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*MormonThink finally gets one right. Interesting, though, that they use this to appear as if they are "objective" and weighing the evidence--but they then go on to distort the evidence they present later. | *MormonThink finally gets one right. Interesting, though, that they use this to appear as if they are "objective" and weighing the evidence--but they then go on to distort the evidence they present later. |
Tithing | A FAIR Analysis of: MormonThink A work by author: Anonymous
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Joseph's Translation of the Bible |
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Joseph's leg didn't seem to stop him from competing well in footraces and high jumping:
This doesn't sound like a man whose limp is crippling him--and Joseph was younger and likely more fit during the Book of Mormon translating period, when he was focused almost entirely on farming, rather than splitting his attention as required for Church administration.
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