MORMONS: Does it bother you that the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints doesn't exist? It's a trademark not a church.
on July 2nd, 2011 | 9 answers

Why were the Early Mormons engaged in the type of folk magic practices that's condemned in the Bible from cover-to-cover?
on June 12th, 2011 | 6 answers

"So, what's wrong with the Mormon Church?"
on May 28th, 2011 | 25 answers | 5 people like this

MORMONS T/F: A personal testimony must be "nurtured" or you may lose it.
on May 19th, 2011 | 4 answers

CHRISTIANS T/F: A personal testimony must be "nurtured" or you may lose it.
on May 15th, 2011 | 10 answers | 1 person likes this

TRUE OR FALSE: 'In the conspiracy theorist's mind, evidence against is actually evidence for.'
on April 29th, 2011 | 11 answers

CHRISTIANS T/F: "Religion is doing Christian activity without our heart being toward God." (Kevin Davenport)
on April 26th, 2011 | 5 answers

If the LdS Church is 'Christian' why did it mock both Christian ministers and Christian hymns in the pre-1990 temple endowment ceremony?
on March 11th, 2011 | 4 answers

TRUE or FALSE: 'The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us.'
on March 9th, 2011 | 6 answers

TRUE or FALSE '...if your conscience isn't informed by objective truth it will be unreliable and simply a permission slip.'
on March 9th, 2011 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

TRUE or FALSE: Simcha Jacobovici's evidence that he's found some of the lost tribes is compelling, persuasive and most likely legitimate.
on March 7th, 2011 | no answers

T/F: The First Manifesto [aka D&C OD-1] was of man not of God since it wasn't properly canonized before being released to the public
on March 4th, 2011 | One answer

TRUE or FALSE: 'Mormonism died the day the First Manifesto [aka D&C Official Declaration 1] was canonized'
on March 4th, 2011 | no answers

TRUE or FALSE: 'LdS Apologists have done as much to drive people out of the church as 'Anti's' have - maybe more!'
on March 3rd, 2011 | 2 answers

TRUE or FALSE: 'When you put an institution or another person between an individual and their God all sorts of abuse can occur.'
on March 3rd, 2011 | no answers

Mormons: What do you think about the Jehovah's Witnesses and Seventh-day Adventists outpacing LdS growth?
on March 1st, 2011 | 6 answers

Christopher Nemelka claims that he has translated the sealed portions of the Book of Mormon. Has he?
on March 1st, 2011 | 3 answers

LdS: What post OD-2 revelations and prophecies from the Living Prophet instantly changed your thinking/life the day that they were given?
on March 1st, 2011 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

Which is TRUE modern Mormon culture 'LdS Headquarters Culture' or 'The Rest Of Mormonism'?
on February 28th, 2011 | 4 answers

Is Mormonism "Scientology-Lite"?
on February 25th, 2011 | 7 answers

MORMONS TRUE or FALSE: LdS do not let girls join the Girl Scouts because they don't want them to learn leadership skills and become leaders
on February 20th, 2011 | 6 answers

Should the LdS Church officially sanction the use of Bible translations other than the King James Version of the Bible?
on February 19th, 2011 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

TRUE OR FALSE: Alma 32 forms and articulates the theological basis for 'The capstone of Mormonism': "I believe because I want to believe."
on February 19th, 2011 | 6 answers | 1 person likes this

Is Hal Lindsey a false prophet?
on February 18th, 2011 | 8 answers

TRUE OR FALSE: The last few years (or decades) of the LdS Church's General Conference addresses can be summed up as, "Pay, Pray and Obey"
on February 16th, 2011 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

POP QUIZ Who was the source for this quote speaking of: "Whenever he wants anything, that's when he gets a revelation."
on February 16th, 2011 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

TRUE OR FALSE: Brigham Young was inspired to leave space for elevators in the Salt Lake Temple design.
on February 15th, 2011 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

TRUE OR FALSE: Utah leads in toupee, implant, makeup and Prozac sales because Mormons are obsessed with maintaining a perfect public image.
on February 14th, 2011 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

MORMONS: How can one tell when Joseph Smith, Jr. was speaking as The Prophet and when as just a man?
on February 14th, 2011 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

TRUE OR FALSE: "Faith is just a convenient excuse to believe anything that can't be proven rationally and/or via evidence."
on February 13th, 2011 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

I propose that we proxy baptize all deceased past Presidents of the LdS Church into the Baptist Church - who's with me?
on February 8th, 2011 | 12 answers

Former LdS Bishop and Stake Mission President, Bob McCue asks us: "Was Joseph Smith, Jr. trustworthy?"
on February 2nd, 2011 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

MORMONS: If Moroni devoutly practiced the Mormon Gospel, why is he an angel now rather than a God?
on February 2nd, 2011 | 9 answers | 4 people like this

A practicing, active Mormon asks us: "How is the [LdS] church today any different from the pharisees of christ's time?"
on January 31st, 2011 | 6 answers | 2 people like this

TRUE OR FALSE: The Poelman and Packer redacted Conference Talks prove that LdS Leaders censor and withhold information from the public.
on January 31st, 2011 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

AGREE? "As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, I would bet my entire life savings that Joseph Smith had Narcissistic Personality Disorder."
on January 30th, 2011 | 10 answers | 2 people like this

Latter-day Saints: Why don't you accept me as Mormon?
on January 28th, 2011 | 13 answers | 4 people like this

TRUE or FALSE: "The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off."
on January 28th, 2011 | 5 answers | 2 people like this

19th Century Mormon Leaders ask us, "How did God & Christ get inserted into the First Vision by 20th Century Mormonism?"
on January 26th, 2011 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

What if the Joseph Smith, Jr. had kept the golden plates that the Book of Mormon were translated from and experts could examine them?
on January 26th, 2011 | 7 answers | 2 people like this

How did Alexander Campbell's theology end up in the Book of Mormon?
on January 23rd, 2011 | 4 answers

CHRISTIANS: Do you love your Church? Why or why not?
on January 19th, 2011 | 6 answers | 2 people like this

CHRISTIANS TRUE or FALSE: If I don't tithe I will be cursed.
on January 18th, 2011 | 8 answers | 1 person likes this

MORMONS: I agree with Mormon 8:18 - do you?
on January 18th, 2011 | 6 answers

CHRISTIANS: I agree with Moroni 8:18 - do you?
on January 18th, 2011 | 9 answers | 1 person likes this

ExMormons: I'm curious to get a show of hands of how many former members left the LdS Church primarily due to an Internet discussion board.
on January 17th, 2011 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

AGREE? "A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on an installment plan."
on January 17th, 2011 | One answer

MORMONS: Why are there so much anecdotal Three Nephites sightings but only a few for John The Beloved?
on January 16th, 2011 | 4 answers

JEWS and CHRISTIANS T/F: "It's OK and healthy for non-adults to read the violence in the Bible but NOT the erotica in The Song of Solomon"
on January 16th, 2011 | 4 answers

AGREE or DISAGREE: The 2011 Los Angeles Dodgers will be better than the 2010 Dodgers.
on January 16th, 2011 | One answer

MORMONS TRUE OR FALSE: Temple Garments have supernatural powers of physical for the wearer and/or shield them against the powers of evil.
on January 16th, 2011 | 7 answers | 2 people like this

CHRISTIANS TRUE or FALSE: The more I tithe, the more I'm blessed.
on January 16th, 2011 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

"My Mormon beliefs about Gods nature shaped my motivation for serving God and in the end robbed me of the ability to truly serve God"
on January 12th, 2011 | 2 answers

My Mormon beliefs about God’s nature shaped my motivation for serving God and in the end robbed me of the ability to truly serve God
on January 12th, 2011 | 3 answers

EXMORMONS T/F: "When I was Mormon, my self-appointed godhood and my desire to be independent from God crippled my ability to worship God..."
on January 12th, 2011 | 2 answers

TRUE or FALSE: "You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance."
on January 12th, 2011 | 5 answers | 3 people like this

ERROR!
on January 12th, 2011 | no answers

TRUE or FALSE "Patience: A minor form of despair disguised as a virtue."
on January 12th, 2011 | no answers

TRUE or FALSE: "The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look realistically at the world around you."
on January 12th, 2011 | One answer

TRUE or FALSE: "Faith is not simply a patience that passively suffers until the storm is past. Rather, it is a spirit that bears things..."
on January 12th, 2011 | One answer

TRUE or FALSE: "The two most powerful warriors are patience and time."
on January 12th, 2011 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

TRUE or FALSE: "Patience is the companion of wisdom."
on January 12th, 2011 | One answer | 1 person likes this

TRUE or FALSE: “Patience is the companion of wisdom.”
on January 12th, 2011 | no answers

TRUE or FALSE: "All human wisdom is summed up in two words - wait and hope."
on January 12th, 2011 | One answer

TRUE or FALSE: All human wisdom is summed up in two words - wait and hope Alexandre Dumas Père
on January 12th, 2011 | no answers

TRUE or FALSE: "Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves."
on January 12th, 2011 | no answers

