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New articles are added to the FAIR Wiki each week. Some of our recent additions and updates:
- The Book of Mormon and Ethan Smith's View of the Hebrews —This popular naturalistic theory of origin for the Book of Mormon was adopted by many critics after the Spalding Theory failed to live up to their expectations. Major updates and several new subarticles have been added to this article detailing the differences between Ethan Smith's View of the Hebrews and the Book of Mormon.
- LDS use of antidepressants—Critics charge that the rate of antidepressant use is much higher among Mormons than the general population. They claim this is evidence that participation in the LDS Church is inordinately stressful due to pressure for Mormons to appear "perfect." So, are Mormons more depressed than non-Mormons? Come find out here.
- Joseph Smith's statements regarding Book of Mormon geography—Joseph made several statements related to where he believed Book of Mormon events took place. We include all of them here.
- Are LDS scholars "disdaining" the statements of Joseph Smith?—How do LDS scholars view the statements made by Joseph regarding Book of Mormon geography? Find out here.