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*[[/Pulling the wool over America's eyes|'''Pulling the wool over America's eyes''']]—Brigham is claimed to have said ""We shall pull the wool over the eyes of the American people and make them swallow Mormonism, polygamy and all." | *[[/Pulling the wool over America's eyes|'''Pulling the wool over America's eyes''']]—Brigham is claimed to have said ""We shall pull the wool over the eyes of the American people and make them swallow Mormonism, polygamy and all." | ||
*[[Non-existent quotes/Brigham Young/The "I have never given counsel that is wrong" quote|'''I have never given counsel that is wrong''']]—Brigham is claimed to have said, "If there ever comes a day when the Saints interfere with the rights of others to live as they see fit, you can know with assurance that the Church is no longer led by a Prophet, but a mere man." This is a reference to California Proposition 8. | |||
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Revision as of 00:13, 24 October 2010
Subtopics
Claims and quotes attributed by critics to Brigham Young
Quotes
- Women not to meddle—Brigham Young said women "have no right to meddle in the affairs of the Kingdom of God." This is used to portray Brigham as authoritarian and sexist.
- Race mixing punishable by death—Brigham Young said that race mixing was "punishable by death."
- Moon and sun are inhabited—Critics claim that Brigham Young taught that the moon and sun were inhabited, and that this is proof he was a false prophet.
Fabricated quotes
- Pulling the wool over America's eyes—Brigham is claimed to have said ""We shall pull the wool over the eyes of the American people and make them swallow Mormonism, polygamy and all."
- I have never given counsel that is wrong—Brigham is claimed to have said, "If there ever comes a day when the Saints interfere with the rights of others to live as they see fit, you can know with assurance that the Church is no longer led by a Prophet, but a mere man." This is a reference to California Proposition 8.