FAIR is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing well-documented answers to criticisms of the doctrine, practice, and history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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|misunderstand=<font style="color: white; background: red"> '''Misunderstanding''' </font>—The critic either genuinely misunderstands an issue or feigns confusion, and then disputes his or her misunderstanding as if it were accurate. | |misunderstand=<font style="color: white; background: red"> '''Misunderstanding''' </font>—The critic either genuinely misunderstands an issue or feigns confusion, and then disputes his or her misunderstanding as if it were accurate. | ||
|mocking=<font style="color: white; background: red"> '''Mocking language and hyperbole''' </font>—The critic intentionally exaggerates claims in order to mock believers.<br> | |mocking=<font style="color: white; background: red"> '''Mocking language and hyperbole''' </font>—The critic intentionally exaggerates claims in order to mock believers.<br> | ||
|mutually exclusive=<font style="color: white; background: red"> '''Mutually exclusive claims:''' </font>—When critics need an attack against the Church, ''any'' excuse will do, even if they are mutually self-contradictory: if one argument is true, the other cannot be | |mutually exclusive=<font style="color: white; background: red"> '''Mutually exclusive claims:''' </font>—When critics need an attack against the Church, ''any'' excuse will do, even if they are mutually self-contradictory: if one argument is true, the other cannot be.<br> | ||
|no mention=<font style="color: white; background: red"> '''Church never tells us''' </font>—Critics often claim the Church doesn't reveal or discuss something, when Church publications have discussed the matter, often at length and in detail.<br> | |no mention=<font style="color: white; background: red"> '''Church never tells us''' </font>—Critics often claim the Church doesn't reveal or discuss something, when Church publications have discussed the matter, often at length and in detail.<br> | ||
|not doctrine=<font style="color: white; background: red"> '''Not doctrine''' </font>—Critics make claims about what "the Church teaches" or what "I was taught," but these ideas are specifically repudiated by official sources.<br> | |not doctrine=<font style="color: white; background: red"> '''Not doctrine''' </font>—Critics make claims about what "the Church teaches" or what "I was taught," but these ideas are specifically repudiated by official sources.<br> | ||
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