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|L1=Response to claim: 13 - Mormons exist in "two distinct groups:" Chapel Mormons and Internet Mormons
|L2=Response to claim: 15 - The Journal of Discourses was viewed on par with the Standard Works by early Church members
|L3=Response to claim: 16 - "Gospel Principles" is published by the Church, but contains a disclaimer that states that it is not an official publication of the Church
|L4=Response to claim: 17, 331n35 - Mormons "focus on a minor issue while dismissing the broader point that is being made by a critic of the church." Example: "celestial sex"
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==Response to claim: 13 - Mormons exist in "two distinct groups:" Chapel Mormons and Internet Mormons==
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|title=Becoming Gods
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Mormons exist in "two distinct groups:" Chapel Mormons and Internet Mormons.
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#Jason Gallentine, "Internet Mormonism vs. Chapel Mormonism"
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{{propaganda|Mormons exist across a broad spectrum of beliefs and knowledge, and cannot be separated into two distinct group.
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{{:Question: Can Latter-day Saints be divided into two distinct groups called "Internet Mormons" and "Chapel Mormons"?}}

==Response to claim: 15 - The ''Journal of Discourses'' was viewed on par with the Standard Works by early Church members==
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|title=Becoming Gods
|claim=
The ''Journal of Discourses'' was viewed on par with the Standard Works by early Church members.	
|authorsources=<br>
#No source provided.
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{{misinformation|The term "standard works" used at the time did not have the same meaning as the term "standard works" does today. At that time, "standard works" included a variety of books, including a hymn book.
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{{:Question: Is the Journal of Discourses a "standard work" of the Church?}}

==Response to claim: 16 - "Gospel Principles" is published by the Church, but contains a disclaimer that states that it is not an official publication of the Church==
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|title=Becoming Gods
|claim=
"Gospel Principles" is published by the Church, but contains a disclaimer that states that it is not an official publication of the Church.
|authorsources=<br>
#''Gospel Principles''
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{{disinformation|We cannot find the disclaimer mentioned by the author about ''Gospel Principles'' not being an official publication.
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*[[Official Church publications]]

==Response to claim: 17, 331n35 - Mormons "focus on a minor issue while dismissing the broader point that is being made by a critic of the church." Example: "celestial sex"==
{{IndexClaimItemShort
|title=Becoming Gods
|claim=
Mormons "focus on a minor issue while dismissing the broader point that is being made by a critic of the church." Example: "celestial sex."
|authorsources=<br>
#The author uses as an example in the endnotes the alleged LDS belief in "Celestial Sex."		
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{{propaganda|This author seems fascinated with what he calls "celestial sex." He revisits the concept multiple times in this book, despite the fact that Latter-day Saints do not speculate on the manner in which "spirit children" are created.
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{{:Question: Do Latter-day Saints believe in a practice called "celestial sex," and that this is the manner in which "spirit children" are formed?}}

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