One of our freinds dated a mormon, she actualy broke up with him (the mormon) because he always turns into "Bible mode". Just do your regular arguments as you would with any Christian.

Good advice. And if they mention the magical glasses try not to spray your drink from your nose.

Fava beans and a nice Chianti.

that would be interesting to see, however I think I'm more interested in religion then they are.  I predict by the end of the night, that it will be me constantly bringing up the topic of religion, and they'll be the ones doing the avoiding.

Offer three drink selections:  wine, iced tea, and coffee.  When they ask for water, tell them someone turned all the water into wine.

Can we have a sweapstake?  I'll take the 20-25 range fro the number of times they bring up religion over the course of the evening.   Can you count the number of times they do?

 I wouldn't bring the subject up because it may become an unpleasant atmosphere.  However I usually find the fervently religious can talk of nothing else.

I'm assuming most of you live in the States, so you see/hear your full share of the fundamental religious type.  However I live in a small city in Canada, and have honestly never come across a "religious nut."  These kids are only 21ish and probably don't know all that much about their faith.  I doubt they're going to want to bring up the topic of religion a lot.  I hope they do, but I doubt it.

And to the moral problem brought up:  Wouldn’t the Christian simply respond with "God was trying to save us.  Why would he punish us after a successful sacrifice that washed away the sins of the world?"   

I love when they talk about the Angel Moroni. The very name makes me giddy. 

If you Canadians have a dearth of religious nutcases, please allow me to send you a complete complimentary set of our American nutcases.  Each month a new and more bizarre nutcase will arrive with his own interpretation of the Bible. 

I've read the Book of Mormon, and it's worth reading if you're going to debate Mormons. A lot of Mormons don't know what's in it, even amongst the missionaries.

If you don't have time to read the BoM, the Skeptic's Annotated Book of Mormon is a good resource. I would probably start in on the racism in the BoM (i.e. the claims that the people who rebelled against god, the Lamanites, were cursed with a "dark skin").

Also, try to get a good, clear description of how the golden plates were transcribed.

I have to dispute this. The BoM was written by Joseph Smith, and it contains some very clearly racist claims. These beliefs might have been normal in his time, but Smith was definitely a racist by any reasonable standard.

Isn't the idea that native Americans are tainted/lost a tad racist? Especially since, according to the Mormon myths I understand, it's supposedly signified by their skin color?

 -Triften

What is a good wine to serve with flamed mormon?

You could always dress up like Cardinal Ximinez, from the Spanish Inquisition? Oh wait. That was against jews. Hmmm. Oh well. Nobody expects the spanish inquisition anyway.

"Clarisse, I'm having an old friend for dinner." 

I always invite in anyone from a church knocking on my door. I always keep the subject off religion till the end, then spring it on them. It's amazing to watch their faces after you've had a nice meal and pleasant conversation. Totally screws up their "evil" atheist construct, the beauty of cognitive dissonance.

 Turn on your tv while they're at your house, Mormons on their mission aren't supposed to watch it. It has the same effect as talking to a crackhead if you were holding a rock the size of your fist. Yes, I am kind of a dick.

The Dinner went over great.  They were just two young kids, doing what they thought they were supposed to do.  One I really liked and could tell he thought about what I had to say.  The other, well have you guys seen SIGA`s video where he talks about the Christians just plugging their ears and praising Jesus, well the other guy was a lot like that.  We honestly didn’t talk too much about religion.  Had one argument about Free Will, I asked some questions, they gave me some answers.  Overall though they seemed like your average young adults, and I had a wonderful time meeting them.

That's funny you should bring this up!! A few moths ago I had a couple Mormon's knock on my door ( I live in Arizona, which has the second largest Mormon population in the US I believe, so they are constantly knocking on my damn door)- One of them was a white guy, and one of them was "dark skinned" if you know what I mean. I kept looking at the dark guy in puzzlement and he finally asked me why I was looking at him that way. I took his own Book of Mormon from him and read him Alma 3: 6 which says- "And the skins of the Lamanites were dark, according to the mark which was set upon their fathers, which was a curse upon them because of their transgression and their rebellion against their brethren, who consisted of Nephi, Jacob, and Joseph, and Sam, who were just and holy men." It seemed as if he was unaware that this verse was in there and had absolutely no counter claim. It seems that alot of "dark skinned" Mormons are ignorant to the fact that racism is at the very heart of the book of Mormon and that they are unfamiliar with the passages of Mormon scriptures that deal with race.

That's funny.

I have it on good authority (from a former missionary turned atheist) that many of the missionaries haven't even read the BoM. Their task is to provide the initial social pressure to bring their victims into the church, where the larger community can take over.

I wonder if anyone is looking for the gold tablets that good ol' Joe "misplaced"? And , as mentioned, DNA blows the BoM right out of Salt Lake!

I thought that, according to Mormon mythology, angles took the gold plates back to heaven.

Ahhhh! if it wasn't for angels we'd have no communication!