Kirtland Safety Society: Difference between revisions

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Critics attack Joseph Smith over the Kirtland Safety Society (KSS) on multiple grounds:

they claim the KSS was a "wildcat bank"
they claim that the bank was illegal, and that the Church broke the law by founding it
they claim it was a money-making scheme for Joseph
they claim its failure proves Joseph was not a prophet

The response should be brief and summary in nature.

A summary of the argument against the criticism.

Scott H. Partridge, "The Failure of the Kirtland Safety Society," BYU Studies 12:4 (Summer 1972):437–454. GospeLink
Paul Sampson and Larry T. Wimmer, "The Kirtland Safety Society: The Stock Ledger Book and the Bank Failure," BYU Studies 12:4 (Summer 1972):427–436. GospeLink
Dale W. Adams, "Chartering the Kirtland Bank," BYU Studies 23:4 (Fall 1983) 467–482. GospeLink
Marvin S. Hill, Keith C. Rooker and Larry T. Wimmer, "The Kirtland Economy Revisited: A Market Critique of Sectarian Economics," BYU Studies 17:4 (Summer 1977): 389–471. GospeLink
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 ==Criticism==
-A brief explanation of the criticism.
+Critics attack Joseph Smith over the Kirtland Safety Society (KSS) on multiple grounds:
+* they claim the KSS was a "wildcat bank"
+* they claim that the bank was illegal, and that the Church broke the law by founding it
+* they claim it was a money-making scheme for Joseph
+* they claim its failure proves Joseph was not a prophet
 ===Source(s) of the Criticism===