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==Joseph Smith== | ==Joseph Smith== | ||
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|link=Specific works/One Nation Under Gods/Use of sources/The Wrestling Prophet | |||
|subject=Prophets don't wrestle | |||
|summary=The ''History of the Church'' makes references to Joseph Smith "wrestling." It is claimed that this indicates that Joseph was a violent man. However, these quotes are simply speaking of the recreational sport of wrestling. | |||
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|link=Specific works/One Nation Under Gods/Use of sources/America's Fighting Prophet | |||
|subject=Prophets don't fight | |||
|summary=It is claimed that references to a struggle involving a "pulling up" motion indicates that Joseph was a violent man. However, this is a description that would, in fact, fit one of Joseph Smith's favorite recreational games: Stick-pulling. | |||
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|link=Joseph Smith/Accusations of false prophecies | |||
|subject=Accusations of false prophecies | |||
|summary=Specific accusations of Joseph Smith having uttered "false prophecy" are treated in these subarticles. | |||
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==Latter-day== | ==Latter-day== | ||
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|link=Nature of prophets/Latter-day prophets don't prophesy | |||
|subject=Latter-day prophets don't prophesy | |||
|summary=Some critics say that Latter-day Saint prophets aren't really "prophets" because they don't prophesy by foretelling unknown events. They commonly issue challenges such as, "If Gordon B. Hinckley is a prophet, tell me one event that he's prophesied." Do LDS prophets "prophesy"? | |||
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