Criticism of Mormonism/Books/One Nation Under Gods/Loaded and prejudicial language


A work by author: Richard Abanes

Loaded and prejudicial language

  • 60 (PB) "This story would prove to be one of Smith's best tales."
  • 132 (PB) "Although Smith never took any Lamanites as wives, he did begin establishing what would gradually become a fairly large harem of young girles and women taken from his flock of "white and delightsome" disciples."
  • 133 (PB) "[A]n attempt to cover-up the Smith-Alger affair appeared in the church's 1835 edition of the Doctrine and Covenants..."
  • 135 (PB) "Smith decided to solve his economic dilemma by establishing a bank for the purpose of land speculation."