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==Criticism==
 
==Criticism==
Critics claim that the Book of Mormon mentions "gunpowder," a clear anachronism.
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Critics claim that the Book of Mormon mentions "gunpowder," and "pistols and other firearms," clear anachronisms.
  
 
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==Response==  
 
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The claim is false.  There is no mention of "gunpowder" or anything like it in the Book of Mormon.
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The claim is false.  There is no mention of "gunpowder" or firearms, or anything like them, in the Book of Mormon.
  
 
==Endnotes==
 
==Endnotes==

Revision as of 10:39, 2 April 2010

Criticism

Critics claim that the Book of Mormon mentions "gunpowder," and "pistols and other firearms," clear anachronisms.

To see citations to the critical sources for these claims, click here

Response

The claim is false. There is no mention of "gunpowder" or firearms, or anything like them, in the Book of Mormon.

Endnotes

None

Further reading

FAIR wiki articles

Book of Mormon/Anachronisms/Weapons