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|L2=Response to claim: 69-70 - The author claims that "LDS theology teaches that Jesus was no different essentially than any other human child of God"
|L3=Response to claim: 70 - "Jesus was conceived, not by the Holy Spirit, but by a special physical visitation of God the heavenly father to earth"
|L4=Response to claim: 70 - The author claims that Mormons do not worship the "Real Jesus"
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==Response to claim: the "most important single error" of Mormonism is to have "reduced Jesus from his deserved status as the infinite and eternal Son of God"==
{{IndexClaimItemShort
|title=Mormonism Unmasked
|claim=The author claims that the "most important single error" of Mormonism is to have "reduced Jesus from his deserved status as the infinite and eternal Son of God, meaning the Second Person of the Trinity, to that of just another preexistent, finite and procreated child of the heavenly Father."
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{{disinformation|This claim is absurd: Mormons do not "reduce" that status of Jesus in any way. We accept Him as our Savior by virtue of His Atonement.}}

==Response to claim: 69-70 - The author claims that "LDS theology teaches that Jesus was no different essentially than any other human child of God"==
{{IndexClaimItemShort
|title=Mormonism Unmasked
|claim=The author claims that "LDS theology teaches that Jesus was no different essentially than any other human child of God."
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{{disinformation|This claim is nonsense. Only Jesus Christ had the power to perform the Atonement. This alone makes Him "different essentially than any other human child of God.}}

==Response to claim: 70 - "Jesus was conceived, not by the Holy Spirit, but by a special physical visitation of God the heavenly father to earth"==
{{IndexClaimItemShort
|title=Mormonism Unmasked
|claim=The author states that Mormons teach that "Jesus was conceived, not by the Holy Spirit, but by a special physical visitation of God the heavenly father to earth."
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{{disinformation|The claim is false.
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{{:Question: Do Mormons believe that Mary was still a virgin when Jesus was born?}}

==Response to claim: 70 - The author claims that Mormons do not worship the "Real Jesus"==	
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|title=Mormonism Unmasked
|claim=The author claims that Mormons do not worship the "Real Jesus."
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{{:Question: Do Latter-day Saints believe in a "different" Jesus than "mainstream" Christians?}}

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