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==Response to claim: 468 - "Studying Mormonism is a difficult task given the fact that much of the historical documents dealing with LDS history are extremely difficult to obtain"== | |||
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{{AuthorQuote|Studying Mormonism is a difficult task given the fact that much of the historical documents dealing with LDS history are extremely difficult to obtain, even for a trained researcher.}} | |||
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{{AuthorQuote|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.}} | |||
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After listing 15 critical web sites, the author mentions FARMS, which is said to be "highly biased, very unreliable" and that it "can be confusing to [the] average reader due to use of technical terminology, often misleading due to its use of historical, archeological, and linguistic arguments unverifiable by persons not possessing higher education. Very controversial." | |||
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Response to claims made in "Appendix C: Recommended Resources"
| Claims made in "Appendix B: Failed Joseph Smith Prophecies" | A FAIR Analysis of: One Nation Under Gods A work by author: Richard Abanes
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- Response to claim: 468 - "Studying Mormonism is a difficult task given the fact that much of the historical documents dealing with LDS history are extremely difficult to obtain"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Response to claim: 468 - "Studying Mormonism is a difficult task given the fact that much of the historical documents dealing with LDS history are extremely difficult to obtain"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Author's quote: Studying Mormonism is a difficult task given the fact that much of the historical documents dealing with LDS history are extremely difficult to obtain, even for a trained researcher.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
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.