TRUE or FALSE: "Follow your heart, but be quiet for a while first. Ask questions, then feel the answer. Learn to trust your heart."
on January 12th, 2011 | no answers

ATHEIST: What kind of God would you like to believe in?
on January 11th, 2011 | 20 answers

"For atheists to pretend to have all the answers while religion is on the fringe is not only incredibly presumptuous but a lie." S.E. Cupp
on January 11th, 2011 | 10 answers | 2 people like this

AGREE or DISAGREE: "I don't believe in God but I'm not mad at Him. I don't think that He's dangerous." S.E. Cupp
on January 11th, 2011 | 4 answers

MORMONS: Please show us from the Bible where God commanded, and/or the priests conducted, weddings in the Temple.
on January 11th, 2011 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

AGREE OR DISAGREE: The worst thing about being lied to is knowing you're not worth the truth.
on January 8th, 2011 | 7 answers | 2 people like this

LdS: Why did God himself quote multiple times from the Song of Solomon in the Doctrine and Covenants if it's uninspired?
on January 7th, 2011 | 4 answers | 4 people like this

CHRISTIANS: The film "The Godmakers" should still be supported today despite it's sensationalist tone/style, excesses, and obsolete facts.
on January 5th, 2011 | 4 answers

CHRISTIANS: Ed Decker and his film The Godmakers deserve our support despite their sensationalism/hyperbole/excesses and obsolete facts.
on January 4th, 2011 | 2 answers

Which of the following Bible Translations is most accurate relative to the best and/or oldest source manuscripts? Why?
on January 3rd, 2011 | 3 answers

CHRISTIANS: Why do you reject Joseph Smith, Jr. as a true prophet and apostle of God?
on December 29th, 2010 | 9 answers | 2 people like this

What do the "two sticks" of Ezekiel 37:15-23 represent?
on December 25th, 2010 | 4 answers

TRUE OR FALSE A Majority Of Evangelicals Don’t Even Believe Jesus Is The Only Way To God Anymore
on December 22nd, 2010 | no answers

TRUE OR FALSE A Majority Of Evangelicals Don’t Even Believe Jesus Is The Only Way To God Anymore.
on December 21st, 2010 | no answers

TRUE OR FALSE: A Majority Of Evangelicals Don’t Even Believe Jesus Is The Only Way To God Anymore.
on December 21st, 2010 | no answers

MORMONS: Where is the parchment of "John, the beloved disciple...written and hid up by himself" that D&C 7 was translated from?
on December 20th, 2010 | no answers

Why Are Mormons the Third-Most-Hated Religious Group in America?
on December 18th, 2010 | 17 answers | 5 people like this

TRUE OR FALSE: "Truth fears no questions." (anonymous)
on December 17th, 2010 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

TRUE OR FALSE: "I see America's situation and it is like China's before Communism. American Christians need to examine themselves."
on December 16th, 2010 | 2 answers

TRUE OR FALSE: The Joseph Smith formula for a revelation was R=(c+d)t
on December 16th, 2010 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

TRUE OR FALSE: If [LdS Church] President Monson reinstated polygamy and took a teenage bride the membership of the church should support him
on December 15th, 2010 | 4 answers

True or False: "I'd rather be bothered by truth than comforted with lies."
on December 14th, 2010 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

Were he a religious leader today would Joseph Smith, Jr. been arrested, tried and received the same 's sentence as Brian David Mitchell?
on December 11th, 2010 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

T/F: Most LdS have never done a slow, fully engaged, literal read of D&C 132 in it's entirety devoid of modern LdS Church spin and...
on December 7th, 2010 | One answer

Biblically speaking members of the LdS Church are not only NOT Christian but not Latter Day Saints as well. So what are they?
on December 2nd, 2010 | 3 answers

AGREE? "For I know that God is not a partial God, neither a changeable being; but he is unchangeable from all eternity to all eternity."
on December 1st, 2010 | 7 answers | 1 person likes this

LdS Missionaries tell us the Great Apostasy resulted in changes, "...in ordinances such as baptism." What's the evidence for this claim?
on December 1st, 2010 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

LdS where is your evidence for this: "...restoration of priesthood authority...was the only possible way to overcome the Great Apostasy."
on December 1st, 2010 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

LdS where is your evidence for this claim: "[Apostates] physically changed the scriptures, removing plain and precious doctrines from them."
on November 30th, 2010 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Did you know that alerting for pre-2009 AnswerBag upgrade questions and answers isn't working?
on November 28th, 2010 | 2 answers

Why wasn't the original 1925-55 subway infrastructure used for the current L.A. subway system?
on November 26th, 2010 | no answers

Will Alberta, Canada become the first modern western hemisphere state to decriminalize polygamy?
on November 24th, 2010 | 4 answers

Why did Emma Smith - wife of Mormon founder Joseph Smith, Jr. - stay in Nauvoo rather than migrate west with the Mormons Pioneers in 1847?
on November 20th, 2010 | 5 answers

TRUE OR FALSE: Comparisons of (Elizabeth Smart kidnapper and rapist) Brian David Mitchell to Joseph Smith, Jr. are unavoidable.
on November 17th, 2010 | no answers | 1 person likes this

TRUE OR FALSE: Most, if not all, Mormons suffer from PMS (Persecuted Mormon Syndrome)
on November 17th, 2010 | 2 answers

TRUE OR FALSE: "Dogmatism is a human characteristic that grows out of insecurity."
on November 16th, 2010 | 2 answers

TRUE OR FALSE: "In all the world there is no greater dogmatist than 'everybody knows.'"
on November 16th, 2010 | 4 answers

TRUE OR FALSE "Mormonism [is]... basically a contrived theological justification for manifest destiny."
on November 16th, 2010 | One answer

How can I get a copy of the 1,067 doctrinal errors in McConkie's 'Mormon Doctrine' that was generated by Petersen and Romney in 1960?
on November 16th, 2010 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

TRUE OR FALSE: The 3rd (and last) edition of Bruce R. McConkie's classic book "Mormon Doctrine" accurately reflects current LdS orthodoxy.
on November 15th, 2010 | 2 answers

How do you feel about the Mormon Church putting a cross on the door of the upcoming Temple in Rome, Italy?
on November 11th, 2010 | 11 answers | 1 person likes this

Is Barak Obama a Keynesian?
on November 8th, 2010 | 7 answers | 1 person likes this

Do you ever want to get up, go to the window, open it and yell, "Sarah Palin will you please shut up?"
on October 23rd, 2010 | 9 answers

TRUE OR FALSE: The insular and myopic nature of Mormon culture tends to damage it's public image and outside relationships.
on October 23rd, 2010 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

MORMONS TRUE OR FALSE: LdS Worldwide HQ janitors have to be temple recommend holders.
on October 17th, 2010 | 2 answers

THOUGHTS: '[Like science,] Faith also "works," and a God-shaped hole remains in the heart of humanity that science can't explain.'
on October 16th, 2010 | 9 answers

THOUGHTS: 'God [like String and M Theory] can't be observed either; we know Him by His effects, just as we know the uncertainty principle.'
on October 16th, 2010 | 7 answers | 2 people like this

TRUE OR FALSE: 'In the last decades we've seen science edging into territory occupied by religion.'
on October 16th, 2010 | 8 answers | 2 people like this

MORMONS: What is the dictionary definition and etymology of scriptorian?
on October 15th, 2010 | One answer

TRUE OR FALSE: Richard Packham is fulfilling the Book of Mormon prophecy found in II Nepi 30:16-18 in the referenced video below.
on October 15th, 2010 | One answer

What is the dictionary definition of scriptorian? (I can't seem to find it!)
on October 14th, 2010 | 2 answers

Are today's Mormon leaders sincere or simply trying to maintain an empire?
on October 13th, 2010 | 3 answers

Why did Joseph Smith, Jr. do all he did if he was not a prophet?
on October 13th, 2010 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

Was Joseph Smith, Jr. sincere but deluded, or a fraud?
on October 13th, 2010 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

MORMONS AND EXMORMONS: How deeply were you and/or your family effected by the Mormon play/movie/soundtrack "Saturday's Warrior"?
on October 13th, 2010 | One answer

TRUE OR FALSE: "We are still masters of our fate." (Winston Churchill)
on October 12th, 2010 | 3 answers

non-Mormon CHRISTIANS AGREE OR DISAGREE: I see no problem with Christian leaders standing united with Glenn Beck's socio-political agenda.
on October 12th, 2010 | 2 answers

Does the disparity between Boyd K. Packer's Oct 2010 General Conference and the transcript qualify as deception?
on October 11th, 2010 | 3 answers

Non-Mormon CHRISTIANS: Do you pray for the destruction of those who leave the Christian Church?
on October 11th, 2010 | 3 answers

MORMONS: Do you pray for the destruction of those who leave the LdS Church?
on October 11th, 2010 | 5 answers

AB SysAdmin Please DELETE THIS question. Thank you.
on October 11th, 2010 | no answers

