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*[[Countercult ministries/The Interactive Bible/Difficult Questions for Mormons/Influenced by Joseph Smith's background#Response to claim: "Is it purely coincidental that there was much speculation in Joseph Smith's area about Indian Mounds and battles?"|Response to claim: "Is it purely coincidental that there was much speculation in Joseph Smith's area about Indian Mounds and battles?"]] | *[[Countercult ministries/The Interactive Bible/Difficult Questions for Mormons/Influenced by Joseph Smith's background#Response to claim: "Is it purely coincidental that there was much speculation in Joseph Smith's area about Indian Mounds and battles?"|Response to claim: "Is it purely coincidental that there was much speculation in Joseph Smith's area about Indian Mounds and battles?"]] | ||
− | *[[Countercult ministries/The Interactive Bible/Difficult Questions for Mormons/Influenced by Joseph Smith's background# | + | *[[Countercult ministries/The Interactive Bible/Difficult Questions for Mormons/Influenced by Joseph Smith's background#Response to claim: "Why does the Book of Mormon describe wood forts with pickets to protect people--much like the forts of frontier?"|Response to claim: "Why does the Book of Mormon describe wood forts with pickets to protect people--much like the forts of frontier?"]] |
− | *[[Countercult ministries/The Interactive Bible/Difficult Questions for Mormons/Influenced by Joseph Smith's background# | + | *[[Countercult ministries/The Interactive Bible/Difficult Questions for Mormons/Influenced by Joseph Smith's background#Response to claim: "Is it purely coincidental that Lehi had six sons as did Joseph Smith Sr., Sam/Samuel were sons of both, and Nephi and Joseph Smith Jr. were so similar?"|Response to claim: "Is it purely coincidental that Lehi had six sons as did Joseph Smith Sr., Sam/Samuel were sons of both, and Nephi and Joseph Smith Jr. were so similar?"]] |
− | + | *[[Countercult ministries/The Interactive Bible/Difficult Questions for Mormons/Influenced by Joseph Smith's background#Response to claim: "Why did Mormon, Nephi and other "heroes" of the Book of Mormon have so many common traits with Joseph Smith?"|Response to claim: "Why did Mormon, Nephi and other "heroes" of the Book of Mormon have so many common traits with Joseph Smith?"]] | |
− | *[[Countercult ministries/The Interactive Bible/Difficult Questions for Mormons/Influenced by Joseph Smith's background# | + | *[[Countercult ministries/The Interactive Bible/Difficult Questions for Mormons/Influenced by Joseph Smith's background#Response to claim: "Why does the Book of Mormon repeatedly addresses 19th century readers?"|Response to claim: "Why does the Book of Mormon repeatedly addresses 19th century readers?"]] |
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+ | ==Response to claim: "Why does the Book of Mormon describe wood forts with pickets to protect people--much like the forts of frontier?"== | ||
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+ | |title=Difficult Questions for Mormons | ||
+ | |claim=Response to claim: "Why does the Book of Mormon describe wood forts with pickets to protect people--much like the forts of frontier?" | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | ==Response to claim: "Is it purely coincidental that Lehi had six sons as did Joseph Smith Sr., Sam/Samuel were sons of both, and Nephi and Joseph Smith Jr. were so similar?"== | ||
+ | {{IndexClaimItemShort | ||
+ | |title=Difficult Questions for Mormons | ||
+ | |claim=Response to claim: "Is it purely coincidental that Lehi had six sons as did Joseph Smith Sr., Sam/Samuel were sons of both, and Nephi and Joseph Smith Jr. were so similar?" | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | ==Response to claim: "Why did Mormon, Nephi and other "heroes" of the Book of Mormon have so many common traits with Joseph Smith?"== | ||
+ | {{IndexClaimItemShort | ||
+ | |title=Difficult Questions for Mormons | ||
+ | |claim=Response to claim: "Why did Mormon, Nephi and other "heroes" of the Book of Mormon have so many common traits with Joseph Smith? (large in stature, had visions while a teenager, etc. -- see "The Refiner's Fire" by John Brooke for many more similarities)" | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | ==Response to claim: "Why does the Book of Mormon repeatedly addresses 19th century readers?"== | ||
+ | {{IndexClaimItemShort | ||
+ | |title=Difficult Questions for Mormons | ||
+ | |claim=Response to claim: "Why does the Book of Mormon repeatedly addresses 19th century readers?" | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | ==Response to claim: "Why is the anti-Masonic excitement that arose near Smith's home in 1827 reflected?"== | ||
+ | {{IndexClaimItemShort | ||
+ | |title=Difficult Questions for Mormons | ||
+ | |claim=Response to claim: "Why is the anti-Masonic excitement that arose near Smith's home in 1827 reflected? (Gadianton Robbers / Secret Combos)" | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | ==Response to claim: "Why is infant baptism condemned in Chapter 8 of Moroni when it wasn't even an issue in the Bible?"== | ||
+ | {{IndexClaimItemShort | ||
+ | |title=Difficult Questions for Mormons | ||
+ | |claim=Response to claim: "Why is infant baptism (a much discussed issue in the early 19th century) condemned in Chapter 8 of Moroni when it wasn't even an issue in the Bible?" | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | {{endnotes sources}} |
Prophecies in the Book of Mormon | A FAIR Analysis of: Difficult Questions for Mormons A work by author: The Interactive Bible
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Response to claim: "Why are themes of the revolutionary war and patriotism (liberty, freedom, country, religion, flags, etc.) woven throughout a book supposedly written over a thousand years before the revolutionary war?"
Response to claim: "Why is an agrarian society similar to the society Joseph was most familiar with described as the setting for the entire book?"
Response to claim: "Why is a democracy after a monarchy described? (Mosiah 23, 29) - As happened in the history of the U.S."
Response to claim: "Is it purely coincidental that there was much speculation in Joseph Smith's area about Indian Mounds and battles?"
Response to claim: "Why does the Book of Mormon describe wood forts with pickets to protect people--much like the forts of frontier?"
Response to claim: "Is it purely coincidental that Lehi had six sons as did Joseph Smith Sr., Sam/Samuel were sons of both, and Nephi and Joseph Smith Jr. were so similar?"
Response to claim: "Why did Mormon, Nephi and other "heroes" of the Book of Mormon have so many common traits with Joseph Smith? (large in stature, had visions while a teenager, etc. -- see "The Refiner's Fire" by John Brooke for many more similarities)"
Response to claim: "Why does the Book of Mormon repeatedly addresses 19th century readers?"
Response to claim: "Why is the anti-Masonic excitement that arose near Smith's home in 1827 reflected? (Gadianton Robbers / Secret Combos)"
Response to claim: "Why is infant baptism (a much discussed issue in the early 19th century) condemned in Chapter 8 of Moroni when it wasn't even an issue in the Bible?"
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