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*'''Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice''' - The author uses a picture from the 1969 movie "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" (pages 25 and 180) showing two couples in bed together when he discusses Joseph Smith, Emma Smith, William Law and Jane Law. | *'''Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice''' - The author uses a picture from the 1969 movie "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" (pages 25 and 180) showing two couples in bed together when he discusses Joseph Smith, Emma Smith, William Law and Jane Law. | ||
*'''Image of Joseph and Emma Smith with a naked woman on the bed in the background''' - The image is used when the author discusses Fanny Alger (page 150). This image is popular on ex-Mormon web sites. | *'''Image of Joseph and Emma Smith with a naked woman on the bed in the background''' - The image is used when the author discusses Fanny Alger (page 150). This image is popular on ex-Mormon web sites. | ||
− | *'''Image of a young girl in a nightgown with an adult hand choking her neck''' - The author uses | + | *'''Image of a young girl in a nightgown with an adult hand choking her neck''' - The author uses stock photo of a [https://www.123rf.com/photo_38915259_oppressive-man-behind-a-female-victim-of-domestic-violence-or-abuse.html young girl with an adult hand choking her neck] (page 154), listed on the web as "Oppressive man behind a female victim of domestic violence or abuse," to illustrate Joseph Smith's marriages to young women. |
The following links respond to individual claims contained in the following document: | The following links respond to individual claims contained in the following document: |
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 and generate emotional triggers, 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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