“‘Letter to a CES Director’: A Closer Look”

Some of you have, no doubt, heard of the so-called Letter to a CES Director, a compendium of criticisms of the claims of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that has achieved unmerited high status in the minds of more than a few formerly believing members of the Church.

Very few reputable scholars have paid any attention at all to this phenomenon, but, because it’s damaged testimonies, the Letter merits a response.  Here’s a site created by Brian and Laura Hales to critique it:

http://debunking-cesletter.com

I take my hat off to them for doing this.  I personally found reading the Letter unspeakably exasperating, and could scarcely muster the patience to stick with the thing.  Still, I understand that it needs to be addressed, and I’m glad that somebody has undertaken to do so.  It’s a start, and a good one.

Posted from Richmond, Virginia