Category Archives: Mormonism’s Top 50

50 Answers to 50 Mormon Answers to 50 Anti-Mormon Questions (Answer 28)

Posted on July 1, 2009 by

Tower To Truth Question: 28. If marriage is essential to achieve exaltation, why did Paul say that it is good for a man not to marry? (1st Corinthians 7:1) ————————- FAIR Answer: Paul does not say it is good not … Continue reading →

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50 Answers to 50 Mormon Answers to 50 Anti-Mormon Questions (Answers 25, 26, and 27)

Posted on June 17, 2009 by

Because of the repetitive nature of the next three questions, I have decided to lump them into one post. Tower To Truth Question: 25. Why does the Book of Mormon contain extensive, word-for-word quotes from the Bible if the LDS … Continue reading →

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50 Answers to 50 Mormon Answers to 50 Anti-Mormon Questions (Answer 24)

Posted on May 14, 2009 by

Notice the little picture above. It is an Oriborus. I really think it symbolizes Mormon theology, because if you share the truth with a Mormon long enough, their theology will start to eat itself. Tower To Truth Question: 24. If … Continue reading →

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50 Answers to 50 Mormon Answers to 50 Anti-Mormon Questions (Answer 23)

Posted on March 4, 2009 by

Wow, it’s been a while. This series left off back in August with Question 22. I’ve now got a little bit of time (spring break next week), so we can resume our journey of untangling the sophomoric attempts by FAIR … Continue reading →

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50 Answers to 50 Mormon Answers to 50 Anti-Mormon Questions (answer 22)

Posted on December 29, 2008 by

Tower To Truth Question: 22. Why does the Book of Abraham, chapters 4 & 5, contradict Alma 11 in stating that there is more than one God? ————————— FAIR Answer: The term “God” may be used in more than one … Continue reading →

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50 Answers to 50 Mormon Answers to 50 Anti-Mormon Questions (answer 21)

Posted on December 11, 2008 by

Well, semester number 1 is over, I have about a month until the spring term begins, so let’s pick back up with our “50 Answers” segment. We pick up with the ancient Egyptian pagan mummy burial manual Book of Abraham. … Continue reading →

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50 Answers to 50 Mormon Answers to 50 Anti-Mormon Questions (answer 20)

Posted on September 11, 2008 by

Tower To Truth Question: 20. Since the word grace means a free gift that can’t be earned, why does the Book of Mormon state “for we know that it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can … Continue reading →

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50 Answers to 50 Mormon Answers to 50 Anti-Mormon Questions (answer 19)

Posted on August 21, 2008 by

Tower To Truth Question: 19. Why do you baptize for the dead when both Mosiah 3:25 and the Bible state that there is no chance of salvation after death? —————————– FAIR Answer: The passage in Mosiah 3:25, and any passages … Continue reading →

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50 Answers to 50 Mormon Answers to 50 Anti-Mormon Questions (answers 17 & 18)

Posted on August 14, 2008 by

Tower To Truth Question #17: 17. If the Book of Mormon contains the “fulness of the everlasting gospel,” why does the LDS Church need additional works? ——————————- FAIR Answer #17: The Book of Mormon’s definition of “fulness of the gospel” … Continue reading →

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50 Answers to 50 Mormon Answers to 50 Anti-Mormon Questions (answer 16)

Posted on August 7, 2008 by

Tower To Truth Question: 16. If the Book of Mormon is the most correct of any book on earth, as Joseph Smith said, why does it contain over 4000 changes from the original 1830 edition? ————————– FAIR Answer: Christians should … Continue reading →

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50 Answers to 50 Mormon Answers to 50 Anti-Mormon Questions (answer 15)

Posted on August 1, 2008 by

Tower To Truth Question: 15. Why does the Book of Mormon state that Jesus was born in Jerusalem (Alma 7:10) when history and the Bible state that he was born outside of Jerusalem, in Bethlehem? —————— FAIR Answer: Bethlehem is … Continue reading →

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50 Answers to 50 Mormon Answers to 50 Anti-Mormon Questions (answer 14)

Posted on July 25, 2008 by

Tower To Truth Question: 14. Why did God encourage Abraham & Sarah to lie in Abra. 2:24? Isn’t lying a sin according to the 10 commandments? Why did God tell Abraham and Sarah to lie when 2 Nephi condemns liars … Continue reading →

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50 Answers to 50 Mormon Answers to 50 Anti-Mormon Questions (answer 13)

