Mormonism and education

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Contents 1 Criticism 1.1 Source(s) of the criticism 2 Response 2.1 Does higher education lead to disbelief? 2.2 Does CES demote the value of education among Church members? 3 Conclusion 4 Endnotes 5 Further reading 5.1 FAIR wiki articles 5.2 FAIR web site 5.3 External links 5.4 Printed material

Criticism

• Does the Church Educational System (CES) insists that gospel learning takes precedence over secular learning?
• Does the level of activity in the Church decrease as educational level increases?

Source(s) of the criticism

• Simon Southerton, Losing a Lost Tribe: Native Americans, DNA, and the Mormon Church (Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books, 2004) 141. ( Index of claims )

Response

Critics charge that as a person becomes more educated, that they are more likely to become inactive or leave the Church. In order to avoid this, it is claimed that the Church Educational Systems (CES) deliberately promotes Gospel learning over secular learning.

Does higher education lead to disbelief?

Main article: Mormonism and education/Education and belief

Does CES demote the value of education among Church members?

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Conclusion

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Endnotes

None

Further reading

FAIR wiki articles

FAIR web site

• FAIR Topical Guide:

External links

Printed material