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Response to "Difficult Questions for Mormons: Influenced by Joseph Smith's background"
| Prophecies in the Book of Mormon | A FAIR Analysis of: Difficult Questions for Mormons A work by author: The Interactive Bible
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- Response to claim: "Why are themes of the revolutionary war and patriotism woven throughout a book supposedly written over a thousand years before the revolutionary war?"
- Response to claim: "Why is an agrarian society similar to the society Joseph was most familiar with described as the setting for the entire book?"
- Response to claim: "Why is a democracy after a monarchy described?"
- Response to claim: "Is it purely coincidental that there was much speculation in Joseph Smith's area about Indian Mounds and battles?"
- Response to claim: "Why does the Book of Mormon describe wood forts with pickets to protect people--much like the forts of frontier?"
- Response to claim: "Is it purely coincidental that Lehi had six sons as did Joseph Smith Sr., Sam/Samuel were sons of both, and Nephi and Joseph Smith Jr. were so similar?"
- Response to claim: "Why did Mormon, Nephi and other "heroes" of the Book of Mormon have so many common traits with Joseph Smith?"
- Response to claim: "Why does the Book of Mormon repeatedly addresses 19th century readers?"
- Response to claim: "Why is the anti-Masonic excitement that arose near Smith's home in 1827 reflected?"
- Response to claim: "Why is infant baptism condemned in Chapter 8 of Moroni when it wasn't even an issue in the Bible?"
Response to claim: "Why are themes of the revolutionary war and patriotism woven throughout a book supposedly written over a thousand years before the revolutionary war?"
The author(s) of Difficult Questions for Mormons make(s) the following claim:
Response to claim: "Why are themes of the revolutionary war and patriotism (liberty, freedom, country, religion, flags, etc.) woven throughout a book supposedly written over a thousand years before the revolutionary war?"
FAIR's Response
Response to claim: "Why is an agrarian society similar to the society Joseph was most familiar with described as the setting for the entire book?"
The author(s) of Difficult Questions for Mormons make(s) the following claim:
Response to claim: "Why is an agrarian society similar to the society Joseph was most familiar with described as the setting for the entire book?"
FAIR's Response
Response to claim: "Why is a democracy after a monarchy described?"
The author(s) of Difficult Questions for Mormons make(s) the following claim:
Response to claim: "Why is a democracy after a monarchy described? (Mosiah 23, 29) - As happened in the history of the U.S."
FAIR's Response
Response to claim: "Is it purely coincidental that there was much speculation in Joseph Smith's area about Indian Mounds and battles?"
The author(s) of Difficult Questions for Mormons make(s) the following claim:
Response to claim: "Is it purely coincidental that there was much speculation in Joseph Smith's area about Indian Mounds and battles?"
FAIR's Response
Response to claim: "Why does the Book of Mormon describe wood forts with pickets to protect people--much like the forts of frontier?"
The author(s) of Difficult Questions for Mormons make(s) the following claim:
Response to claim: "Why does the Book of Mormon describe wood forts with pickets to protect people--much like the forts of frontier?"
FAIR's Response
Response to claim: "Is it purely coincidental that Lehi had six sons as did Joseph Smith Sr., Sam/Samuel were sons of both, and Nephi and Joseph Smith Jr. were so similar?"
The author(s) of Difficult Questions for Mormons make(s) the following claim:
Response to claim: "Is it purely coincidental that Lehi had six sons as did Joseph Smith Sr., Sam/Samuel were sons of both, and Nephi and Joseph Smith Jr. were so similar?"
FAIR's Response
Response to claim: "Why did Mormon, Nephi and other "heroes" of the Book of Mormon have so many common traits with Joseph Smith?"
The author(s) of Difficult Questions for Mormons make(s) the following claim:
Response to claim: "Why did Mormon, Nephi and other "heroes" of the Book of Mormon have so many common traits with Joseph Smith? (large in stature, had visions while a teenager, etc. -- see "The Refiner's Fire" by John Brooke for many more similarities)"
FAIR's Response
Response to claim: "Why does the Book of Mormon repeatedly addresses 19th century readers?"
The author(s) of Difficult Questions for Mormons make(s) the following claim:
Response to claim: "Why does the Book of Mormon repeatedly addresses 19th century readers?"
FAIR's Response
Response to claim: "Why is the anti-Masonic excitement that arose near Smith's home in 1827 reflected?"
The author(s) of Difficult Questions for Mormons make(s) the following claim:
Response to claim: "Why is the anti-Masonic excitement that arose near Smith's home in 1827 reflected? (Gadianton Robbers / Secret Combos)"
FAIR's Response
Response to claim: "Why is infant baptism condemned in Chapter 8 of Moroni when it wasn't even an issue in the Bible?"
The author(s) of Difficult Questions for Mormons make(s) the following claim:
Response to claim: "Why is infant baptism (a much discussed issue in the early 19th century) condemned in Chapter 8 of Moroni when it wasn't even an issue in the Bible?"
FAIR's Response
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