Did the prophecy given at the last Mormon General Conference shock you?
on October 6th, 2010 | 3 answers

Did Mormon Leader Boyd K. Packer's Oct 2010 General Conference comments about homosexuality deserve the public crys of protest against it?
on October 6th, 2010 | 9 answers | 1 person likes this

TRUE OR FALSE: To say, "I know" based on feelings ALONE is self-deception.
on October 6th, 2010 | 9 answers | 1 person likes this

TRUE OR FALSE '...any faith by definition is utterly impossible to know for certain.'
on October 1st, 2010 | 8 answers | 3 people like this

TRUE OR FALSE '... in Mormonism, nobody has to prove anything for it to be true.' (quote from a Born In the Covenant Mormon)
on October 1st, 2010 | 5 answers

Do you have a testimony of the Book of Laban? I do.
on September 22nd, 2010 | 4 answers

T/F: An "Anti-Mormon" is anyone who lies about the true history and/or doctrine of the LdS Church thus misrepresenting it's nature in fact.
on September 22nd, 2010 | 7 answers | 2 people like this

TRUE OR FALSE: The new LdS Church 'I am a Mormon' advertising campaign accurately portrays the Mormon Church and Culture.
on September 17th, 2010 | 7 answers

TRUE OR FALSE: Fear is the great 'dragon' that Latter-day Saints need to face within themselves and defeat.
on September 16th, 2010 | 4 answers

TRUE OR FALSE: "Pride is difficult to escape because prides lies to you." (Andy Poland)
on September 11th, 2010 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

"Although Mormonism taught me the value of keeping the commandments, it failed to teach me how to escape pride." Thoughts?
on September 11th, 2010 | 11 answers | 2 people like this

TRUE OR FALSE: A peaceful mind generates power.
on September 10th, 2010 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

TRUE OR FALSE: A focused mind is one of the most powerful forces in the universe.
on September 9th, 2010 | 2 answers

LdS: How would you preach the Gospel to me if Joseph Smith and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, did not exist?
on September 5th, 2010 | 9 answers | 3 people like this

If the Mormon Church isn't striving for world domination via a hidden conspiracy then why does that question keep getting quarantined?
on September 4th, 2010 | 9 answers | 1 person likes this

CHRISTIANS AGREE OR DISAGREE: 'Mormons are blind. You wouldn't beat up on a blind person, would you?'
on September 4th, 2010 | One answer

THEISTS T/F: I must build up the faith of other Theists and never tear it down.
on September 4th, 2010 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

TRUE OR FALSE: The Mormon Church is striving for world domination via a hidden conspiracy.
on September 3rd, 2010 | no answers

CHRISTIANS: Both the Quakers & The Worldwide Church of God went from doctrinal cult to orthodox Christianity. Which doctrinal cult is...
on September 3rd, 2010 | no answers

TRUE OR FALSE: The addition of Davey Johnson to the original Elton John band in 1972 was a net loss to the live performances.
on September 2nd, 2010 | no answers

CHRISTIANS TRUE OR FALSE: I must never do anything to tear down the faith of anyone who claims to be a Christian.
on September 2nd, 2010 | 7 answers

EX-MORMONS AGREE OR DISAGREE: "The freedom to not have to think in preconceived ways is the best part of leaving the Mormon Church"
on September 1st, 2010 | 2 answers

AGREE OR DISAGREE: "I think the fairest and most charitable way to define Mormonism would be to call it the fourth Abrahamic religion."
on August 31st, 2010 | 10 answers

If you were suddenly called to be the 'Mormon Pope' (aka "Mope" a la Stephen Colbert) what, if anything, would you change?
on August 31st, 2010 | 4 answers

TRUE OR FALSE: Elton John's original (1969-1972) three person band of himself, Nigel Olsson and Dee Murray has been his best to date.
on August 28th, 2010 | no answers

EX-MORMONS: What advice woud you give those leaving the church?
on August 28th, 2010 | 5 answers

TRUE OR FALSE: L. Ron Hubbard - the Joseph Smith of the 20th Century.
on August 27th, 2010 | no answers

TRUE OR FALSE: Mormonism - the Scientology of the 19th Century.
on August 27th, 2010 | no answers

CHRISTIANS: Some refer to putting the things that bother them about Christian beliefs and/or the Church 'on the shelf' What's on your shelf?
on August 26th, 2010 | 5 answers

CHRISTIANS TRUE OR FALSE: A person's faith in God is meant to be developed by involvement in a local church.
on August 26th, 2010 | 6 answers

EX-MORMONS: What missteps, errors, or lapses in judgment did you make while leaving the Mormon Church?
on August 26th, 2010 | no answers

CHRISTIANS TRUE OR FALSE: A person’s faith in God is meant to be developed by involvement in a local church.
on August 26th, 2010 | no answers

MORMONS TRUE OR FALSE: When you attack the claims of the Mormon Church it feels like you're attacking me.
on August 25th, 2010 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

TRUE OR FALSE: Flagging a question so it get quarantined - or the questioner gets penalty boxed - is the new form of trolling on Answerbag.
on August 24th, 2010 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

CHRISTIANS TRUE OR FALSE: When you attack the claims of the Christian Church it feels like you're attacking me.
on August 24th, 2010 | 4 answers

CHRISTIANS: Mormons like to talk about putting things that bother them about the Mormon Church on a shelf. What's on your Christian shelf?
on August 23rd, 2010 | 2 answers

MORMONS: Members like to talk about putting things that bother them about the Mormon Church on a shelf. What's on your Mormon shelf?
on August 23rd, 2010 | 2 answers

Answerbag, to me, is most closely akin to a . . .
on August 22nd, 2010 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

TRUE OR FALSE: The Socratic Method has NO place on Answerbag.
on August 20th, 2010 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

What is the new refresh interval for Alert updates on Answerbag?
on August 20th, 2010 | 4 answers

T/F: Mormonism is striving to dominate the world.
on August 20th, 2010 | 10 answers

TRUE OR FALSE: Answerbag has slowly become increasingly ever more moderated by the AB staff since you originally joined the site.
on August 20th, 2010 | no answers

TRUE OR FALSE: AB's new policy of quarantining an ENTIRE question if they get an "offensive" flag for a thread within it is draconian.
on August 20th, 2010 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

Do you think that there will ever be a screen adaption of John Jake's 1989 best selling book "California Gold"?
on August 19th, 2010 | One answer | 1 person likes this

TRUE OR FALSE: Mormonism is striving to dominate the world.
on August 19th, 2010 | 9 answers

ATHEISTS TRUE OR FALSE: Theists are psychotic.
on August 18th, 2010 | 9 answers

TRUE OR FALSE: Scientology is the Fastest Growing Religion of the 21st Century.
on August 18th, 2010 | 8 answers | 1 person likes this

MORMONS: How important is it to you that the Mormon claims are really true?
on August 18th, 2010 | 3 answers

TRUE OR FALSE: I readily acknowledge my tendency to rely on Confirmation Bias and proactively attempt to compensate for it.
on August 18th, 2010 | 2 answers

TRUE OR FALSE: He who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client.
on August 17th, 2010 | 3 answers

TRUE OR FALSE: Psychological Projection is the fundamental mechanism by which we keep ourselves uninformed about ourselves
on August 17th, 2010 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

AGREE OR DISAGREE: Socratic was REALLY put to death because he offended so many people via the Socratic Method.
on August 17th, 2010 | 6 answers

AGREE or DISAGREE: I would prefer that self-appointed 'Question Cops' would either just answer the question or ignore it - nothing more.
on August 15th, 2010 | 10 answers | 2 people like this

T/F: The Socratic Method still has the same effect that it did in his day: It angers some people making them want to attack the questioner.
on August 15th, 2010 | One answer

Baseball Fans True or False: Frank and Jamie Court would do the Dodgers a BIG favor by selling the team sooner rather than later.
on August 14th, 2010 | One answer

Los Angeles Dodgers Fans True or False: The 2010 Season is over for me.
on August 14th, 2010 | no answers

Los Angeles Angels Fans True or False: The 2010 season is over for me!
on August 14th, 2010 | no answers

AGNOSTICS T/F: The world would be a better place if the Atheists and Theists would stop sniping and bickering at each other.
on August 14th, 2010 | 4 answers

JEWS T/F: The world would be a better place without Atheists and Atheism.
on August 14th, 2010 | One answer

MUSLIMS T/F: The world would be a better place without Atheists and Atheism.
on August 14th, 2010 | 2 answers

CHRISTIANS T/F: The world would be a better place without Atheists and Atheism.
on August 14th, 2010 | 4 answers

ATHEISTS T/F: The world would be a better place without Theists and Theism.
on August 14th, 2010 | 4 answers

TRUE OR FALSE: People ask provocative questions because they want to be, "the promoter that sells seats to a blood letting."
on August 14th, 2010 | no answers

TRUE OR FALSE: The Socratic Method is a form of annoying harassment.
on August 13th, 2010 | 4 answers

