-mail.
Brother Peterson:
First, I want to personally thank you for all your efforts at FAIR. I think your posts would make an excellent book for all aspiring apologist. Again, ThankYouVeryMuch!
Because of your expertise in Islam and the
I ask this because some LDS believe the following about Dr. Pipes: “Daniel Pipes is a demagogue with absolutely no interest in scholarly debate…writes rubbish…His failure to acknowledge the diversity of the debate…please choose someone that bothers to read what they write…”
And because I know what it’s like to have my faith misrepresented, I do not wish to give credence to Dr. Pipes’s work if he is in fact the “Muslim Expert” equivalent of Decker/Tanner et al.
If, in your opinion, Dr. Pipes’s ought not to be taken seriously, then I’d certainly stop citing him as an expert. I sure would like to know whom you would recommend I can put my trust in as it relates to Islam, the Arab-Israel conflict, terrorism, etc.
Thread at Millennial Star where I am discussion concerning the Danish cartoons.
http://www.millennialstar.org/index.php/2006/02/07/the_limits_of_free_speech_free_speech#comments
Daniel Pipes
Director
Bio: http://www.danielpipes.org/bios/
Areas of Expertise: Militant Islam, Arab-Israel conflict,
Contact: pipes@meforum.org
http://www.meforum.org/experts.php
http://www.danielpipes.org/bios/
http://www.danielpipes.org/bio.pdf
LDS Patriot
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Dr. Peterson’s response to my e-mail above:
I think highly of him. His father, Richard Pipes, was a famous Sovietologist at Harvard whose writing I admired. He himself earned a Ph.D. At Harvard with a dissertation on the Mamluks of medieval
I confess that I have a bias with regard to Dr. Pipes, since he’s had some nice things to say about me (on the basis, in my view, of insufficient evidence). But, even factoring that in, I think his is a voice that should not be shunned.
I have at least one colleague here at BYU who despises him, too, but then, that colleague and I disagree very, very much on politics, as well.
I’ve never found Daniel Pipes to be a demagogue.
He is certainly not an Ed Decker or a Jerald/Sandra Tanner.
Keep reading Daniel Pipes. Another good writer—perhaps the greatest scholar of Islam writing in English—is Bernard Lewis, an Englishman now long retired from
Lewis also catches flak from some of my Islamicist colleagues, at least for his recent and more overtly political writing. But that’s to a large extent because most of my colleagues lean politically left, as do most academics generally. (I do not.) It doesn’t hurt to read some of the more liberal Islamicists too (such as John Esposito), to get various perspectives, but I am not very pleased with the campaign to blacken and marginalize Daniel Pipes. If he’s wrong, that should be demonstrated with evidence and analysis, not by name-calling.
Best wishes to you.
Sincerely,
Dan Peterson
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Daniel C. Peterson, Ph.D.
Professor of Islamic Studies and Arabic
Editor-in-Chief, Middle Eastern Texts Initiative
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Thursday, February 09, 2006
New Tomb Found in Valley of Kings
Scientists Celebrate Darwin's Birthday
To show religion and science are not at odds, more than 400 churches of many denominations _ most of them in the United States _ have agreed to participate in "Evolution Sunday" by giving a sermon, holding classes or sponsoring discussions. ...
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Japanese Suicide Pacts
Police said 91 people died in the pacts in 2005, compared with 55 in 2004 and 34 in 2003, when the records started.
Alarm at the rise has led to increased vigilance by internet serviceproviders, who now report suspected suicide pacts to the authorities.
Japan has one of the highest suicide rates in the world, and the pacts may appeal to those scared to die alone.
Police figures showed 34 internet-arranged suicide pacts were recordedlast year. Of the 91 people who died, 54 were men and 37 were women,with most being in their twenties or thirties.
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
"Dogtown" director on scene for "Nativity"
"Dogtown" director on scene for "Nativity"
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Director Catherine Hardwicke, whose films have focused on wayward teens and skateboard punks, is in negotiations to shoot a project about the life of the Virgin Mary before the birth of Christ.
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
LDS Adamant Proponents Of Free Speech
There is a difference between free speech and violent actions purportedly caused by said free speech. The constitution protects the former and condemns the latter.
In contrast to the current violent protests from members of another faith, LDS do not throw stones and make bombs and have mass riots because their religion is insulted.
The LDS faith from the beginning has been viewed as a radical religion by some, and its history is laced with verbal assaults, expulsion, even murder at the hands of its detractors.
