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Response to claims made in "Appendix C: Recommended Resources"
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- Response to claim: 468 - "Studying Mormonism is a difficult task given the fact that much of the historical documents dealing with LDS history are extremely difficult to obtain"
- Response to claim: 468 - "websites by devout Mormons tend to be overtly biased and permeated with LDS propaganda"
Response to claim: 468 - "Studying Mormonism is a difficult task given the fact that much of the historical documents dealing with LDS history are extremely difficult to obtain"
The author(s) of One Nation Under Gods make(s) the following claim:
Author's quote: Studying Mormonism is a difficult task given the fact that much of the historical documents dealing with LDS history are extremely difficult to obtain, even for a trained researcher.
Author's sources: Author's opinion.
FAIR's Response
Fact checking results: This claim contains propaganda - The author, or the author's source, is providing information or ideas in a slanted way in order to instill a particular attitude or response in the reader
The Tanner's obtained many of their documents directly from the Church.
Response to claim: 468 - "websites by devout Mormons tend to be overtly biased and permeated with LDS propaganda"
The author(s) of One Nation Under Gods make(s) the following claim:
Author's quote: It should be remembered, however, that websites by devout Mormons tend to be overtly biased and permeated with LDS propaganda. Consequently, they are listed separately since it is this author's opinion that such sources of information are highly skewed and can be unreliable.
Author's sources: Author's opinion.
FAIR's Response
Fact checking results: This claim contains propaganda - The author, or the author's source, is providing information or ideas in a slanted way in order to instill a particular attitude or response in the reader
Given the nature of this book, this statement by the author is loaded with irony.