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+ | |sublink1=Response to claim: "Why are themes of the revolutionary war and patriotism woven throughout a book supposedly written over a thousand years before the revolutionary war?" | ||
+ | |sublink2=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?" | ||
+ | |sublink3=Response to claim: "Why is a democracy after a monarchy described?" | ||
+ | |sublink4=Response to claim: "Is it purely coincidental that there was much speculation in Joseph Smith's area about Indian Mounds and battles?" | ||
+ | |sublink5=Response to claim: "Why does the Book of Mormon describe wood forts with pickets to protect people--much like the forts of frontier?" | ||
+ | |sublink6=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?" | ||
+ | |sublink7=Response to claim: "Why did Mormon, Nephi and other "heroes" of the Book of Mormon have so many common traits with Joseph Smith?" | ||
+ | |sublink8=Response to claim: "Why does the Book of Mormon repeatedly addresses 19th century readers?" | ||
+ | |sublink9=Response to claim: "Why is the anti-Masonic excitement that arose near Smith's home in 1827 reflected?" | ||
+ | |sublink10=Response to claim: "Why is infant baptism condemned in Chapter 8 of Moroni when it wasn't even an issue in the Bible?" | ||
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A FAIR Analysis of: "Difficult Questions for Mormons" A work by author: The Interactive Bible
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