Notwithstanding these varied assaults, the early members never once abandoned the importance of the constitutional necessity of freedom of speech, even if lies, provocative statements and venomously vitriolic hate speech were spewed against them.
Moreover, the LDS faith today is incessantly assaulted and insulted daily at the hands of Professional anti-Mormons (PAMs) and their sympathizers. These PAMs actually make their living attacking the LDS faith! What is the LDS response to such behavior? They vow allegiance to the principles of the constitution and free speech, support for and fighting for all peoples inalienable rights.
The LDS are adamant proponents of the principles of the US Constitution, like free speech, even when it does not work in their favor.
I've enjoyed reading Dr. Pipes's articles and website for years. He is a scholar and expert on the
As you click on the URLs you'll find how incredibility ridiculous and hypocritical these protestors are.
Article Highlights:
· Will the West stand up for freedom of speech, or cower to Islamist p.c. bullies
· Will Westerners accede to a double standard by which Muslims
· Are Muslims asking for respect or for submission
· We should not apologize
· "We are all Danes now."
· Western governments should take a crash course on Islamic law and the historically-abiding Muslim imperative to subjugate non-Muslim peoples
· Peoples who would stay free must stand unreservedly with
Daniel Pipes's Home Page
The
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Cartoons and Islamic Imperialism
by Daniel Pipes
New York Sun
February 7, 2006
The key issue at stake in the battle over the twelve Danish cartoonsof the Muslim prophet Muhammad is this: Will the West stand up for itscustoms and mores, including freedom of speech, or will Muslims imposetheir way of life on the West? Ultimately, there is no compromise:Westerners will either retain their civilization, including the right to insult and blaspheme, or not.
More specifically, will Westerners accede to a double standard by which Muslims are free to insult Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism, while Muhammad, Islam, and Muslims enjoy immunity from insults? Muslims routinely publish cartoons far more offensive than the Danish ones . Are they entitled to dish it out while being insulated from similar indignities?
Germany's Die Weltnewspaper hinted at this issue in an editorial: "The protests fromMuslims would be taken more seriously if they were less hypocritical.When Syrian television showed drama documentaries in prime timedepicting rabbis as cannibals, the imams were quiet." Nor, by the way,have imams protested the stomping on the Christian cross embedded inthe Danish flag.
The deeper issue here, however, is not Muslim hypocrisy but Islamic supremacism. The Danish editor who published the cartoons, Flemming Rose,explained that if Muslims insist "that I, as a non-Muslim, shouldsubmit to their taboos ... they're asking for my submission."
Precisely. Robert Spencer rightly called on the free world to stand "resolutely with Denmark." The informative Brussels Journal asserts, "We are all Danes now." Some governments get it:
Monday, February 06, 2006
Read prophets words on war
JetBlue loses altitude
Mormons, non-Mormons clear the air
Don't say that, it's hurtful
Some points of tension named in the letter from organizers of "Bridging the Religious Divide":
* Referring to the LDS Church simply as "the Church" bothered people of other faiths, as did being referred to as "non-Mormons."
* The claim that the LDS Church is "the one true church" implies that all other faiths are inferior, and it's offensive to those of other traditions.
* Proselytizing, though an important part of Mormon practice, makes other Utahns feel expressions of friendship may be contingent upon their openness to joining.
* Many Utahns feel that LDS Church members are unaware of how their church's dominance culturally and politically gives them a privileged status and how difficult it is for minority voices to be heard.
* Legislation on issues such as same-sex marriage, gay adoption, benefits for unmarried partners and liquor sales seem to some like an exercise in democracy, where the majority rules. Others see it as inappropriately imposing the majority's moral belief system on every resident.
* Stereotyping Mormons as "obedient, followers or sheep" is offensive and fails to recognize individuality and intelligence.
* Mormons feel that they are targets of disparaging remarks (and at times actions) that offend LDS belief and culture, and that other Utahns do not speak out against such remarks and action
Evolution Measure Splits State Legislators in Utah
Evolution Measure Splits State Legislators in Utah
New York Times Feb 5 2006 8:37AM GMT
Ford Interfaith Network Chairman LDS
New York Times Feb 5 2006 5:24AM GMT
Apocalyptic prophecies? Natural disasters have some people thinking about last days
President Hinckley:
"What we have experienced in the past was all foretold, and the end is not yet," President Hinckley said. "Just as there have been calamities in the past, we expect more in the future. What do we do?
"Someone has said it was not raining when Noah built the ark. But he built it, and the rains came.
