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− | |S=''A Letter to an Apostle'' is an online document which is critical of Latter-day Saint truth claims. The document is comprised of a list of issues that the author states are related to "specific questions I had and still have with the truth claims of the Church". <ref> Paul A. Douglas, ''Letter to an Apostle,'' ( | + | |S=''A Letter to an Apostle'' is an online document which is critical of Latter-day Saint truth claims. The document is comprised of a list of issues that the author states are related to "specific questions I had and still have with the truth claims of the Church". <ref> Paul A. Douglas, ''Letter to an Apostle,'' (July 2013), p. 7.</ref> |
==About this work== | ==About this work== | ||
− | The text of the | + | The text of the July 2013 version of the document is generally respectful in tone (significantly more so than the "Letter to a CES Director," and generally covers much of the same material). |
Mockery comes into play, however, when the document relies heavily upon provocative images to illustrate the points that the author is making, thus destroying any semblance of respectability. Given that the author complains at one point in his document that the Church utilizes "bogus pictures and hangs misleading paintings," the use of the artwork described below seems hypocritical. | Mockery comes into play, however, when the document relies heavily upon provocative images to illustrate the points that the author is making, thus destroying any semblance of respectability. Given that the author complains at one point in his document that the Church utilizes "bogus pictures and hangs misleading paintings," the use of the artwork described below seems hypocritical. |
Summary: A Letter to an Apostle is an online document which is critical of Latter-day Saint truth claims. The document is comprised of a list of issues that the author states are related to "specific questions I had and still have with the truth claims of the Church". [1]
The text of the July 2013 version of the document is generally respectful in tone (significantly more so than the "Letter to a CES Director," and generally covers much of the same material).
Mockery comes into play, however, when the document relies heavily upon provocative images to illustrate the points that the author is making, thus destroying any semblance of respectability. Given that the author complains at one point in his document that the Church utilizes "bogus pictures and hangs misleading paintings," the use of the artwork described below seems hypocritical.
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Summary: This section responds to claims made in the actual letter which was sent to President Uchtdorf's office.
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