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		+	==Criticism==
		+	Critics claim that Joseph's place in LDS theology is blasphemous and even idolatrous.  As evidence for this, they cite Brigham Young's application of {{b|1|John|4|3}} to Joseph.
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		+	===Source(s) of the Criticism===
		+	*{{CriticalWork:Abanes:Becoming Gods|pages=28}}
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		+	==Response==
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		+	==Conclusion==
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		+	==Endnotes==
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		+	==Further reading==
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		+	===FAIR wiki articles===
		+	{{JosephSmithWiki}}
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		+	===FAIR web site===
		+	{{JosephSmithFAIR}}
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		+	===External links===
		+	*{{1min|article=Can People Go To Heaven Without Joseph Smith's Consent?|url=http://www.lightplanet.com/response/answers/consent.htm}}
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		+	===Printed material===
		+	{{JosephSmithPrint}}

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Criticism

Critics claim that Joseph's place in LDS theology is blasphemous and even idolatrous. As evidence for this, they cite Brigham Young's application of 1 John 4:3 to Joseph.

Source(s) of the Criticism

• Richard Abanes, Becoming Gods: A Closer Look at 21st-Century Mormonism (Harvest House Publishers: 2005). 28. ( Index of claims )

Response

Conclusion

Endnotes

Further reading

FAIR wiki articles

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FAIR web site

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External links

• Stephen R. Gibson, "Can People Go To Heaven Without Joseph Smith's Consent?," in One-Minute Answers to Anti-Mormon Questions (Bountiful, Utah: Horizon Publishers, 2005) ISBN 0882907840. off-site

Printed material

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