"The Lord has said, 'If ye are prepared ye shall not fear' (D&C 38:30).
"The primary preparation is also set forth in the Doctrine and Covenants, wherein it says,
'Wherefore, stand ye in holy places, and be not moved, until the day of the Lord come. (D&C 87:8).' "
The LDS Church believes in modern scripture and revelation, in addition to the Bible. The LDS Church's Doctrine and Covenants reaffirms the idea of very strong earthquakes in the last days before Christ's second coming.
Apocalyptic prophecies? Natural disasters have some people thinking about last days: "Tsunamis, hurricanes, earthquakes. In the past year, calamities have struck countries around the world and more disasters will come in the last days, according to the Scriptures."
Pres. Hinckley closer to resuming duties
Pres. Hinckley closer to resuming duties: "President Gordon B. Hinckley is one step closer to resuming his normal duties as leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints."
Hearing set in Virginia slaying
Play: Confessions of a Mormon Boy
- Audacity
- Braggadocio
- Brass
- Hutzpah
- Conceitedness
- Contemptuousness
- Disgusting
- Hubris
- Money
- Ostentation
- Pomposity
- Perversion
- Pride
- Sad
- Self-importance
- Sick
- Smugness
- Superciliousness
- Vanity
- Christian
- Faithful
- Humility
- Jesus Christ
- Modesty
- Morality
- Obedience
- Virtue
- Repentance
Moroni 7: 15 For behold, my brethren, it is given unto you to judge, that ye may know good from evil; and the way to judge is as plain, that ye may know with a perfect knowledge, as the daylight is from the dark night.
16 For behold, the Spirit of Christ is given to every man, that he may know good from evil; wherefore, I show unto you the way to judge; for every thing which inviteth to do good, and to persuade to believe in Christ, is sent forth by the power and gift of Christ; wherefore ye may know with a perfect knowledge it is of God.
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Mormon Boy Reveals All, Opening Off-Broadway Feb. 5
By Kenneth Jones
February 5, 2006
Confessions of a Mormon Boy, the solo play about the painful journey of a young gay Mormon, opens Feb. 5 in its Off-Broadway commercial bow, following previews from Jan. 27 and engagements around the country. Written by and featuring Brigham Young University alumnus Steven Fales, with direction by Tony Award winner Jack Hofsiss (The Elephant Man), the play tells Fales' autobiographical story — about his "journey through excommunication from the Mormon church, divorce, male prostitution and drug abuse, as he struggles to reclaim himself, his children and his 'Donny Osmond smile.'"
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/97755.html
http://www.mormonboy.com/
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
THE FAIR JOURNAL January 2006
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THE FAIR JOURNAL January 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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* MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT. Scott Gordon looks at the recent
flurry of anti-Mormon works and discusses their scholarly
shortcomings.
* FAIR CONFERENCE NEWS. The FAIR Conference is scheduled for
August 3 and 4.
* NEW ON THE WEBSITE. "The Book of Mormon vs. the Critics:
Nit-Picking for Fun and Profit." Don Neighbors looks at attacks
against the Book of Mormon based on language, grammar, and
corrections to the translated text.
* 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. This month's
additions are audio presentations relating to LDS apologetics.
* FAIR LDS BOOKSTORE. With the changes in the on-line bookstore,
browsing and ordering is faster and easier than ever. Check
out the new format and this month's special offerings.
* 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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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
A number of new books and videos about Mormonism have recently been
released. With Harry Reid as minority leader in the Senate and Mitt
Romney contemplating a run for the presidency, we are likely to see
even more. Many of these books and videos have a slightly different
tone than traditional evangelical anti-Mormonm because they are often
coming from, or are influenced by, disaffected Mormons. In addition,
many of these books and videos make an effort to appear scholarly.
While some people take the position that if it is written in a book or
if it is in a video documentary then it must be true, this is not a
safe position to take.
Whether it be history, archeology, or DNA evidence, these books and
films paint the picture that Mormonism is a lie. From there they
either take the path that it is either a well-meaning lie or a
deceitful lie, but it is a lie nonetheless.
Most people love a good story, but few like to do research in history
or science. Fewer still have the knowledge or training to evaluate the
quality of various sources. In history, one should ask questions such
as "Is this first hand?" "Was this written at the time it happened or
was it written many years later?" "Who wrote it?" "What was his or her
relationship to the event or events?"
These were thoughts I had as I recently read the book "An Insider's
View of Mormon Origins" by Grant H. Palmer. He claims in his book that
the history we have learned is a lie.
