FairMormon in the News

The following links show articles about FairMormon that have appeared in the Church News and other media.

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• Church News +
  • No “Private Agendas” in Church’s Public Affairs Department, Director Says
    By R. Scott Lloyd, Church News staff writer, Aug. 11, 2015
  • Church News coverage of the 2013 FairMormon Conference +
    • 2013 FAIR Conference: Defending the faith
      By R. Scott Lloyd, Church News staff writer, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013
    • 2013 FAIR Conference: First Vision context: Joseph Smith’s narrative matches 1820s circumstances
      By R. Scott Lloyd, Church News staff writer, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013
    • 2013 FAIR Conference: Questioning is part of gaining maturity, wisdom
      By R. Scott Lloyd, Church News staff writer, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013
    • 2013 FAIR Conference: Sacred sensibility
      By R. Scott Lloyd, Church News staff writer, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013
    • 2013 FAIR Conference: ‘Toward a more effective apologetics’. Presenting gospel message with civility and kindness.
      By R. Scott Lloyd, Church News staff writer, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013
  • Church News coverage of the 2011 FairMormon Conference +
    • Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research – 2011 conference
      Church News, Monday, Aug. 8, 2011
    • By the gift and power of God
      By R. Scott Lloyd, Church News staff writer, Monday, Aug. 8, 2011
    • Something Wiki This Way Comes: How collaborative editing is changing the face of online LDS apologetics
      By R. Scott Lloyd, Church News staff writer, Monday, Aug. 8, 2011
    • The divine origin of the Book of Mormon
      By R. Scott Lloyd, Church News staff writer, Monday, Aug. 8, 2011
    • The best-documented theophany in history
      By R. Scott Lloyd, Church News staff writer, Monday, Aug. 8, 2011
  • Church News coverage of the 2010 FairMormon Conference +
    • ‘Be Ready’ to Defend Faith
      By R. Scott Lloyd, Church News staff writer, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010
  • Church News coverage of the 2009 FairMormon Conference +
    • Addressing criticisms: 14 presenters defend Church at annual apologetics conference
      By R. Scott Lloyd, Church News staff writer, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009
    • The Book of Abraham: The larger issue
      By R. Scott Lloyd, Church News staff writer, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009
    • Reliable history: Church’s standards rigorous
      By R. Scott Lloyd, Church News staff writer, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009
  • Church News coverage of the 2008 FairMormon Conference +
    • Helping those with flagging faith
      By R. Scott Lloyd, Church News staff writer, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2008
  • Church News coverage of the 2007 FairMormon Conference +
    • Defenders gather at conference. Annual meeting addresses challenges to faith of the Latter-day Saints
      By R. Scott Lloyd, Church News staff writer, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007
    • A genuine vision
      Scholars have rebutted arguments from naysayers
      By R. Scott Lloyd, Church News staff writer, Saturday, May 26, 2007
  • Church News coverage of the 2006 FairMormon Conference +
    • For the defense: Annual FAIR Conference affirms the Restoration
      By R. Scott Lloyd, Church News staff writer, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2006
  • Church News coverage of the 2005 FairMormon Conference +
    • Answering critics. Annual conference helps members respond to critical questions about faith.
      By Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News staff writer, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2005
  • Church News coverage of the 2004 FairMormon Conference +
    • Defenders of faith support Church’s position
      By R. Scott Lloyd, Church News staff writer, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2004 (2004)
  • Church News coverage of the 2003 FairMormon Conference +
    • Intellectual defense of the faith. Apologetics group sponsors conference to discuss claims of adversarial critics.
      By R. Scott Lloyd, Church News staff writer, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2003
• New York Times +
  • A Top Mormon Leader Acknowledges the Church ‘Made Mistakes’
    Laurie Goodstein, New York Times, October 5, 2013
  • Editor of Web Site May Face Mormon Excommunication
    Laurie Goodstein, New York Times, September 21, 2012
  • Huckabee Is Not Alone in Ignorance on Mormonism
    Laurie Goodstein, New York Times, December 14, 2007
• Deseret News +
  • Speaker gives ‘barebones secular argument for the gospel’
    By R. Scott Lloyd, Deseret News, Thursday, Aug. 20 2015
  • Speaker identifies a ‘spiritual threat’
    By R. Scott Lloyd, Deseret News, Thursday, Aug. 13 2015
  • Public Affairs Department serves at behest of Church leadership, director affirms
    By R. Scott Lloyd, Deseret News, Wednesday, Aug. 12 2015
  • Sharon Eubank speaks at FairMormon Conference: ‘This is a woman’s church’
    By R. Scott Lloyd, Deseret News, Thursday, Aug. 14 2014
  • BYU professor speaks on unnoticed assumptions about the Book of Abraham
    By Erica Palmer, Deseret News, Thursday, Aug. 12 2014
  • LDS attorney lists what Mormons need to know about religious freedom today
    By Tad Walch, Deseret News, Thursday, Aug. 7 2014
  • Terms important to same-sex discussion in LDS Church, Ty Mansfield says at FairMormon Conference
    By Tad Walch, Deseret News, Thursday, Aug. 7 2014
  • Defending the Faith: FairMormon conference seeks to give reasons for the hope within us
    By Daniel Peterson, For the Deseret News, Thursday, Jul. 10 2014
  • Mormons navigate faith and doubt in the digital age
    By Joseph Walker, Deseret News, Friday, Jul. 26 2013
  • LDS Church enhances web pages on its history, doctrine
    By Tad Walch, Deseret News, Monday, Dec. 9 2013
  • Mormon Fair-Cast nominated for best podcast award
    By Tad Walch, Deseret News, Thursday, Oct. 31 2013
  • Mormon apologetics group announces new name
    By R. Scott Lloyd, Church News staff writer, Monday, Aug. 26 2013
  • Wiki Wars: In battle to define beliefs, Mormons and foes wage battle on Wikipedia
    By Michael De Groote, Deseret News, Sunday, Jan. 30 2011
• Links from official Church websites +
  • Church Public Affairs Head Shares Insights at FairMormon ConferenceThe
    Newsroom, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 8 August 2015
  • “This Is a Woman’s Church,” Says Director of Humanitarian Services and LDS Charities
    Newsroom, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 12 August 2014
  • DNA and the Book of Mormon
    Newsroom, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 16 February 2006
• LDS Living Magazine +
  • Director of Humanitarian Services Says “This Is a Woman’s Church,” Gets Standing Ovation
    12 August 2014
  • Mormon Fair-Cast Nominated for National Best Podcast Award
    1 November 2013
• Salt Lake Tribune +
  • LDS leader: Faith lags behind tenets in empowering women
    Peggy Fletcher Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune, August 8, 2014
  • FAIR gathering to focus on women, blacks, gays, other Mormon issues
    Peggy Fletcher Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune, August 5, 2014
• Other Publications +
  • FairMormon Responder to addresses criticisms (The Spectrum)
  • Gay marriage court winning streak gives hope to some Mormons pushing church to change stance (U.S. News and World Report)
  • LDS author says faith crisis lead to new book (Standard Examiner)
  • Atheist National Conference Aims at Mormon Church (ABC News)
  • 8THEIST license plate rejected. Why? (Christian Science Monitor)
  • 40,000 Utah Residents in Polygamous Marriages; They Are Not Mormons, Group Says (CP N.AMERICA)
  • Mormon Church Explains Past Ban on Black Priests, Denounces Past Theories on Skin Color (Christian Post)
• Press Releases +
  • Fairmormon Creates Faith-Support Website (December 18, 2013)