Posted on July 17, 2008 by

Tower To Truth Question: 13. If God is an exalted man with a body of flesh and bones, why does Alma 18:26-28 and John 4:24 say that God is a spirit? ————————- FAIR Answer: In Alma, the reference is to … Continue reading →

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50 Answers to 50 Mormon Answers to 50 Anti-Mormon Questions (answer 12)

Posted on July 10, 2008 by

Tower To Truth Question: 12. Why were the words “white and delightsome” in 2nd Nephi 30:6 changed to “pure and delightsome” right on the heels of the Civil Rights campaign for blacks? —————— FAIR Response: The critics have their history … Continue reading →

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50 Answers to 50 Mormon Answers to 50 Anti-Mormon Questions (answer 11)

Posted on July 3, 2008 by

Since I will be busy tomorrow, my usual Friday post goes up today. May all have a happy and safe 4th of July weekend! ==================== Tower To Truth Question: 11. Why did Joseph Smith condone polygamy as an ordinance from … Continue reading →

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50 Answers to 50 Mormon Answers to 50 Anti-Mormon Questions (Answer 10)

Posted on June 27, 2008 by

Tower To Truth Question: 10. If the words “familiar spirit” in Is. 29:4 refer to the Book of Mormon, why does “familiar spirit” always refer to occult practices such as channeling and necromancy everywhere else in the Old Testament? —————————- … Continue reading →

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50 Answers to 50 Mormon Answers to 50 Anti-Mormon Questions (answer 9)

Posted on June 20, 2008 by

Tower To Truth Question: 9. Can you show me archeological and historical proof from non-Mormon sources that prove that the peoples and places named in the Book of Mormon are true? —————————– FAIR Answer: This question is based on the … Continue reading →

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50 Answers to 50 Mormon Answers to 50 Anti-Mormon Questions (answer 8)

Posted on June 13, 2008 by

Tower To Truth Question: 8. Can you show me in the Bible the LDS teaching that we must all stand before Joseph Smith on the Day of Judgment? ————————— FAIR Answer: This is a misunderstanding and caricature of LDS doctrine. … Continue reading →

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50 Answers to 50 Mormon Answers to 50 Anti-Mormon Questions (Answer 7)

Posted on June 6, 2008 by

Tower To Truth Question: 7. Since there are several different contradictory accounts of Joseph Smith’s first vision, how did the LDS Church choose the correct one? ———— FAIR Answer: The First Vision accounts are not contradictory. No early member of … Continue reading →

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50 Answers to 50 Mormon Answers to 50 Anti-Mormon Questions (answer 6)

Posted on May 30, 2008 by

Tower To Truth Question: 6. Since the current LDS prophets sometimes contradict the former ones, how do you decide which one is correct? ——————————– FAIR Answer: Most “contradictions” are actually misunderstandings or misrepresentations of LDS doctrine and teachings by critics. … Continue reading →

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50 Answers to 50 Mormon Answers to 50 Anti-Mormon Questions (answer 5)

Posted on May 16, 2008 by

Tower To Truth question: 5. Since the Bible’s test of determine whether someone is a true prophet of God is 100% accuracy in all his prophecies (Deut. 18:20-22), has the LDS Church ever reconsidered its teaching that Joseph Smith and … Continue reading →

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50 Answers to 50 Mormon Answers to 50 Anti-Mormon Questions (Answer 4)

Posted on May 9, 2008 by

Tower To Truth question: 4. If Brigham Young was a true prophet, how come one of your later prophets overturned his declaration which stated that the black man could never hold the priesthood in the LDS Church until after the … Continue reading →

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50 Answers to 50 Mormon Answers to 50 Anti-Mormon Questions (answer 3)

Posted on May 2, 2008 by

Tower To Truth question: 3. Why did Brigham Young teach that Adam is “our Father and our God” when both the Bible and the Book of Mormon (Morm. 9:12) say that Adam is a creation of God? (Journal of Discourses … Continue reading →

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50 Answers to 50 Mormon Answers to 50 Anti-Mormon Questions (answer 2)

Posted on April 25, 2008 by

Question from Tower To Truth: 2. Since the time when Brigham Young taught that both the moon and the sun were inhabited by people, has the Mormon church ever found scientific evidence of that to be true? (Journal of Discourses, … Continue reading →

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50 Answers to 50 Mormon answers to 50 Anti-Mormon questions (answer #1)

Posted on April 18, 2008 by

FAIR (The Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research, not affiliated with the LDS church), has issued their “Answers to 50 Anti-Mormon Questions,” their answers to 50 questions about Mormonism, questions posted by Tower to Truth Ministries. Here is the first … Continue reading →

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