JEWS T/F: The Book of Mormon is historically credible accurately documenting pre and post exhilic Jewish culture, beliefs, rites &...
on August 13th, 2010 | One answer | 1 person likes this

AGNOSTICS T/F: The constant sniping and bickering between Atheists and Theists is responsible for many of society's problems today.
on August 12th, 2010 | One answer

SYSADMIN PLEASE DELETE
on August 12th, 2010 | One answer

THEISTS T/F: Atheists are responsible for many of society's problems.
on August 12th, 2010 | 3 answers

ATHEISTS T/F: Theists are responsible for many of society's problems.
on August 12th, 2010 | 3 answers

T/F: Provocative questions conceal a covert aggressiveness to manipulate others to succumb to the asker's desired outcome, or will.
on August 12th, 2010 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

AGNOSTICS T/F: Neither Atheists OR Theists are fully congruent and/or consistent in their arguments.
on August 11th, 2010 | no answers

ATHEISTS T/F: Faith is irrelevant when it comes to matters of evidence, logic, and reason.
on August 11th, 2010 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

MORMONS T/F: Evidence, logic, and reason are irrelevant when it comes to matters of faith.
on August 11th, 2010 | One answer

CHRISTIANS T/F: Evidence, logic, and reason are irrelevant when it comes to matters of faith.
on August 11th, 2010 | One answer | 1 person likes this

How is it that the Nephites in The Book of Mormon were good Christians and practicing Methodist/Presbyterians 100s of years before Christ?
on August 10th, 2010 | One answer

TRUE OR FALSE: "One of the greatest discoveries is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind."
on August 10th, 2010 | 4 answers

TRUE OR FALSE: "The expedient thing and the right thing are seldom the same thing."
on August 10th, 2010 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

TRUE OR FALSE: When I make a mistake I readily admit it, apologize, and attempt to make amends immediately.
on August 10th, 2010 | 7 answers | 1 person likes this

AGNOSTICS T/F: Both Atheists and Theists are psychotic.
on August 9th, 2010 | 3 answers

CHRISTIANS T/F: Mormons are psychotic.
on August 9th, 2010 | 4 answers

MORMONS T/F: Anti-Mormons are psychotic.
on August 9th, 2010 | 3 answers

MUSLIMS T/F: Atheists are psychotic.
on August 9th, 2010 | no answers

CHRISTIANS T/F: Atheists are psychotic.
on August 9th, 2010 | 6 answers

ATHEISTS T/F: Theists are psychotic.
on August 9th, 2010 | 6 answers

AGNOSTICS T/F: I have to save BOTH Atheists and Theists from their crazy ideas.
on August 6th, 2010 | 3 answers

CHRISTIANS T/F: I have to save Mormons from their crazy ideas.
on August 6th, 2010 | 5 answers

CHRISTIANS T/F: I have to save Atheists from their crazy ideas.
on August 6th, 2010 | 5 answers

ATHEISTS T/F: I have to save Theists from their crazy ideas.
on August 6th, 2010 | 11 answers | 1 person likes this

The evidence in the book "1491" discredits The Book of Mormon, exposing it as a relic of 19th Century thought and culture. Now what?
on August 5th, 2010 | 3 answers

CHRISTIANS T/F: I genuinely and sincerely have warm hearted affection for those critical of Christianity.
on August 5th, 2010 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

MORMONS T/F: I genuinely and sincerely have warm hearted affection for Mormon Critics.
on August 5th, 2010 | 2 answers

CHRISTIANS T/F: I genuinely and sincerely have warm hearted affection for Mormons.
on August 5th, 2010 | 5 answers

MUSLIMS T/F: I genuinely and sincerely have warm hearted affection for Atheists.
on August 5th, 2010 | One answer

CHRISTIANS T/F: I genuinely and sincerely have warm hearted affection for Atheists.
on August 5th, 2010 | One answer | 1 person likes this

ATHEISTS and AGNOSTICS T/F: I genuinely and sincerely have warm hearted affection for Theists.
on August 5th, 2010 | 11 answers | 1 person likes this

ATHEISTS/AGNOSTICS T/F: Because I rely predominantly on evidence, logic, & reason I am utterly without prejudidce, bias, and...
on August 4th, 2010 | 7 answers | 1 person likes this

THEISTS T/F: Because I rely on God, faith, or other supernatural protection I am utterly without personal prejudice, bias, or irrationality.
on August 4th, 2010 | 2 answers

T or F: Your disagreement with my opinions, reasoning, values and/or beliefs entitles me to treat you with rude, condescending contempt.
on August 4th, 2010 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

If Early LdS Leader Sidney Rigdon Had Nothing to Hide From Future Generations, Why Did He Ask that His Writings Be Burned After His Death?
on August 4th, 2010 | 2 answers

Does the Iroquois legend of "The Great Peacemaker" validate the Book of Mormon account of Christ visiting America recorded in 3 Nephi 11-26?
on August 3rd, 2010 | 5 answers

MUSLIMS T/F: Atheists are irrational.
on August 2nd, 2010 | 2 answers

AGNOSTICS T/F: Both Atheists AND Theists are irrational.
on August 2nd, 2010 | 7 answers | 1 person likes this

CHRISTIANS T/F: Atheists are irrational.
on August 2nd, 2010 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

ATHEISTS T/F: Theists are irrational.
on August 2nd, 2010 | 7 answers | 2 people like this

Why is the Theology of Alexander Campbell, Sidney Rigdon's Mentor, sprinkled throughout The Book of Mormon?
on August 2nd, 2010 | 2 answers

T/F: Because I have spent so much time, energy, resources and effort researching and validating my belief system it can't POSSIBLY be wrong!
on August 2nd, 2010 | 3 answers

MUSLIMS T/F: It's OK to be rude and disrespectful to Atheists if that's what it takes to 'wake them up.'
on August 1st, 2010 | 4 answers

MORMONS T/F: It's OK to be rude and disrespectful to Mormon Critics if that's what it takes to 'wake them up.'
on August 1st, 2010 | 2 answers

CHRISTIANS T/F: It's OK to be rude and disrespectful to Mormons if that's what it takes to 'wake them up.'
on August 1st, 2010 | no answers

CHRISTIANS T/F: It's OK to be rude and disrespectful to Atheists if that's what it takes to 'wake them up.'
on August 1st, 2010 | 22 answers

ATHEISTS T/F: It's OK to be rude and disrespectful to Theists if that's what it takes to 'wake them up.'
on August 1st, 2010 | 14 answers | 1 person likes this

The Book of Mormon strongly endorses Rigdon's views on those issues where Sidney Rigdon and Alexander Campbell disagreed prior to 1830. Why?
on July 31st, 2010 | One answer

T/F: I often find myself reacting more to the way that evidence contrary to my beliefs/opinions are presented than the evidence itself.
on July 31st, 2010 | 4 answers

T/F: I am willing to consider evidence contrary to my beliefs/opinions as long as it's presented politely, respectfully, and graciously.
on July 31st, 2010 | 10 answers | 3 people like this

TRUE OR FALSE: "Every wise man started out by asking many questions."
on July 24th, 2010 | 8 answers | 2 people like this

Why are Mormons so offended by the historical FACT that J. Smith and the Early Mormons were classic "unknown tongue" speaking Pentecostals?
on July 22nd, 2010 | 9 answers | 1 person likes this

How many prehistoricals does it take to build up a Stonehenge?
on July 21st, 2010 | One answer

Joe Satriani may be faster BUT who's the LOUDEST Guitarist in the world? Nigel Tufnel or Joe Satriani?
on July 21st, 2010 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

Watch the video below then let us know by voting: Hitler got it right when comes to the new Star Trek movie.
on July 21st, 2010 | One answer

TRUE OR FALSE: "...the only thing non-Mormons needed to fear about Mormonism [is] that Mormons would bore the world's population to death."
on July 20th, 2010 | One answer

Is the RLDS/CoC, "just a generation or two from kicking Ol Joe Smith out the back door into the church archives as a historical footnote"?
on July 20th, 2010 | 2 answers

Which of Latter-day Saint author Jana Riess' explanations for 'Why Are Mormon Church Meetings So Dull?' makes the most sense to you?
on July 20th, 2010 | 4 answers

Would you think it would look stupid if I wore a Dodgers hat and jersey to tomorrow's Angels/Mariners game at Angels Stadium?
on July 17th, 2010 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

TRUE OR FALSE: Emma Smith never joined the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (aka "RLDS Church").
on July 17th, 2010 | 3 answers

The referenced URL (in description) has the best explanation of the Trinity that I've ever seen. Do you agree?
on July 17th, 2010 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

TRUE OR FALSE: "People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at God."
on July 17th, 2010 | 20 answers | 3 people like this

Did Joseph Smith, Jr. (founder of the Mormon Church) love his enemies?
on July 16th, 2010 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

LdS Guard to an evangelizing Christian on Temple Square: "You are not allowed to talk about Jesus on Church property" Thoughts?
on July 14th, 2010 | 16 answers | 1 person likes this

CHRISTIANS and ExCHRISTIANS: Given the following categories, which do you MOST identify with?
on July 13th, 2010 | 12 answers

