Bill McKeever
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Bill McKeever is an American author and critic
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He serves with Mormonism Research Ministry (MRM), which he founded in 1979 in El Cajon, California
with the hope of informing people about what he perceives as differences between Mormonism and Christianity
. His writings are also often focused on the claims of Joseph Smith
, the founder and original leader of the Latter Day Saint movement
.
McKeever's views on Mormonism has led to invitations to speak at several universities in the United States
, Russia
, and the Philippines
. McKeever lives in the Salt Lake City, Utah
area with his wife and three children.
Criticism of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been the subject of criticism since it was founded by American religious leader Joseph Smith, Jr. in 1830. Historically, no issue brought greater criticism on the church than that of its practice of plural marriage, which it officially abandoned...
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He serves with Mormonism Research Ministry (MRM), which he founded in 1979 in El Cajon, California
El Cajon, California
-History:El Cajon is located on the Rancho El Cajon Mexican land grant made in 1845 to María Antonia Estudillo, wife of Miguel Pedrorena. In 1876 Amaziah Lord Knox , a New Englander who had recently moved to California, established a hotel there to serve the growing number of people traveling...
with the hope of informing people about what he perceives as differences between Mormonism and Christianity
Mormonism and Christianity
Mormonism and Christianity have a complex theological, historical, and sociological relationship. Mormons express the doctrines of Mormonism using standard biblical terminology, and have similar views about the nature of Jesus' atonement, bodily resurrection, and Second Coming as traditional...
. His writings are also often focused on the claims of Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith was founder of what later became known as the Latter Day Saint movement or Mormons.Joseph Smith may also refer to:-Latter Day Saints:* Joseph Smith, Sr. , father of Joseph Smith...
, the founder and original leader of the Latter Day Saint movement
Latter Day Saint movement
The Latter Day Saint movement is a group of independent churches tracing their origin to a Christian primitivist movement founded by Joseph Smith, Jr. in the late 1820s. Collectively, these churches have over 14 million members...
.
McKeever's views on Mormonism has led to invitations to speak at several universities in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, and the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. McKeever lives in the Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
area with his wife and three children.