Category: Mormon Apologists
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Roper Attacks “Mormonism—Shadow or Reality?”
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner In a new publication by the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (F.A.R.M.S.), the Mormon scholar Matthew Roper shows deep concern over the effect our book Mormonism—Shadow or Reality? has had upon the public: The first edition of Mormonism: Shadow or Reality? was published by the Tanners in 1963…
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Tiff Over a Black Hole
Since 1959, we’ve published material critical of Mormonism, prompting silence from church leaders until our 1990 book on the Book of Mormon’s “black hole” spurred attacks.
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Mormon Scholars Scolded
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner As we have earlier indicated, the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (F.A.R.M.S.) has made a vicious attack on some of the liberal Mormon scholars who are expressing doubts about the historicity of the Book of Mormon. These scholars are accused of being wolves in sheep’s clothing, and one…
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Our Ancestry Questioned
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner Beginning in 1980, Robert and Rosemary Brown, a Mormon couple who live in Arizona, began questioning the claims of Mormon critics concerning their credentials and ancestry. They started out by showing that D. J. Nelson had a phony Doctor’s degree. They then attacked Walter Martin and Wayne Cowdery. They alleged…
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Mormonism and Plagiarism
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner For almost thirty years the editors of this newsletter have studied the contents of LDS documents in an attempt to determine the truth about Mormon history. Over the years we have found a number of documents (both Mormon and anti-Mormon) that bear all the earmarks of forgery. The Mormon scholar…
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Jack Anderson to Expose Critics
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner The Latter Day Sentinel for May 6, 1983, reported the following: The country’s most famous investigative reporter, Jack Anderson, has a new target: Anti-Mormon groups. The well-known newspaper and TV personality has announced he plans to a [sic] publish a magazine later this year titled For Mormons Only which will…
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Anti-Anti-Mormons
The End of Modern Microfilm Company May Only Be the Beginning By Jerald and Sandra Tanner Over twenty years ago we began publishing material relating to the Mormon Church. During this period we brought forth many important documents which were suppressed by the Mormon Church leaders. As early as 1968 Dr. Kenneth Kantzer, who later…
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Absolutely No Middle Ground
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner Since we began our work in the early 1960s, a great deal of historical information has come to light which shows that Mormonism is not based upon a solid foundation. The General Authorities of the Church could not deal with the problems and called upon the historians hoping that they…
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Joseph As a Translator
Although Robert and Rosemary Brown’s book, “They Lie in Wait to Deceive,” highlighted the false credentials of Egyptologist, Dee Jay Nelson, it did little to resolve the problems of the Book of Abraham.
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Facsimiles Altered
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner From the very first day that the Metropolitan Museum presented the papyri to the Mormon Church, the Church leaders were willing to admit that the drawing which Joseph Smith used for Facsimile No. 1 in the Book of Abraham was among the manuscripts. They were reluctant to admit, however, that…