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− | |83, 517n2 (HB)||"The Mormon church was formally organized in New York..." | + | | |
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+ | ||"The Mormon church was formally organized in New York..." | ||
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*There is no church called the "Mormon Church." "The Church of Christ" was formally organized in New York. | *There is no church called the "Mormon Church." "The Church of Christ" was formally organized in New York. | ||
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− | |517n2 (HB)||"[t]he Mormon church's official name evolved from The Church of Christ (April 1830) to The Church of the Latter Day Saints (May 1834) to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (April 1838). | + | | |
+ | ====517n2 (HB)==== | ||
+ | ||"[t]he Mormon church's official name evolved from The Church of Christ (April 1830) to The Church of the Latter Day Saints (May 1834) to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (April 1838). | ||
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*[[Name of the Church]] | *[[Name of the Church]] | ||
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*No source provided. (Marquardt source refers to the location of the church organization) | *No source provided. (Marquardt source refers to the location of the church organization) | ||
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− | |86, n22-23 (HB)||"anti-Christendom" became a "defining feature of Mormonism," which denounced all denominational forms of Christianity as "satanic." | + | | |
+ | ====86, n22-23 (HB)==== | ||
+ | ||"anti-Christendom" became a "defining feature of Mormonism," which denounced all denominational forms of Christianity as "satanic." | ||
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*[[Did early LDS leaders denounce Christianity]] | *[[Did early LDS leaders denounce Christianity]] | ||
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*John Taylor, [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Journal_of_Discourses/Volume_13/How_to_Know_the_Things_of_God How to Know the Things of God], ''Journal of Discourses'', vol. 13, 225. | *John Taylor, [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Journal_of_Discourses/Volume_13/How_to_Know_the_Things_of_God How to Know the Things of God], ''Journal of Discourses'', vol. 13, 225. | ||
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− | |86, n24-25||Mormonism "officially still teaches that all Christian churches are corrupt," and that "Satan sits in the place of God in Christianity." | + | | |
+ | ====86, n24-25==== | ||
+ | ||Mormonism "officially still teaches that all Christian churches are corrupt," and that "Satan sits in the place of God in Christianity." | ||
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*[[Individual versus organizational apostasy]] | *[[Individual versus organizational apostasy]] | ||
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*Kent P. Jackson, [http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=401605481ae6b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1 "Early Signs of the Apostasy,"] ''Ensign'', December 1984, 9. | *Kent P. Jackson, [http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=401605481ae6b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1 "Early Signs of the Apostasy,"] ''Ensign'', December 1984, 9. | ||
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− | |95, 522n74 (HB)||Martin Harris stated that "all temporal and spiritual power would be given over to The Prophet Joseph Smith." | + | | |
+ | ====95, 522n74 (HB)==== | ||
+ | ||Martin Harris stated that "all temporal and spiritual power would be given over to The Prophet Joseph Smith." | ||
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*[[../../Use of sources/Those Power-Hungry Mormons|Those Power-Hungry Mormons]] | *[[../../Use of sources/Those Power-Hungry Mormons|Those Power-Hungry Mormons]] |
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Claims made in "Chapter 6: No rest for the Righteous" |
Claims made in "Chapter 5: People of Zion"
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83, 517n2 (HB) |
"The Mormon church was formally organized in New York..." |
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517n2 (HB) |
"[t]he Mormon church's official name evolved from The Church of Christ (April 1830) to The Church of the Latter Day Saints (May 1834) to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (April 1838). |
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86, n22-23 (HB) |
"anti-Christendom" became a "defining feature of Mormonism," which denounced all denominational forms of Christianity as "satanic." |
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86, n24-25 |
Mormonism "officially still teaches that all Christian churches are corrupt," and that "Satan sits in the place of God in Christianity." |
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95, 522n74 (HB) |
Martin Harris stated that "all temporal and spiritual power would be given over to The Prophet Joseph Smith." |
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{{To learn more box:''Under the Banner of Heaven''}} | To learn more about responses to: Under the Banner of Heaven | edit |
{{To learn more box:responses to: Robert Price}} | To learn more about responses to: Robert Price | edit |
{{To learn more box:responses to: Ankerberg and Weldon}} | To learn more about responses to: Ankerberg and Weldon | edit |
{{To learn more box:responses to: Ashamed of Joseph}} | To learn more about responses to: Ashamed of Joseph | edit |
{{To learn more box:responses to: Beckwith and Moser}} | To learn more about responses to: Beckwith and Moser | edit |
{{To learn more box:responses to: Beckwith and Parrish}} | To learn more about responses to: Beckwith and Parrish | edit |
{{To learn more box:responses to: Benjamin Park}} | To learn more about responses to: Benjamin Park | edit |
{{To learn more box:responses to: Bible versus Joseph Smith}} | To learn more about responses to: Bible versus Joseph Smith | edit |
{{To learn more box:responses to: Bible versus Book of Mormon}} | To learn more about responses to: Bible versus Book of Mormon | edit |
{{To learn more box:responses to: ''Big Love''}} | To learn more about responses to: Big Love | edit |
{{To learn more box:responses to: Brett Metcalfe}} | To learn more about responses to: Brett Metcalfe | edit |
{{To learn more box:responses to: Bill Maher}} | To learn more about responses to: Bill Maher | edit |
{{To learn more box:responses to: Bruce H. Porter}} | To learn more about responses to: Bruce H. Porter | edit |
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{{To learn more box:responses to: Charles Larson}} | To learn more about responses to: Charles Larson | edit |
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{{To learn more box:responses to: Colby Townshed}} | To learn more about responses to: Colby Townshed | edit |
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{{To learn more box:responses to: D. Michael Quinn}} | To learn more about responses to: D. Michael Quinn | edit |
{{To learn more box:responses to: Dan Vogel}} | To learn more about responses to: Dan Vogel | edit |
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{{To learn more box:responses to: Jerald and Sandra Tanner}} | To learn more about responses to: Jerald and Sandra Tanner | edit |
{{To learn more box:responses to: Jesus Christ-Joseph Smith or Search for the Truth DVD}} | To learn more about responses to: Jesus Christ-Joseph Smith or Search for the Truth DVD | edit |
{{To learn more box:responses to: John Dehlin}} | To learn more about responses to: John Dehlin | edit |
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{{To learn more box:responses to: New Approaches}} | To learn more about responses to: New Approaches to the Book of Mormon | edit |
{{To learn more box:responses to: Richard Abanes}} | To learn more about responses to: Richard Abanes | edit |
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