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|xviii, 475n5 (HB)||The "White Horse" prophecy "continues to be a dominant element of the faith espoused by Joseph Smith's followers" because they believe that they will be "officers and administrators" during Christ's millennial reign. | |xviii, 475n5 (HB)||The "White Horse" prophecy "continues to be a dominant element of the faith espoused by Joseph Smith's followers" because they believe that they will be "officers and administrators" during Christ's millennial reign. | ||
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+ | *The "White Horse" prophecy is not a "dominant element of the faith"...it isn't even discussed in Church! | ||
*[[Joseph Smith prophesies/White Horse prophecy|The White Horse prophecy]] | *[[Joseph Smith prophesies/White Horse prophecy|The White Horse prophecy]] | ||
*[[../../Use of sources/The Mormon Quest for Power|Use of sources: The Mormon Quest for Power]] | *[[../../Use of sources/The Mormon Quest for Power|Use of sources: The Mormon Quest for Power]] | ||
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*Bruce McConkie, Mormon Doctrine (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1958; second edition, 1966), 855. During a December 23, 1866 sermon, Brigham Young declared that at Christ's second coming, he would first appear in "the land of America" (Brigham Young, December 23, 1866, JoD [Liverpool: B. Young, Jr., 1867; lithographed reprint of original, 1966], vol. 11, 279.) | *Bruce McConkie, Mormon Doctrine (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1958; second edition, 1966), 855. During a December 23, 1866 sermon, Brigham Young declared that at Christ's second coming, he would first appear in "the land of America" (Brigham Young, December 23, 1866, JoD [Liverpool: B. Young, Jr., 1867; lithographed reprint of original, 1966], vol. 11, 279.) | ||
− | *Note: The hardback has the page number incorrectly specified as page 249, which was corrected in the paperback. | + | *Note: The hardback has the page number incorrectly specified as page 249, which was corrected to page 279 in the paperback. |
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|xx, 479n17 (HB)||"Mormons thereafter will reign with Christ, and every American citizen, along with the rest of the world, will be forced to recognize Mormonism as the one true religion." | |xx, 479n17 (HB)||"Mormons thereafter will reign with Christ, and every American citizen, along with the rest of the world, will be forced to recognize Mormonism as the one true religion." | ||
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|xxi||As for other governments and religions, according to Joseph Smith, they "must eventually be destroyed from the earth." | |xxi||As for other governments and religions, according to Joseph Smith, they "must eventually be destroyed from the earth." | ||
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+ | *The quote says nothing about destroying "governments and religions." | ||
*[[One Nation Under Gods#Other governments and religions to be destroyed from the earth?|Other governments and religions to be destroyed from the earth?]] | *[[One Nation Under Gods#Other governments and religions to be destroyed from the earth?|Other governments and religions to be destroyed from the earth?]] | ||
*[[../../Use of sources/Destroying Governments and Religions|Use of sources: Destroying Governments and Religions]] | *[[../../Use of sources/Destroying Governments and Religions|Use of sources: Destroying Governments and Religions]] | ||
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|xxiv||The Church refuses to divulge "routine (financial) information that other religions are happy to provide over the phone." | |xxiv||The Church refuses to divulge "routine (financial) information that other religions are happy to provide over the phone." | ||
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+ | *This is simply a repeat of the Ostling's claim. | ||
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*{{CriticalWork:Ostling:Mormon America|pages=115}} | *{{CriticalWork:Ostling:Mormon America|pages=115}} | ||
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|xxiv||Mormons believe that they are "morally, ethically, and spiritually superior to non-Mormons." | |xxiv||Mormons believe that they are "morally, ethically, and spiritually superior to non-Mormons." |
Revision as of 18:58, 21 December 2008
A FAIR Analysis of: Criticism of Mormonism/Books A work by author: Richard Abanes
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Claims made in "Chapter 1: Vagabond Visionaries" |
Claims made in "Introduction: A Thread of Prophecy"
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xv, 477n2 (HB) ix, 475n2 (PB) |
"[S]ome of the least reliable reports on Mormon history, especially with regard to its earliest years, are those that have been produced by the LDS church..." |
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xv, 477n5 (HB) ix, 475n5 (PB) |
LDS leaders "attempt to control depictions of the Mormon past. |
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xv-xvi, 477n6 (HB) | "Mormon Scholars too often write history that, if not blatantly, at least tacitly defends the faith." |
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xvii | The "White Horse" prophecy predicts the "transformation of the U.S. government into a Mormon-ruled theocracy. |
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xviii, 475n5 (HB) | The "White Horse" prophecy "continues to be a dominant element of the faith espoused by Joseph Smith's followers" because they believe that they will be "officers and administrators" during Christ's millennial reign. |
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xix | Various Church leaders have reiterated the "White Horse" prophecy. |
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xx, 479n10 (HB) xiv, 477n10 |
Mormonism existed as a "radical, immoral, and un-American band of religious zealots" (HB) corrected to Mormonism "was perceived as a radical, immoral, and un-American band of religious zealots" (PB) |
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xx, 479n15 (HB) xiv, 477n15 (PB) |
The Church will rebuild the government and restore economic prosperity in preparation for Jesus Christ setting up a theocracy in Missouri. |
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xx, 479n17 (HB) | "Mormons thereafter will reign with Christ, and every American citizen, along with the rest of the world, will be forced to recognize Mormonism as the one true religion." |
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xxi | As for other governments and religions, according to Joseph Smith, they "must eventually be destroyed from the earth." |
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xxiv | The Church refuses to divulge "routine (financial) information that other religions are happy to provide over the phone." |
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xxiv | Mormons believe that they are "morally, ethically, and spiritually superior to non-Mormons." |
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