To support his thesis, Mr. Palmer quotes the RLDS church (Community of
Christ) president-emeritus saying: "One thing is clear. The genie is
out of the bottle and it cannot be put back. Facts uncovered and the
questions raised by the new Mormon historians will not go away. They
will have to be dealt with if we are to maintain a position of honesty
and integrity in our dealings with our own members as well as our
friends in the larger religious community." (page xi)
LDS Historian Davis Bitton responds to Palmer's book in The FARMS
Review by saying:
"Grant H. Palmer thinks the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints has been dishonest by holding back information that
controverts the traditional account of its origins. But he doesn't
mind holding back quite a bit himself." [The FARMS Review 15/2
(2003) page 257.]
Palmer questions whether there was a Palmyra revival in 1820 while
ignoring the June 1820, Palmyra Register newspaper report of James
Couser who dies of intoxication at one of these "non-existent"
meetings. He chooses non-primary quotes to show the witnesses only
thought they saw the plates while ignoring the first-hand statements
of Martin Harris, where he states he held them on his lap for an hour
and a half, and firsthand statements of Katherine Smith where she
describes how she hid the plates in bed with her while people searched
the house for them.
Anyone who has questions about the Witnesses should read Richard
Anderson's book "Investigating the Book of Mormon Witnesses." Anderson
earned a law degree at Harvard Law School and a Ph.D. in ancient
history at the University of California, Berkeley. He has probably
done more research on the topic than anyone else.
http://store.fairlds.org/prod/p0875792421.html
But Palmer isn't the only new author. Dan Vogel has put together an
impressive book on Joseph Smith. In FARMS Review 17/1 (2005), Andrew
H. Hedges, who has a Ph.D. in American history from the University of
Illinois, and Dawson W. Hedges, MD, observe that Vogel doesn't follow
the traditional lines of scholarship:
"Frankly admitting his 'inclination...to interpret any claim of the
paranormal...as delusion or fraud' (p. xii), Vogel refuses to
accept Joseph's and his supporters' autobiographical statements--
most of which grant, either explicitly or implicitly, such
'paranormal' phenomena as angels, revelation, visions, and
prophecy--at face value."
The FARMS reviewers describe the method of how to support these
positions saying, "Easy--scour the records for any sources whose
authors know, like Vogel, that Joseph was a liar from birth and see
what they have to say about his life."
They go on to describe Vogel's historical conjecturing by saying,
"In the eight pages from 131 to 138, for example, the words
'might,' 'probably,' 'may,' 'perhaps,' and 'seems' occur a total of
17 times--better than two per page, on average. Rarely does one
find a run of more than two pages where such words aren't employed,
and not infrequently one sees them in even greater abundance--pages
178 and 447, for example, contain nine such qualifiers apiece. They
are central to every point and argument Vogel makes, whatever their
overall rate of use may be, and one finds oneself involuntarily
muttering under one's breath 'yes, and maybe, probably not' at the
end of most of them."
There are two books out on the Mountain Meadows massacre written by
Will Bagley and Sally Denton, and there are films being produced that
use those books as sources. Robert Crockett reviews these books in The
FARMS Review 15/2 (2003) and in The FARMS Review 16/1 (2004). Of
Bagley's book, Crockett writes:
"Specifically, regarding Blood of the Prophets, it is my view that
Bagley's analysis of the evidence is uncritical and unbalanced,
usually favoring explanations that would condemn authorities of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Bagley often ignores
exculpatory evidence of a much higher quality than the evidence
upon which he relies to inculpate Brigham Young. Bagley often
favors rumor and speculation over hard evidence, or he relies
solely upon rumor and speculation when there is no evidence."
Of Denton Crockett writes: "She makes mistakes that careful historians
of Mormon Americana do not," and "To say it more succinctly, Denton
discusses the massacre out of context."
Geneticist Dr. Ryan Parr writes in The FARMS Review 17/1 (2005) about
a new book on DNA, "Losing a Lost Tribe: Native Americans, DNA, and
the Mormon Church," by Dr. Simon Southerton. He states:
"Southerton has done a reasonable job of summarizing the current
data set describing Native American haplotype/haplogroup
frequencies of mtDNA and Y chromosomes; however, the obvious
difficulty is the clear and persistent insistence that these data
are an accurate archive of all past population histories in the
Americas. This is an unrealistic and vast simplification of
population dynamics."
