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+ | |author=Fawn Brodie | ||
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+ | |section=[[../../Index|Index of claims]]: Claims made in "Chapter 13: My Kingdom is of this World" | ||
+ | |previous=[[../Chapter 12|Claims made in "Chapter 12: Master of Languages"]] | ||
+ | |next=[[../Chapter 14|Claims made in "Chapter 14: Disaster in Kirtland"]] | ||
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===Chapter 13: My Kingdom is of this World=== | ===Chapter 13: My Kingdom is of this World=== | ||
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− | *[[Joseph Smith | + | *Joseph Smith was rumored to have "seduced" Fannie Alger. |
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− | + | *[[Joseph Smith/Polygamy/Marriages to young women#Fanny Alger|Joseph Smith's marriages to young women—Fanny Alger]] | |
+ | }} | ||
====181==== | ====181==== | ||
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− | *[[Joseph Smith | + | *It was rumored that Fannie Alger was driven out of the house by Emma. |
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− | + | *[[Joseph Smith/Polygamy/Marriages to young women#Fanny Alger|Joseph Smith's marriages to young women—Fanny Alger]] | |
+ | }} | ||
====181==== | ====181==== | ||
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− | *[[Joseph Smith | + | *Joseph and Fannie were "found together." |
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− | + | *[[Joseph Smith/Polygamy/Marriages to young women#Fanny Alger|Joseph Smith's marriages to young women—Fanny Alger]] | |
+ | }} | ||
====182==== | ====182==== | ||
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− | + | *Joseph accused Oliver Cowdery of "perpetuating the scandal." | |
+ | }} | ||
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− | + | *Oliver was excommunicated for "insinuating that the prophet had been guilty of adultery." | |
+ | }} | ||
====182==== | ====182==== | ||
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− | *[[Joseph Smith | + | *Fannie Alger did not admit to being the Prophet's plural wife. |
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− | + | *[[Joseph Smith/Polygamy/Marriages to young women#Fanny Alger|Joseph Smith's marriages to young women—Fanny Alger]] | |
+ | }} | ||
====183==== | ====183==== | ||
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− | + | *Martin Harris was brought to trial for adultery "as early as 1832." | |
+ | }} | ||
====182==== | ====182==== | ||
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+ | |claim= | ||
+ | *Joseph told Ezra Booth to "take a wife from among the Lamanites." | ||
+ | |response= | ||
+ | *[[Polygamy/Lamanites to become "white and delightsome" through polygamous marriage]] | ||
+ | *[[Specific works/The Hurlbut affidavits#Ezra Booth|The Hurlbut affidavits—Ezra Booth]] | ||
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====183==== | ====183==== | ||
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+ | *Joseph performed marriages even though it was against Ohio law. The marriage of Newel Knight and Lydia Goldthwait Baily was performed by Joseph against the law. | ||
+ | |response= | ||
*The Knight-Bailey wedding was not illegal, since Newel Knight obtained a marriage license from the secular authorities. The state of Ohio did not contest Joseph's performance of the marriage, since it then issued a marriage certificate for the Knights' marriage. Joseph later performed other marriages in Ohio, and these couples likewise received marriage certificates after Joseph submitted the necessary paperwork. | *The Knight-Bailey wedding was not illegal, since Newel Knight obtained a marriage license from the secular authorities. The state of Ohio did not contest Joseph's performance of the marriage, since it then issued a marriage certificate for the Knights' marriage. Joseph later performed other marriages in Ohio, and these couples likewise received marriage certificates after Joseph submitted the necessary paperwork. | ||
*[[Polygamy book/Illegal marriages in Ohio|Illegal marriages in Ohio]] | *[[Polygamy book/Illegal marriages in Ohio|Illegal marriages in Ohio]] | ||
− | *[[Joseph Smith | + | *[[Joseph Smith/Polygamy]] |
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*No source provided. | *No source provided. | ||