CHRISTIANS and CHRISTIANS: Given the following categories, which do you MOST identify with?
on July 13th, 2010 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

MORMONS and ExMORMONS: Given the following categories, which do you MOST identify with?
on July 13th, 2010 | 3 answers

MORMONS AND EX-MORMONS: Is the www.PatriarchalBlessing.net website legitimate or a spoof of LdS Patriarchal Blessings?
on July 10th, 2010 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

Does the evidence in the classic, award winning book "Guns Germs & Steel" completely discredit the claims of the Book of Mormon?
on July 9th, 2010 | One answer

Do you think it odd that the LdS Church Handbook of Instructions isn't available to the general public or the general church membership?
on July 8th, 2010 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

I have a testimony of the historicity & veracity of J.R.R. Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings. Why are people telling me that I'm...
on July 8th, 2010 | 5 answers | 2 people like this

John Larsen observes that there are FAR more "liberal-and-closeted unbelieving" than "conservative-and-true believing" Mormons. Is he right?
on July 8th, 2010 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

TRUE OR FALSE: Maturity is to live with the actual but hold onto the ideal
on July 7th, 2010 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

IT Professionals: How many attempts did it take before you passed your first Cisco exam?
on July 6th, 2010 | One answer

CHRISTIANS TRUE OR FALSE: "Prove all things, hold fast to that which is good. Only if you are unafraid of the truth can you find it."
on July 6th, 2010 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Was Joseph Smith, Jr. a false Apostle? (see 2 Corinthians 11:13)
on July 6th, 2010 | 3 answers

MORMONS TRUE OR FALSE: "Prove all things, hold fast to that which is good. Only if you are unafraid of the truth can you find it."
on July 5th, 2010 | One answer

CHRISTIANS T/F: 'We get into trouble when we band together ... and speak dogmatically on issues that aren't clearly connected to our faith.'
on July 5th, 2010 | One answer

CHRISTIANS, TRUE OR FALSE: 'Our message is, "Believe in Christ because . . ." not, "Believe in Christ or else."
on July 5th, 2010 | 11 answers

Should Joseph Smiths First Vision be accepted and believed over all the nearly identical visions of the time that were rejected? Why?
on July 5th, 2010 | 5 answers

Should Joseph Smith's 'First Vision' be accepted and believed over all the nearly identical visions of the time that were rejected?
on July 5th, 2010 | 2 answers

MORMONS: Is it true that no young person who admits to ever having masturbated and/or having premarital sex can go on a LdS Mission?
on June 30th, 2010 | 4 answers

Will Mormonism be the next world faith - one that will rival Catholicism, Islam, & other major religions in terms of numbers &...
on June 29th, 2010 | 11 answers | 2 people like this

Mormons, TRUE OR FALSE: the modern LdS Church is 'lacking one of the evidences of the true faith' since it no longer speaks in tongues.
on June 28th, 2010 | 3 answers

'Welch (author of 'In the land of Believers') comes out of the experience realizing that Falwell's people aren't all crazy idiots' Thoughts?
on June 28th, 2010 | One answer

Welch author of in the land of the believers comes out of the experience realizing that Falwells people arent all crazy idiots. Thoughts?
on June 28th, 2010 | One answer

AGREE or DISAGREE: "The number one sin Christ confronted during His three-year ministry was the self-righteousness of the religious."
on June 26th, 2010 | 4 answers

If HAD to choose, I would far, far, FAR prefer to be a RLDS/Community of Christ Latter Day Saint than a Salt Lake City Mormon. Do you agree?
on June 25th, 2010 | 6 answers | 1 person likes this

TRUE OR FALSE: Because art comes from 'living on the edge', no artist can ever be truly great if they're Mormon - they'd be excommunicated.
on June 25th, 2010 | 9 answers | 1 person likes this

"We write to taste life twice." (Anais Nin) Do you agree or disagree?
on June 22nd, 2010 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

ExMormon scholars will you be adding your testimony to the http://www.exmormonscholarstestify.org website? And why or why not?
on June 21st, 2010 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

The producers of 'Proposition 8: The Mormon Proposition' argue that the the barrier between LdS Church and the state was breached. Thoughts?
on June 21st, 2010 | 7 answers | 1 person likes this

MORMONS: The most recent DNA research discredits the remaining LdS Apologist arguments. Now what?
on June 17th, 2010 | 7 answers

MORMONS: If Jewish and Christian scribes added to the plain and precious truths in the Bible, why are the extant manuscripts so consistent?
on June 16th, 2010 | 6 answers | 1 person likes this

T/F We cannot control the parade of negative thoughts marching through our minds. But we can choose which ones we will give our attention to
on June 16th, 2010 | 3 answers

ExMormon Christians will you be adding your testimony to the new http://exmormonstestify.com website? And please tell us why or why not.
on June 16th, 2010 | One answer

TRUE OR FALSE: "The Joseph Smith Translation, or Inspired Version, is a thousand times over the best Bible now existing on earth."
on June 16th, 2010 | 7 answers

'When we joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints we became heirs of Heavenly Father' Q: Does God adopt via Church Membership?
on June 15th, 2010 | 3 answers

AGREE OR DISAGREE: "A religion that is small enough for our understanding would not be big enough for our needs." (Corrie ten Boom)
on June 15th, 2010 | 6 answers | 1 person likes this

TRUE OR FALSE: "Garments are the Mormon burqas - just worn on the inside."
on June 14th, 2010 | 6 answers

ExMormons: What advice would you have for someone who's left the LdS Church, no longer believes, but is still wearing their Temple Garments?
on June 14th, 2010 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

If the Book of Mormon can withstand examination/attack why doesn't the GA encourage Mormons to study the criticism & decide for...
on June 11th, 2010 | 5 answers

AGREE or DISAGREE: Jeffrey Holland's April 2009 GC Talk is recent history's clearest case of how LdS Leaders use Mind Control techniques.
on June 8th, 2010 | One answer

The crazier - Hugh Nibley or THIS guy (Wayne N. May)?
on June 4th, 2010 | One answer

Does R.L. Gardner's choice of death by firing squad prove that the LdS doctrine of Blood Atonement is still Mormon doctrine?
on June 4th, 2010 | 6 answers

MORMONS: Why does the Book of Mormon declare that there is only one God yet the Doctrine and Covenants teaches there are many gods?
on June 2nd, 2010 | 9 answers

MORMONS: Why is it that Joseph Smith, Jr's First Vision account is nearly identical to others in and around Palmyra during the same period
on June 1st, 2010 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

T/F: "The radicals and extremists tend to speak up first - and most loudly."
on May 31st, 2010 | One answer

T/F: The radicals and extremists tend to speak up first—and most loudly.
on May 31st, 2010 | no answers

T/F The radicals and extremists tend to speak up first—and most loudly.
on May 31st, 2010 | no answers

T/F: The radicals and extremists tend to speak up first—and most loudly. (Joel Belz, World Magazine)
on May 31st, 2010 | no answers

Christian Preschool Teachers and Parents: Are the preschool children under your care capable of willfully sinning?
on May 30th, 2010 | 2 answers

Christian Preschool Teachers and Parents: Are the preschool children under your care capable of discerning between good and evil?
on May 30th, 2010 | 3 answers

T/F: "When you reject someone's baptism...and insist on proselyting them into your church, you are rejecting their Christianity."
on May 29th, 2010 | 4 answers

MORMONS: Why does D&C128:5;17-18 contradict the rest of LdS Scripture regarding baptism as a requirement for salvation?
on May 29th, 2010 | 5 answers

T/F: Since the Book of Mormon is the story of Gods plan of salvation for mankind it doesn't matter if its historicity is proven or true.
on May 27th, 2010 | 11 answers | 2 people like this

T/F: Since the Bible is the story of God's plan of salvation for mankind it doesn't matter if its historicity is true and/or validated.
on May 27th, 2010 | 13 answers | 1 person likes this

T/F: The Bible doesn't make historical claims. Rather, it records the interaction of God and humankind within a historical framework.
on May 27th, 2010 | 2 answers

TRUE OR FALSE: The answer to theological diversity within Christianity is a top down, authority-driven, hierarchical ecclesiastical model.
on May 25th, 2010 | 5 answers

TRUE OR FALSE: The theological diversity seen within Christianity is a bad thing.
on May 25th, 2010 | 12 answers

T/F: Since a religion's beliefs are a social construct based on faith alone it's irrelevant whether it's historical claims are true or not.
on May 25th, 2010 | 9 answers

T or F: A religion does NOT need to validate against objective reality as long as her/his subjective reality is "working" for the believer.
on May 25th, 2010 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

Wilford Woodruff diary: "...forced abstainance was not making us free but we should be under bondage with a yoak upon our necks." Thoughts?
on May 22nd, 2010 | 4 answers

TRUE OR FALSE: Bruce R. McConkie's classic book "Mormon Doctrine" was taken out of print by the LdS Church due to low sales.
on May 20th, 2010 | 2 answers