In the same volume of The FARMS Review, Dr. Kent Jackson writes about
Martha Beck's book "Leaving the Saints":
"In her book Martha calls for the highest standards of scholarship
and social science professionalism, yet sadly her own writing is
closer to tabloid journalism, failing to come anywhere close to
the standards she claims to espouse." (Page 110)
There are critics of The FARMS Review who claim it is "mean spirited"
and "critical." But book reviews in scholarly journals traditionally
have little tolerance for what they believe to be sloppy research.
While not everyone has to agree that Joseph Smith was a prophet or
that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the restored
Church of Jesus Christ, if you write about it, it is important to
follow the traditions of scholarship and research. These new books
and videos suffer from oversimplification, misrepresentation, and
ignoring scholarly research that has been done on the topic.
--Scott Gordon
President, FAIR
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Editors Note: The FARMS review is a good source of scholarly discourse
on the various books that are written about Mormonism. You can read
the FARMS review at
http://farms.byu.edu
Copies can be purchased at the FAIR bookstore at
http://store.fairlds.org/bi066.html
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would cease to exist. Thank you for your support.
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FAIR Conference News
The 8th annual FAIR Conference will be held in Sandy, Utah, on August
3-4. Mark your calendars and be ready to take advantage of the early
bird discount on conference tickets! Details on the speakers and
ticket prices will be announced in an upcoming FAIR Journal.
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The Book of Mormon vs. the Critics: Nit-Picking for Fun and Profit
by D.E. Neighbors
Nearly every anti-Mormon work that has attacked the Book of Mormon has
used the argument that since the Book of Mormon contains errors and
has been corrected and modified over the years, Joseph Smith's
statement that the Book of Mormon was "the most correct book" was
false and the Book of Mormon itself cannot be considered scripture and
is nothing more than a fabrication of Joseph Smith.
In his article, Neighbors looks at some of the attacks on the Book of
Mormon relating to the language and grammar that the Prophet Joseph
used when he translated the ancient text, as well as some of the
attacks based on changes to the Book of Mormon text after its initial
publication. The Book of Mormon is easily defended against these
nit-picking complaints, which are basically founded on an extreme
textual inerrantist viewpoint. With his long experience in the
publishing field, Neighbors notes that he is "singularly unimpressed
by the claims made against the Book of Mormon on typographical and
grammatical grounds."
Read the article: http://www.fairlds.org/apol/bom/bom21.html
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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, simply mail it to questions@fairlds.org. Email sent to this
address 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. Each of
these is an audio presentation and can be found in the multimedia
section of the Topical Guide in addition to the appropriate topic
index. To see all audio entries in the Topical Guide, go to
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai197.html
Richard L. Anderson
"Testimonies of the Book of Mormon Witnesses"
Book of Mormon > Witnesses
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai109.html
FARMS
"LDS Perspectives of the Dead Sea Scrolls"
Scripture and Influential Writings > Non-LDS Text > Dead
Sea Scrolls
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai175.html
John Gee
FARMS Presentation regarding Facsimile 3 in the Book of Abraham
Scripture and Influential Writings > Pearl of Great Price >
Book of Abraham
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai125.html
Hugh Nibley
"Faith of an Observer"
Apologetics and Scholarship
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai003.html
Hugh Nibley
"Abraham's Creation Drama"
Scripture and Influential Writings > Pearl of Great Price >
Book of Abraham
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai125.html
Hugh Nibley
"Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series - 1. Restoring What Was
Lost"
Scripture and Influential Writings > Pearl of Great Price >
Book of Abraham
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai125.html
Hugh Nibley
"Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series - 2. Allegory and Rhetoric"
Scripture and Influential Writings > Pearl of Great Price >
Book of Abraham
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai125.html
Hugh Nibley
"Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series - 3. Literalism"
Scripture and Influential Writings > Pearl of Great Price >
Book of Abraham
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai125.html
Hugh Nibley
"Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series - 4. Preexistence"
Scripture and Influential Writings > Pearl of Great Price >
Book of Abraham
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai125.html
Hugh Nibley
"Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series - 5. Cosmology"
Scripture and Influential Writings > Pearl of Great Price >
Book of Abraham
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai125.html
Hugh Nibley
"Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series - 6. The Creation"
Scripture and Influential Writings > Pearl of Great Price >
Book of Abraham
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai125.html
Hugh Nibley
"Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series - 7. The Council"
Scripture and Influential Writings > Pearl of Great Price >
Book of Abraham
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai125.html