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====185==== | ====185==== | ||
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− | *[[1835 Doctrine and Covenants denies polygamy]] | + | *Oliver Cowdery wrote a formal statement that the Church denied polygamy in August 1835. |
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− | + | *[[Polygamy/1835 Doctrine and Covenants denies polygamy]] | |
+ | }} | ||
====187==== | ====187==== | ||
− | | | + | {{IndexClaim |
− | | | + | |claim= |
− | *[[Joseph Smith | + | *Joseph realized "that for a prophet it is easier to change marriage laws than to contravene them." |
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+ | *[[Joseph Smith/Polygamy]] | ||
+ | |authorsources= | ||
*Author's opinion | *Author's opinion | ||
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====187==== | ====187==== | ||
− | | | + | {{IndexClaim |
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− | *[[The Hurlbut affidavits#Ezra Booth|The Hurlbut affidavits—Ezra Booth]] | + | *The Mormons believe that when they become "sufficiently purified" that the treasures in the earth would be "poured into their lap." |
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− | + | *[[Specific works/The Hurlbut affidavits#Ezra Booth|The Hurlbut affidavits—Ezra Booth]] | |
+ | }} | ||
====189==== | ====189==== | ||
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− | + | *Isaac McWithy was brought to trial before the High Council because he would not sell his farm to Joseph Smith. | |
+ | }} | ||
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− | | | + | {{IndexClaim |
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− | *[[Joseph Smith | + | *Joseph's trip to Salem in August 1836 with Oliver Cowdery, Sidney Rigdon and Hyrum was to look for buried gold beneath a house. |
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+ | *[[Joseph Smith/Money digging/"Treasure hunting" trip to Salem]] | ||
+ | }} |
Revision as of 22:01, 26 January 2010
Claims made in "Chapter 12: Master of Languages" | A FAIR Analysis of: Criticism of Mormonism/Books A work by author: Fawn Brodie
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Claims made in "Chapter 14: Disaster in Kirtland" |
Chapter 13: My Kingdom is of this World
181
Claim
- Joseph Smith was rumored to have "seduced" Fannie Alger.
Response181
Claim
- It was rumored that Fannie Alger was driven out of the house by Emma.
Response181
Claim
- Joseph and Fannie were "found together."
Response182
Claim
- Joseph accused Oliver Cowdery of "perpetuating the scandal."
ResponseFAIR WIKI EDITORS: Check sources
182
Claim
- Oliver was excommunicated for "insinuating that the prophet had been guilty of adultery."
ResponseFAIR WIKI EDITORS: Check sources
182
Claim
- Fannie Alger did not admit to being the Prophet's plural wife.
Response183
Claim
- Martin Harris was brought to trial for adultery "as early as 1832."
ResponseFAIR WIKI EDITORS: Check sources
182
Claim
- Joseph told Ezra Booth to "take a wife from among the Lamanites."
Response- Polygamy/Lamanites to become "white and delightsome" through polygamous marriage
- The Hurlbut affidavits—Ezra Booth
183
Claim
- Joseph performed marriages even though it was against Ohio law. The marriage of Newel Knight and Lydia Goldthwait Baily was performed by Joseph against the law.
Author's source(s) - No source provided.
- The Knight-Bailey wedding was not illegal, since Newel Knight obtained a marriage license from the secular authorities. The state of Ohio did not contest Joseph's performance of the marriage, since it then issued a marriage certificate for the Knights' marriage. Joseph later performed other marriages in Ohio, and these couples likewise received marriage certificates after Joseph submitted the necessary paperwork.
- Illegal marriages in Ohio
- Joseph Smith/Polygamy
185
Claim
- Oliver Cowdery wrote a formal statement that the Church denied polygamy in August 1835.
Response187
Claim
- Joseph realized "that for a prophet it is easier to change marriage laws than to contravene them."
Author's source(s) - Author's opinion
187
Claim
- The Mormons believe that when they become "sufficiently purified" that the treasures in the earth would be "poured into their lap."
Response189
Claim
- Isaac McWithy was brought to trial before the High Council because he would not sell his farm to Joseph Smith.
ResponseFAIR WIKI EDITORS: Check sources