FAIR (Mormon apologetics organization)
Organization of apologetics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
FAIR (Faithful Answers, Informed Response), formerly known as FairMormon and the Foundation for Apologetic Information & Research (FAIR), is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that specializes in Mormon apologetics and responds to criticism of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). FAIR comprises volunteers who seek to answer questions submitted to its web site. It was founded in November 1997 by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who wanted to defend their faith on AOL message boards. The members of FAIR are international volunteers. FAIR holds an annual conference where topics of current apologetic issues are presented. The organization also publishes a monthly electronic newsletter.
FAIR is not officially affiliated with the LDS Church, though its members are "all committed to defending the Church".
Name
At its inception, FAIR was known as the Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research (FAIR). However, because of widespread unfamiliarity with the meaning of apologetics as reasoned argumentation, in August 2013 the organization announced it would change its name from FAIR to FairMormon.
Steven Densley, vice-president at the time, explained:
“We have changed our name and are updating our websites in order to make them more easily accessible.
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