TRUE OR FALSE: If a church is true, surely it will be able to withstand honest scrutiny.
on May 20th, 2010 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

MORMONS: Why are members of the LdS Church counseled to stay away from critics? (from a Mormon friend who is still a member)
on May 20th, 2010 | 12 answers | 1 person likes this

CHRISTIANS: Does Bible say the gift of the indwelling Holy Spirit makes one more intelligent, wise, and insightful than those without it?
on May 20th, 2010 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

Do believe that the 10-Lost Tribes of Israel will return?
on May 20th, 2010 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

Where do you think the 10-Lost Tribes of Israel are?
on May 20th, 2010 | 9 answers | 1 person likes this

CHRISTIANS TRUE OR FALSE: "How should false doctrine die? By means of a guilty verdict and a public execution."
on May 20th, 2010 | One answer

Even faithful LdS Therapists acknowledge the validated benefits of masturbation. So why does the LdS Church still dogmatically condemn it?
on May 17th, 2010 | 2 answers

TRUE or FALSE: The Word of Wisdom is REALLY nothing more than a "marker" for "who's in" and "who's out" of the sociological group "Mormon".
on May 13th, 2010 | 5 answers

1 Sam 15:29 '...God is not human that he should change his mind!' Doesn't this discredit the LDS doctrine that God is an exalted man?
on May 13th, 2010 | 6 answers

1 Sam 15:29 "...[God] is not human that he should change his mind!” Doesn't this discredit the LDS doctrine that God is an exalted man?
on May 13th, 2010 | no answers

'He who is the Glory of Israel will not lie, nor will he change his mind' Doesn't this discredit Continuing Revelation & Lying for the Lord?
on May 13th, 2010 | 3 answers

'He who is the Glory of Israel will not lie, nor will he change his mind' Doesn't this discredit Continuing Revelation & Lying for the Lord?
on May 13th, 2010 | One answer

Richie T the 'Fresh Faced Mormon Producer' was disfellowshipped from the LdS Church for doing 'The Provo Push' ONCE. Was this fair & just?
on May 13th, 2010 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

Richard Bushman: "There's nothing in Joseph Smith's life that prevents a reasonable person from believing in his prophetic status." TRUE...
on May 10th, 2010 | 8 answers | 2 people like this

Does the LdS Church discourage an open, candid discussion of its history and doctrine?
on May 5th, 2010 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

What criteria must be met in order for an individual and/or group to legitimately be called by, or use the name/label/title 'Mormon'?
on May 5th, 2010 | 2 answers

MORMONS: Mormonism compared to mainstream Christianity is analogous to . . .
on May 1st, 2010 | 9 answers

Anyone care to comment on this Dilbert cartoon?
on May 1st, 2010 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

Do you support the Request for Financial Transparency in the LDS Church Petition?
on April 30th, 2010 | 7 answers

TRUE OR FALSE: The onus is on the Mormon Church to support the claims of the realities of Mormonism.
on April 30th, 2010 | 4 answers

How far away are we from the society depicted in the movie 'Idiocracy'?
on April 30th, 2010 | 5 answers

Since Brigham Young expected one of Joseph Smith's sons to assume the leadership of the LdS Church isn't the RLDS the only true LDS Church?
on April 29th, 2010 | 3 answers

Mormon Scholars have identified over 400 splinter groups over Mormonism's 180-yr history. If the LdS Church is true why all the schisming?
on April 29th, 2010 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

As far as Im concerned, if youre unhappy in the LdS church its because youre doing it wrong. LdS Apologist, M. Tannehill
on April 28th, 2010 | 4 answers

"As far as I'm concerned, if you're unhappy in the (LdS) church it's because you're doing it wrong." (LdS Apologist, M. Tannehill)
on April 28th, 2010 | no answers

As far as I’m concerned, if youre unhappy in the LdS church it's because you're doing it wrong. LdS Apologist, M. Tannehill
on April 28th, 2010 | no answers

TRUE/FALSE: As far as I’m concerned, if your unhappy in the LdS church it's because you're doing it wrong. LdS Apologist, M. Tannehill
on April 28th, 2010 | no answers

TRUE/FALSE: As far as I’m concerned, if your unhappy in the [LdS] church it's because you're doing it wrong. LdS Apologist, M. Tannehill
on April 28th, 2010 | no answers

TRUE OR FALSE: "Character assassination is a True Believing Mormon's only defense against the truth."
on April 27th, 2010 | 3 answers

TRUE OR FALSE: "Character assassination is a [True Believing] Mormon's only defense against the truth."
on April 27th, 2010 | no answers

Mormon couples worldwide should be able to have a public, civil marriage w/out ANY Temple Sealing penalties/restrictions after that. Agreed?
on April 22nd, 2010 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

POLL: The South Park episode, "All About The Mormons" was . . .
on April 22nd, 2010 | 8 answers | 2 people like this

Elder Holland claims that after 179-years the veracity of the Book of Mormon still stands since it has withstood every test. Do you agree?
on April 21st, 2010 | 10 answers | 1 person likes this

TRUE OR FALSE: "something that is true cannot be proven untrue." (Melph 5:7) And please explain your answer.
on April 21st, 2010 | 10 answers | 1 person likes this

Do you see LDS gays and sympathizers mass-migrating to the RLDS/CoC as a result of that Mormon Church granting GBLTs full participation?
on April 20th, 2010 | 2 answers

TRUE OR FALSE: Women who dress 'inappropriately' incite extramarital sex that in turn cause more earthquakes. (Ayatollah Kazem Sedighi)
on April 20th, 2010 | 5 answers | 2 people like this

TRUE OR FALSE: "Error of Opinion may be tolerated where Reason is left free to combat it." (Thomas Jefferson)
on April 20th, 2010 | One answer

In your opinion, which of these expert's selections for "the crowning jewel of Mormonism" is the best one?
on April 19th, 2010 | 3 answers

Thoughts: 'Earn all you can, save all you can, give all you can.' (John Wesley)
on April 19th, 2010 | One answer

Which historian\\\'s case for the Mormon motivation for the Mountain Meadows Massacre murders is correct?
on April 18th, 2010 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Who on earth has done the most to discern, determine and drive the modern LdS Church's Theology and Doctrine?
on April 18th, 2010 | 3 answers

MORMONS: Why isn't polygamy mentioned in the guided tours of Brigham Young's Bee Hive and Lion houses in Utah or on their web sites?
on April 16th, 2010 | 6 answers | 2 people like this

Do you agree with the Reformed LDS Church/Community of Christ's revelation/policy change that new members no longer must be rebaptized?
on April 15th, 2010 | 5 answers

CHRISTIANS: Do you agree with Mary, Mother of Christ, having being sealed to the Mormon god in Celestial Marriage via proxy baptism in 2009?
on April 15th, 2010 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

Which Mormon-centric Podcast is your favorite?
on April 15th, 2010 | One answer

'...it never ceases to amaze me how gullible some of our Church members are...' Harold B. Lee (11th President of the LdS Church) Thoughts?
on April 13th, 2010 | 3 answers

TRUE OR FALSE: 'As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.'
on April 11th, 2010 | 10 answers | 5 people like this

TRUE OR FALSE: “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.”
on April 11th, 2010 | no answers

The unthinking spewing of dogma - regardless of the source or the content - is, to me, like fingernails on a blackboard. Am I alone?
on April 11th, 2010 | 2 answers

Are Mormon men and women now being encouraging to finish their college degree and court for at least 12-months prior to getting engaged?
on April 10th, 2010 | 4 answers

Is Gestalt Closure - combined with and reinforced by subliminal implants - the basis for Mormon Testimony bearing?
on April 9th, 2010 | 2 answers

MORMONS: I'm collecting Three Nephite stories. Please post yours - or others that you've heard from other Mormons - here.
on April 9th, 2010 | One answer

TRUE OR FALSE The Anti-Mormon movement has shifted from religionists to secularists and thus the arguments and proofs have likewise shifted.
on April 8th, 2010 | One answer

Thoughts? "...an understanding of the problem of clerical sex abuse isn’t possible without reference to both celibacy and homosexuality."
on April 8th, 2010 | 5 answers | 2 people like this

MORMONS: After listening to an interview with Jeff Lindsay my attitude toward him changed. Are you willing give Sandra Tanner a chance?
on April 7th, 2010 | One answer

CHRISTIANS: A Mormon asks, "I have never understood about those of you that deny a physical existence for God." How do you respond?
on April 7th, 2010 | 6 answers

Some LDs writers have said that a settlement in southern Arabia named NHM is the Nahom of the Book of Mormon. Is it?
on April 7th, 2010 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

LDS: "...there is room for increased respect and tolerance among LDS ranks for those who have left us and even rail against us." TRUE/FALSE?
on April 6th, 2010 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

TRUE or FALSE: "Mormons are taught to shun people who publicly speak out against the LdS Church"
on April 6th, 2010 | 2 answers

TRUE or FALSE: "Mormons are taught to shun people who do not share their beliefs, including other family members"
on April 5th, 2010 | 7 answers

