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How come the picture accompanying the primary lessons and in the manuals show a clean shaven and well groomed Joseph sitting at a table writing with a Gold book on the table? Nothing shown about magic peepstones and not even any drinks or snacks on the table. Truth is interfering with a good story a...

This stuff about magic peepstones appeared nowhere in the Missionary Discussions we use to teach. Not in the discussion set for the whites and not in the discussion set for the Lamanites. Nowhere. The Gold Plates and the Urim and Thummim. Nothing anywhere about magic peepstones, gallstones of Joseph...

No, the LDS Church should not support these idiots and leeches. Nor should a controlling Church try to have a University. It is a joke trying to teach faith and fairy tales while at the same time pretending to teach science and critical thinking.

deluded one wrote: "I believe you've raised some good issues on the possibility that Clark's observations could suggest that Joseph Smith incorporated local mythology into the Book of Mormon." Joseph 'translated' the book by the Gift and Power of God. He dictated as the words were made pla...

How you get reformed egyptian in the records without teaching it and passing it down from generation to generation if a mystery to me. Then the baloney of a tiny polity and nobodies? This for a civilization that had battles where millions were slain? They had advanced metal smelting facilities which...

If it is not factually authentic... isn't it a lie?

Why read a fiction novel and then PRAY about it?

The problem with your Marty & Mike example is that it can and does happen regularly. LDS teachings are that all other Churches are false and their creeds 'an abomination'. Simply stating this is not wrong no matter how offended the person may be. Insulting a lesbian by telling her homosexuality ...

bs-space wrote: "I've never cared how it was done or even if a portrayal was inaccurate."

Once again the fact LDSinc lies to the members is OK with you. Is Paul Dunn your grandpa or something?

"Many LDS apologists have opinions based upon textual and archaeological evidence" Please humor me. Produce ONE, simply ONE piece of Archaeological Evidence that shows Father Lehi and his descendants in The Americas came from Israel? One that 'reformed egyptian' was a written language pass...

'Besides, what in the world is there to hide?!! That at one point in his life, Joseph assumed some minor points regarding the Book of Mormon that may or may not be true? For all we know, Joseph may have been right, but it's clearly not a view the Church at present feels secure in endorsing." Mi...