Hugh Nibley
"Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series - 8. The Council According
to the Shabako Stone"
Scripture and Influential Writings > Pearl of Great Price >
Book of Abraham
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai125.html
Hugh Nibley
"Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series - 9. The Shabako Stone
Continued"
Scripture and Influential Writings > Pearl of Great Price >
Book of Abraham
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai125.html
Hugh Nibley
"Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series - 10. The Babylon Creation
Myth"
Scripture and Influential Writings > Pearl of Great Price >
Book of Abraham
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai125.html
Hugh Nibley
"Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series - 11. The Human Condition"
Scripture and Influential Writings > Pearl of Great Price >
Book of Abraham
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai125.html
Hugh Nibley
"Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series - 12. The Plurality of
Worlds"
Scripture and Influential Writings > Pearl of Great Price >
Book of Abraham
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai125.html
Hugh Nibley
"Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series - 13. The Pearl of Great
Price on the Plurality of Worlds"
Scripture and Influential Writings > Pearl of Great Price >
Book of Abraham
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai125.html
Hugh Nibley
"Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series - 14. Treasures in Heaven"
Scripture and Influential Writings > Pearl of Great Price >
Book of Abraham
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai125.html
Hugh Nibley
"Pearl of Great Price Lecture Series - 15. The Geological
Problem"
Scripture and Influential Writings > Pearl of Great Price >
Book of Abraham
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai125.html
Daniel Peterson
"A Scholar Looks at Evidences for the Book of Mormon"
Book of Mormon
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai105.html
Royal Skousen
"Critical Text of the Book of Mormon"
Book of Mormon > Textual Issues > Changes in the Book of
Mormon
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai282.html
John Welch
"Chiasmus in the Book of Mormon"
Book of Mormon > Textual Issues > Chaismus
http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai119.html
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FAIR LDS BOOKSTORE
The Fair LDS Bookstore has some great values. By supporting the FAIR
Bookstore you are also supporting FAIR. Come and see what great books
are here for you. This month we are featuring three marvelous books at
a wonderful price.
--> "Defining the Word - Understanding the History and Language of the
Bible" John A. Tvedtnes, Covenant Communications, 2006
(Softbound) ISBN 1-59811078-0
This book will help you to understand and discover what the Bible
*really* means. John Tvedtnes does a wonderful job of writing so that
one can understand and love the words of the Bible, which will help
with understanding of the language that is used in all the standard
works. You'll find that this book is well researched and easy to
understand. Those who love history, language and those who love the
word of God will find this book totally insightful and inspiring.
You can purchase this book for $10.46, 25% off its retail price. (It
is regularly $13.95.)
http://store.fairlds.org/prod/p1598110780.html
--> "United by Faith" edited by Kyle R. Walker, BYU Studies, 2006
(Hardbound) ISBN 1-59156-998-2
This book introduces you to the Joseph Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith family,
their troubles, and how they united their family. This intimate story
blends together both research and a tender story of Mormonism's first
family. The work of nine historians brings about new insights on each
family member.
You can purchase this book for $19.95, 20% of its retail price. (It is
regularly $24.95)
http://store.fairlds.org/prod/p1591569982.html
--> "The Book of Mormon: A Reader's Edition" edited by Grant Hardy,
University of Illinois Press, 2005 (Softbound) ISBN 0-252-07341-X
This great reader-friendly version of our familiar scripture reformats
the complete, unchanged 1920 text in the manner of modern translations
of the Bible, with paragraphs, quotations marks, poetic forms, topical
headings, multichapter headings, indention of quoted documents,
italicized reworkings of biblical prophecies, and minimized verse
numbers. The book has charts, maps, and a glossary of names. If you've
never seen this book before, it will provide you with new insights
into the Book of Mormon.
You can purchase this book for $17.47, 30% off its retail price. (It
is regularly $24.95.)
http://store.fairlds.org/prod/p025207341X.html
To see all of our specials for this month in one place, visit this
special page:
http://store.fairlds.org/specials.html
Thanks for your continued support of the FAIR Bookstore. We hope you
have a great new year!
- The FAIR Bookstore Staff
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ARTICLE SUBMISSIONS
We welcome article submissions for the FAIR Journal and Web site. 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
(journal@fairlds.org). 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 Web site (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 are interested in apologetics and would like to participate
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link to join this list as well.
If you manage your own e-mail list, and wish to include some of these
thoughts or articles on your list, contact us at
webmaster@fairlds.org. We have a fairly liberal policy of using our
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
site (www.fairlds.org).
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