CHRISTIANS: How does one identify a "false Apostle"? (see 2 Corinthians 11:13)
on April 3rd, 2010 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

MORMONS: Why do all of the LDS creation accounts contradict each other?
on April 3rd, 2010 | One answer

MORMONS: Why does the Book of Moses creation account have plants being created before there was day and night?
on April 3rd, 2010 | One answer

MORMONS: How could Peter have given a handshake to Adam, since Peter did not yet have a body at the time of Adam?
on March 31st, 2010 | 4 answers

MORMONS: Why is the order of creation in the Temple Endowment ceremony unlike that depicted in LDS Standard Works?
on March 31st, 2010 | One answer

CHRISTIANS: Which of the two contradicting Biblical creation accounts is the true and correct one?
on March 31st, 2010 | 7 answers | 1 person likes this

MORMONS: Since they all contradict, which of the five (5) known contradicting LdS creation stories which is the true and correct one?
on March 31st, 2010 | One answer

When an ExMormon makes fun of Mormons, Mormon Culture and/or the LdS Church is it actually a back handed insult of him/her self?
on March 30th, 2010 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Please elaborate on the things in you see in the Mormon Church that you wish it did better. Thank you.
on March 30th, 2010 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Please elaborate on the things you see in the Mormon Church that it does well. Thank you.
on March 30th, 2010 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Does the Mormon "Parable of the Cupcakes" that's used in Male & Female LdS Youth Groups reinforce institutionalized sexism against women?
on March 30th, 2010 | 5 answers

Please elaborate on the things you see in the Christian Church that it does well. Thank you.
on March 29th, 2010 | 7 answers

Please elaborate on the things in you see in the Christian Church that you wish it did better. Thank you.
on March 29th, 2010 | 3 answers

Please elaborate on the things you see in the Christian Church that it does well. Thank you.
on March 29th, 2010 | 2 answers

Why do many devout Mormons feel that ad-hominem attacks are a effective form of dialog, debate and/or discussion?
on March 27th, 2010 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Former LdS Bishop "The Mormon Church would leave you dead by the side of the road if that's what it took to protect the institution." Agree?
on March 27th, 2010 | 5 answers

Who SHOULD judge God?
on March 27th, 2010 | 33 answers | 4 people like this

Ex & LDS does this sound right? 7-in-10 of those raised Mormon (70%) remain Mormon. Of those who leave half (15%) convert to a new religion.
on March 26th, 2010 | 2 answers

John Dehlin sees the LdS Church as having recently taken "baby steps" toward being a more enlightened and mainstream Church. Do you agree?
on March 26th, 2010 | One answer

I see much good in the LdS Church but I doubt that any of it is due to Joseph Smith and/or his so-called revelations! What you think?
on March 26th, 2010 | 2 answers

YOU'RE THE JURY: Is the defendant, Brigham Young, guilty or innocent of compliancy of murder in the matter of the Mountain Meadows Massacre?
on March 25th, 2010 | 3 answers

TRUE OR FALSE: '...this isn't a message Americans want to hear: "It's hard for you to believe that people can be evil."' (Wafa Sultan)
on March 21st, 2010 | 7 answers

"It's harder for me to penetrate the American mind than the Arabic." (Wafa Sultan) Thoughts?
on March 21st, 2010 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

TRUE OR FALSE: Its a hard for you [Americans] to believe that people can be evil. (Wafa Sultan)
on March 21st, 2010 | no answers

TRUE OR FALSE: Its a hard for you [Americans] to believe that people can be evil. (Wafa Sultan)
on March 21st, 2010 | no answers

"The problem with Islam: If you go back to the life of Muhammad you're going to get Osama Bin Laden. How can you reform it?" Thoughts?
on March 19th, 2010 | 6 answers | 2 people like this

MORMONS: Since the Reformation WAS in fact a Restoration why was Joseph Smith's LDS Restoration needed?
on March 19th, 2010 | 6 answers

"Labeling someone an 'Anti-Mormon' when they in fact love Mormons borders on bearing false witness." (Ron Rhodes) Thoughts?
on March 19th, 2010 | 7 answers | 1 person likes this

"The good is the enemy of the best." (Anonymous proverb) True or False?
on March 19th, 2010 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

"The best is the enemy of good." (Voltaire) True or False?
on March 19th, 2010 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

I thinking about trading in my Choose The Right (CTR) ring for a What Would Zelph Do (WWZD) ring? Should I?
on March 18th, 2010 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

MORMONS: The new documentary "The Bible v. Joseph Smith" is garnering a lot of buzz. Please tell us what you thought of your free copy.
on March 17th, 2010 | One answer | 1 person likes this

"Love without truth is too soft. Truth without love is too hard." (James Spencer) Thoughts?
on March 17th, 2010 | 5 answers | 3 people like this

"Comforting lies are not your friends. Painful truths are not your enemies." Thoughts?
on March 17th, 2010 | 6 answers | 5 people like this

Has anyone found a task list/to do list app for the LG enV® TOUCH?
on March 16th, 2010 | no answers

True or False? "Mormons are under a significant amount of stress because of all the commandments {and duties} they need to uphold."
on March 15th, 2010 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

Mormons are under a significant amount of stress because of all the commandments [& duties] they need to uphold. True or False?
on March 15th, 2010 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

Mormons are under a significant amount of stress because of all the commandments [& duties] they need to uphold. True or False?
on March 15th, 2010 | no answers

Mormons are under a significant amount of stress because of all the commandments [& duties] they need to uphold. True or False?
on March 15th, 2010 | no answers

MORMONS: We don't apologize for the standards we set because they are true principals that stand for a good quality of life. True or False?
on March 14th, 2010 | One answer

EXMORMONS: 'The teachings of Mormonism cause people to despair because they have so much to do.' (Mark Cares) True or False?
on March 14th, 2010 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

MORMONS: How (or is) is a testimony of The Restoration different than a testimony of Joseph Smith and the LdS Church?
on March 13th, 2010 | 2 answers

Where can a Christian struggling with doubt & hard questions go & openly discuss them without getting judged, ostracized, or excommunicated?
on March 13th, 2010 | 16 answers | 5 people like this

"A block of solid gold the size of the golden plates would weigh about 200 pounds" (New Era Feb 2006, pp.34–37) How did Smith lift them?
on March 13th, 2010 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

"Feelings and Faith unfortunately don't trump FACTS... but of course...the hardest thing to open is a closed mind" (David Townley) Thoughts?
on March 13th, 2010 | 4 answers | 1 person likes this

MORMONS: Have you experienced the type of transformative "Born Again" experience Shawn McCraney described in his Mormon Stories interview?
on March 11th, 2010 | no answers

CHRISTIANS: Do you agree or disagree with Shawn McCraney's assertion that it's possible to be a Born Again Mormon?
on March 11th, 2010 | 2 answers

Kevin Davenport: "Because people are 'messy' we should expect our relationships to be 'messy' too." Thoughts?
on March 11th, 2010 | no answers | 1 person likes this

I think that they should change the name to Opinionbag since so many responses are actually opinions not answers. Do you agree?
on March 11th, 2010 | One answer | 1 person likes this

"The longer I was in Mormonism the more I was consumed with things other than God. Since I've left I've never been closer to Him." Thoughts?
on March 11th, 2010 | 4 answers

If you died today what percent chance do you have of going to hell?
on March 11th, 2010 | 3 answers

"Philosophy is questions that may never be answered, religion is answers that may never be questioned." Thoughts?
on March 10th, 2010 | 6 answers

MORMONS: Do you secretly pray to Heavenly Mother?
on March 9th, 2010 | One answer

MORMONS: How Gods rule over this planet?
on March 9th, 2010 | 4 answers

Thoughts: 'They [Muslims] need to be liberated from their God.' Mosab Hassan Yousef (the Christian son of Hamas founder Sheik Hassan Yousef)
on March 9th, 2010 | 7 answers

If you died today what percent chance do you have of getting into heaven?
on March 9th, 2010 | 26 answers | 3 people like this

“God did not design life to be as difficult as it is. His original plan did not include your current hard circumstances…” Thoughts?
on March 8th, 2010 | 7 answers | 1 person likes this

MORMONS: How would you lower the cost of exiting the LdS Church (to increase diversity) without compromising it's cultural distinctives?
on March 8th, 2010 | One answer

MORMONS: What do you think of the Church's recent movement toward reconciliation with the Catholic Church?
on March 8th, 2010 | 2 answers

CATHOLICS: What do you think of the Church's recent movement toward reconciliation with the LdS Church?
on March 8th, 2010 | 3 answers

TRUE OR FALSE: "The very survival of a religion is contingent on its protecting itself."
on March 7th, 2010 | 11 answers | 1 person likes this

“The very survival of a religion is contingent on its protecting itself.” Thoughts?
on March 7th, 2010 | no answers

“The very survival of a religion is contingent on its protecting itself.” Thoughts?
on March 7th, 2010 | no answers

"People fight because they do not know how to disagree." Thoughts?
on March 7th, 2010 | One answer

