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==Familiar anti-Mormon arguments==
 
==Familiar anti-Mormon arguments==
 
*It is claimed that Joseph "was familiar with nineteenth century writer Thomas Dick..." (p. 7) This is a well-known accusation made by Fawn Brodie. See [[Was Joseph Smith's theology influenced by the writings of Thomas Dick?]].
 
*It is claimed that Joseph "was familiar with nineteenth century writer Thomas Dick..." (p. 7) This is a well-known accusation made by Fawn Brodie. See [[Was Joseph Smith's theology influenced by the writings of Thomas Dick?]].
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The Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible is claimed to have "altered over 3,400 verses but left the deities singular and in a Trinitarian format." (p. 113n157)
 
The Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible is claimed to have "altered over 3,400 verses but left the deities singular and in a Trinitarian format." (p. 113n157)
 
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Nauvoo Polygamy: Assumptions and presumptions



A FAIR Analysis of: Criticism of Mormonism/Books/Nauvoo Polygamy, a work by author: George D. Smith

Nauvoo Polygamy: Assumptions and presumptions




Familiar anti-Mormon arguments

Joseph's guilt is always assumed

Joseph is simply assumed to be guilty of any offense.

  • He is even "haunted by the suspicion, which followed him from place to place, that he crossed moral boundaries in his friendship with other women." (p. 28)
  • In Illinois Joseph "was still hunted by law officials for old offenses." (p. 34)
  • The author assumes that Joseph "went about courting" various women, despite the total lack of evidence that any "courtships" occurred. (p. 54)