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Criticism of Mormonism/Books/One Nation Under Gods/Chapter 18
| Claims made in "Chapter 17: Is Mormonism Christian?" | A FAIR Analysis of: Criticism of Mormonism/Books A work by author: Richard Abanes
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Claims made in "Notes" |
Claims made in "Chapter 18: Cover-Ups, Conspiracies, and Controversies"
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| 408, 608n28 (HB) | "Another tactic utilized by Mormon leaders has been to revise Smith's revelations so as to make the church's history more palatable." |
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| 413-414, 609-610n39 (HB) | "Some of the most disturbing instructions about blind obedience came from LDS president Ezra Taft Benson in his 'Fourteen Fundamentals in Following the Prophet' speech. His fundamentals for living a righteous Mormon life left little room for independent thought." |
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