Dilbert: "...evil is the cure for incompentence." True or false?
on March 5th, 2010 | 3 answers | 2 people like this

Thoughts: “Our voluntary thoughts not only reveal what we are, they predict what we will become.” (A.W. Tozer)
on March 5th, 2010 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

CHRISTIANS: "...when people believe the gospel...the next thing you know they get middle-class respectability..." Thoughts?
on March 4th, 2010 | 6 answers

"The differences between Christian denominations fade to nearly nothing when you compare them to Mormonism" Thoughts?
on March 3rd, 2010 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

ATHEISTS: Was Gina Welch unethical by going undercover to write her book (In the Land of Believers) on Evangelical Christianity?
on March 2nd, 2010 | 6 answers

CHRISTIANS: Was Gina Welch unethical by going undercover to write her book (In the Land of Believers) on Evangelical Christianity?
on March 2nd, 2010 | One answer

LDS:The doctrinal content of the Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint & Masoretic Text is consistent. Where's the corruption of the Great Apostasy?
on March 1st, 2010 | 7 answers | 1 person likes this

Cultural Mormonism appears to be a growing and expanding movement within the LdS Church. Why?
on February 28th, 2010 | 2 answers

If a petition were started to discipline LdS Apostle Boyd K. Packer due to his long history of ecclesiastical abuse would you sign it?
on February 25th, 2010 | 4 answers

What's your favorite Mormon joke?
on February 25th, 2010 | 6 answers

"The aim of argument, or of discussion, should be not be victory but progress." (Joseph Joubert, French Moralist) Thoughts?
on February 21st, 2010 | 8 answers | 2 people like this

Why are many elderly people so indecisive?
on February 18th, 2010 | 12 answers | 2 people like this

MORMONS: Why isn't the 1916 Presidential Statement canonized given it's importance and pervasive influence in modern LdS Theology & History?
on February 18th, 2010 | 2 answers

The 1833 BoC says that Joseph Smith was to get NO other gift than translating the Book of Mormon. Then the 1835 D&C contradicts that. Why?
on February 17th, 2010 | One answer

So muting ALL activity alerts for a given answer rather than just a particular AB user. And exactly HOW is this a desirable feature?
on February 17th, 2010 | no answers

MORMONS: The most common refrain among ExMormons is, "Why could those outside see so clearly what I was utterly blind to?" Why is that?
on February 17th, 2010 | One answer

MORMONS: Since in modern LdS Theology YHWH = Jesus could you help us properly understand Psalm 110:1 in light of Mark 12:35-37? Thanks.
on February 16th, 2010 | 2 answers

Who else suddenly felt really, really, old when they didn't recognize the majority of the new (circa 2010) "We Are The World" performers?
on February 16th, 2010 | One answer

MORMONS: Is it more accurate and precise to say, “The Lord Will Never Permit the LIVING Prophet to OFFICIALLY Lead the Church Astray”?
on February 15th, 2010 | 2 answers

MORMONS: Does the doctrine of Blood Atonement apply equally to both Mormons and Gentiles or Mormons only?
on February 15th, 2010 | One answer

MORMONS: Could you explain to me how/why the the 1916 LDS First Presidency statement is 'inspired' but the Nicean Creed is 'a corruption'?
on February 15th, 2010 | One answer

True or False: LDS Apologist scholarship is biased.
on February 14th, 2010 | One answer

True or False: Non-LDS scholars reject LDS Apologist scholarship.
on February 14th, 2010 | One answer

True or False: LDS Apologists are not real scholars.
on February 14th, 2010 | 4 answers

What is the best film on the Mountain Meadows Massacre to date?
on February 14th, 2010 | no answers

How do I join COAT?
on February 14th, 2010 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

CHRISTIANS: Was the spirit of Joseph Smith (founder of Mormonism) the spirit of Antichrist spoken of in the Bible?
on February 13th, 2010 | 6 answers

Lydon Lamborn on Mormon Epistemology: "Trusting emotions over reason has a somewhat dubious track record in history..." Thoughts?
on February 12th, 2010 | 2 answers

Lydon Lamborn on Mormon Epistemology: "Trusting emotions over reason has a somewhat dubious track record in history..." Thoughts?
on February 12th, 2010 | One answer

True or False "...the existence of evil negates...God's total sovereignty plus total goodness: If He's really in charge, He's a sadist."
on February 12th, 2010 | 4 answers

Marvin Olasky: "...God did not watch from a distance but took on extreme suffering Himself two millennia ago." Thoughts?
on February 11th, 2010 | 2 answers | 2 people like this

Marvin Olasky: "...God may already be restraining 99 percent of evil and suffering, and that acts of goodness may appear harsh..."
on February 11th, 2010 | 2 answers

"...atheists lack reasonable answers to ... the problem of extreme evil, where people expend resources to inflict suffering..." Thoughts?
on February 11th, 2010 | 18 answers | 1 person likes this

M. Olasky: "...atheists lack reasonable answers to the problem of good—materialistically inexplicable acts of loving sacrifice..."...
on February 11th, 2010 | 5 answers | 1 person likes this

MORMONS Lydon Lamborn asks: "How is it possible that the Nephites felt they came to an uninhabited continent and never met the Mayas?"
on February 11th, 2010 | One answer

How can you watch all new questions and answers for a particular section of the New (post 12/10/01) Answerbag like you could on the OLD AB?
on February 10th, 2010 | no answers

MORMONS Is this why you're here? "Now Bishops and Seminary teachers are participating in online dialogs in hopes of ceasing the hemorrhage."
on February 10th, 2010 | One answer

LdS Apologist Hugh Nibley: Crazy Hack Scholar or Eccentric Scholastic Genius? Please cast your vote
on February 8th, 2010 | One answer

I'm starting my own business: What words of wisdom do those of you who have already done this successfully have for me?
on February 8th, 2010 | 4 answers

MORMONS True or False: "A New Order Mormon is just an ExMormon in disguise."
on February 7th, 2010 | no answers

EXMORMONS True or False: You left the LdS Church either because of hidden sin in your life or because of a secret desire to start sinning.
on February 7th, 2010 | 2 answers

MORMONS True or False: ExMormons left the LdS Church either because of hidden sin in their life or because of a secret desire to sin.
on February 7th, 2010 | One answer

On H. Nibley: "This is what inevitably happens when scholars let their predetermined conclusions set the agenda for the evidence." Thoughts?
on February 7th, 2010 | One answer | 1 person likes this

MORMONS: What is meant by the Mormon saying, 'Removing the stumbling block of mortality so they can receive the gospel beyond the veil.'?
on February 6th, 2010 | One answer

'...the issue is never the merits of the evidence but always the jealous rivalry of the contestants...' Thoughts?
on February 6th, 2010 | 5 answers

'All scholarship, like all science, is an ongoing, open-ended discussion in which all conclusions are tentative forever...' Thoughts?
on February 6th, 2010 | 2 answers

'As knowledge increases, the verdict of yesterday must be reversed today...the most positive authority is the least to be trusted.' Thoughts
on February 6th, 2010 | 4 answers

LDS: 1 Timothy 2:5: 'For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.' So why do we need a Living Prophet?
on February 6th, 2010 | One answer

THOUGHTS: 'Most LDS literature on archaeology and The Book of Mormon ranges from factually and logically unreliable to kooky.' John Sorenson
on February 5th, 2010 | One answer

MORMONS: How could the Book of Mormon Jaredites and Nephites have glass items when the first glass-making came 2000 years later?
on February 5th, 2010 | 2 answers

MORMONS: From the outside looking in, the science of the Jaredite submarines seems highly implausible. What are we missing?
on February 5th, 2010 | 3 answers

TRUE or FALSE: "Testimony bearing is a form of declarationism. And declarationism is the last bastion of the unreasonable fanatic."
on February 5th, 2010 | no answers

TRUE or FALSE 'If Joseph Smith's claim of restored priesthood authority is false then Mormonism is no different than any other Church.'
on February 4th, 2010 | 4 answers

MORMONS True or False: "It is believed that Joseph was 'chosen' as prophet, in the pre-existence." (from an Internet discussion board)
on February 3rd, 2010 | One answer

Why is LdS Priesthood conspicuously absent from the 1833 Book of Commandments?
on February 3rd, 2010 | One answer

ROMAN CATHOLICS: Does Pope Benedict speak for you?
on February 2nd, 2010 | 2 answers

I'm going on 6-months of being unemployed and my job search motivation is waning even though I'm afraid of becoming destitute. Any tips?
on February 2nd, 2010 | no answers

I've just started the Cisco CCNA training track at a local Community College. Any tips on completing it successfully?
on February 2nd, 2010 | 2 answers

RESOLVED: "Snarking" is an effective and reasonable tool for public debate.
on February 2nd, 2010 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

MORMONS: Does Thomas S. Monson speak for you?
on February 2nd, 2010 | 4 answers

ATHEISTS: Does Richard Dawkins speak for you?
on February 2nd, 2010 | 8 answers